How do I transfer an iMovie project from one Mac to another?

Hi,

In iMovie 10 for Mac, a project in editable form cannot exist independently but must reside in an iMovie library. To transfer or copy the project from one Mac to another one must either transfer or copy the iMovie library that contains the project to an external or thumb drive; or create a new library on an external drive or thumb drive, transfer the project into it, and then in either case plug the external drive or thumb drive into the second Mac. The external drive, or thumb drive, must be formatted Mac OS Extended (Journaled) or APFS. The iMovie version on the second Mac must be the same version as the version on the first Mac.

Before transferring (or copying) the library or project, do the following procedures. On Mac #1, open iMovie and click on the library's name in the side bar, and do an Edit/Consolidate Library Media. Then go to the project browser and select the project and do an Edit/Consolidate Project Media. This is to make sure that you carry over to Mac #2 all of the media used in the project.

The above procedure is a bit archaic, but unfortunately an iMovie library cannot be stored in the Cloud, so using the Cloud is not an option.

Just be sure that both Macs are using the same iMovie version.

As a workaround, you could simply share out the iMovie project as a movie file and transfer the file to your second Mac with AirDrop. Then you could drag the movie file into a newly created iMovie project and do some limited editing. So, for example, you could split the movie into segments that you could delete or move around or edit separately. You could add titles, add music, add effects, add titles, add overlays, and essentially make revisions to all but previously embedded edits.

-- Rich