Interesting! Thanks, Jen. I found it incredibly frustrating and annoying and didn't really get to know it. But if it's more intuitive for newcomers, then that explains why Apple decided to release it. It also suddenly makes it a lot more attractive to me. I'm going to read the instructions you posted and get to grips with it properly. Rupert
On 7-Jul-08, at 4:26 PM, Jen Simmons wrote: I don't know about iMovie '08 having less in the way of semi-advanced features. I haven't spent much time with it (preferring to edit in FCP). That may be true. That would be sad. What I did like about it was that when I was teaching new people -- people who typically struggle to understand the basics of how to import video, choose in and out points, and plop things on a timeline -- it was much easier to get people going quickly in this newest version of iMovie. Most people struggle like mad to do anything on a computer, and if they can't make any progress with editing in the first 45 minutes, they give up. iMovie '08 was more intuitive for new users, and more satisfying... so people were willing to stick with it longer. And they were editing movies in the first hour, so they were excited! That sold me on iMovie '08. There was something about it that was more familiar to them. Maybe it was the way you click-drag-across- and-release to "highlight" the part of the video you want to use -- it's like a word processor in a way. But for anyone who either has been editing for long enough to have no trouble with the basics anymore, or anyone who needs more in the way of features -- I can believe that iMovie may not be enough. Final Cut Express is a great next step for US$200. Jen Jen Simmons http://jensimmons.com On Jul 7, 2008, at 6:20 PM, Rupert wrote: > Except, it seems to be sorely lacking in video effects & audio > editing and pretty much any of the semi-advanced features that iMovie > 6 had, no? > > On 7-Jul-08, at 3:16 PM, Jen Simmons wrote: > > I highly recommend the video tutorials Apple has posted online: > http://www.apple.com/ilife/tutorials/#imovie > > They are for the new version iMovie '08. > > While many people complain about the changes Apple made in this last > release of iMovie, and are hanging onto the HD '06 version because > they already know how it works, I've found the new version to be much > better for anyone new to iMovie and new to editing. > > Jen > > Jen Simmons > http://jensimmons.com > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links
