iMovie does not transition between photos while making a movie or playing it

I have the same problem after updating IOS to 18.3. When you manually move with fingers, the picture changes, but would not change in play or edit mode.

i saved all projects, deleted everything and the imovie app.

installed again from app store and this time made sure full access given to everything. Still would not work.

should Apple customers have to ditch imovie and change over to apps like Splice which is a paid app. Will apple compensate for this problem created by the IOS update to 18.3.

are there any (truly) free apps that anyone can recommend?

I have been using imovie for many years, now i can’t. What is the fix? I can’t believe the updates can ruin it without fixing it. I can move manually but that’s not useful, completely unacceptable.

I found a solution and Maybe just maybe this will help at providing a fix for the issue... I added a image that was animated thru Messenger and just adding that image after my title image and the beginning of the iMovie enabled me to continue as normal with transitions working perfectly in iMovie on my iPhone. So my Solution was adding the second image as a animated video clip created by messenger. Yea every one now I make is done that way and it works every time, but if I don't do that it reverts back to not working.

Really annoying. Spent so much time and recreated the same video 3 times. To now find it is an error on Apple’s part. So fix it Apple!

Sorry for the Delay. I do a few things. I upload a photo that I want to create a video clip into messenger, then tell it to animate, when its done then save to iPhone. Another way is to search google for a image that is animated gif and then download to your iPhone, upload to messenger, then down load it and it will save as a video clip. Then in iMovie you bring it in as a video. that's It. Works perfect every time.

How do I create a video clip in messenger?

I have the same problem - how have you solved this?

Hello Charlotte, I would add a short video clip created in messenger and that gets you around it until the fix is in.. If you need help with that I can teach you. Pretty simple until the issue is resolved.

As an 80 year old grandmother, I have been making iMovie for each of my children and grandchildren for years to send on their birthday with suitable music as they age. I do not want goofy clips, or to lose the projects that have been lovingly made and kept. Really not good enough and a real disappointment to one who assiduously makes sure I get the latest from apple. DO BETTER!!!

Yes, I just take a image and upload to Meta Ai, then say Animate and then after its done download and import that in as the second image in iMovie. the transitions work perfectly after that... So its a work around until the issue can be resolved.

Yeah this is weird, I throw the photos in and a can’t make a video. I’ve read where people are saying take it out move here make it a video then move it back… even if it works that isn’t the point. The point is to not have to leave iMovie to make the movie. I hope they fix it, soon

Same Problem, was working Great then boom it’s not, my version iOS is 18.3

so the last three videos same thing look like a software issue.

Do we have a resolve for this?

ARTHURS’Son

I’m having the same issue and no luck figuring out how to resolve it.

Add a video clip and it will work great! I use messenger to create a animated image. It will get you by until its fixed.