I can move like 3 minutes of mov from photo to iMovie and then it won't load anymore. iMovie show still and red audio. video taken from iPad. iMovie crashes or freezes up. files that won't load will sometimes turn to "?" missing remote media. mov plays just fine in photo. I can move mov from photo to a folder and then to iMovie and it works fine. Deleted all my movie projects. deleted and reinstalled iMovie and updated. not using iCloud
iMac 27″ 5K, macOS 13.6
Hi,
The first thing to try when iMovie misbehaves is to delete/reset preferences. To delete/reset preferences close and then open iMovie while holding down the Option and Command keys and then delete preferences from the box that appears. . iMovie will open in a new empty library. Close iMovie and double click on your old library's icon in the Movies folder (or wherever you have the library stored). iMovie will open your old library and from there get back to your projects. Now see if you can load your video clips. Possibly you may need to reboot to set the changes. Deleting preferences is a safe procedure that will not cause data loss or disruption to your project.
Also, sometimes a glitch develops that appears only in one project but not in others. Try creating a new project and importing your videos into it.
-- Rich
Hi,
The first thing to try when iMovie misbehaves is to delete/reset preferences. To delete/reset preferences close and then open iMovie while holding down the Option and Command keys and then delete preferences from the box that appears. . iMovie will open in a new empty library. Close iMovie and double click on your old library's icon in the Movies folder (or wherever you have the library stored). iMovie will open your old library and from there get back to your projects. Now see if you can load your video clips. Possibly you may need to reboot to set the changes. Deleting preferences is a safe procedure that will not cause data loss or disruption to your project.
Also, sometimes a glitch develops that appears only in one project but not in others. Try creating a new project and importing your videos into it.
-- Rich
Let it complete the tasks. It should only take a minute. iMovie is simply tidying up things to bring your edits into real time. If you don't want to wait the minute, you can Force Quit iMovie without any adverse consequences.
-- Rich
Particularly sice this issue might be a bug, you might benefit from calling Apple Support and discussing this issue with the techs there. They have the capability of remotely accessing your computer that we can’t do here.
— Rich
Several months ago there was a bug in both iMovie and FCP which caused those symptoms.
The only cure was to update iMovie or go back to a previously saved version.
Tried that, didn't work
Any suggestions if iMovie states that it must complete other tasks before closing?
Task will not complete (2+hrs) have to force quit. just happens again after restart/reinstall. Obvious bug that Apple doesn't wanna fix with Photo and iMovie
iMovie won't work with Photos
