iMovie 3.0.3

[MacRumors]

Apple also released (http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/apple/imovieformacosx.html) iMovie 3.0.3 today:

iMovie 3.0.3 provides improved performance and stability, especially on G3 processor Macs, for rendering, audio, and the Ken Burns Effect. Refinements to the Ken Burns Effect allow greater control over pan and zoom of digital images, and make it easier to crop digital stills. QuickTime 6.3 is required for improvements to audio sync and audio integrity.

[James.Paul]

12.3mb for the update or 83mb for the lot. It's been a good day for updates. I like Tuesday's. Anything else to come?

[evilfunkgenius]

finally!

[Tiauguinho]

WOW! Appple is really unstopable with Software Updates today! But where can i find the 12.3Mb update cause on the Apple website i can only find the 80Mb's one and on SU i dont have iMovie yet.

[evoluzione]

bah, my software update doesn't seem to realise there's new software...anyone else?

[hugemullens]

Its not there for me either!

[Computer_Phreak]

can someone demonstrate / show me the ken burns effect?

[P-Worm]

Originally posted by Computer_Phreak
can someone demonstrate / show me the ken burns effect?

Just move the picture around for the starting point, put the zoom, then the ending point and zoom. Then just put he speed and there you go.

P-Worm

[Freg3000]

The iMovie update is not there, nor was the iSync update. But the Bluetooth and Quicktime updates were. Very strange.

[blukens]

But where can i find the 12.3Mb update cause on the Apple website i can only find the 80Mb's one and on SU i dont have iMovie yet.

The 12 meg updater can be downloaded from http://www.apple.com/imovie/download/.

[MM2270]

Hmm... so far, all I've gotten today in the Software update control panel has been the Bluetooth software, which I really don't give a hoot about, since I don't have one a them thar nifty bluetooth thingies. :(

I had to manually d/l iSync 1.1 and looks like I may have to do the same with the new iMovie. I know this has been discussed at length before, but why is there always a delay in what shows up when Apple releases new updates? :rolleyes:

[jholzner]

Originally posted by Freg3000
The iMovie update is not there, nor was the iSync update. But the Bluetooth and Quicktime updates were. Very strange.

Yup. That was my experience as well.

[millhouse]

ok, i gotta give credit to apple where credit is due, simply because each iMovie 3 update seems to speed this thing up even more, mainly in launches.

iMovie 3.0 > 28 bounces

iMovie 3.0.1 >7 bounces

iMovie 3.0.2 > still 7 bounces

iMovie 3.0.3 > 3 bounces

the team seems to be pretty good at fixing its shortcommings decently, ive yet to test rendering speed on it however, hopefully its good.

[Vonnie]

Alot faster startup, and alot faster rendering (ken burns, music, transistions). When playing in iMovie, the image doesn't go all jerky on me like it did in previous versions. Hooray!!! :-)

You can also easily switch of Ken Burns if you want to add stills.

[chewbaccapits]

Originally posted by evoluzione
bah, my software update doesn't seem to realise there's new software...anyone else?

Maybe you don't have have the supposed update apps. in the "APPLICATION" folder?

[KershMan]

What a speed boost!! Two bounces and NO beachball effect. And I have about 30 minutes worth of clips in the organizer.

Not bad at all. Hopefully the whole experience managing and editing clips will be faster as well.

[Vlade]

Yippie! Maybe I can go back from 2.0 to 3.0.3!

[stompy]

Originally posted by KershMan
What a speed boost!! Two bounces and NO beachball effect. And I have about 30 minutes worth of clips in the organizer.

Not bad at all. Hopefully the whole experience managing and editing clips will be faster as well.


After updating to 3.02, I had to 'upgrade' to 2.1 because 3 was just ... too ... slow. Saw someone's comparison of 3.0.3 (launch times only) to previous iMovie 3 versions, but how does 3.0.3 compare to 2.1? (Not just launch times.)

[Floop]

Hey,

I was using iMovie 3.0.1 and when I imported my DV footage, I kept finding really irritating high pitched beeps, or what others have termed squeaks, at various points - all about 1 frame long.

I tried importing the footage in BTV Pro and the same thing occurred.

I downgraded to iMovie 2... and the beeps no longer appeared.

I wonder if iMovie 3.0.2 fixes this bug? I hope so. Anyone know from experience?




Floop

[Noiseboy]

Originally posted by jholzner
Yup. That was my experience as well.

I am certainly puzzled as to why SU has all the updates for some people and not for others, including me. I have all my apps in my app folder but don't have the iMovie or the iSync (which I have been using since it's inception) updates in SU. What gives? Hmmmmm?:rolleyes:

[Duckie]

I use iMovie all the time and it's not in software update. :( Apple hates me.

[pilotgi]

Just go to the Apple site and get it.

[rog]

I think this is proof that they are going to release the 970 at WWDC. Why else would they update this to improve G3 performance? They're just throwing a bone to G3 users who are going to be upset that they didn't wait for the much faster 970.

Why didn't MacBidoulle have anything about this?

[erise]

Originally posted by Floop
I was using iMovie 3.0.1 and when I imported my DV footage, I kept finding really irritating high pitched beeps, or what others have termed squeaks, at various points - all about 1 frame long.

I tried importing the footage in BTV Pro and the same thing occurred.

I downgraded to iMovie 2... and the beeps no longer appeared.

I wonder if iMovie 3.0.2 fixes this bug? I hope so. Anyone know from experience?[/B]

I saw the same thing in iMovie 3.0.2 on a project I was working on. I don't know if 3.0.3 fixes it because I haven't had a chance to download it yet. iMovie 2 didn't have those weird beeps. Unfortunately, the computer with the DVD burner didn't have iMovie 2 and I was in a hurry, so the beeps had to stay. :(

BTW: This is my first post here although I'm hardly a Mac newbie and have checked Mac rumor sites for around 5 years :)

[fuge]

Originally posted by Noiseboy
I am certainly puzzled as to why SU has all the updates for some people and not for others, including me. I have all my apps in my app folder but don't have the iMovie or the iSync (which I have been using since it's inception) updates in SU. What gives? Hmmmmm?:rolleyes:

As far as I know -- you can only download iSync and i Movie from the website. Quit looking for it in update and go to Apple's website and get it.

[syco]

Perhaps you need QT 6.3 for iMovie, and Bluetooth for iSync?

[veedubdrew]

This update is an enormous improvement in iMovie. 3.0.3 is worlds faster, more stable, etc. Also, they fixed the stoplights in the top left corner of the window (the old version had them oddly scrunched together) so it looks like that's not going to be a reoccuring design theme in OSX. I'm so happy with this update!

[From Win to Mac]

So tell me this...

why are there 7 negative votes in the poll ??

[ibookin']

The Ken Burns effect, which was previously shaky and ugly, is now nice and smooth. Also, it seems much faster on my 800MHz iBook. I'll try it on the iMac now.

Way to go Apple!

[caveman_uk]

Originally posted by From Win to Mac
So tell me this...

why are there 7 negative votes in the poll ??
Perhaps people who have top of the range powermacs and don't like when everyone else can use imovie without tearing their hair out;) or maybe windows users???

[redAPPLE]

Originally posted by From Win to Mac
So tell me this...

why are there 7 negative votes in the poll ??

maybe because these guys don't do video editing...? ;)

[Sonofhaig]

Originally posted by veedubdrew
This update is an enormous improvement in iMovie. 3.0.3 is worlds faster, more stable, etc...... I'm so happy with this update!

I totally agree. Finally, the choppy music and sound seems to have gone bye bye.
This proves one thing. Apple does listen.
I'm glad Apple made things better for us G3 users.

[trifranco]

Originally posted by From Win to Mac
So tell me this...

why are there 7 negative votes in the poll ??

8 now. Maybe because one clip that I can play and use with iMovie 2 leads to a crash in iMovie 3.0.3.... :(

[AppleMatt]

Originally posted by Freg3000
The iMovie update is not there, nor was the iSync update. But the Bluetooth and Quicktime updates were. Very strange.

Same here, downloaded iSync manually and iMovie update manually.

I think it's to reduce server load, eventually they will come up, but we're not patient enough!

Originally posted by fuge
As far as I know -- you can only download iSync and i Movie from the website. Quit looking for it in update and go to Apple's website and get it.
No, all updates from Apple show up in Software Update, except betas (unless you already have, eg, Safari beta installed). It's what it was made for, so people don't have to go update hunting.

AppleMatt

[AppleMatt]

Originally posted by Duckie
I use iMovie all the time and it's not in software update. :( Apple hates me.

Yes, yes they do. :D

AppleMat

[The Shadow]

Does anyone know yet if 3.03 has solved the problem of dropped frames from imported video clips.:confused:

I haven't used iMovie 3 because of that reason - that fault kinda made it unusable.

In the meantime I've had to use more sopisticated, expensive and not always easy to use software.

[AppleMatt]

Was there a check box to remove Ken Burns effect in 3.0.2?

Finding lots of little improvements, still a few things to be worked on though Apple.

AppleMatt

[redAPPLE]

Originally posted by The Shadow
Does anyone know yet if 3.03 has solved the problem of dropped frames from imported video clips.:confused:

I haven't used iMovie 3 because of that reason - that fault kinda made it unusable.

In the meantime I've had to use more sopisticated, expensive and not always easy to use software.

you mean windows software, right? :o

[Maclicious]

I found it almost impossible to use the protected AAC files I brought from the the music store in iMove 3.0.2--I could import them, but couldn't trim or move them around. Here's to hoping that 3.0.3 solves this problem!

[maxvamp]

Originally posted by Floop
I was using iMovie 3.0.1 and when I imported my DV footage, I kept finding really irritating high pitched beeps, or what others have termed squeaks, at various points - all about 1 frame long.

I tried importing the footage in BTV Pro and the same thing occurred.

I downgraded to iMovie 2... and the beeps no longer appeared.

I wonder if iMovie 3.0.2 fixes this bug? I hope so. Anyone know from experience?

It was this exact bug that forced me to go back to OS9 for iMovie. I am really hoping that it is fixed. I feel naked in the land of 9.

I downloaded 3.03 last night, but have not tried it yet.

Max

[The Shadow]

Stuff OS9.

I switched to Mac 6 months before OSX came out. I liked OS9's GUI but found it very unstable. Without the kernel, it was way too easy to crash. I seriously don't know how pro users got by.

I've been using my old PC Adobe Premie and ran a friends upgrade on it, and I run it in VPC (Wake me please...).

But I reeeaaally hate running any version of Windows on my Mac, so consequently I haven't done much video stuff since 3.00 came out. And to be honest, Premiere is too hard to use, too quirky for a part timer like me.

Eventually I will get the cut down Final Cut Express, just can't really justify the expense for something I don't do very often., and I don't know how difficult it is to use either.

BTW... Waiting for my PowerMate to arrive in the mail...can't wait for a new little toy to play with!!

Couldn't resist buying it after reading Mangoman's thread, as I had lusted after them for quite a while. I was homebound doing an assignment on my Mac all last weekend, so what did I do for entertainment? Went online shopping for the Powermate of course!!

Sorry, I waffle.

[zootbobbalu]

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