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Using OS 10.11.6 and iMovie 10.1.6, when I import jpegs from my desktop using the "command I' keystroke, the image appears in media, and also when I drag it into the timeline, but when I tap the spacebar, the image doesn't play, the screen on the right side of the iMovie is blank or black. Can you help?
iMac (20-inch Mid 2007), OS X Mavericks (10.9)
Greetings Rich,
I am delighted to report that your suggestion does work to allow the import and display of a jpeg which wouldn't previously display! I opened the offending jpeg in Preview, changed the size per the options provided and then imported it into iMovie. It imported as a 1 second image, but using the add freeze frame option, it stretched it out to 4 seconds or whatever length desired. Thank you very much!
There were two other suggestions posted on other threads that I tried. One was to open the image in Quicktime and then import it into iMovie. This also worked and adding freeze frame wasn't necessary.
The other suggestion was to try to use the Ken Burns effect in iMovie, but this wouldn't work for me because the image wouldn't display in the viewing box in iMovie.
My eventual conclusion is that the image as it resided on "photos" on my iPhone was corrupted somehow. The image had been successfully inserted in an email sent to others, but when I copied it into a burn folder on the iMac desktop, and burned it to a CD, it could no longer be imported into iMovie, unless performing your suggestion or using Quicktime.
thank you again,
Joe
Greetings Rich,
I am delighted to report that your suggestion does work to allow the import and display of a jpeg which wouldn't previously display! I opened the offending jpeg in Preview, changed the size per the options provided and then imported it into iMovie. It imported as a 1 second image, but using the add freeze frame option, it stretched it out to 4 seconds or whatever length desired. Thank you very much!
There were two other suggestions posted on other threads that I tried. One was to open the image in Quicktime and then import it into iMovie. This also worked and adding freeze frame wasn't necessary.
The other suggestion was to try to use the Ken Burns effect in iMovie, but this wouldn't work for me because the image wouldn't display in the viewing box in iMovie.
My eventual conclusion is that the image as it resided on "photos" on my iPhone was corrupted somehow. The image had been successfully inserted in an email sent to others, but when I copied it into a burn folder on the iMac desktop, and burned it to a CD, it could no longer be imported into iMovie, unless performing your suggestion or using Quicktime.
thank you again,
Joe
Try reducing the resolution of the photo. You can do that by opening the photo with the Preview app on your Mac and adjusting the size by reducing the long dimension number to a value less than 4000, or what ever lower number works.
-- Rich
Great! Glad it worked for you.
I am curious as to how you opened a jpeg in Quicktime. That program only works for videos.
Also, how did you add a freeze frame, since that option is only available for videos.
-- Rich
Thanks for your reply. I didn't realize QT was only for videos. To open the jpeg in QT, I can either right click and "open with" QT, and then double click on the jpeg, or open QT and then go to open file and select from the list. I guess it makes the jpeg into a movie. Then I import the QT file into iMovie and drag it into the timeline where it appears as a 0.1 sec movie, then right click on the jpeg as it appears in the timeline and then scroll down to add freeze frame and then I can adjust the length of the clip. If I have not been clear, please advise. Thanks again.
Joe
Thanks for responding. You must be running Quicktime 7 Pro. With the regular Quicktime 7 you can open a jpeg as a movie file, but the app won't allow it to be saved or exported without upgrading to Quicktime 7 Pro that is no longer available. Quicktime 10 won't open the jpeg at all.
-- Rich
Thank you very much for your suggestion. It will be tomorrow before I can try it, but I am very appreciative of your idea.
Joe
imported jpegs won't play in iMovie
