Tap the projects tab and select the project you want to move. You can save imovie project in a format that suits you best. How to move an imovie project from your iphone or ipad to. Then i would move that project to that new library. If your imovie library is large and you want to free up storage space on your mac, you can move your imovie library to an external drive. The original computer is an older mac running tiger.
Click the movies tab and select the project you have just finished, and then drag the imovie project to the area saying drop movies here. If you want to move a project and its associated media files, click the copy project button in the dialog that appears. How to save imovie project unfinishedfinished on mac. This requires that you move both your events containing the footage for yourproject and the. With that out of the way, heres how to move imovie project to your mac. For many imovie newbies, to export imovie project to quicktime seems to be a tough task since they may know little about imovie and quicktime.
My external drive is synology nas which is mounted to both old and new mac. Problem moving imovie project to new computer apple ios. Choose file share file, click next, name the file finish line, then save the video file to the desktop. Then click on the projects tab and create a new library. Tips to export imovie to idvd and burn imovie in idvd. If you are using the latest version of imovieimovie10 which is v10, you cant import the project thailand, because it was made with the previous version of imovieimovie11 which is v9. Best imovie file transfer to transfer imovie project from. This will ensure that all the media used in the project is in the project. On the main projects screen, click the more button, put your cursor over share project, and pick your preferred option. Then copy that entire new library to the other mac via file sharing, or any method you use to transfer files. Moving around in imovie is simple enough with your mouse or trackpad, but these keyboard shortcuts are handy as well. A proper way to move imovie project into an external hard drive to save space with imovie v. From here, you have a few different options on how to get your project over to imovie. Choose file new trailer, click the action trailer template, then click create.
If you are prompted to copy the project or project and. An icon for the hard disk appears in the event library. The first thing i would do is to create another library. If you are unfamiliar with imovie, the sections below will help you import video files or projects to imovie 8911 on mac.
How to create a new imovie project on your mac in the projects browser, click create new. When you create a new library, you may still want to go back to a previous library for something. Now you have transferred the imovie file from mac to usb or external drive, and then you can hook up the disk to another mac or pc to view or edit the project. Apr 30, 2019 there are a few ways you can clear disk space in imovie. Alternatively, you can click file share from the menu bar and pick your option there. Still, before you dive right in to become a movie editor on your iphone, its good to know the basics first. Dec 18, 2018 with that out of the way, heres how to move imovie project to your mac. If youre currently editing a movie, click the projects button in the toolbar, then click projects again to open the projects browser. You can delete the entire render files folder if you prefer as imovie will create a new one when you begin a new project. The imovie for iphone, ipad, and macos are supported. Enter your uniqueid and password to log into the macintosh. In this guide, we would like to show you how to save imovie file to quicktime movie and as well how to put quicktime videos to imovie for editing. You will see your project listed, on your external hard drive in the project library pane.
When you want to create a slideshow in imovie and save the video, you should export it to mac. Amazons 12 days of deals is here with big discounts for all. After editing, you can upload your video to youtubefacebookvimeocnn ireport, burn imovie to dvd, share it to itunes and. If you want to keep some of the files for future use, just open the folder and delete what you dont want to keep. The requested resource has been assigned a new permanent uri. If you are trying to import that into im08, then you are limited to what will be imported. How to copy or move imovie projects to an external hard disk. How to export or share imovie projects on mac and ios. How to move an imovie project from your iphone or ipad to your mac wait for your mac to show up under the airdrop menu on the share screen. This is for users of im08 that still what the abilities for the older version. This can be useful if, say, youre on vacation and start editing an imovieproject on your macbook and then want to finish working on the project on yourimac when you get home. To move a project, hold down the command key on your keyboard and drag the project you want to move to the desired external hard drive within imovie. How to import video files or projects to imovie 8911 on mac.
Step 5 its really easy to move or copy video projects from the imovie default library to the new library on an external drive. Launch idvd, for projects in theatre, click create a new project in the main interface. If you just want to record a video and dont have any reason to use imovie for editing or creating a broader project, its easier to record a video on mac with quicktime, which has a much simpler interface for recording and saving. Mar 05, 2020 the selected videos will be imported to the destination you selected in imovie. Then select the project and click on the circle and in the dropdown menu choose move the project. This document covers the stepbystep process for starting a new imovie 11 version 9 project on mac os x. Apple imovie enables you to create the video, edit videos, and make a storyboard. First, open imovie on your iphone or ipad and select the projects tab at the top. The easiest way to move your project to your mac is. Problem moving imovie project to new computer i have created an imovie project on one computer and made a copy to a flash drive and now i want to edit it on a different computer. Speaking broadly, imovie 10 allows you to create two kinds of projects.
How to use albums and libraries in photos for mac imore. Next, import the quicktime video file into a new project in the new library. Note that recording a movie directly into imovie is not necessarily the easiest way to capture a video recording on the mac. This section explains how to open imovie, create a new project, or open a previously created project.
The first step to getting started in imovie for iphone is to start a new project, import. Apr 15, 2020 apple imovie enables you to create the video, edit videos, and make a storyboard. I have used imovie 08 on a 2010 mbp to capture video from a digital8 recorder through the firewire port. If your hard drive has a yellow exclamation point, it is formatted for windows and youll need to reformat it as mac os extended journaled. Nov 30, 2018 a proper way to move imovie project into an external hard drive to save space with imovie v. How to add music to imovie in 3 easy steps music for makers. In imovie on mac, you can pick from close to 50 different title styles. The file extension tells me that the project is coming from a version of imovie that is previous to imovie 08. Mar 18, 2020 when your external drive is connected to your mac, the library you moved to the external drive opens automatically in imovie. Click on the project library button in the upper left hand corner of the imovie window. After i created a new small project on old mac i noticed that i could see it in findergohomemovies as. Apple actually has a stepbystep on how to do this here. How to add a video on imovie with pictures wikihow.
Drag the imovie library file to your external hard drive or a new location on your computer. An imovie library holds all the media and data used to make movies in imovie. Oct 15, 2015 tap the projects tab and select the project you want to move. The smart way to move imovie projects to external disks. Sep 26, 2018 for many imovie newbies, to export imovie project to quicktime seems to be a tough task since they may know little about imovie and quicktime. When you click share, you should see the option to airdrop your file to your mac, as long as its enabled.
So open imovie to your project and then do the following to add a title. On your project editing screen, click the share button on the top right of the window, and select an option. Oct 25, 2019 how to switch between libraries in photos for mac. If you disconnect the external drive containing the library, imovie opens to a new, empty library created in the movies folder on your mac. How do i move an imovie project from laptop to imac desktop. Jan 16, 2020 you can create a new project or move one to the trash with a couple of key clicks. Its not visible in imovie on old mac like in your picture but is visible from both old and new macs.
In this movie, i want to show you a technique for completely moving an imovieproject from one mac to another. Fortunately, its easy to switch between multiple libraries. Drag your project to your imovie projects list to copy the project to this mac. The easiest way to move your project to your mac is via airdrop. You will need to copy the imovie events and imovie projects folders, in your home folder movies folder on your old macbook, into the movies folder on the new macbook. You can send the project to icloud drive, where you can open it on your mac. To open imovie on the computers in the ltc computer lab, follow these steps. All you need to do is hover your mouse cursor on any video that you see in your imovie library default library, and then you will see these 3 dots below the video thumbnail. If your mac came with lion, it would have had that previous version if you upgraded to mavericks then yosemite by just installing the new os on top of the old. How to save imovie project on mac finished imovie provides many frequentlyused output formats for you to choose from. If the files are saved in imovie folder, go to the file menu and select magic idvd option.
Well be looking at imovie for this particular howto but its really the same whether youre using a version of imovie or final cut pro x or similar. To add the video to another project, doubleclick a project under the projects tab, then click my media in the upperleft, and drag the new video down to your project s timeline. The first step to getting started in imovie for iphone is to start a new project, import photos and videos, and create your movie. To do that, choose file new movie or press commandn. In imovie, click projects to return to the projects view. Following are the steps to move your imovie library to a new location. In this case, your best bet is to download imovie hd from apple. Select your external drive in the finder, then choose file get info. Try filmora video editor to edit and save videos on mac if you feel the above tutorials to save imove project are troublesome or want to find a better way to edit and save video on macbook like me, then, you can take a free trial on the filmora video editor for mac or filmora video editor for windows this program works well as one of the best imove. Tips for moving imovie project to another macpc or external. Move imovie projects from your iphone or ipad to mac. For a fullfeatured videoediting suite, the digital media commons recommends using final cut pro or.
Select the share button at the bottom of the screen. Gary, on the imovie subject, is there a keyboard shortcut didnt see one on your pdf list that will move through the time line and select the next slide i know the down arrow will move to the next slide, but i need it to highlightselect the next slide. Import imovie project from another macbook macrumors forums. You can create a new project or move one to the trash with a couple of key clicks. How to create a new movie project in imovie on your iphone. Ive created a project in imovie and would like to export this imovie project as quicktime video. While the imovie application for mac has a few more bells and whistles, apples mobile version of its videoediting program is jampacked full of features and more intuitive than its big brother. To move an imovie project to external drive, hold down the command key as you drag the project to the connected hard drive and then choose move project or move project and events. When you have finished your project on imovie, share it to the theatre, save it as a file in your imovie folder. Before you move an imovie library, its a good idea to back up your mac.
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