iMovie '11 is Apple's flagship program to create and edit movies on your Mac. User friendly, iMovie '11 makes it easy to turn your home videos into polished films.
iMovie '11 works by importing your movie (which for large films has to be in DV format) and then allowing you to cut and paste bits of it together, much as you would with a word processing application. Adding soundtracks is a breeze thanks to integration with iTunes as is images due to integration with iPhoto. Also, if you just want to cut something for YouTube, an integrated uploaded makes sure your creations go online instantly although I sometimes find this fails to upload properly or doesn't tag the video correctly.
There are tons of trailers and templates for you to choose from that make your movie look far more polished that would ordinarily be possible. By the time you've finished, your raw film will look amazingly polished. iMovie '11 can be fussy with formats - it works best with DV format films and trying to import other formats may not work or just crash it completely.
Advanced video editors will find that iMovie '11 lacks specialist editing functions but for most people, iMovie turns you into a pro with minimum effort.
Recent changes
Addresses an issue related to third-party QuickTime components that could prevent iMovie from opening
Review last updated: 13/09/12
Pros
Makes editing easy
Lots of templates to choose from
Integration with iTunes and iPhoto
Makes your raw footage look really polished
Cons
Fussy when importing formats
YouTube uploader can be tempramental
"imovie has been a miserable experience for me"
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Installation10
Functionality6
Appearance9
I loved imovie when I first started using it, but then it started crashing, and now, it is unusable. It is slow to start up, and it crashes every time I try to finalize or export a project. I get an error message. I've combed the forums, and I've tried everyone's solutions, but to no avail.
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