How to Add and Share iMovie to iTunes Library

by Christine Smith • 2024-01-11 10:26:43 • Proven solutions

You can share all your iMovie projects in an instant by sharing directly via the movies section of the iTunes library. All the shared movies are available for watching on your Mac or PC.

You can also import music and any other audio types to the iTunes library as you like.

iMovie theater is a platform where you can view your shared movies and clips whenever you want. You can share them directly or just copy the files automatically when you use iTunes.

Any shared file via iMovie Theater creates a tailored version of the clip that can readily be played on any device operating on iOS as it is automatically converted and moved to the movie section of the iTunes library.

Now, let us take a look at the steps involved in adding and sharing iMovie to your iTunes Library real quick.

Open your movie browser or folder.
Select a movie or a clip to share.
To select multiple items in the library, click on the adjust button on the tool bar.

In the following dialogue, select any of the following options:

Click the name field at the top to set a title for your shared movie
Set the description of your clip by clicking the description field
Tag the clip by separating the tags with commas
Set the size of the movie clip
Over the compatibility icon, select which devices will play the movie
Check the “add to theater” box to add the movie to the iMovie theater

Click on the share button.

Once the share activity is over,

A notification “Share Successful” will be seen.
In the Media browser, you will see your movie with its attributes as you had selected.

How to add iMovie videos to iTunes Library on Mac

The advantage of sharing movies in your iTunes library allows you to share files of different sizes and for different devices.

Select the video in the project library.
Click on Share > iTunes.
On the following dialogue or window, select the video size and devices you intend to use.

Click on the Publish button to send the video to the iTunes library.
All the shared videos will appear in the left hand side pane of the movie section in iTunes library.

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