iMovie not working with JPEG files

[Emma Hallinan]

Hi everyone, 

I am creating a movie on iMovie on the Mac. When I import some JPEG files they are appearing blank on screen/just a black screen. This is with 80% of the photos. The video files have all imported correctly. Has anyone any solution around this? 

Thanks 

Emma 

[Chris Reina]

Hi Emma,

What OS are you on?

I suspect the JPEG files may be created in different places and have different settings. iMovie can be fussy.

I would always open any JPEG, etc. in Preview (or Photoshop/Canva) and save as a high-res PNG file. iMovie prefers these.

You could have a look here - but won't really be any help!

support.apple.com

About incompatible media in iMovie for macOS

Learn how to detect and convert incompatible media in your iMovie libraries on macOS Mojave.

🔗 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT209029

 

Let me know if you're still having issues.

Chris

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[Shane Egan]

You could try creating a slideshow of the images in the free app inshot, or equivalent, then import the slideshow as a video file?

Sounds mad, but I have done this before.

Alternatively, take screenshots of the photos and import those? 

Shane Egan Clonmel.

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[Emma Hallinan]

Yes Chris, 

I’m making a retirement video and some photos are years old and others are recent. Is there any converter I can use to convert them to PNG files? I have Handbrake for Video conversion but just wondering is there a similar one for photos?

Thanks Emma 

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[Chris Reina]

Understood... I expect that is it.

I would just use the "Preview" app. Open the image in Preview, then go to the File Menu > Export > Choose PNG (or even JPEG!) - that should work for you.

Cheers,

Chris

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[Emma Hallinan]

Thanks Chris, I have converted a few images to PNG format but they still are not working. I think I will have use another online platform like Canva to make a little movie with them and then import them. 

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[Chris Reina]

Hmmm,

That's odd... if it wasn't too GDPR problematic - could you email me one off list...

I should be able to tell what the issue is by looking at the EXIF data.

You can then have a permanent solution.

Cheers,

Chris

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