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i have made several videos on my iMac and used music in the background without any issues. now i have my new MBP and i am making a movie on it. when i click to see my iTunes library, i get a blank image. however, iPhoto is present and i can see my photo library.

Is there a setting in iTunes that must be enable to use in iMovie? any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
 

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can you not import audio file by going through

User - Music - iTunes - iTunes Media?
 
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Where would i find that?
Under "file" - Import i get 3 options: movies, camera archive, and iMovie HD project.
 
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haha spoke too soon. found it. ima try and see if it works.
 
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nope. it will only allow me to open video files. i think the only way to add a music file is to have my iTunes library appear the same way my iPhoto library is appearing.
 

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you could always try navigating to the folder I said earlier in Finder, then dragging the music file into iMovie. alternatively right click on music, hit "show in finder", then drag on top of the timeline.
 
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That worked thank you. however, i still want to see my library on the bottom right in my iMovie.
 
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Sounds like your iTunes Library is not where it should be. Where is it currently located?

Hint: iMovie is looking in /users/(you)/Music. If it's not there, it won't show up because you moved it from where it is supposed to be.
 
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Shouldn't the sound effects also be located under the tab? I dont have any sound effects to choose from. How do I get my sound effects back?
 
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The sound effects are part of the Garageband package. Did you install GB (or uninstall it, perhaps I should say)? Did you move it from where it is supposed to be?
 

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