I have just finished one movie with the new ILife 09. This is program that can take you places. using just the movie feature on my Canon powershot 790 IS, I was able to take and compile the "Tell me a little about yourself" project for my students.
At first I was put off by the stripped down look of IMovie 09. Many of the old features of the software metaphor of two versions back seemed to be missing. The last version, Movie 08 or whatever it was,had Apple changing the editing metaphor significantly. Just jumping in, the only way that was comfortable with the old one was to to bring in all the clips and let the program make the transitions. All sound had to come out of garage band. It didn't seem to have acceptable clip editing tools and the list goes on. Overall, the approach was a combination of of Final Cut Express and magic movies.. the quickest way to get video from camera to DVD. This was not acceptable.
The new version, ILife 09, seems to have addressed many of these concerns. I really like the way the transitions are provided. They come in as drag and drop items. They may be edited in length by their band over the movie sections. Trim to clip is easily accessible. Track sound is still a bit of a mystery for me on this one.
Overall this program saved me a considerable amount of time over the last one I did that was very similar. The documentation is very slow in coming. The first books out on ILife 09 are just starting to show up. There are always some basic things that need to be done with video editing. These are not so evident when the metaphor is switched.
Have a great memorial day. Think of our fallen military people sometime today. As Grandma Nelly would say.. because it is decoration day.
: ) Pat
I prefer to think of those who have served in the armed forces, than those that have fallen. One of my favorite people to think about is my grandfather, William Bayard Campbell, who served in WWI.
ReplyDeleteThis poem is from that time:
In Flanders Fields
In Flanders Fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
I saw some fields of the fallen in France when I was there. The rows upon rows of war dead. It was sobering. A reminder of all the fathers and sons who gave their lives for what they believed in. Personally, I think that wars should be solved by having the presidents or prime ministers duke it out with each other, mano a mano. California would always win, because we have "The Terminator"!