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Q: Imovie didnot start up and i was helped  and happy

created a little film succefully and now i can't use nor titels nor backgrounds. music and transitions no problem. a new library was not sucefull.

What did i wrong this time.  ??

PLS?

iMac, OS X Mavericks (10.9)

Posted on Sep 9, 2016 11:10 AM

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Q: Imovie didnot start up and i was helped  and happy

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  • by Jim Wanamaker,

    Jim Wanamaker Jim Wanamaker Sep 9, 2016 2:26 PM in response to a.a.h.
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    Sep 9, 2016 2:26 PM in response to a.a.h.

    If you are running iMovie 10.1.2 and El Capitan, suggest you delete iMovie preferences by opening it while holding down the command and option keys.

  • by a.a.h.,

    a.a.h. a.a.h. Sep 10, 2016 12:10 AM in response to a.a.h.
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    Sep 10, 2016 12:10 AM in response to a.a.h.

    Sorry this is not working on the contrary . Thought it was solved when i got this tip it worked for one film. Its over and out for Imovie i am am affraid.

  • by Jim Wanamaker,

    Jim Wanamaker Jim Wanamaker Sep 10, 2016 3:57 PM in response to a.a.h.
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    Sep 10, 2016 3:57 PM in response to a.a.h.

    Sorry that deleting preferences was not a solution for you. You say you can not use titles, transitions, backgrounds and music. What specifically happens when you try? error message, iMovie quits, nothing. You may need to reinstall iMovie or try it with a new user.

  • by a.a.h.,

    a.a.h. a.a.h. Sep 11, 2016 1:41 AM in response to Jim Wanamaker
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    Sep 11, 2016 1:41 AM in response to Jim Wanamaker

    Threw away imovie and reinstalled it. Ques what ? i did one movie (everything worked) and today when I tried to open Imovie again it quits again and again even in "save" start.  Trying it with a new user what does that mean? thx

  • by léonie,

    léonie léonie Sep 11, 2016 1:52 AM in response to a.a.h.
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    Sep 11, 2016 1:52 AM in response to a.a.h.
    Trying it with a new user what does that mean? thx

     

    It is a trouble shooting measure to find out, if something in your current user account is preventing iMovei from working, or if the problem is system wide. What happens, if you log in as the guest user and try to use iMovie from that acoount? The same problems?

     

    See this support document: How to test an issue in another user account on your Mac - Apple Support

    https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204443

  • by a.a.h.,

    a.a.h. a.a.h. Sep 11, 2016 2:55 AM in response to léonie
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    Sep 11, 2016 2:55 AM in response to léonie

    New user same problem.

    It looks like since a made a NEW library ( as a possible offered solution) its keeps creating new libraries.

    by the way: Imovie had minor problems before it crashed continously. My mac is from 2011 and the several upgrades to Imovie 10 , i believe did not work out properly.

    Seems I better go back to Ilife-Imovie  09 or search for none Apple alternatives. With the upcoming  OS Siera  my old Imovie wil be killed anyway I am affraid.

  • by léonie,

    léonie léonie Sep 11, 2016 3:15 AM in response to a.a.h.
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    Sep 11, 2016 3:15 AM in response to a.a.h.
    It looks like since a made a NEW library ( as a possible offered solution) its keeps creating new libraries.

    You also removed the iMovie preferences , right?  Then iMovie does not remember the path to the previous library, because that is stored in the preferences and you have to open that library manually. Had down the options key while launching iMovie to bring up the file chooser panel.

    New user same problem.

    That looks like a system wide problem.

    Are your libraries on an external drive? If yes, what is the file system and how is the drive connected?

     

    Do you have any older software installed, that might be not be fully compatible with your current system? Device drivers, any helper tools, haxies, anything that is not a native Mac application and has not been updated for some time?

    by the way: Imovie had minor problems before it crashed continously. My mac is from 2011 and the several upgrades to Imovie 10 , i believe did not work out properly.

    My older 2011 MacBook pros had no problems with iMovie 10.1.2 on El Capitan.

  • by a.a.h.,

    a.a.h. a.a.h. Sep 11, 2016 5:51 AM in response to léonie
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    Sep 11, 2016 5:51 AM in response to léonie

    Re-installed Imovie again. Made one small movie. So far so good But I lost confidence in this program. Disappointed like many many other (dutch) updaters who seem to have the same problem after updating to El Capitan.