I've been messing with it and generally speaking its worth it.
Tips and Tricks Video
A video I did: Miami Beach from the iPhone 4
What I've found so far:
Concerning titles in themes: Choosing "middle" will make it small.
The headset microphone, when plugged in, will override the bottom microphone. This will allow a person to narrate without getting hit with external noise.
I suspect any mike with the right plug will work.
Can't place a picture into a clip .............. only between clips. Frustrating. You press and hold the pic, move it into the timeline of the clip and presto ... its back at one end of the clip.
If you want to place a picture within a clip you have to shorten the clip, insert the picture, then reimport the clip on the other side (and shorten accordingly).
Did I mention how frustrating that is?
Does Apple take recommendations for future updates/changes to their apps?
One thing to note: You can preview your video.
Some of you say "Duh" and rightly so. I only mention it because ReelDirector (on iPad anyway) does NOT let you preview! You have render the file to watch it. Every change requires a render to 'preview'.
To upload full 720P video to Youtube:
Window users:
plug in iPhone thru USB. Wait for computer to recognize iPhone. Double click on the iPhone, then the DCIM folder and all the way into the photo folder and copy your exported movie to the desktop.
Log into youtube
Upload to youtube using their upload function
Mac users:
use iPhoto to import your movie to the desktop.
My video above was 1min 54 seconds and was 147mb
Alright, let's hear em before this goes to the Wasteland ......................................... I mean the 'iPhone and iPod Touch Apps' forum that's off somewhere else in MacRumors
edit to add: link to app: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/imovie/id377298193?mt=8
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Tips and Tricks Video
A video I did: Miami Beach from the iPhone 4
What I've found so far:
Concerning titles in themes: Choosing "middle" will make it small.
The headset microphone, when plugged in, will override the bottom microphone. This will allow a person to narrate without getting hit with external noise.
I suspect any mike with the right plug will work.
Can't place a picture into a clip .............. only between clips. Frustrating. You press and hold the pic, move it into the timeline of the clip and presto ... its back at one end of the clip.
If you want to place a picture within a clip you have to shorten the clip, insert the picture, then reimport the clip on the other side (and shorten accordingly).
Did I mention how frustrating that is?
Does Apple take recommendations for future updates/changes to their apps?
One thing to note: You can preview your video.
Some of you say "Duh" and rightly so. I only mention it because ReelDirector (on iPad anyway) does NOT let you preview! You have render the file to watch it. Every change requires a render to 'preview'.
To upload full 720P video to Youtube:
Window users:
plug in iPhone thru USB. Wait for computer to recognize iPhone. Double click on the iPhone, then the DCIM folder and all the way into the photo folder and copy your exported movie to the desktop.
Log into youtube
Upload to youtube using their upload function
Mac users:
use iPhoto to import your movie to the desktop.
If you have the new Lightroom 3 from Adobe, you can import videos from there as well. You can even apply your custom renaming function upon import.
My video above was 1min 54 seconds and was 147mb
Alright, let's hear em before this goes to the Wasteland ......................................... I mean the 'iPhone and iPod Touch Apps' forum that's off somewhere else in MacRumors
edit to add: link to app: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/imovie/id377298193?mt=8
edit 2 from pg 2:
Work around:Disappointed that the photos you place in the clips you cant edit with a text title etc only the video clips
1. Create a new project and add the photo and adjust Ken Burns to your liking.
2. Export just this as a video to your Camera Roll
3. Start a new project and import newly created video from Photo and you can now add titles to the Photo
Simple example shown here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fl7JIrulW2k
Annoying, but it works.
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Does not appear to be easily done. Workaround:Am I missing something, or is there no way to fade to black at the end??? This seems like an obvious, and easily added feature???
1. Load a black picture on the phone created on your Mac, or take a picture of a black surface.
2. Add the black picture at the end of the video and you will automatically get a fade to black as iMovie will add the fade transition automatically.
This also has the benefit of allowing you to add credits to a black screen if you first create a clip from the black picture and save that to your Camera Roll and then you can keep it on the phone to use in all your videos, so only need to add workaround once.