I was thinking iMovie '01 v2.0 or possibly iMovie 2 HD. It might be fun to see a satirical "heads-up" feature comparison between iMovie '08 and the first or second version of iMovie from many years back. With so much usability now gone, the extended development time, and the buggy release, I'm pretty upset at what Apple's putting out. If they release the '09 version next year and only return the features they've left out this year that should have been included (such as basics like slow/fast motion) I'm going to buy a Dell (ok I'm not that crazy--but I will be furious). Don't be so stingy Steve, hire a few more developers to replace the ones you've pulled off of iLife to work on the iPhone.
Another serious problem with this year's release is it's emphasis on organization at the expense of usability. Look at the "View" menu; it's packed full of stupid event-based stuff. Also, why do we have an entire menu dedicated to "text"? Couldn't this be handled with an inspector-like widget or in some sort of context based field for when you're creating titles/subtitles/credits etc? It almost seems like fluff to pad the particularly spartan menu choices. Here's a thought Apple: How about "Video" and "Audio" menus--this is movie editing program after all, isn't it? A solid "D" effort Apple.
Another serious problem with this year's release is it's emphasis on organization at the expense of usability. Look at the "View" menu; it's packed full of stupid event-based stuff. Also, why do we have an entire menu dedicated to "text"? Couldn't this be handled with an inspector-like widget or in some sort of context based field for when you're creating titles/subtitles/credits etc? It almost seems like fluff to pad the particularly spartan menu choices. Here's a thought Apple: How about "Video" and "Audio" menus--this is movie editing program after all, isn't it? A solid "D" effort Apple.
