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Anyone else peeved that iMovie won't be free?

zub3qin said:
honestly- a reality check here.

Who is going to edit videos on a tiny iPhone screen? Nobody.

They made the app for iPad just as Keynote and Pages were made for iPad.

Apple then, after the Gizmodo leak, needed to have something new to show at WWDC so they scaled it down for iPhone 4.

In a couple weeks after iPhone 4, they will push it to iPad for $9.99 where it was supposed to be all along.
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Right, so you take your HD camera, spend a while downloading the movie to your high powered mac, (at which point you ignore the larger screen, powerful processor, large hard drive and capable video editing software) import into itunes, hook up your ipad, let that download for a couple of hours, and then edit using the good, but comparatively crippled imovie, just because of the touch interface? Sure, I'm certain that's what people wanted all along!

What's the point of having imovie on the ipad when you can't record video on it, and have to connect it to a far better suited machine to get the content from the recorder? Clearly imovie was built for the iphone, for people to edit on the go. If they really want to do serious stuff, they'll use imovie or Final Cut. I am excited though, to shoot and edit an entire HD movie on my iphone! :D
 
I honestly thought that it was a native app that would be with the phone to utilize the HD video. I thought SJ was joking when he said "If it's approved!"

So I was surprised when I first heard it was an app to buy. I'll buy it, seems almost silly to not have it, IMO (maybe just for me).
 
rburly said:
I honestly thought that it was a native app that would be with the phone to utilize the HD video. I thought SJ was joking when he said "If it's approved!"

So I was surprised when I first heard it was an app to buy. I'll buy it, seems almost silly to not have it, IMO (maybe just for me).
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I agree with this one. Unlike almost every other post on here, I too thought it was going to be free. The way they presented it made it seem like it was going to be coming with the phone. When I heard the price I was a bit surprised, but then again I remembered that this is exactly what they did with Pages and Keynote for the iPad. Nothing shocking really, just wasn't expecting it at the moment. I'm sure though anyone and everyone who might even want to try it, will buy it because of its low price (including me:D)

No need to bash the OP for asking such a question.
 
Do you really expect fanboys to tell you anything moronic Apple is doing is bad? Wake up to where you're posting.
 
I'm fine paying for iMovie on the phone, but I think the 'surprise' comes from the fact that iMovie comes bundles for FREE with all version of the Mac.

Maybe that would be a reason why someone would be 'surprised' that they would be charging for it?
 
Luke Redpath said:
$4.99 == absolute bargain for what it does.

But some people will always be cheapskates.
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I agree.... An amazing bargain... I can't wait to get it...

Not everyone will be interested so why have it bundled in iOS4 if people won't use it...

Now if only they'd charge for those pathetic stock and weather apps so I could choose NOT to buy!! :D
 
I think they should charge for it, but honestly you should be able to use it on the 3GS. Just another marketing ploy for Apple to sell new phones :rolleyes: Not arguing though, I bought one.
 
I'm not peeved but I did think it was kind of in poor taste for Steve to show it off as a new feature only to tell us after that it is actually a paid app.
 
I am thinking it is to enable competition in the app store. If every iPhone 4 came with iMovie installed then no one would ever try to create a movie editing app, and apps like ReelDirector would be out of luck. Although it is going to be hard to compete with an Apple created app on their own platform.
 
Why wouldn't they charge for it? They are a For-Profit Business and alot of development when into it. I know some people feel entitled and i will pray that they get over that real quick because the world doesn't work that way. :)
 
Uh... no? I think $5 is a STEAL for iMovie. Lets put it this way, movie editing software on my HD iPhone... or a venti mocha from starbucks. hmmmmmmm...
 
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If it's any good, it seems to me that it would be worth the $5 that you have to pay for it.
 
I hope they update it so you can edit projects in iMovie for the iPhone and then transfer them to your mac. That would be awesome.
 
Why would you expect it to be free. You can already edit movies on 3GS, this is a premiere editing suite.
 
zub3qin said:
honestly- a reality check here.

Who is going to edit videos on a tiny iPhone screen? Nobody.

They made the app for iPad just as Keynote and Pages were made for iPad.

Apple then, after the Gizmodo leak, needed to have something new to show at WWDC so they scaled it down for iPhone 4.

In a couple weeks after iPhone 4, they will push it to iPad for $9.99 where it was supposed to be all along.
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Right because the iPad is the perfect platform to edit video on, given it's built-in camera to capture lots of video with. And then they just decided to scale it down for the iPhone in what, 3 weeks? You have never programmed in your life, have you?
 
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