iMovie cannot create file

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iMovie cannot create file

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I could always create a file from a iMovie project, but now it does not work anymore. I am getting the message "Exporting My Movie has failed", then: "The operation couldn’t be completed. (com.apple.Compressor.CompressorKit.ErrorDomain error -1.)".

I have tried everything, spending hours, including changing the compression settings. I do not know if this is a coincidence, I just updated Sierra.

Any help would be very much appreciated!

MacBook Pro (13-inch, Late 2016, 4 TBT3), macOS High Sierra (10.13.5)

Posted on Jun 10, 2018 9:43 PM

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Rich839

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Jun 13, 2018 8:01 AM in response to mcmc0606

Here are the links to some threads that show some solutions that have worked for some but not for others:

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/7871258

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6454828

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/8221936

Hopefully there is something in the above links that will be of help to you.

Here are some other things you can try:

Open iMovie while holding down the Option and Command keys, and selecting to delete preferences in the box that appears.

Update to current iMovie 10.1.9, or reinstall iMovie if you already have updated.

You also can try booting up in a new user account and see if that solves it. For this purpose you can use the Guest account on your Mac, or create a new user account from System Preferences/Users and Groups.

-- Rich

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mcmc0606 Author

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Jun 14, 2018 9:44 AM in response to Rich839

Hi Rich

I have tried all that you proposed, and eventually I could export to file by creating a new user account. While I am happy that I could export to file, that was a huge work, from transferring the files with dropbox to redoing the whole movie.

I went then back to my primary account and tried again. Something interesting happened. Again, I could not generate the file from that project. I then created another project with different videos, and the file was successfully created! So I thought the problem could be the project itself. I have done a new project using the same media material, but the file could not be created. So I am still very confused and concerned that this would happened again.

Does this story tell you anything about the possible cause of the problem, and how to fix it?

Many many thanks!

Michele

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Rich839

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Jun 11, 2018 8:48 AM in response to mcmc0606

The compressor kit failure error message can be perplexing.

What has worked for others is to start up in Safe Mode and, after everything finishes loading, immediately reboot in normal mode. Sometimes that will clear out some conflicts that cause the problem.

-- Rich

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mcmc0606 Author

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Jun 12, 2018 6:30 PM in response to Rich839

Hi Rich

Thank you very much for helping. Unfortunately, it did not work. I also tried to open in safe mode, but iMovie does not work in safe mode. The error message reads "Exporting My Movie has failed, the operation could not be completed". Any other idea would be very much appreciated!

Michele

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Rich839

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Jun 12, 2018 7:05 PM in response to mcmc0606

You boot up in safe mode and then immediately shut down and boot up in normal mode. iMovie does not open in safe mode so don't try to open iMovie. Just boot and reboot.

-- Rich

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mcmc0606 Author

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Jun 12, 2018 7:19 PM in response to Rich839

This is what I have done first, and didn’t solve the problem. Sorry wasn’t clear. Any idea what I could do next? Thank you!

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