I purchased new MacBook about two months ago and it has iMovie 08 in it. Usually I think that new stuff is better one but not this time.In my technology trend class, we used iMovie HD instead of new iMovie. At the beginning, I was kind of wondering that why we don’t use new version of this program. But I found out that sooner. After I worked on iMovie HD in school, I found out the convenience of old version of this program.
I think that after they launched Final Cut, They reduced lots of effect for new iMovie version.
I brought this article from Wikipedia.
Criticism of iMovie '08
iMovie 08 has been the target of significant criticism due to a drastic decrease in features from iMovie HD 6. The loss of features caused New York Times reviewer David Pogue to state, "iMovie ‘08 is an utter bafflement...[it] is incapable of the more sophisticated editing that the old iMovie made so enjoyable...All visual effects are gone—even basic options like slow motion, reverse motion, fast motion, and black-and-white. And you can’t have more than one project open at a time."
Features removed included the classic timeline, the ability to create DVD chapter markers, and in-timeline audio adjustment and control. Most surprisingly, iMovie '08 imports a much more limited set of video codecs and metadata formats than previous versions of iMovie or today's QuickTime Player. For example, QuickTime Player can be extended to support the FLIP Video 3ivx MPEG-4 codec, but iMovie cannot use this QuickTime support. The peculiar lack of QuickTime support means QuickTime Pro can edit a far larger range of video than iMovie '08. Some users have also complained of iMovie 08 being slower and less polished than iMovie 06, and taking a long time to render clips and thumbnails.
In response to the reduced feature set, Apple released iMovie HD 6 as a free download to those who had purchased iMovie '08.
Features of iMovie '08
iMovie '08 (7.0) was released in August 2007 as a part of the iLife '08 suite. iMovie '08 was a complete redesign and rewrite of iMovie.
New features added include:
Much better HD output, and more formats to convert to.
A completely redesigned interface with an iPhoto style library. This is limited however by an undocumented restriction on supported codecs. iPhoto uses the QuickTime library and can create thumbnails for all QuickTime supported formats, but most of these cannot be used by iMovie '08. Indeed, even some of the very few formats that iMovie '08 is able to import will not be recognized when they are added to an iPhoto library. Motion JPEG encoded AVI files do appear to be recognized, this is the most common format used by digital cameras.
A new feature called skimming for quickly previewing video in the library at a user controlled speed.
A feature that allows one to highlight parts of video clips just like highlighting text.
The ability to add more than two layers of background sound, including multiple music, narration and sound effects; previous versions only had two spare audio tracks.
More exportation formats with support for iPhone size video and many other sizes.
The ability to export directly to Youtube
Support for non-tape based HD or non-HD video cameras such as DVD camcorders HDD camcorders, & AVCHD.
According to Apple's system requirements iMovie '08 requires at least a PowerPC G5 1.9GHz or an Intel Processor. G4s are not supported, though Apple sold its last G4-based Computers (iBook G4) 14 months before the release of iLife '08. However, a system hack enables iMovie 7.1 or higher to run on a PowerPC G4.
Features of iMovie HD 6
iMovie 6 was released in January 2006 as part of the iLife '06 suite. It is integrated with iPhoto, iTunes, iDVD, GarageBand and iWeb. New features include:
Themes. Designed for ease of use, themes allow the user to drop movie clips or photos into professionally-designed backdrops. Each theme includes full-motion graphic bumpers and transitions.
Real-time effects. iMovie takes advantage of the computer's graphic processing unit to perform some effects without rendering.
Real-time titling
Enhanced audio tools and effects
Multiple open projects
Video podcasts and blogs (using integration with iWeb)
Refined look based on iTunes 5 and 6.
iMovie 08 has been the target of significant criticism due to a drastic decrease in features from iMovie HD 6. The loss of features caused New York Times reviewer David Pogue to state, "iMovie ‘08 is an utter bafflement...[it] is incapable of the more sophisticated editing that the old iMovie made so enjoyable...All visual effects are gone—even basic options like slow motion, reverse motion, fast motion, and black-and-white. And you can’t have more than one project open at a time."
Features removed included the classic timeline, the ability to create DVD chapter markers, and in-timeline audio adjustment and control. Most surprisingly, iMovie '08 imports a much more limited set of video codecs and metadata formats than previous versions of iMovie or today's QuickTime Player. For example, QuickTime Player can be extended to support the FLIP Video 3ivx MPEG-4 codec, but iMovie cannot use this QuickTime support. The peculiar lack of QuickTime support means QuickTime Pro can edit a far larger range of video than iMovie '08. Some users have also complained of iMovie 08 being slower and less polished than iMovie 06, and taking a long time to render clips and thumbnails.
In response to the reduced feature set, Apple released iMovie HD 6 as a free download to those who had purchased iMovie '08.
Features of iMovie '08
iMovie '08 (7.0) was released in August 2007 as a part of the iLife '08 suite. iMovie '08 was a complete redesign and rewrite of iMovie.
New features added include:
Much better HD output, and more formats to convert to.
A completely redesigned interface with an iPhoto style library. This is limited however by an undocumented restriction on supported codecs. iPhoto uses the QuickTime library and can create thumbnails for all QuickTime supported formats, but most of these cannot be used by iMovie '08. Indeed, even some of the very few formats that iMovie '08 is able to import will not be recognized when they are added to an iPhoto library. Motion JPEG encoded AVI files do appear to be recognized, this is the most common format used by digital cameras.
A new feature called skimming for quickly previewing video in the library at a user controlled speed.
A feature that allows one to highlight parts of video clips just like highlighting text.
The ability to add more than two layers of background sound, including multiple music, narration and sound effects; previous versions only had two spare audio tracks.
More exportation formats with support for iPhone size video and many other sizes.
The ability to export directly to Youtube
Support for non-tape based HD or non-HD video cameras such as DVD camcorders HDD camcorders, & AVCHD.
According to Apple's system requirements iMovie '08 requires at least a PowerPC G5 1.9GHz or an Intel Processor. G4s are not supported, though Apple sold its last G4-based Computers (iBook G4) 14 months before the release of iLife '08. However, a system hack enables iMovie 7.1 or higher to run on a PowerPC G4.
Features of iMovie HD 6
iMovie 6 was released in January 2006 as part of the iLife '06 suite. It is integrated with iPhoto, iTunes, iDVD, GarageBand and iWeb. New features include:
Themes. Designed for ease of use, themes allow the user to drop movie clips or photos into professionally-designed backdrops. Each theme includes full-motion graphic bumpers and transitions.
Real-time effects. iMovie takes advantage of the computer's graphic processing unit to perform some effects without rendering.
Real-time titling
Enhanced audio tools and effects
Multiple open projects
Video podcasts and blogs (using integration with iWeb)
Refined look based on iTunes 5 and 6.
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