iMovie

Let me begin by saying that I’ve only recently begun using iMovie on my MacBook and I’ve yet to figure out what it can really do. When my husband purchased the iMovie app I thought I’d give it a try to see if it was easier for me to handle. The answer to that question is yes and no. On the one hand it’s extremely easy to combine different videos and photos from off your camera. iMovie pulls them in straight off your camera roll. It’s also simple to add in background music from your IPod. Where I ran into trouble was figuring out how to shorten clips and work with transitions and titles. There aren’t many buttons on the screen so there was a learning curve to the learning of where I needed to tap.

Videos can be exported as medium files (360p), large (540p) or HD (720 p). I’m sure that iMovie can do much more than I discovered and I’m willing to continue giving it a shot because I like the idea of being able to quickly put together video clips on my phone and then easily share them with others.

Here are my husband’s words as he was helping me figure out the app tonight. “Remember it’s a rudimentary app. It’s not going to do everything you can do with iMovie on your MacBook but it’s better than the native editing software that comes with the phone.” Yes, he does talk like that when he goes into techy mode. We both agree that it would be nice to see a few more of the capabilities that you get in regular iMovie. For example, being able to shorten or lengthen the audio clips or providing more options for transitions. Here’s hoping for iMovie updates!

My final take on iMovie is this: overall it’s a bit difficult to learn and use and it needs some more polish and features. I don’t think it’s worth the $4.99 price tag – yet.

Price when Reviewed: $4.99

See the app in iTunes

Seller: Apple, Inc.