IMovie is quitting after upgrade to OS X El Capitan

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IMovie is quitting after upgrade to OS X El Capitan

Even though my computer is now 5 years old, everything was fine with my creating and posting over 500 videos using IMovie 2011 to You Tube. I recently upgraded to OS X El Capitan and within days after that I experienced difficulty in trying to export clips that I select for working in IMovie. I can only check one or two and then the "color circle" appears allowing no further work and IMovie crashes and I am taken back to my desk top. Never had that problem before. I wonder if any of this is related to the fact that when the upgrade took place I learned that Flip4Mac was considered "incompatible software". Not sure why and/or if that is important.

Most of the discussion of this problem in this forum dates back to 2012 and since this is 2016 I wonder if any newer remedies exist. Help!

A related problem is that I am no longer able to click and drag "jpg" photos from my desk top to IMovie - something I was able to do with no problem before. Different issue I know but maybe someone has advice on that as well?

Thanks!

iMac, OS X El Capitan (10.11.4)

Posted on Apr 7, 2016 2:08 PM

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GeeD

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Apr 12, 2016 6:05 AM in response to Nonluddite

There are many reports of problems with iMovie '11 (version 9) running under El Capitan and there are no reported solutions other than updating to the latest iMovie version, 10.1.1.

Geoff.

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Nonluddite Author

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Apr 12, 2016 6:08 AM in response to GeeD

Thanks for the info here! Have to say though that when I saw the many many many negative reviews of IMovie 10.1.1 I decided against going that route.

IMovie is a big part of my computer activity - so want it to be flawless.

Will look into buying a new IMac - got five years out of the old one so it's time. But do want to thank you again for taking the time to write.

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GeeD

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Apr 12, 2016 6:24 AM in response to Nonluddite

If you buy a new Mac you will have to run El Capitan on it so iMovie 10.1.1 will be the only choice. Much of the reaction against iMovie 10 is irritation about the unfamiliar user interface. It actually has a lot of improvements. It does however, do away with a number of features that many people liked such as wrapped timeline and integration with iDVD and has dropped support for some older cameras (though there is usually a workaround for that).

Geoff.

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Nonluddite Author

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Apr 12, 2016 10:53 AM in response to GeeD

Thanks again for your continued input Geoff. I was able to go to the Apple store this morning and played around with IMovie and asked some questions of the tech. Am thinking now that my reservations about all this might be overblown. That tech pretty much agreed with your stance on this.

Again - many thanks!

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GeeD

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Apr 14, 2016 3:28 PM in response to Nonluddite

Glad to have helped. I updated in 2013 and never looked back.

Geoff.

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sonja71

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Sep 16, 2016 10:06 PM in response to Nonluddite

I upgraded from Snow Leopard and none of my IMovies, IDVD, IPage apps will import media and the wimpy slideshows you are able to make in IPhoto won't transfer to a disk and I can't find out how to burn back up copies of my event photos now. Nothing seems to work except the internet. I am really frustrated. No wonder MAC needs support groups, surprised they're not 12 step programs.

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