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User profile for user: jmv2
jmv2 Author
User level: Level 1
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.rcproject upgrade path to latest iMovie

Hi everyone,


I’m looking to update some older iMovie projects saved as .rcproject files (not sure of the version) to the latest version of iMovie.


Does anyone know if there’s a clear upgrade path for this?

I understand that I may need to open these projects in a few intermediate versions of iMovie before they can be fully updated.


I do have access to an older MacBook capable of running earlier versions of macOS and iMovie, so I’m prepared to follow the necessary steps to ensure compatibility with the latest version.


Any guidance would be appreciated!


Follows the list of files found in a <project>.rcproject folder

MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 14.5

Posted on Sep 19, 2024 1:24 PM

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User profile for user: Rich839
Rich839
User level: Level 8
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Sep 19, 2024 3:08 PM in response to jmv2

Hi,


Read the article in this link and see if anything in there helps you.


https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/163400/open-imovie-09-rcproject-in-imovie-10


If you have an older computer that is running iMovie 9.0.9, and contains the iMovie Projects folder and iMovie Events folder that constitute the project, you may be able to open iMovie 10 and do a File/Update Projects and Events to update the older projects into iMovie 10 projects. It's worth a try.


-- Rich



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