quinlan carnegie
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Q: why does my imovie crash when i try to insert music

when i open up iMovie everything is okay but when i drag and drop music it automatically quits and asks me if i want to restart. I have already updated my soft ware, restarted my computer and moved my com.apple.Imovie.plist. PLEASE HELP

MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2012)

Posted on Sep 17, 2016 3:10 PM

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Q: why does my imovie crash when i try to insert music

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  • by Jim Wanamaker,

    Jim Wanamaker Jim Wanamaker Sep 17, 2016 3:41 PM in response to quinlan carnegie
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    Sep 17, 2016 3:41 PM in response to quinlan carnegie

    What version of iMovie are you using? What are the specs on the audio you are adding to your movie. MP3 can sometimes be a problem. AIFF, AAC or WAV work the best. Have you tried more than one particular song. Are you using the audio tab to select your music? Does iMovie crash when adding background music and also adding to a clip?

  • by quinlan carnegie,

    quinlan carnegie quinlan carnegie Sep 23, 2016 5:10 PM in response to Jim Wanamaker
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    Sep 23, 2016 5:10 PM in response to Jim Wanamaker

    Im using i movie 11 version 9.0, i am using the audio tab to select my music and i can add a clip with out it crashing. Yes i have tried more than one song

    Im new to i movie so i have no clue what MP3 AIFF and WAV are. I also don't know how to find the specs on the audio.

  • by Jim Wanamaker,

    Jim Wanamaker Jim Wanamaker Sep 23, 2016 5:37 PM in response to quinlan carnegie
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    Sep 23, 2016 5:37 PM in response to quinlan carnegie

    Since you are using the audio tab presumably your songs are in iTunes. You can select your song in iTunes and get info on it using command i. What OS are you using? iMovie 9 is not fully compatible with El Capitan or Sierra. Most of the issues reported relate to video problems not audio but it's possible that there are audio issues as well. I understand you have already deleted iMovie preferences with no result so I would try a new project. You might try deleting preferences by opening iMovie holding down the command and option keys. Another thing you can try is to open iMovie holding down the option key and create a new library and see if that works. If none of this solves the problem I would reinstall iMovie.