I'd like to see something with delicately synced audio
If you want to find "delicately synced audio", then you always had to look at FCP.
I'd like to see something with delicately synced audio
- Almost no one uses chapter markers, ever. This is only usefull if you are making a DVD which is actually rather difficult to do with the old iMovie in that the integration with iDVD is rather poor (in the old version). The number of our users that end up making DVD's out of their projects is a tiny fraction. Most users want to make a movie for a class project in an afternoon or less.
- Maybe one person out of a hundred uses the video effects (and we are talking about really low end users here "discovering" video for the first time).
If you want to find "delicately synced audio", then you always had to look at FCP.
Umm, absolutely not. iMovie 6 definitely did nothing of the sort.
So, I finally took the time to try out iMovie 08... Better do that, before adding any comments
True, there are some losses; but to my point of view, there are also huge improvements.
Biggest of all, I can finally use the whole screen of my iMac 24
It was very sad in iMovie HD 06 to be stuck with some window constraints.
I'm also impressed by how much snappier it is ! iMovie HD was feeling always heavy, like they added and added on the code with each version, not taking into consideration the evolutions of the machine... Now, the effects are showed in real time! How could they not do that before...
So all in all, it feels really good, and easy to use
And I also have the impression that the iMove file is only containing the way the project is built, not anymore all the raw data. (I might be wrong on this, but that's what I saw). So if I'm right, that means also a very awaited storage improvement. With iMovie HD, working two different projects of the same tape, and having backups of both, ended up with 4 times the size of the whole raw material... It seems that now, you can backup your material on one side, and all the projects you want on the other side. I still have to figure out the options for "cataloguing", but it might not be so bad to centralize (maybe on an outside HDD), if you limit your duplications of video material.
But ok, I will miss the DVD chapter options, as well as some of the "advanced" effects, like speed and old etc... I was a heavy user of them.
We'll what comes in the future. I can always use iMovie HD for some extra work if needed...
It's the first version, bound to be bugs. FCP was ridiculous in V1. I'm sure they'll work it out.
Instead of bitching here or in addition rather, everyone with a problem with the new iMovie should complain loudly and daily using this link to the form which is also available inside iMovie under he iMovie Menu:I don't even use iMovie and I can't believe the ridiculous apologetic attitude in this thread. I'm outraged on behalf of iMovie users, whoever they might be.
Let’s be clear about what happened here. Apple totally killed iMovie, wrote a different app and took the name iMovie from the recently killed app and pasted it on the new project.
Now, I think iMovie 8 looks like a great program. It has lots of cool features. But the question remains, why weren’t these features added to the old iMovie? Or even better, just made into a separate program? They could have iMovie for editing and this “new program” for organizing and uploading.
But that’s not what happened. Imagine if, when Garage Band was new, they had killed iTunes and simply given Garage Band the iTunes name instead. So you have a program named iTunes that makes music, but no longer organizes it and syncs to the iPod.
Would you have reacted to that news with these comments?
• I’m sure they’ll work the bugs out.
• You can still use the old iTunes, it’s a free download!
• New iTunes lets you make music. That’s new and cool!
• I'm sure it will be refined in future versions.
Those would be terrible things to say in that situation and the same thing applies here. I’m surprised more of you don’t seem to care about this.
Can you import to the main HD, and move to an external (or network) drive later?just pick another HDD when importing the movie.
Let's say Apple decides to remove RAW support from iPhoto. ...Would people then claim that you should have to buy Aperture if you want to use RAW? Based on this thread it sounds like it.
Can you import to the main HD, and move to an external (or network) drive later?
Actually, Apple added support for additional formate, not removed support...
I certiainly did. I just don't agree with you. That's certainly no reason for you to act like an ass.WTF are you on about, Milo? Did you even read what I wrote?
No I haven't used it yet, but from what others have said on here, the timeline is missing, along with effects, and most importantly audio editing. Sounds an utterly stupid move to me. I haven't used it yet, but I bet a fiver I hate it when I do.
I also dont think you should have to pay 300$ for an app with a timeline view atleast no more so than i should have to pay for iwork to get a ruler in a text application
my problem, however, is that the improvements did not necessitate removing the now missing features (especially audio editing). it would not have made it anymore complicated to create a quick movie if there was also an option to control audio levels etc.
Umm, absolutely not. iMovie 6 definitely did nothing of the sort.
I have a 15" PowerBook G4, nicely loaded, for whick I forked out over 2000 US dollars. It's only two years old...
For my needs, lack of audio editing is probably the biggest hole. At the very least I'd want to have a music soundtrack, the ability to fade the original video audio in and out, and the ability to add a sound effect here and there. All at once.
And really, adjusting a soundtrack in 5 seconds intervals (or even 1 second at a time)isn't really adjusting a soundtrack.. Timeline let's adjust it at a FRAME level (that is 1/24 of second for PAL or 1/30 of second for NTSC video).
Say I want to use a song with a recognizable intro, but it goes into 20 seconds of nonsense before it gets back to the part I want to use. I used to be able to cut out the fluff directly in iMovie. I can't now.
I just tried it. Worked fine. Have you actually used the app?