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HHHHEEEEEELLLLPPPPPPP!!!!!! iMovie Problem!!!!!!!

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Posted 13 November 2004 - 02:20 AM

I was editing a video with music in iMovie 4 and i saved and then emptied the trash in iMovie and iMovie quit and an error message came up saying that an unexpected error occured the usual one thaat pops up when applications quit automatically and then i restarted my computer and when i went to open the project up again to continue working on it it said, "Your Project File is Not Readable." Please help me i was not done with it and it took me a long time to make it and its alot of work down the drain if i can't get it working again and i'd be really mad if i lose it, so please help me!!! What should I do?
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Posted 13 November 2004 - 03:51 AM

Well, the first thing you might consider is FCP. Just kidding. That's what I tell myself everytime iMove does something bizarre. In this case, did you try repairing permissions? Also, try opening up the dv files in the finder to see if they play. If they do, you can start a new iMovie project and move these files, via the finder, into it. Just a thought. Also, does the Quicktime reference file in the project folder play? Good luck.
If I think of anything else, I'll let you know. Here's hoping for the best!
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Posted 13 November 2004 - 04:21 AM

how do i repair permissions? yes the quicktime reference file in the project folder plays. the dv files play fine. anything thing else?
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Posted 13 November 2004 - 04:28 AM

This hint might be able to help, but no guarantees...
iMovie is somewhat flakey; when I'm using it nowadays, I back up the project files on a regular basis, as I've been burned by this before...
-rob.

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Posted 13 November 2004 - 04:38 AM

i went to disk utility and fixed all my permissions on my iMac computer and it still won't open i will try that applescript and get back to you on what happened!
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Posted 13 November 2004 - 04:42 AM

no, that applescript did not work, darn!!!
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Posted 13 November 2004 - 11:23 AM

is there anything else i can do to get my iMovie project working again please tell me anything!
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Posted 13 November 2004 - 12:05 PM

another thing to try--->fixing corrupted iMovie files
also mentioned here at our iMovie experts site, iMovie FAQ.
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Posted 13 November 2004 - 12:38 PM

i am not quite sure what to remove when i do the half-splitting which lines and how many of them at one time. if it would help should i copy/paste the text file of the project file here, so you can tell me what to remove or e-mail it to someone? please i'm desperate!!!!!
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