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iMovie:Most underrated video software

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RideBLUNT
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everyone's always talkin shyt bout iMovie cuz it's so easy anyone can use it, that must mean it can't do shyt cept stupid effect...wrong. If you have a mac, get iMovie and download all the plugins you can find, i have about 500 different video effects with mine right now, plus the option of creatin my own. just cuz it's cheap and easy to use doesn't mean that it doesn't rock. Im not dissin premiere, but it's past time for a high quality cheap video editin program.


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Oct 23 2003 4:58PM
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RideBLUNT
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ya, imovie i got fur free, imovie 3 is like what, 20 bucks? premiere is about 15x more expensive if you get it on sale


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Oct 23 2003 5:21PM
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jarossamdb7
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I agree, although it doesn;t do a lot of things that adobe does



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Oct 23 2003 8:18PM
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jarossamdb7
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lol. I didn;t read all the poast. I didn;t see about the plugins and that you already mentioned primere


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Oct 23 2003 8:19PM
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linejibber550
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iMovie is awesome! but as far as prfessional video editing goes final cut pro/express is way better than premiere
Oct 23 2003 10:12PM
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Rogge
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imovie got me into editing and now i use fcp 4
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Oct 23 2003 10:26PM
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HeliX
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Final Cut Pro adds a thousand more features, iMovie works for very beginers. I don't like the quality in iMovie, because it never renders most of the stuff very well if at all. Go pro and get more.

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Oct 23 2003 11:18PM
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TheArtistFormerlyKnownAsJik
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how is express, I'm gettin it with my new computer

and I though iMovie 3 was pretty good, I was limited alot but I could also develop my own methods for cool effects, titles, etc.

I wish it did matte and blue screen though



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Oct 23 2003 11:55PM
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doGelyst
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express lacks some of the more advanced features of the pro version, things like some filters, timecode, etc...

FCP is the best prog imo. Better than Premiere.
Oct 24 2003 12:44AM
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CTripper
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imovie is not at the same level as premier. you can't say that imovie is soo much more affordable, you get what you pay for with premier.
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Oct 24 2003 2:22PM
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CMUSkiFreak
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Mac = most overrated P.O.S.

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Oct 24 2003 3:26PM
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RideBLUNT
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dude, shut ur mouth


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Oct 24 2003 3:54PM
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TheArtistFormerlyKnownAsJik
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yeah I wish I could get FCP4 or adobe production bundle, but $99 is about all my college funds will allow me at the moment



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Oct 24 2003 6:20PM
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Nickskier
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keep in mind it comes standard on (all of? at least most) macs. If all you need is something to cut and put together clips, maybe add a simple title and a fade, its good enough.
Oct 27 2003 7:00AM
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HeliX
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Well Final Cut Express is Waaay beyond iMovie, for any length of editing longer than one clip, and it actualy renders the slow motion, so it's not just a hard 15 fps or something. I've used Pro, and it has a few more features that I'd like, but it really doesn't make that much of a difference unless your going die hard quality, and need the extra stuff.

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Oct 27 2003 12:17PM
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TheArtistFormerlyKnownAsJik
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is there any option besides photoshop? cause I can't afford that 500 for it, and I don't know anyone else with it to pirate it from or with



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Oct 27 2003 7:06PM
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rickskibaby
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I dont know im really not to hot on imovie... it seems to easy

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Oct 27 2003 11:21PM
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Nickskier
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i think thats the point of it.
Oct 28 2003 4:53PM
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Shane_McWannabe
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I got Final Cut Express, it is tight. It is the only editing program I have used though, so I have nothing to compare it too.
Oct 30 2003 8:46PM
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blind_five
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iMovie=easy
Final Cut Express=easy but $
Final Cut Pro=easy but $$$$
Adobe Premiere=shit-not worth it-don't buy it

ALl three are pretty basic to use, but which one is best depends on what you need it for.

There's no point to using Final Cut Pro if you're making home movies. But if you're shooting a video, it's indespensible. And no one should be using any version of FInal Cut to do effects. If you need a Final Cut program, then you need Adobe After Effects. Plain and simple.

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