How do I turn off thought bubbles/emojis in iMovie?

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How do I turn off thought bubbles/emojis in iMovie?

iMovie unhelpfully added a cartoonish thought bubble with a thumbs-up emoji to a video I recorded. I was able to rerecord without it happening again but I can't find any settings to make sure it doesn't recur. I tried searching for an answer but all I could find is how to *add* thought bubbles and emojis, which I definitely don't want to do. I'd also like to know if it's possible to remove these effects after they've been automatically added.

iMovie 10.4.2

Sonoma 14.1.2

M1, 2021

iMac 24″, macOS 14.1

Posted on Aug 24, 2024 10:08 AM

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Rich839

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Aug 24, 2024 12:38 PM in response to Thisismy23rdattemptatausername

To remove the emojis, highlight the emojis and press delete on your keyboard.

Emojis must be manually added. They don't get automatically added if iMovie is functioning properly. Therefore there is no feature to prevent automatic addition of emojis. If you are getting automatic addition, without manually adding them, then iMovie is not functioning properly.

Try deleting/resetting preferences. To delete/reset preferences, open iMovie while holding down the Option and Command keys and select to delete preferences in the box that appears. iMovie will open in a new empty library. Reopen your old library to get back to your projects. (To reopen your old library close iMovie and go to your Movie folder or wherever you have your old iMovie library stored. Double click on the library’s icon. iMovie will open in that library.) 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.

-- Rich

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