iMovie ’09 VQS Off to the Publisher!
Earlier this week, I sent the final version of my iMovie book to Peachpit Press, which is a tremendous relief. I’m very proud of this title, not only because iMovie ’09 is a big improvement over iMovie ’08, but because I’ve crammed so much new material into the book. I’ll be posting more details soon ...
Why You Should Be Using Time Machine with iMovie
I use Time Machine – the automatic backup feature of Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard – as one part of my overall backup strategy, and although most of the time I never think of it, Time Machine occasionally saves my bacon. Tonight, it salvaged a corrupted iMovie project file. Working on the new chapter of ...
iMovie 8.0.2 Fixes Crashing and Full-Screen Bugs
Apple has just released iMovie 8.0.2, which fixes an annoying problem where iMovie ’09 would crash at launch if any project files are 0 KB. Also addressed is a bug where full-screen mode wasn’t available for all systems. Kudos to Apple for providing that information in the release note. (I expressed my frustration at the ...
HD Camcorders Buyer’s Guide at Macworld
Chris Breen has published a thorough guide to what to look for when buying an HD camcorder: HD camcorders: Buyer’s guide.
iMovie ’09 Tip: Trim to Playhead
When iMovie ’08 introduced skimming, where simply moving your mouse pointer over clips previewed the footage in the Viewer, it also created an interesting interface problem. Unlike earlier iMovie versions, you can’t position the playhead and leave it there while you access menu items for editing. This is most obvious when trying to split a ...
Pixar or Not? Flowchart
Inspired by this great Pixar vs. Dreamworks illustration, I’ve created a flowchart that sums up Pixar versus all other makers of computer-generated movies:
More Changes in iMovie 8.0.1
I just updated my TidBITS article with two new pieces of information about what’s changed in iMovie ’09 8.0.1. I’m running short on time today, so I’ll just paste the relevant sections here (green indicates new material). Interlacing Bug Fixed — Here’s something I think Apple would want to trumpet loudly. It fixed a bug ...
iMovie ’09 8.0.1 Update Brings More than Just Bug Fixes
[I published this article simultaneously at TidBITS.com.] Apple released updates to iLife ’09 and iWork ’09 this week, as usual providing no useful information about what’s changed other than, in the case of iMovie 8.0.1 for example, “improves overall application stability as well as addressing minor issues related to usability.” But the changes are seldom ...
iMovie ’09 Updated to 8.0.1
Apple has released an update to iMovie ’09 via Software Update or as a 24.5 MB download. As is typical with recent Apple updates, there’s no good information about what’s included in the update, other than, “This update improves overall application stability as well as addressing minor issues related to usability.” Usually this means there ...
iMovie ’09 Tip: The Four-Second Title
When adding a title to an iMovie project, you typically drag a title style from the Titles browser and drop it onto the beginning, end, or middle of a clip (the middle gives the title the same duration as the clip). If you have a very long clip, your title could end up being much ...
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