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Photo's / videos not showing in iMovie

Hi all


Hoping somebody can help me. I have just downloaded iMovie however none of my photos from 'Photos' are appearing. Under 'Libraries', it show's Faces however nothing shows beneath.


Hoping someone can help.


Many thanks

Ryan

MacBook

Posted on Jan 4, 2020 1:49 PM

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Posted on Jan 4, 2020 3:01 PM

That will happen if you are using iCloud Photos with optimized storage enabled. iMovie will not recognize photos that are in the cloud. They must be downloaded to your Photos library.


Also, if you are running Catalina make sure that your iMovie is updated to current.


Take a look at this thread and see if anything in there helps you:


https://discussions.apple.com/thread/250996854


-- Rich

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Jan 4, 2020 3:01 PM in response to soupyjnr08

That will happen if you are using iCloud Photos with optimized storage enabled. iMovie will not recognize photos that are in the cloud. They must be downloaded to your Photos library.


Also, if you are running Catalina make sure that your iMovie is updated to current.


Take a look at this thread and see if anything in there helps you:


https://discussions.apple.com/thread/250996854


-- Rich

Photo's / videos not showing in iMovie

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