makey
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Q: Will iMovie HD6 and iDVD still work with the latest OS Sierra?

I want to continue using iMovie HD6 and iDVD still run/work if I were to upgrade to the latest operating system, macOS Sierra?

iMac, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.5)

Posted on Oct 19, 2016 7:19 AM

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Q: Will iMovie HD6 and iDVD still work with the latest OS Sierra?

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  • by Rich839,

    Rich839 Rich839 Oct 19, 2016 8:42 PM in response to makey
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    Oct 19, 2016 8:42 PM in response to makey

    I suspect that iM6 will work with Sierra, as it does with El Capitan, but that has yet to be determined until users running Sierra weigh in.  iDVD is a separate program that works independently of the operating system, and so if a video can be shared out, whatever operating system you use,  it can be imported into iDVD. 

  • by makey,

    makey makey Oct 20, 2016 5:06 AM in response to Rich839
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    Oct 20, 2016 5:06 AM in response to Rich839

    Thank you for your reply Rich839.  I will wait until users running Sierra (which must be a very new OS) can confirm if iM6 does work with it.  I don't want to run the risk of updating only to find that it won't work!  You say it is O.K. with El Capitan but I suppose there's no way I can just update to that.  I'm still on Mountain Lion so I'm well behind.

  • by Rich839,

    Rich839 Rich839 Oct 20, 2016 8:40 AM in response to makey
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    Oct 20, 2016 8:40 AM in response to makey

    Hi,

     

    El Capitan is no longer sold by the Apple store, so you will need to buy it from a 3rd party vendor like ebay or Amazon.  I just checked Amazon and it is selling El Capitan for $15.

     

    iM6 will run on El Capitan, but you need to do some fiddling.  Check out the following thread:   Running iMovie HD 06 with El Capitan

  • by makey,

    makey makey Oct 21, 2016 7:16 AM in response to Rich839
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    Oct 21, 2016 7:16 AM in response to Rich839

    Hi,

     

    Rather than buy El Capitan I thought about partioning my main drive (as I've seen suggested by someone in the link you supplied) so I can keep OS 10.8.5 on that, then install OS Sierra only on the main partition.

     

    There's something about a '.plist file which I don't understand, so I'd really appreciate your comment about this idea.

  • by Rich839,

    Rich839 Rich839 Oct 21, 2016 8:20 AM in response to makey
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    Oct 21, 2016 8:20 AM in response to makey

    Hi,

     

    In the link I gave you the instructions that you would be following are these:

     

    Screen Shot 2016-10-21 at 8.01.46 AM.png

    I assume that you are asking about the info.plist file.  I can't tell what specifically you want to know.  Generally, a .plist file stores the settings for an app.   What you would be doing is altering one of the settings for iM6 so that it will open in El Capitan.  Once you open the info.plist file as instructed, change the setting as described and save it.

     

    The problem with your thought about partitioning your main drive so you can keep OS 10.8.5 on it is that you will need to completely erase your main drive to do that.  As an alternative, you might consider purchasing an external drive, formatting it for Apple, and putting your older operating system on that. 

  • by makey,

    makey makey Oct 22, 2016 3:01 AM in response to Rich839
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    Oct 22, 2016 3:01 AM in response to Rich839

    Hi,

    I've still got an external drive with OSX 10.6.8 (Snow Leopard) on it so I thought I could use that for iMHD6 and my other old programs.  I know that with Snow Leopard there is software that I cannot even use with Mountain Lion, so do you think this would be a good idea?