Hi
Just as info - Numbering of iMovie is far from consistent.
A. iMovie'08 to 11 - should have had a totally different name as they have no relation at all to iMovie 1 to HD6
B. iMovie History 08, 09 & 11
NOT AN EVOLUTION FROM Previous versions but a totally new application.
iMovie 08 (version 7) 7.1.4 (aug 2007)
• A new way of storing project and an event library as well
• A totally new product in a pre-release state. Far from a working application.
• Lacks even basal functions
• No Speed-up or down or reverse
• Lot’s of video-formats lacking
• No cont. TimeLine - Bad logic
• No good for interlaced SD-video from miniDV tape aimed to a DVD release.
(Discarding every second line makes quality as VHS in LP or EP mode = BAD)
• NO - Playback via Camera/FW - and this prevents 100% safety-backups and the use of an extra TV/Monitor as real-time Quality control (as in iM 1 to HD6)
• Color tools got much BETTER - nearly usable - even sort of a copy function
• Direct share to .Mac and YouTube
• More Cameras supported even AVCHD (need of Intel CPU)
• Do not run on G4 or older - G5 minimum
• Need of 1.9 GHz G5-Mac,
(Can run on 1.8GHz G5 iMac if installed on external boot hard disk and speedier Mac - can’t install directly)
• Mac OS X.4.9 minimum
• QuickTime 7.2 included
Aimed at - speed editing small video projects to be presented on the Internet - NOT DVDs
iMovie'09 (version 8) 8.0.6 (jan 2009)• Far better than iMovie 08 but still far from good.
• Pic in pic, green screen but rudimentary
• Image stabilization - fairly good for amateur use
• Speed-up/down and reverse
• Bl/W, Old age etc
• Still - No Continuos TimeLine
• NO - Possibilities to enhance by use of third-part Plug-ins (all investments lost)
• NO - Playback via Camera/FW - and this prevents 100% safety-backups and the use of an extra TV/Monitor as real-time Quality control (as in iM 1 to HD6)
Aimed at - speed editing small video projects to be presented on the Internet - NOT DVDs
iMovie'11 (version 9) 9.0.x - 9.0.4 (2011 july)• Will be - Intel Only
• Snow Leopard minimum Mac OS X.6.3
YES
• Advanced view including a true TimeLine ? Yes but rudimentary (very basic)
• True Story-board - where You even can write and prepare space for lacking material that needs to be obtained or re-shoot. YES
• Better wave-form presentation of audio and audio tools - Rubber-band - Yes
• Trailer creating tool
• ”Faces” as in iPhoto - NO - but this finds if there are people in some video-clips
• Better audio tools. Equalizer and a background audio reducer
• More Camera support e.g. 24fps
NO
• not 64-bit only
• The Playback to Camera via FW - returns ? NO
• Full Quality to iDVD - NO - still only half - every second line - Questionable - Some indicates it to be able to loss-less Exports - Has to be proven
• Plug-in facility ? - NO
• No free text tool
• Tool to mask an identity e.g.. band over face or un-sharp area. - NO (could be obtained via Plug-ins in iM HD6 and earlier)
• Animation tool - To point on interesting object/player - NO animations refer to a totally different
thing connected to Story-board and insert of ”dummy animations” while building a movie
Yours Bengt W