best version of imovie and idvd?

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My experiences using a powerbook and various versions of both imovie
and idvd suggests that Apple releases software before they have
perfected it, then comes out with 'upgrades' that solve some of the
old problems and create new ones. All in all I would say that I had
fewer problems using imovie 2 than I am having now with imovie 4. They
have improved some features, largely uneccessary in my estimation, but
reduced stability and reliability. Heck, maybe it's the fact that I am
using a powerbook with less RAM than when I had my Cube. Improving RAM
will be a test. My guess is that it's not going to solve the many
problems.

Anyway, anyone on this forum do a lot of video editing, including
titles, found the perfect imovie and idvd versions? I don't want
fanciness just 100% reliability and ease of use. It seems Apple has
gone backwards in its lower end digital video software.

 

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In article <e807dbe9.0408252110.64ba9b09@posting.google.com>,
postonly_2005@yahoo.com (Marian) wrote:

> My experiences using a powerbook and various versions of both imovie
> and idvd suggests that Apple releases software before they have
> perfected it, then comes out with 'upgrades' that solve some of the
> old problems and create new ones. All in all I would say that I had
> fewer problems using imovie 2 than I am having now with imovie 4. They
> have improved some features, largely uneccessary in my estimation, but
> reduced stability and reliability. Heck, maybe it's the fact that I am
> using a powerbook with less RAM than when I had my Cube. Improving RAM
> will be a test. My guess is that it's not going to solve the many
> problems.
>
> Anyway, anyone on this forum do a lot of video editing, including
> titles, found the perfect imovie and idvd versions? I don't want
> fanciness just 100% reliability and ease of use. It seems Apple has
> gone backwards in its lower end digital video software.

Since most of the posts in this group tend to be Windows-oriented, you
might want to take this question to the MacDV e-mail list. You can
subscribe to it at
<http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/MacDV.html>.
Another list that concentrates on iMovie is the iMovie-List, which you
can subscribe to at
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/iMovie-List/>

The general consensus about iMovie is that 3 was really buggy. A lot of
users say they use 2 to do the primary editing, and then switch to 4 to
use some of its advanced features to polish up the project.

The e-mail lists I linked above have quite a few pro and semi-pro
subscribers, so you would be able to get more definitive info there.

--
Gordon Alley <*>
<mailto:galley@texas.net>
<http://galley.home.texas.net>

 

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Marian said:

<< anyone on this forum do a lot of video editing, including
titles, found the perfect imovie and idvd versions? >>

Can't speak about idvd, but iMovie2 is really very reliable. Anything more
fancy that I need, is done in QuickTime Pro and then imported into iMovie.



Dave
http://members.tripod.com/~VideoDave

 

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I have made a number of short projects and one quite complicated 35 minute
film using iDVD4 with no problems at all. I normally edit in Final Cut
Express, but used iMovie4 for several of my recent short DVD projects, again
with no problems.

Like other posters, I found iMovie3 the least reliable when I used it, but
even that worked well for me on most short projects. Word is that many
iMovie problems occur when folks try to work on projects started in one
version using a later version.
"Marian" <postonly_2005@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:e807dbe9.0408252110.64ba9b09@posting.google.com...
> My experiences using a powerbook and various versions of both imovie
> and idvd suggests that Apple releases software before they have
> perfected it, then comes out with 'upgrades' that solve some of the
> old problems and create new ones. All in all I would say that I had
> fewer problems using imovie 2 than I am having now with imovie 4. They
> have improved some features, largely uneccessary in my estimation, but
> reduced stability and reliability. Heck, maybe it's the fact that I am
> using a powerbook with less RAM than when I had my Cube. Improving RAM
> will be a test. My guess is that it's not going to solve the many
> problems.
>
> Anyway, anyone on this forum do a lot of video editing, including
> titles, found the perfect imovie and idvd versions? I don't want
> fanciness just 100% reliability and ease of use. It seems Apple has
> gone backwards in its lower end digital video software.

 

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Am I the only one finding that iDVD is an absolute resource HOG? It's barely
usable with 512 MB on my 1 GHz Powerbook G4, particularly if your project
includes more than a couple of menu items and slide shows.

Results do look fantasstic on the DVD player, though.

tkranz <tkranz@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
> I have made a number of short projects and one quite complicated 35 minute
> film using iDVD4 with no problems at all. I normally edit in Final Cut
> Express, but used iMovie4 for several of my recent short DVD projects, again
> with no problems.

> Like other posters, I found iMovie3 the least reliable when I used it, but
> even that worked well for me on most short projects. Word is that many
> iMovie problems occur when folks try to work on projects started in one
> version using a later version.