I have come to the realization that iMovie is actually not all that is cracked up to be. I have never used it before, usually using a program that is more sophisticated Avid Pro, Final Cut or Adobe Premiere. However, trying to use it for the most recent project from WRA in effort to adhere to the requirements and to experience myself in a new application of video editing.
However, what I am dissapointed in, is that iMovie is very difficult to perform very basic tasks. The organization is confusion of clips and pictures. Also it does not allow for a clip to be editted without removing it from the "saved clip" files. This means that if you decide to edit a clip it will be removed forcing you to use the edits that are originally constructed. Also editting still frames or photos are difficult and require a preset "ken burns" effect to be enabled to allow for movement. However this feature does not allow for rotation of the still frame. I would much prefer to use a more sophisticated program, because, believe it or not it is more user friendly than iMovie is.
It comes as a surprise really, but a fellow Apple product, Final Cut Pro, is easier to manuever and edit than iMovie. However, the capture of raw footage is considerably easier to perform in iMovie.
In the end, it is harder to use iMovie in my opinion and also leaves you with a product that is not as "glossy" as a movie editted in Final Cut Pro. Either way, I will attempt my best to edit a video for class.
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perhaps i should try out fcp this summer.
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