IMovie project just disappeared

Karinenhelp · 09-03-2009, 09:30 AM

An iMovie project disappeared out of my projectlibrary.
I can still see the movie uploaded in Itunes, but there is no project in the library and i am unable to adjust the project.
In Finder the project is mentioned, but the following extention imovie.rcproject.

Do you know what went wrong and how can i retrieve this project?

macthorough · 09-03-2009, 11:31 AM

find it with spot light and drag it where u want it. use time machine if u need to...

sinclair_tm · 09-04-2009, 12:43 PM

What version of iMovie are you using?

Karinenhelp · 09-05-2009, 01:46 AM

The version I'm using is: iMovie '09 version 8.0.4 (807)
With spotlight i find the 'document' (i don't know the enlish word) but with that strange extention: imovie.rcproject

What does it mean, how can I find the ' document' without the extention?

sinclair_tm · 09-05-2009, 11:48 AM

Where is this file? Did you move it? It seems that iMovie 09 doesn't put the media in the project file as iMovieHD and earlier did. It just point iMovie to where the media is really stored, so if you move the project file, it'll disappear from iMovie and will be of no use to you anymore. Close iMovie and move the file back to the Movies folder, or where ever you have iMovie set to keep project files and then reopen iMovie. It should see the file and give you the project back. Or at least that is what I have read.

Karinenhelp · 09-06-2009, 01:18 AM

The file with the extention, is in the same folder as the other projects are, but with this strange name.

What happened was, that I shared the project with iTunes and that was metioned at the top of my project, but then when the cursor (the red line to show where te movie is played) was on a photo it showed black on the display, the movie parts were still ok.
I then decided to close iMovie and start up again, but then the project was not mentioned anymore in the library.
Then I went looking for it in Finder and discovered the project but with the extra extention .rcproject.
I am unable to rename this file. (no i mean, I don't know how to rename it) I am able to copy/duplicate it. it has the size of 10.7 MB which is small for 20 minutes of film and photos. I did not try to move it.
strange huh?

sinclair_tm · 09-07-2009, 12:08 AM

Like I said, it doesn't have any media files in it, only pointers to tell iMovie where to find the files. Sounds like the file, or a preference file, got corrupted. You will most likely have to start over on the project as there isn't really a way to have iMovie rebuild the broken project file.

Karinenhelp · 09-07-2009, 02:30 AM

I'm afraid that you are right, yesterday i did rename the file, got rid of the extention and when i openend the file it openend a folder named proxies and in the folder there were other folders all filled with. data files.

Thanks for thinking with me anyway, it made it easier to try things.

Bye.

09-03-2009, 09:30 AM	#1 (permalink)
Karinenhelp Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 4 OS: Mac OS X 10.5.8	IMovie project just disappeared An iMovie project disappeared out of my projectlibrary. I can still see the movie uploaded in Itunes, but there is no project in the library and i am unable to adjust the project. In Finder the project is mentioned, but the following extention imovie.rcproject. Do you know what went wrong and how can i retrieve this project?

09-03-2009, 11:31 AM	#2 (permalink)
macthorough Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 260 OS: WIN XP PRO	Re: IMovie project just disappeared find it with spot light and drag it where u want it. use time machine if u need to...

09-05-2009, 01:46 AM	#4 (permalink)
Karinenhelp Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 4 OS: Mac OS X 10.5.8	Re: IMovie project just disappeared The version I'm using is: iMovie '09 version 8.0.4 (807) With spotlight i find the 'document' (i don't know the enlish word) but with that strange extention: imovie.rcproject What does it mean, how can I find the ' document' without the extention?

09-06-2009, 01:18 AM	#6 (permalink)
Karinenhelp Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 4 OS: Mac OS X 10.5.8	Re: IMovie project just disappeared The file with the extention, is in the same folder as the other projects are, but with this strange name. What happened was, that I shared the project with iTunes and that was metioned at the top of my project, but then when the cursor (the red line to show where te movie is played) was on a photo it showed black on the display, the movie parts were still ok. I then decided to close iMovie and start up again, but then the project was not mentioned anymore in the library. Then I went looking for it in Finder and discovered the project but with the extra extention .rcproject. I am unable to rename this file. (no i mean, I don't know how to rename it) I am able to copy/duplicate it. it has the size of 10.7 MB which is small for 20 minutes of film and photos. I did not try to move it. strange huh? Last edited by Karinenhelp; 09-06-2009 at 01:19 AM.

09-07-2009, 02:30 AM	#8 (permalink)
Karinenhelp Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 4 OS: Mac OS X 10.5.8	Re: IMovie project just disappeared I'm afraid that you are right, yesterday i did rename the file, got rid of the extention and when i openend the file it openend a folder named proxies and in the folder there were other folders all filled with. data files. Thanks for thinking with me anyway, it made it easier to try things. Bye.