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Doing Some iMovie Magic

written by John Chow on April 23, 2008

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Ever since getting my Flip Video, I’ve been using Apple iMovie a lot. The more I use iMovie, the more I like it. This program, which ships with every new Apple computer, blows Windows Movie Maker out of the water. The comparison isn’t even close.

Today, I decided to try a little iMovie magic with the help of Sally. I’m sure you’ll be able to figure out how this little trick was performed. One thing for sure, I’ll never make it as a FX guy in Hollywood. :mrgreen:

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Man, I gotta get a mac.. Too expensive though when I can get a laptop for like 600 bucks.

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Graphics and video/photo editing isn't my specialty either. Looks like you know enough to add your own personality to the videos though. That is all you need.

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john let her eat her fish ... you evil dad

What a crazy rambling! :D

-Mike

I like Macs... but I love Linux even more :cool:

What kind of a daddy are you?

You should have at least posted the video on her site SallyChow.com and linked to it to give her the traffic. She is the star of the video, isn't she? :lol:
~Terry

John chow is a good boy....

Lol...that was funny as hell.
Now I am joulous, can you tell those Apple folks to send me a Mac too John? Lol...

I love that Sally has her own blog.

I don't have a Mac, so I don't have iMovie, but I keep hearing good things about it.

I love iMovie. I've been using it myself since January... as you said, it doesn't even compare to Windows Movie Maker.

If you like to do effects in iMovie, you should check out the Slick effects from Gee Three.

頑張って下さい。
mixi 出会い

i am still using windows mm for my daily activity. sound great, i have to try this toys..

Well that was obviously done using two mirrors, some duct tape and a large magnet.

:shock:

Heartwarming John, I enjoyed that. :grin:

Nice work John! You should try doing a Star Trek beam out... :)
Mac's are definately my favorite computer. I've never owned any other kind. iMovie drives me up the wall. Perhaps that is because I've been editing on Final Cut Pro since version 1.0. iMovie just leaves me frustrated.
If I was just starting out though iMovie would be awesome!

Is Macbook Air better then Macbook Pro?

the video looks good.
Let me try imovie now. :wink:

I've used iMovie a couple times and it's pretty fun. Movie maker isn't as good but gets the job down for quick clips etc. Though out of the box I did find iMovie to be more functional than Movie maker and a bit easier to pick up.

I never tried creating a video before!

It's the David Copperfield of the blogging world. John, maybe you could figure out how to let Sally saw you in half, that would be a fun trick... :evil:

Hey John, why not try to use a green screen as your next movie experiment? :)

I have to get one of those things!

You are right, Windows Movie Maker cannot hold a candle to iMovie. I'm seriously considering getting a Mac.

Neither Windows Movie Maker or iMovie are good applications for video editing. Spend about $100 for Premiere Elements and you'll have a vastly superior application over those two. If you find that you really enjoy video making, you can upgrade to Premiere Pro. What can you upgrade from iMovie with no learning curve?

Even better, download a cracked version somewhere and save yourself $100. That'd be way evil. :evil: :evil: :evil:

Which way did they go? Which way did they go! :mrgreen:

I think they went to the right

and the oscar goes to...

Don't quit your day job.

I don't plan to! Oh wait, I don't have a job! :twisted:

maybe a future stock holder lol... save him some more money on taxes.

It must feel good knowing that no one can "fire" you.

Nice comment john that you dont have a day job

LMFAO you just owned him. Love it.

Very tricky and nice answer :) Enjoy ready your blogs.

Sally is getting less judgmental as she grows up.

I've noticed that too. Or it could be that she's all done judging you.