iMovie 08 madness

[Ashley Aitken]

On 24/09/2007, at 9:12 AM, Kevin Callahan wrote:

> I'm not as concerned about "full-length" videos - you can do them  
> in iMovie 08 right now.
>
> But features such as fast/slow motion, visual effects, audio  
> effects, plugins etc
>
> things we had in iMovie 08 - are gone ..
>
> let's hope they bring them back --
> otherwise, it's essentially a forced upgrade to FCExpress -

Ok, so if they are mostly making "quick videos" but need the effects  
I would suggest  using iMovie 06 until these features come to iMovie  
08 (maybe even with Leopard).  But if they want full-featured  
editing, multiple tracks, primary target DVDs then (again) use iMovie  
06 until its no-longer supported (or lacks features) and then upgrade  
to FC Express.

I think the distinction (which I was trying to make earlier) is that  
one app (iMovie 08) seems to be for quickly putting together "short"  
videos that go on YouTube or similar (usually without much post- 
production) and the other (iMovie 06) is for for when you want to  
really spend a lot of time getting it right and doing much more in  
post production.

Just my opinion, of course.

Cheers,
Ashley.