Category: iLife
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 ...
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 ...
Exporting 720p Video from iMovie ’09
If you’re banging your head against a wall trying to export HD video from iMovie, you’re not alone. iMovie ’09 has a bug where it doesn’t handle interlaced video properly (hopefully fixed soon). Macworld’s Chris Breen figured out how to get 720p video out of iMovie, and wrote about it at Macworld.com: With iMovie ’08, ...
Say Goodbye to iMovie HD 6
Many longtime iMovie users weren’t happy when iMovie ’08 came out, because the new version was completely different from what they’d grown accustomed to. But it wasn’t a big deal, because Apple made iMovie HD 6 available as a free download to anyone who owned iMovie ’08. (If you already had iMovie HD 6 on ...
It’s iMovie ’09 Day!
Apple released iLife ’09 today, which includes the much-improved iMovie ’09. I’m eager to get my paws on it, but my copy doesn’t arrive until Wednesday morning. In the meantime, Jason Snell at Macworld scored a copy of the suite at a nearby Apple Store this morning and shares samples from iMovie’s new Stabilization feature: ...
iMovie ’09 – Fixes Everything?
I just got out of the Macworld Expo keynote where Phil Schiller introduced iLife ’09, iWork ’09, and the new 17-inch MacBook Pro. (That’s it? Really? Apparently so.) iLife ’09 isn’t shipping until the end of January, but from what Schiller demonstrated, iMovie ’09 looks like the “we fixed everything” release. I’m really excited to ...
Now Available! iMovie ’08 & iDVD ’08 Visual QuickStart Guide
I received my first author copy last week, but now I’m thrilled to announce that the new iMovie ’08 & iDVD ’08 Visual QuickStart Guide is now available! Due to Apple’s decision to scrap the old iMovie HD and write a completely new iMovie ’08 from scratch, much of the book has been rewritten to ...
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