Feb 20, 2012 iMovie is great for most home movies and even some professional applications like Wedding Videos. Final Cut Pro is great for professional uses such as feature length movies, movies with lots of special effects, movies that need professional color correction, etc. IMovie vs Final cut. There is no doubt that the use of Apple iMovie is one of the software that has been very popular for the avid Apple products user. IMovie is a product that was designed with the main people of focus being home users the ability to share and create multimedia projects within their peers who use Mac Computers.
Hi, I'm new to this forum and Final Cut Pro. I need an advise about importing movies into FCP in the fastest way. I am a Youtube partner and I need to make one video a week about traveling in Japan. So far I've been using iMovie9 for all of my edits but when I edit movies that is captured in AVCHD and is over 20 min long and has effects, music, cutaways, subtitles, even my Mac Pro with 8GB ram begins to seriously slow down iMovie9. So I moved to Final Cut Pro 7. I'm running into an issue with importing files.
I am used to being able to put the basic structure of the video extremly quickly but I find that importing each video track from the camera to FCP and labeling each clip is tiresome and costing me a lot of time. My after effects/Cinema 4D guy recommended a workflow where I import the original clips into iMovie, do a simple organizing of the film and exporting it to FCP7 for the final edit. However, I read somewhere on this forum that one should simply stick with FCP and not do the iMovie to FCP export workflow.
Does anybody have a sold advice on this matter? I am willing to put the time in learning a new workflow if this is going to help over time.
Should I save time by using the iMovie to FCP workflow? Or a FCP import faster after one get's used to it? Does anybody have any resources on where one may learn a quick import workflow?
I find the iMovie edit work flow was so intuitive and easy to use that I hesitate to spend the time labeling each imported clips in detail, making bins and organizing them in so far, time consuming manner. I really hope I'm doing this the right way. Can anyone point to a source that has a quick import workflow?
I really appreciate any advice in this matter and I hope I'm not offending anyone by posting this. I looked on this site for similar posts but ones I found were from 2007 and the versions of iMovie was different.
It's my second post on this forum and I hope I can make some cool friends here. Chris Gen from Tokyo Youtube StreetEnglishTV New Japan Travel TV.
Cons. Basic video editor. Limited format support. Mac-only For the absolute basic video editing — when you only want to stitch together a few clips — iMovie is more than enough in most cases.
When you fancy diving into the deep end and making some serious videos with effects, export to various formats, and use cool transitions, you'll want to check out Adobe Premiere Pro. Battle of the video editors Choosing video editing software to use depends on what you need to do. Not everyone will need to purchase and use Premiere Pro (and not everybody will have the skill), but free options like iMovie may not have all the features and format support required. Adobe Premiere Pro and Apple iMovie are similar in design but different in available performance. Adobe Premiere Pro Apple iMovie Formats Many Few Live preview ✓ ✓ VR ✓ - Collaboration ✓ - Price $21/mo Free Platforms Mac Windows Mac Adobe Premiere Pro is the more powerful suite of video editing tools, which shouldn't come as much of a surprise considering it's the only commercial option here. IMovie just doesn't compare, but it's also available at no additional cost after picking up a new Mac and is incredibly easy to learn.
Lights, camera, action! Adobe Premiere Pro is the company's flagship video editing software, used by numerous professionals and enthusiasts. Adobe has been working on Premiere Pro for a decade and it shows. The software is well built, runs well, and offers all the advanced features you'd expect from a tool that costs you a monthly subscription. IMove is a great place to start, while Premiere Pro is for professionals and enthusiasts.
IMovie is not competing against Adobe Premiere Pro. It's not meant to be as powerful, nor will it allow you to create content that matches the quality possible with Premiere Pro (Apple's own Final Cut Pro is the company's competitor for matching Adobe's offering).
IMovie, however, is a great place to start, especially if you're not certain what you need in terms of video editing features or even what you're doing. You get the familiar timeline feature where you can easily drag and drop files, cut and paste clips together, and make a quick video or few, but in order to really dive into multi-channel editing with better format support, as well as integration with other design apps, you're going to want to consider Premiere Pro, part of the Creative Cloud suite of apps.
Start small, aim high As a free application direct from Apple with the most basic of functionality, iMovie is a no-brainer if you're just starting out. Diving into the deep end with Adobe Premiere Pro without considering just what you need in terms of software can result in you paying out for functionality available in iMovie. We encouraged you to begin your editing journey with iMovie, see how the software performs for the videos you wish to create, and go from there. When ready to take the next step and go professional, Adobe Premiere Pro will be a great investment. When only the best will do Adobe has spent many years perfecting Premiere Pro and the current version is used by countless professionals and enthusiasts to create killer content.
It's expensive, takes a while to learn everything, but offers incredible features and format support. Adobe has worked on Premiere Pro for more than a decade and it shows. This suite of tools has everything you need to make the best-looking videos around. If you own a less-powerful Mac, you may need to look elsewhere as this suite requires a high-end machine, especially if you're working with high-resolution media. Start with iMovie If you're not sure about what software you need and haven't tried iMovie yet, it's worth it to give Apple's free suite a try.
Not only does it cost nothing, but it's also easy to obtain from the Mac App Store and will allow you to test all the functionality and see if you need more from a video editor.