Which App (Photos or iMovie) is 'best' for editing Video?
Does Apple expect us to Edit individual Videos in the Photos App, and later use the iMovie App to combine Videos if we wish? And finally store everything back in the Photos App?
Mac Pro
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Does Apple expect us to Edit individual Videos in the Photos App, and later use the iMovie App to combine Videos if we wish? And finally store everything back in the Photos App?
Mac Pro
Hi - IMovie, without a shadow of doubt. That is what it is for. I would not do any editing in photos, I export the raw video to iMovie to do the non linear editing (arrange a set of clips into a video with titles/transitions etc), and then leave it in iMovie projects. You could import the result back into photos if you wanted, personally I don't see the point.
Editing video in Photos is, at best, a bolt on. Also prior to Big Sur, could only trim start and end. There are no non-linear editing capabilities in Photos
Photos can be quite good for creating video sideshows of still images. Which I then sometimes edit further in iMovie.
Hi - IMovie, without a shadow of doubt. That is what it is for. I would not do any editing in photos, I export the raw video to iMovie to do the non linear editing (arrange a set of clips into a video with titles/transitions etc), and then leave it in iMovie projects. You could import the result back into photos if you wanted, personally I don't see the point.
Editing video in Photos is, at best, a bolt on. Also prior to Big Sur, could only trim start and end. There are no non-linear editing capabilities in Photos
Photos can be quite good for creating video sideshows of still images. Which I then sometimes edit further in iMovie.
And finally store everything back in the Photos App?
I think they probably expect you to store and manage the finished movies in the AppleTV app. It has three categories of video but-in: Movies, TV Show and Home Movie...
Tony, Thanks for the quick reply. We're traveling in our RV right now, so our internet access has been sketchy and I couldn't reply here until now.
Up till now I haven't done much with video (I'm an old guy still transferring old film to digital!) so I appreciate your help. I have lots of short videos I will probably never turn into iMovie projects, so I might still live with Photos limitations. But your overview helps me understand the differences, and overlap, between Apple's various apps.
You could import the result back into photos if you wanted, personally I don't see the point.
My end goal for a large collection of family photos and videos is seeing them all together in (roughly) chronological order. Having photos in the Photos app, and videos in iMovie, did not seem handy if I was sharing with Family members. But I am still experimenting which is why I posted and appreciate your reply.
Yer_man, Thanks for your help also. The constantly changing landscape for digital photos and videos is awesome for our new capabilities, but it also keeps me learning how I might better change my procedures. Your replies help me, so thanks.
I am using the TV.app for finished home video projects - when I created a film of a longer vacation or an expedition with my students. But I am having plenty of shorter video clips that I am just using in slideshows among my photos, for a bit of animation - video clips of waterfalls or animals. Some of my videoclips I have turned into Live Photos (with Into Live Pro) on my iPhone. This way I can use the Live Effects to stabilise them. The video clips are stored in Photos, so they are syncing to my iPhone and iPad and all other Macs as well.
Thanks, Leonie, for taking your time to offer these suggestions.
Which App (Photos or iMovie) is 'best' for editing Video?