FYI: New verison of iMovie (iMovie 10)

(To avoid confusion iMovie 10 is the newest version of iMovie. The previous version, commonly referred to as iMovie '11, is actually release 9. Apple is not using the year of release in titling this new version, but rather the release number instead.)

A user came in with her own laptop after installing the Maverick update, and had some problems with the new version of iMovie. The two issues were that her older projects did not appear in the project pane, and that video projects would not share(export).

This new version saves projects differently than the iMovie we are used to working with. These older files can be saved/converted to the newer iMovie format, so older content is not only relegated to the previous version.

iMovie 10.0.1 (the version that comes with the Maverick update) has a known bug that prevents projects from sharing. The fix for this is to simply install the update (iMovie 10.0.2). This update is assessable by going to the Apple menu in the top left corner, then select System Update. If it is not already installed, you will see an update for iMovie listed.

If a user is not happy with this new version, they can keep using the old iMovie 9 by going into their Apps folder and opening the "iMovie 9.0.9" folder.

As far as cross-compatibility goes, older files can be converted to work with the iMovie 10, but not the other way around. If someone wants to use iMovie here at The Center and on their own computer, it would be wise to do everything through iMovie 9.