

:: Update 4/20/20 – removed this broken link – :: If you like you can download this two-line script file that will launch iMovie HD for you (assuming it is located as /Application/iMovie HD): You’ll get a bunch of warnings about deprecated API calls that will one day be removed (meaning iMovie HD’s days are still numbered). $ /Applications/iMovie HD.app/Contents/MacOS/iMovie HD Solutionįrom the Terminal, launch iMovie HD like so: I tried running iMovie HD from the Terminal to see if I could get any details about the error, and I was pleasantly surprised at the results. With an i386 binary it ought to be fine but apparently it is not.

Applications/iMovie HD.app/Contents/MacOS/iMovie HD: Mach-O universal binary with 2 architectures: $ file /Applications/iMovie HD.app/Contents/MacOS/iMovie HD I am not sure why the Finder in Yosemite will not launch iMovie HD, which was around during the PowerPC and Intel transition and has a fat binary at its core. UPDATE, Nov 2015: Skip straight to Rolando’s comment below for the best solution yet. UPDATE, Sept 2015: Looks like this trick works in El Capitan too. I was delighted to discover a workaround that works, well, for now. The Finder gave me an error saying, You can’t use this version of the application “iMovie HD” with this version of OS X.
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I was disappointed to see that I could no longer run iMovie HD (available here) after upgrading to Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite.
