imovie 06 versus imovie 11

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imovie 06 versus imovie 11

I have 06 and 08. 06 is FAR superior, but I'd love to be able to chromakey or add layers. How is imovie 11 in terms of effects (compared to 06) and more advanced editing capabilities.

Mainly used for music videos, I hear a tip of playing the track and hitting 'm' on the beat will help set markers for changes to be in time. this sounds convenient.

And how does it handle HD uploads to youtube? do they work? or are they glitchy?

MacBook Pro 2.2 C2D, 4GB RAM, 250 GB HDD, Mac OS X (10.6.8), iBook G4 1.3 Ghz 120GB 7200 RPM HDD 1.5GB Ram, Gen1 iPad

Posted on Aug 14, 2011 7:53 PM

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elikness

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Aug 14, 2011 8:51 PM in response to bobsbarricades

When you turn on the Advanced Tools in Preferences (just a check-box) you get a host of new 'effects'. In addition to Chromakey, you get Cutaways/Inserts/Picture-in-Picture. And the Beats feature does allow you to run through the video in real time, tapping on the M key (for marker). You can tweak the positions by dragging them. Then with the Snap to Beat Markers option checked drop clips in or stills (there's an exercise in the Apple Technical Series manual for iMovie '11 that does this) and have them start and stop evenly on Beat Markers. Direct Share to YouTube seems to be shaky and fragile for some people (like it works the first time they try then it doesn't work). So Share>Export Movie (Large Size) then upload through YouTube webpage and bypass iMovie altogether.

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Answer 2

Aug 15, 2011 12:30 AM in response to elikness

Could you take a screenshot of all the effects? I guess I can still use all the 06 effects, but it doesn't sound like those are in there.

thanks!

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Aug 15, 2011 1:01 AM in response to bobsbarricades

As it's in the middle of the night in New York, I thought I would provide the screenshots on behalf of elikness.

Here is the panel (pop-up menu) that appears when dropping media onto a clip in the project timeline. You will note that it includes Cutaway, Picture in Picture, Side by Side, Green Screen and Blue Screen.

As to other video effects, see this screenshot (the effects are available when double-clicking on a clip, then selecting Video Effect from the pop-up Clip Inspector):

John

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Aug 15, 2011 1:12 AM in response to John Cogdell

THANKS! that's excellent. I think might be able to get away with something there =0

yea, it IS late. maybe sleep will come now!

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Aug 15, 2011 1:22 AM in response to bobsbarricades

Great - glad it helped (sorry to steal your thunder elikness!).

John

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zyfert

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Aug 15, 2011 1:50 AM in response to John Cogdell

Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree.......

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Aug 15, 2011 3:04 AM in response to zyfert

Ha ha - good one zyfert 😁 Obviously you noticed the Kookaburra. But he (? she) wasn't actually in a gum tree, but perched on a dead branch in an animal nursery (part of a Christmas display). View the video here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-62sN9yy_Q

John

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Jul 30, 2013 2:09 AM in response to bobsbarricades

I bought SLICK that has Tons of effects for is worth the cost & made for IMovie 06. You can Cherokey & everything here he link:

http://www.geethree.com/slick/

Even trying find more program's like these. So anybody does let me know.

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Answer 9

Jul 30, 2013 9:11 AM in response to bobsbarricades

Here is the section of the iMovie 11 Manual that will take you through all the effects in detail.

http://help.apple.com/imovie/#mov41847582

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