iMovie 2.0.x: Movies Larger Than 3.9 GB Will Not Play With QuickTime Player

QuickTime movies exported from iMovie 2.0 and 2.0.1 that are larger than 3.9 GB cannot be played by QuickTime Player. Export the movie with increased compression settings to lower its file size.

Symptom

When attempting to open a QuickTime movie larger than 3.9 GB that was created in iMovie 2.0 or 2.0.1, QuickTime Player displays a dialog box with an error message stating:


Solution

Export the movie from iMovie with increased compression settings, so that the movie's file size is 3.9 GB or smaller. Follow these steps to change compression settings:


Published Date: Feb 18, 2012