Make A Movie! (IMovie)

Member Name: Gold_007

Product:	IMovie
Date:	03/09/08 (19 review reads)
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Advantages: Plenty of features, Easy to use, Many options, Compatible with other Mac applications

Disadvantages: Not the most detailed options (perfect for a simple but qualitative home movie)

iMovie is an excellent application, which is exclusive to Macs. On iMovie, you can create the ultimate movie by using loads of different options and features that iMovie provides.

First of all, you must import a video, whether it's from a video camera or one you have downloaded. This may take a few minutes depending on the size. You can then highlight bits of the video and drag them into the movie part where you start making your movies. After dragging clips in, you can edit them in many different ways.

You can add music directly from iTunes to your movie, choosing the length it lasts and you can make the music slowly come on and go silent. You can do the same with sound effects and iMovie comes with a good variety of them. You can add text wherever you want in your movie in many different styles, whether it be over the movie whilst running or a separate screen that shows up in-between a clip.

You can also add special effects to the video as well as improve the picture quality. You can muddle around clips and put them in the order you wish. iMovie has loads of options so you can make a good quality home movie to share with your family and friends. It is fully compatible with other Macintosh applications such as Garageband and iTunes meaning you can transfer songs/sounds with ease.

iMovie is relatively easy to use but if you get stuck, there are help videos on the apple.com website, which give guides on how to add text, sound and all the rest. It is enjoyable to use and includes loads of features. Once you have finished, you can export your movie as any file type in a variety of sizes to suit what you next want to do with it (upload it to the internet, put it on your iPod/phone, put it on DVD, etc).

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Summary: An excellent application that is easy to use providing you with everything to make a home movie

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