<p>Turns out I finally found my own solution:</p>
<ol>
<li><p><strong>Make sure you have the latest versions of iMovie, <em>especially on iOS</em></strong>. This was the main problem causer for me, as iMovie claimed to be updated and would not show up in the updates in the App Store until I restarted several times.</p>
</li>
<li><p>From your iPhone: export the project you wish to transfer to iTunes. Connect your iPhone to your computer via a USB cable and download the <code>filename.iMovieMobile</code> file to your computer.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Open iMovie on your computer, and click <code>File &gt; Import iMovie iOS Projects...</code>.</p>
</li>
<li><p>You should have the project imported to iMovie on the computer! Now, you can even transfer to Final Cut Pro X (see <a href="http://help.apple.com/imovie/mac/10.1/#/movcbf7e2a3f" rel="nofollow noreferrer">here</a> for info on how to do that).</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Make sure you are running the most recent versions of iMovie!</p>
</blockquote>
</li>
</ol>

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<p>Is it possible to transfer an iMovie <em>project</em> from my iPhone to my MacBook Pro?</p>

<p>Right now, my project consists of clips that I shot directly using iMovie, but they don't appear in my Camera Roll on my iPhone. Is there a way to make them appear on my Camera Roll (or other folder) so that I can simply copy and paste the <em>individual</em> clips onto my computer?</p>

<p>I have tried the new update of iMovie 10.1, but it gives a strange error when I try to import. What I have done:</p>

<ol>
<li>Goto the projects in iMovie for iPhone, open a project, export to iTunes.</li>
<li>Download the "projectname.iMovieMobile" file from iTunes onto my computer.</li>
<li>Open iMovie version <strong>10.1</strong> (the new update). File > Import iMovie iOS Projects... > select the project.iMovieMobile.</li>
<li><p>When I try to import them, it gives an error after a few seconds:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>Error in iOS Project Import
  Failed to import iOS project. The project's version is too old. Please update the iMovie app on your iOS device.</p>
</blockquote></li>
</ol>

<p>However, I have checked that I have the correct versions. I will try updating my iOS and get back to here.</p>

<hr>

<p><em>Additional Info</em>:</p>

<ul>
<li>Mac Book Pro (Late 2011)

<ul>
<li>I just installed the 'El Capitan' update, but it doesn't to appear to actually be working; will try reinstalling.</li>
</ul></li>
<li>iPhone 6S, iOS version 9.0.2 (latest)</li>
<li>iMovie (on MacBook Pro) v. 10.1</li>
<li>iMovie (on iPhone) v. 2.2</li>
</ul>

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Tranferring an iMovie project from iPhone to MacBook Pro
AMACB
# Tranferring an iMovie project from iPhone to MacBook Pro

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-10-14)

Is it possible to transfer an iMovie *project* from my iPhone to my MacBook Pro?

Right now, my project consists of clips that I shot directly using iMovie, but they don't appear in my Camera Roll on my iPhone. Is there a way to make them appear on my Camera Roll (or other folder) so that I can simply copy and paste the *individual* clips onto my computer?

I have tried the new update of iMovie 10.1, but it gives a strange error when I try to import. What I have done:

1. Goto the projects in iMovie for iPhone, open a project, export to iTunes.
2. Download the "projectname.iMovieMobile" file from iTunes onto my computer.
3. Open iMovie version **10.1** (the new update). File > Import iMovie iOS Projects... > select the project.iMovieMobile.
4. When I try to import them, it gives an error after a few seconds:

   > Error in iOS Project Import
   > Failed to import iOS project. The project's version is too old. Please update the iMovie app on your iOS device.

However, I have checked that I have the correct versions. I will try updating my iOS and get back to here.

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*Additional Info*:

* Mac Book Pro (Late 2011)
  + I just installed the 'El Capitan' update, but it doesn't to appear to actually be working; will try reinstalling.
* iPhone 6S, iOS version 9.0.2 (latest)
* iMovie (on MacBook Pro) v. 10.1
* iMovie (on iPhone) v. 2.2

**Tags:** imovie


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_0 on 2015-10-27. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

Turns out I finally found my own solution:

1. **Make sure you have the latest versions of iMovie, *especially on iOS***. This was the main problem causer for me, as iMovie claimed to be updated and would not show up in the updates in the App Store until I restarted several times.
2. From your iPhone: export the project you wish to transfer to iTunes. Connect your iPhone to your computer via a USB cable and download the `filename.iMovieMobile` file to your computer.
3. Open iMovie on your computer, and click `File > Import iMovie iOS Projects...`.
4. You should have the project imported to iMovie on the computer! Now, you can even transfer to Final Cut Pro X (see [here](http://help.apple.com/imovie/mac/10.1/#/movcbf7e2a3f) for info on how to do that).

   > Make sure you are running the most recent versions of iMovie!


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