tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1367061601746214624.post1615815736899249759..comments2023-01-22T21:56:42.359-08:00Comments on Unlocking iMovie: How to Save Your Movie ProjectAaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06690700294876458688noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1367061601746214624.post-42645466892566058812011-02-05T23:22:24.248-08:002011-02-05T23:22:24.248-08:00Random: Hi, I have to create a short film for work...Random: Hi, I have to create a short film for work and came across this problem. I tried the duplication thing, didn't work.<br /><br />I tested difference between creating a new project and not giving it a name ie just using 'New project 1, 2 etc' versus creating new project and naming it.<br /><br />For some bizarre reason, not giving it a name seems to work for me - whatever transitions I applied were saved, even when I close iMovie and opened again.<br /><br />Very weird. But I hope this helps someone.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09694880091301173751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1367061601746214624.post-87351802197882894082011-01-02T16:26:08.759-08:002011-01-02T16:26:08.759-08:00I opened up my iMovie software to find that half o...I opened up my iMovie software to find that half of my projects were gone! Interestingly enough the ones that were missing had clips on them from our new Sony HD camera but none were missing that had clips from the FLIP or the old non HD Sony camera. The projects are not in the trash or anywhere to be found.Elizabethnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1367061601746214624.post-24868394712969060222010-12-18T14:27:31.909-08:002010-12-18T14:27:31.909-08:00Thank you DC Designer!!!!!Thank you DC Designer!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1367061601746214624.post-16065910765399499542010-12-14T00:04:12.504-08:002010-12-14T00:04:12.504-08:00I am having the same issue and I have Read/Write p...I am having the same issue and I have Read/Write permissions in all of the areas suggested. So that's not it. Wish it was. I am mad about all the time I wasted.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12764548454308068098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1367061601746214624.post-4129797789473240732010-12-07T12:25:26.552-08:002010-12-07T12:25:26.552-08:00Hi all- I think I may have solved this. Sorry its ...Hi all- I think I may have solved this. Sorry its too late for most of you but I just had this problem occur this week and I spent yesterday and today trying to solve. My solution is posted in the Apple Forum: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=12723166#12723166houston_davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02774945763135721358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1367061601746214624.post-29762420430138859112010-10-12T03:12:27.943-07:002010-10-12T03:12:27.943-07:00Hi, not much help to peoples with bugs, but I'...Hi, not much help to peoples with bugs, but I'm old fashioned and love to save copies of everything I do, I call it good working practice. Anyway, if you go to your 'mac' > users > 'your mac' > movies > iMovie Projects folder there's the small compressed files with your project titles that have the code and stuff (not the footage), only under a meg. I copy them to another folder as backup against files being overwritten by accident.DannyDanDannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1367061601746214624.post-19645991278563308012010-09-05T22:27:03.428-07:002010-09-05T22:27:03.428-07:00We're on Snow Leopard with iMovie 09 and have ...We're on Snow Leopard with iMovie 09 and have had all of the problems listed in this post. After working on a project for 8 weeks, we were 5 minutes from being completely finished. Unfortunately, I hit "Undo Trim" to undo a trim and the entire Project Library froze. It has not exported to any form and it will not allow editing, it will play the movie if I hit the Space Bar. All I want now is to be finished. Apple ought to be ashamed of itself to let these problems go on for so long.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1367061601746214624.post-8564796393193094262010-07-12T10:40:45.938-07:002010-07-12T10:40:45.938-07:00Ok, I can't believe this has been going on so ...Ok, I can't believe this has been going on so long. <br /><br />But here is what I discovered.<br /><br />DON'T Change any of your Project Properties at the start. Start with the default. It should save fine. <br /><br />This is definitely a bug. I only discovered it because I haven't used iMovie for that long.<br /><br />I was able to create a movie a few weeks back. But the movie I was working on today, wouldn't save. <br /><br />The only thing I did different was modify my project properties to automatically add a transition. Was just trying to be more efficient.cathyhttp://www.justorganizeyourstuff.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1367061601746214624.post-18904384702371752082010-07-06T12:56:57.761-07:002010-07-06T12:56:57.761-07:00export bugs:
when exporting to you tube or saving ...export bugs:<br />when exporting to you tube or saving on disk,the transitions are gone ...only the themes and effects remains.<br />Strange,I can see transitions with imovie preview but not when project is exported (tried different formats)<br />Apple help desk can't help.<br />When I re-open the project,transitions are still there ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1367061601746214624.post-54223275891784627162010-07-03T20:11:37.482-07:002010-07-03T20:11:37.482-07:00I was having exactly this issue in relation to tit...I was having exactly this issue in relation to titles. I would make changes to the fonts/colors and afterwards, when I quite iMovie, all those changes would have been lost on reopen. I went through this several times over and lost the changes every time, exporting the movie beforehand just to have a backup.<br /><br />I tried following Dave's advice to ALWAYS click the "Done" button no matter what, whenever I had finished making my changes to a particular transition or title, and that seems to be a crucially important action that saves your work. Having done that, when I close iMovie and open it back up, now all my edits are properly saved.Trevor Corsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10139344985405815553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1367061601746214624.post-35055064497349938932010-06-20T01:30:46.325-07:002010-06-20T01:30:46.325-07:00This is the first google page I came across having...This is the first google page I came across having encountered this problem and I was looking for a solution. Upgraded to 8.0.6 and I am pleased to say that this problem appears to be gone now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1367061601746214624.post-1051717770273076872010-05-29T00:03:48.582-07:002010-05-29T00:03:48.582-07:00To "save as..." in iMovie: Click on proj...To "save as..." in iMovie: Click on project Library, and you see a list view with "icons" of all the project files in your Movie->iMovie-projects folder. Right click on any project and enjoy a juicy menu that includes Duplicate. You can even delete a project from here!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12054161889550866079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1367061601746214624.post-12132549150035924902010-05-21T06:49:11.837-07:002010-05-21T06:49:11.837-07:00After you export it you can still edit the project...After you export it you can still edit the project but it will have a sign on it saying 'modified, you must export again'. The projects are unstable, period. You are lucky if you find your project as you left it after closing and reopening.London Bobbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06900830063849274879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1367061601746214624.post-71814208731959784902010-05-20T21:32:40.725-07:002010-05-20T21:32:40.725-07:00I have a quick question: after you export from imo...I have a quick question: after you export from imovie, can you go back to the project and edit it as necessary? Does it stay final after you export it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1367061601746214624.post-76194615225570604392010-05-09T17:24:08.725-07:002010-05-09T17:24:08.725-07:00I had trouble losing work when i first started, be...I had trouble losing work when i first started, before I realised that the project window is only a list of links and instructions, the event window is where the raw movie is stored so that is sacrosanct, don't delete or move anything there. <br /><br />The only save as function available is as one of the export options which renders the work, not ideal since it does not back up the project in modifiable form. However now I have done about 20 small projects (see 'barreboy' on Youtube) iMovie seems to have become stable and I haven't lost any work, touch wood.London Bobbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06900830063849274879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1367061601746214624.post-59919347745339413372010-05-09T05:24:00.386-07:002010-05-09T05:24:00.386-07:00Same with Snow Leopard. Just spent 4 days editing ...Same with Snow Leopard. Just spent 4 days editing and now have lost everything. Tiger was so good - I edited and made so many Home movies and now this so called new upgrade is totally frustrating. I'm thinking of buying some different software just to get the job done - not impressed at all actually. APPLE have stuffed this up. I am comforted in the knowledge that I'm not the only one that has been burned by this APPLE stuff up.julezdamannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1367061601746214624.post-85301720796579685132010-03-09T13:51:35.464-08:002010-03-09T13:51:35.464-08:00I stopped being able to save my projects to, but I...I stopped being able to save my projects to, but I seem to have worked around this by just adding a a still frame to the project before quiting... It somehow forces the saving of the project, it's not a pretty but has been working for me so far.<br />Hope it helpsAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06790790554928609881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1367061601746214624.post-18652027749672165982010-02-22T16:17:45.941-08:002010-02-22T16:17:45.941-08:00I also have the issue of iMovie not keeping track ...I also have the issue of iMovie not keeping track of saving project changes. I can't tell you how many hours of lost work I've wasted over the last couple months. I, "i", love iMovie 9 as an idea, but in the excecution of it in real life I can't justify working with it anymore as it is too dodgy to deal with. On to Adobe Premier and a much less user friendly setup (though more powerful once I learn it I suppose) :(Eddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07212819436893443378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1367061601746214624.post-57839576464357171432010-02-03T09:28:57.774-08:002010-02-03T09:28:57.774-08:00I had no problem in iMovie '08, it automatical...I had no problem in iMovie '08, it automatically saved the movie, but now having installed iMovie '09, the program refuses to save the Project, though it keeps the Event. It's not a matter of losing the project name--it just doesn't contain any of the work!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1367061601746214624.post-23245815798943189512010-01-19T06:44:49.428-08:002010-01-19T06:44:49.428-08:00Had no problems in saving my movie but do have a ...Had no problems in saving my movie but do have a related problem- i'm trying to export from iMovies to iDVD through the media browser route and it freezes about two thirds of the way through.Tried about 4 times now but no joy.The movie is about hour and half long.Any suggestionsAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12073823099917559427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1367061601746214624.post-67004661583609532602010-01-12T18:43:00.499-08:002010-01-12T18:43:00.499-08:00Is it possible to blow out iMovie '09 and repl...Is it possible to blow out iMovie '09 and replace it with '06 which seems to be the last adult video editing program in iLife? I just bought an iMac, looking forward to good work on the big window, and find that iMovie won't import a sound track. Isn't this fundamental? Has Apple switched from supporting video geeks to pandering to thirteen year-olds putting rubbish onYoutube?London Bobbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06900830063849274879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1367061601746214624.post-50130537840046052142010-01-10T05:30:51.786-08:002010-01-10T05:30:51.786-08:00When I used imovie, I worked on a movie for a whil...When I used imovie, I worked on a movie for a while and then left it and came back and it was fine, but when I went back in and made changes it didn't save. I had to go back in again and make the same changes. Are you having the same problems? It saved the movie changes after that, but I am afraid to exit out because I don't want to lose my work!Noellenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1367061601746214624.post-61676917842817792802009-12-24T05:02:20.442-08:002009-12-24T05:02:20.442-08:00IMovie just crashed on me and when I opened it bac...IMovie just crashed on me and when I opened it back up, it brought up my last project, not my current. After freaking out for a little while and reading this post, I clicked on project library on the top left. Since my most current project was named when I created it, I scrolled and found the movie I was working on. <br /><br />It might just be as simple as finding your project in the project library. Worked for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1367061601746214624.post-49643509987493650322009-12-20T23:53:16.370-08:002009-12-20T23:53:16.370-08:00I the same problem but it happened after I upgrade...I the same problem but it happened after I upgrade mac to snow leopard, all the previous projects made with 10.5 are still visible.Ricardohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07434393721543523213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1367061601746214624.post-32774521089871367432009-12-20T19:30:05.047-08:002009-12-20T19:30:05.047-08:00I DID THAT AND I LOST EVERYTHING I DID!!I DID THAT AND I LOST EVERYTHING I DID!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com