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I'm using iMovie 10.2.5 on a Macbook Pro 2019 intel but the user interface is not the same as those shown on tutorials, why is this?
MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 11.5
I'm not running iMovie 10.2.5, so can't get a visual of the user interface. Sometimes current iterations make changes in the interface and the tutorials may not have been updated. That would be particularly true if the tutorials are made by third parties and not Apple.
There are a lot of tutorials out there pertaining to iMovie 9, not 10, and iMovie 9 does indeed have a totally different interface and architecture than iMovie 10
Usually Apple updates its official tutorials. Here's a link to Apple's help menu for iMovie 10. See if it matches what you see in iMovie 10.2.5.
https://help.apple.com/imovie/mac/10.1/
-- Rich
I'm not running iMovie 10.2.5, so can't get a visual of the user interface. Sometimes current iterations make changes in the interface and the tutorials may not have been updated. That would be particularly true if the tutorials are made by third parties and not Apple.
There are a lot of tutorials out there pertaining to iMovie 9, not 10, and iMovie 9 does indeed have a totally different interface and architecture than iMovie 10
Usually Apple updates its official tutorials. Here's a link to Apple's help menu for iMovie 10. See if it matches what you see in iMovie 10.2.5.
https://help.apple.com/imovie/mac/10.1/
-- Rich
Hmmm. Your 2019 MacBook Pro should be plenty fast, unless you have the i5 processor or a very low end graphics card.
Try the procedures below and see if that speeds things up. They are very easy to do. Basically just a matter of shutting down and rebooting while holding down certain keys.
Resetting
the System Management Controller
Try resetting the System Management Controller (but no longer available for the new M1 computers):
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201295
Resetting the NVRAM or PRAM
Try resetting the NVRAM or PRAM:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204063
-- Rich
Good day Rich,
thanks again for your help. I followed the procedures you suggested and things are running a lot better now. I do have to say though, that overall I'm kinda disappointed with my MacPro 16"....I had an old iMac (2011) and even it seemed to be able to handle iMovie much better than my 2019 Pro....
I'm grateful for your assistance and will see how things unfold in the days to come.
Regards,
Steve
One other thing Rich, just to confirm....My MacPro has the 8 core Intel i9 chip....which seems to me should be fast enough to process the tasks I'm performing in iMovie. The graphics card is an AMD Radeon Pro 5500M.
Thanks Rich. Much appreciated. I’ve come to the conclusion that this is not so much an iMovie problem but it is a problem with my MacBook Pro not processing fast enough.
You are very welcome. 😊 Glad that your Mac is working a lot better.
-- Rich
That looks pretty fast. My old 2013 i7 Mac has 16GB of RAM (memory) and runs iMovie very well on Mojave.
-- Rich
I'm using iMovie 10.2.5 on a Macbook Pro 2019 intel but the user interface is not the same as those shown on tutorials, why is this?
