Imovie is too slow and choppy

Hello,

I’m having a frustrating issue with imovie playbacks, since i restored my macbook, imovie is getting too slow and choppy while i review the video, my storage and memory are absolutely fine.

Can anyone help me please?

Posted on Sep 4, 2020 3:43 PM

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Rich839

Level 8

48,156 points

Sep 4, 2020 4:19 PM in response to eslam281

Try resetting the System Management Controller:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201295

-- Rich

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