The Final Word About iMovie ‘08: It’s Not That Bad.

Monday, August 20, 2007 | Opinion | Read or Post a Comment

iMovie I shoot a lot of video and use my Mac to save the clips and edit into mini-movies for family, friends, and business. I use FinalCut Pro. And iMovie.

Both are good and have their place on a Mac. What about the new iMovie ‘08? Apple changed iMovie from the ground up. It’s better. It’s also worse.

My perspective comes from someone who’s used FinalCut Pro since early 2001, somewhere around version 1.2.5. The latest generation, FinalCut Studio is an awesome video and.... (excerpted).

3 Reader Comments

Jesse said:

You say iMovie 08 isn’t that bad, but I am finding it’s worse than I thought. I’ve tried to use iMovie for simple stuff, but it is utterly useless. If there’s no timeline, how do you keep the editing flow straight, except to watch it over and over again? I keep going back to Final Cut for things I used to use iMovie 05 to do. Virtually everytime I try to use it, I’m off to google to find forum after forum with complaints and questions with no answers.
I deserve an apology from Apple for iMovie 08. It’s garbage.

kenny smith said:

Have your dad tell you to stop YELLING when you post. Go back to iMovie ‘06. It’s a free download from Apple. It will work fine on your Mac. Then, have your dad tell you how to edit using iMovie. It’s easy. If there’s no sound coming out then you have another problem. Make sure to do your homework and brush your teeth before bed.

Name said:

I HATE THE NEW IMOVIE!!!!! IT GOT RID OF SUCH GOOD TITLE STUFF!!!!

IM TRYING TO MAKE A VIDEO, AND IT WONT LET ME!!! MY DAD SAID TO USE M-PEG 4 ON HIS COMPUTER AND USE THE DROP BOX AND PUT IT IN MY COMPUTER…SIMPLE AAS THAT!!!! but the problem is….THERES NO SOUND!!!!! and the sound is the most important part

(my dads a pro editer he tells me what to do and how to do it)

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