IMovie
video editing software application
iMovie is a freeware video editing application made by Apple for the Mac, the iPhone, and the iPad. It includes a range of video effects and tools like color correction and image stabilization, but is designed to be accessible to users with little or no video editing experience. iMovie's professional equivalent is Apple's Final Cut Pro.
iMovie was originally released in 1999 for Mac OS 8, and bundled with the iMac DV. With version 3, iMovie became part of Apple's now-defunct iLife suite, alongside other multimedia apps. iMovie '08 was a complete rewrite, and lacked many of the features of previous versions, which returned in iMovie '09 and iMovie '11. The iOS version of iMovie came out in 2010.
iMovie is pre-installed on all new Macs, iPhones, and iPads, and is free on the App Store.
History
iMovie (1999)
The first version of iMovie was released in 1999 as a Mac OS 8 application bundled with the first FireWire-enabled consumer Mac model, the iMac DV. Both iMovie and the iMac DV were announced at Apple's special event on October 5, 1999 at the Flint Center.
iMovie 2 (2000)
iMovie 2 added the ability to interleave video and audio tracks on the timeline.
iMovie 3 (2003)
iMovie 3 was plagued by performance issues and bugs.
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