iMovie
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With a streamlined design and intuitive Multi-Touch gestures, iMovie lets you create Hollywood-style trailers and beautiful movies like never before.
Instantly create Magic Movies
With just a few taps, you can create and share a beautiful, custom video
Select an album or group of videos or images and iMovie will create a video for you no video editing required with titles, transitions and music
Easily rearrange or delete clips in the simplified shot list
Apply a different style to change the look and feel of the whole video
Learn storytelling with Storyboards
Choose from 20 Storyboards that help you get started with popular video types
Record video or take photos into each placeholder clip, or add media from your Photos library
Add, reorder and delete clips as needed to organise and customise your story
Apply a dynamic visual style that includes title layouts, fonts, filters, colour palettes and music
Make Hollywood-style trailers
Choose from 14 trailer templates with stunning graphics and original scores by some of the worlds top film composers
Customise movie studio logos, cast names and credits
Select videos and photos for your trailer or record video directly in iMovie
Create beautiful movies
Choose from 8 unique themes with matching titles, transitions and music
Give your movie the perfect look with 13 Apple-designed video filters
Choose from 11 animated title styles like Split, Reveal or Pop-up
Adjust any title by changing its font, colour, size, location and more
Add solid, gradient and patterned backgrounds to your movie
Import and edit video captured in Cinematic mode on iPhone 13 or later
Add, adjust and delete focus points and modify the depth of field effect in video recorded in Cinematic mode*
Easily add picture-in-picture, green screen and split screen effects
Select from more than 130 soundtracks that automatically adjust to the length of your movie
Add sound effects, songs from your music library and your own narration
Connect a keyboard and use simple shortcuts to edit movies quickly
Connect a trackpad or mouse to iPad for fast and accurate moviemaking
iMovie everywhere
Transfer projects between your iPhone and iPad using AirDrop or iCloud Drive
Send projects to your Mac via AirDrop or iCloud Drive to finish editing with iMovie or Final Cut Pro
Connect an external display to your iPhone or iPad and choose to mirror the iMovie interface or display your video full screen while you edit**
Share with friends and family
Send videos with Mail and Messages
Save to your Photos library in resolutions up to 4K at 60 frames per second***
Export videos optimised for Instagram, YouTube and other popular video destinations
* Requires iPhone XS or later, iPad mini (5th generation or later), iPad Air (3rd generation or later), iPad Pro 11-inch or iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation or later)
** External display support requires iPhone 7 or later, iPad (6th generation) or later, iPad Air 3 or later, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation) or later
*** 4K at 60 frames per second support requires iPod touch (7th generation), iPhone SE (2nd generation), iPhone 7, iPad (6th generation) or later, iPad mini (5th generation), iPad Air 3 or later, iPad Pro 10.5-inch or later
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I love iMovie. Its super easy to use and you can do so much on it. I use it for every video I make and it never disappoints. The editing in iMovie is simply the best. There are just 2 problems.The first problem is exporting your movies. Usually its fine and exports to your camera roll or wherever you want it to, but sometimes itll freeze. Youll be half way through exporting it and then itll just stop and the bar stays in the same place. I, not sure why this is but its REALLY annoying when youre trying to save something as soon as possible. another thing is that sometimes when exporting a movie it will say you dont have enough stirage to export this project or something. And then youll check and see that you have many GBs of storage left. But despite this it still doesnt work, and you have to resort to screen recording your own movie or sometimes in worst cases filming the screen on your phone!The second problem I have is that sometimes when I change the volume of something the whole thing will go nuts and then the time thing at the end of the movie thats in a little black box saying 3:15 (or however long your movie is) will move half way through the timeline at the bottom. (Its quite hard to explain with words but if youve ever encountered this youll know what I mean). Anyway that messes up the whole movie and you have to duplicate a file and the leave the movie and go back on it again to fix it. And even after that you have to move any additional audio separate to your videos back in place because this glitch moves the detached audio along.But... despite these 2 major problems, iMovie is great. And these problems happen quite rarely anyway, maybe once every 20 movies you make. So, apart from that iMovie is a fantastic app and Id definitely recommend it to beginners and experts alike.
I love iMovie. Its super easy to use and you can do so much on it. I use it for every video I make and it never disappoints. The editing in iMovie is simply the best. There are just 2 problems.The first problem is exporting your movies. Usually its fine and exports to your camera roll or wherever you want it to, but sometimes itll freeze. Youll be half way through exporting it and then itll just stop and the bar stays in the same place. I, not sure why this is but its REALLY annoying when youre trying to save something as soon as possible. another thing is that sometimes when exporting a movie it will say you dont have enough stirage to export this project or something. And then youll check and see that you have many GBs of storage left. But despite this it still doesnt work, and you have to resort to screen recording your own movie or sometimes in worst cases filming the screen on your phone!The second problem I have is that sometimes when I change the volume of something the whole thing will go nuts and then the time thing at the end of the movie thats in a little black box saying 3:15 (or however long your movie is) will move half way through the timeline at the bottom. (Its quite hard to explain with words but if youve ever encountered this youll know what I mean). Anyway that messes up the whole movie and you have to duplicate a file and the leave the movie and go back on it again to fix it. And even after that you have to move any additional audio separate to your videos back in place because this glitch moves the detached audio along.But... despite these 2 major problems, iMovie is great. And these problems happen quite rarely anyway, maybe once every 20 movies you make. So, apart from that iMovie is a fantastic app and Id definitely recommend it to beginners and experts alike.
Its a great app for editing as good as cap cut this is the second option its great you can make videos movies and there are templates for when your lazy and cant use YOUR GOD DAM BRAIN anyway my only complaint is I wish for the music you could search music that you want not just the songs there and not have to use ones in you Apple Music which could be helpful for users like me who refuse to pay for Apple Music last thing I wish for templates there was one for *just random* or you can make your own with full customisation like your own fonts music themes (for other users like me who really want to be creative and make our own edit) and you dont have to download songs and templates (for people like me who don't have that much storage space) but overall the app is really good and helpful for beginners but I wish you could do full customisation and thats all it could use a few improvements and I really hope this helps for people who want to get it (this is based on my 3years of using this app)
Its a great app for editing as good as cap cut this is the second option its great you can make videos movies and there are templates for when your lazy and cant use YOUR GOD DAM BRAIN anyway my only complaint is I wish for the music you could search music that you want not just the songs there and not have to use ones in you Apple Music which could be helpful for users like me who refuse to pay for Apple Music last thing I wish for templates there was one for *just random* or you can make your own with full customisation like your own fonts music themes (for other users like me who really want to be creative and make our own edit) and you dont have to download songs and templates (for people like me who don't have that much storage space) but overall the app is really good and helpful for beginners but I wish you could do full customisation and thats all it could use a few improvements and I really hope this helps for people who want to get it (this is based on my 3years of using this app)
This app is so good! I just cant believe it! I recommend this app to anyone because the age min is 4 which means pretty much anyone can use it. Also , its good for homework for a child and they can do it on their own because its THAT easy to use! I think this is a good app because not only is it good for children but it can be a wonderful experience for adults too! Adults could use this for work depending what they do or you can update your editing skills using this app. Whats more, adults can entertain their kids by making a movie with them and then, once you have finished your movie, you can have a second movie by watching their priceless faces(which might look a bit like this:). My personal experience with iMovie has been magical,spooky,dramatic,sad and AMAZING! I have made so many iMovies and have laughed so much! Making these with family members is a lot more fun because you have more people to do it with and that means more characters for your movie. With this app you can make movies and trailers so once you have made a trailer(which will be easy for most people) you can make a movie to go with it! After youve made a trailer and a movie, you can show your friends and family what youve done and receive lovely comments from them. I give this app a 5 star rating and I hope you do too because it really deserves it so go ahead, download this app and give it a go! Oh gosh! Looks like Ive lost track of time! Ive had such a lovely time writing this review about iMovie and I hope someone will actually read this because it took quite a bit of time and if you have taken your time to read this and you are still reading this then thank you so much for reading and I hope you write a review for other people to know how good this app is! Thank you again for your time. My fingers are hurting a bit now so I really have to stop. Goodbye and get movie-making!
This app is so good! I just cant believe it! I recommend this app to anyone because the age min is 4 which means pretty much anyone can use it. Also , its good for homework for a child and they can do it on their own because its THAT easy to use! I think this is a good app because not only is it good for children but it can be a wonderful experience for adults too! Adults could use this for work depending what they do or you can update your editing skills using this app. Whats more, adults can entertain their kids by making a movie with them and then, once you have finished your movie, you can have a second movie by watching their priceless faces(which might look a bit like this:). My personal experience with iMovie has been magical,spooky,dramatic,sad and AMAZING! I have made so many iMovies and have laughed so much! Making these with family members is a lot more fun because you have more people to do it with and that means more characters for your movie. With this app you can make movies and trailers so once you have made a trailer(which will be easy for most people) you can make a movie to go with it! After youve made a trailer and a movie, you can show your friends and family what youve done and receive lovely comments from them. I give this app a 5 star rating and I hope you do too because it really deserves it so go ahead, download this app and give it a go! Oh gosh! Looks like Ive lost track of time! Ive had such a lovely time writing this review about iMovie and I hope someone will actually read this because it took quite a bit of time and if you have taken your time to read this and you are still reading this then thank you so much for reading and I hope you write a review for other people to know how good this app is! Thank you again for your time. My fingers are hurting a bit now so I really have to stop. Goodbye and get movie-making!
It's a really good app, but there are quite a few bugs, like if a movie is composed of entirely of photos, playing it won't work in the editor and it will not progress to the next photo. The picture in picture thing has multiple errors (which I think is new, as it worked fine a few months ago). Picture in picture's zooming works, but seems to be offset horizontally. I have to zoom much more right than I should have to get what I want to have centred in the centre. Sometimes when opening the movie, the picture in picture in it just breaks and I have to place it again. Also, this is not a bug, but is a major issue I have with iMovie: the volume of music decreases way too drastically when there's a recording, to the point where you can't hear the music much at all. It would be useful if the percentage of the music volume decrease during recordings could be decreased. Making it foreground and manually setting the volume works, but doesn't have it fade, so isn't ideal.
It's a really good app, but there are quite a few bugs, like if a movie is composed of entirely of photos, playing it won't work in the editor and it will not progress to the next photo. The picture in picture thing has multiple errors (which I think is new, as it worked fine a few months ago). Picture in picture's zooming works, but seems to be offset horizontally. I have to zoom much more right than I should have to get what I want to have centred in the centre. Sometimes when opening the movie, the picture in picture in it just breaks and I have to place it again. Also, this is not a bug, but is a major issue I have with iMovie: the volume of music decreases way too drastically when there's a recording, to the point where you can't hear the music much at all. It would be useful if the percentage of the music volume decrease during recordings could be decreased. Making it foreground and manually setting the volume works, but doesn't have it fade, so isn't ideal.
Fixes an issue where setting permissions for Photos library access could freeze iMovie.
3.0.5 16/12/2024
A new onboarding experience guides users through setting appropriate permissions for music library and photo library access.
Includes stability and performance improvements
3.0.4 05/12/2024
Improved access to replacing and editing clips in Magic Movie and Storyboard projects
Fixed an issue where tapping Edit Clip on a selected clip would open a different clip
Includes stability and performance improvements
3.0.3 30/04/2024
iMovie 3.0.2 includes the following enhancements and bug fixes:
Easily open your iMovie project in Final Cut Pro for iPad and take advantage of advanced editing and effects.
Adds support for log-encoded video recorded with iPhone 15 Pro.
Fixes an issue where a project may not open from the Files app.
Fixes an issue where exporting a video would sometimes result in displaying an incorrect Storage Almost Full error.
3.0.2 28/09/2023
Apply four new dynamic styles that include title layouts, fonts, filters, colour palettes and music to Magic Movie or Storyboard movies
Fixes an issue where media from a Photos album would be placed in non-chronological order in a Magic Movie project
Fixes an issue in which Magic Movie and Storyboard movies in the viewer would not appear on external displays during playback
Includes stability and performance improvements
3.0.1 24/10/2022
Get started, learn and be inspired by two brand-new types of video projects: Magic Movie and Storyboards
Create a Magic Movie to instantly make and share custom videos with titles, transitions and music in just a few taps
Select an album of photos and videos, and Magic Movie will create a polished video using your media
Start with a Storyboard project to improve your storytelling skills using a template that guides you through the video-making process
Choose from 20 Storyboards for common video projects like Cooking, DIY, Q&A, Product Review and Book Report
Customise and organise your storyboard video by adding, reordering and grouping shots within the flexible shot list
Learn different types of video framing and storytelling techniques with the shot tips provided in each type of storyboard
Record video or take photos into each Storyboard placeholder clip, or add media from your Photos library
Enhance your Magic Movie or Storyboard video with 20 dynamic styles that include title layouts, fonts, filters, colour palettes and music
Go further by editing clips with tools like trim, split and clip speed
Apply title treatments, record voiceover narration or adjust the depth-of-field effect in Cinematic mode video clips to further customise your videos*
Import Magic Movie and Storyboard projects into a timeline in iMovie for Mac or Final Cut Pro to take your project further**
Save Magic Movie and Storyboard videos to your Photos library, send to friends and family via Messages or Mail, or share with your followers on social media
* Requires iPhone 13, iPad mini (6th generation), or iPad Pro 11-inch or iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation or later)
** Requires iMovie for Mac version 10.3.2 or Final Cut Pro version 10.6.2
3.0 12/04/2022
Import and edit video captured in Cinematic mode on iPhone 13
Add, adjust and delete focus points and modify the depth of field effect in video recorded in Cinematic mode*
Import and edit ProRes video**
Add ProRAW images to your movies and trailers
Stability updates and improvements
* Requires iPhone XS or later, iPad mini (5th generation or later), iPad Air (3rd generation or later), iPad Pro 11-inch or iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation or later)
** Requires iPhone 13, iPad mini (6th generation), iPad Pro 11-inch or iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation or later)
2.3.3 20/09/2021
Fixes an issue in which text disappears after resetting a title or changing the font
Fixes issues in which title text scales incorrectly or becomes uneditable after changing the title style
Fixes an issue in which Undo becomes unavailable after changing the colour of title text
Fixes an issue in which some lines of title text cannot be deleted
Fixes an issue in which the Expand title animation does not play
2.3.2 14/12/2020
Fixes an issue which could cause titles created in prior versions of iMovie to appear with a different font
Fixes an issue which could cause long titles created in prior versions of iMovie to change from one line to two lines
Retains drop shadow and uppercase style of titles created in prior versions of iMovie
2.3.1 16/11/2020
Customise any title by selecting from dozens of built-in fonts
Adjust the colour of any title by selecting from a grid or spectrum of presets, adjusting numerical sliders or using the eyedropper in the viewer
Quickly change a titles default style, capitalisation and duration
Pinch and drag to adjust the size and location of any title
Choose from three new animated titles: Slide, Split and dual-colour Chromatic
Add solid, gradient and patterned backgrounds to your movie
Use the colour picker to customise the colours of any background
Drag the slider to change the intensity of any filter applied to your photos and videos
Import and share 4K videos at 60 frames per second*
View, edit and share High Dynamic Range (HDR) videos from your Photos library**
Tap the new options button at the top of the Share sheet to share a project or video file and choose properties including resolution, frame rate and HDR**
* 4K at 60 frames per second requires iPod touch (7th generation), iPhone SE (2nd generation), iPhone 7 or later, iPad (6th generation) or later, iPad mini (5th generation), iPad Air 3 or later, or 10.5-inch iPad Pro or later
** Editing and sharing HDR video requires iPhone SE (2nd generation), iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X or later, iPad mini (5th generation), iPad (7th generation) or later, iPad Air 3 or later, or 10.5-inch iPad Pro or later
2.3 22/10/2020
Give your videos a hand-drawn look with 3 new filters: Comic, Comic Mono and Ink
Choose from 25 new soundtracks in genres including action, chill and sentimental that automatically adjust to match the length of your movie
Addresses an issue that could prevent the viewer from updating after duplicating a photo in the timeline
Improves reliability of Redo when editing a trailer
Includes performance and stability improvements
2.2.10 25/08/2020
Use iMovie on iPad with Magic Keyboard, a mouse or a trackpad for a new way to create movies and trailers (requires iPadOS 13.4)
Use keyboard shortcuts to toggle between the five inspector modes when a clip is selected: Action, Speed adjustments, Volume, Titles and Filters
Use keyboard shortcuts to quickly rotate video 90 degrees clockwise or anticlockwise
Tap the Download All button at the top of the soundtracks list to download all bundled soundtracks at once
Add PNG, GIF, TIFF and BMP files to your movie
Performance and stability improvements
2.2.9 31/03/2020
Access files from external hard drives, SD card readers and USB drives
Support for Dark Mode and new Share Sheet in iOS 13
When adding theme music in project settings, the soundtrack automatically adjusts to match the length of your movie
Provides performance and stability improvements"
2.2.8 24/09/2019
Transform your video with the new green screen effect that lets you instantly remove the background of clips shot in front of a green or blue screen
Adjust the green screen effect with a 4-point mask and strength slider
Choose from 80 new soundtracks in genres including pop, chill and sentimental that automatically adjust to match the length of your movie
Drop in still images with transparent backgrounds to use as logos or custom graphics on top of your video
Add photos as overlays to create picture in picture and split screen effects
Choose to hide the border that surrounds picture in picture and split screen effects
Instantly return to the edit screen of your project when switching back to iMovie from other applications
ClassKit support lets students deliver video assignments to teachers using the Schoolwork app
For users with videos in iMovie Theater, the Theater window is now accessible from the menu at the bottom of the Projects screen
Sharing to iMovie Theater is no longer supported; save your movies and trailers to iCloud Photos to watch them on other devices including Apple TV
Resolves an issue that could lead to a black viewer when previewing your video fullscreen on an external display
2.2.7 11/06/2019
Connect an external display to your iPad or iPhone and choose to mirror the iPad display or preview your video full screen while you edit* with support for uncompressed 4K video output on iPad Pro 11-inch or iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation)
Resolves issues that could cause video distortion when editing a vertical video clip with the iMovie edit extension in the Photos app
Addresses an issue that could prevent sharing videos through a mobile connection on iPhone or iPad
Improves stability including an issue which could occur after adding speed change effects to clips in your movie
* Fullscreen video preview while editing requires iPhone 7 or later, iPad (6th generation) or iPad Pro (2017) or later
2.2.6 07/11/2018
Updated for Super Retina display on iPhone X
Adopts Metal for graphics processing
Improves localisation for Simplified Chinese
Improves overall stability
This version of iMovie requires iOS 11.2
2.2.5 12/04/2018
Improves compatibility when sharing to YouTube
2.2.4 05/09/2017
Start projects quickly by selecting multiple photos and videos
Share to Facebook and Vimeo using the standard iOS share interface
Support for Shared iPad in iOS 9.3 or later
Stability and performance improvements
2.2.3 28/07/2016
Resolves a stability issue when using Display Zoom on iPad Pro
Stability improvements
2.2.2 20/04/2016
Create and share movies at 4K resolution on iPad Air 2 with iOS 9.1*
Fixes an issue that could prevent users from creating new trailers in some languages
Resolves issues importing and removing projects from iCloud Drive
Addresses interface issues that could appear in some right-to-left languages
Addresses interface issues that could appear in iMovie extension for Photos
Performance and stability improvements
* iMovie supports 4K on iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPad Air 2 and iPad Pro
2.2.1 22/10/2015
Create and share films at stunning 4K resolution (3840 x 2160) on compatible iOS devices *
Create and share films with 1080p HD video at 60 frames per second for smoother, more true-to-life action
Use 3D Touch on iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus to quickly start a new film right from the Home Screen
Desktop-class performance on iPad Pro with the ability to edit multiple streams of 4K video and use shortcuts with the Smart Keyboard
Enhanced interface on iPad Pro with full-height Media Browser and pixel-for-pixel 1080 HD Viewer
Connect a keyboard and use simple shortcuts to edit films quickly
Option to hide Media Browser while editing a film
Option to disable Ken Burns animation on a photo
Redesigned Project Details view lets you watch films and trailers before opening them
Redesigned Video view lets you see more of your library while browsing videos and photos on iPad
Improved Inspector controls with easy-to-read text labels on iPad
Support for Slide Over and Split View when multitasking with the iMovie Extension for Photos
Redesigned Audio browser in the iMovie Extension lets you easily browse and hear music
Performance and stability improvements
Support for Canadian French, Hindi and Traditional Chinese (Hong Kong)
* 4K support is available on iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus and iPad Pro
2.2 16/09/2015
Addresses an issue in which portrait photos may be cropped incorrectly when added to a project
Updates compatibility with sharing to YouTube
2.1.2 30/04/2015
Support for iCloud Photo Library
Share videos with iCloud Photo Sharing
Resolves issues that could occur when rotating a device while in the Video browser
Performance and stability improvements
Introduced in Version 2.1
Support for iOS 8
Enhance video clips in the Photos app using the iMovie extension
Choose from 10 Apple-designed filters to stylise a video clip or an entire movie
Slow down, freeze or speed up a portion of a clip*
Save videos and iMovie project files to iCloud Drive
Send videos to other apps on your iOS device
Create titles using bi-directional text
Support for Arabic, Australian English, Hebrew and Mexican Spanish
* 2x speed-up is available on iPhone 5s, iPad Air, iPad mini with Retina display and later devices.
2.1.1 06/11/2014
Support for iOS 8
Enhance video clips in the Photos app using the iMovie extension
Choose from 10 Apple-designed filters to stylise a video clip or an entire movie
Slow down, freeze or speed up a portion of a clip*
Save videos and iMovie project files to iCloud Drive
Send videos to other apps on your iOS device
Create titles using bi-directional text
Support for Arabic, Australian English, Hebrew and Mexican Spanish
* 2x speed-up is available on iPhone 5s, iPad Air, iPad mini with Retina display and later devices.
2.1 17/09/2014
All-new, streamlined design
Share clips, movies and trailers to iMovie Theater and watch them anywhere
Full-screen Video browser with quick clip sharing
Adjustments Bar for easy access to audio and video controls
16 new title styles
Three new transitions Slide, Wipe, and Fade to black or white
Two new trailers Indie and Family
Slow motion
Cutaway, picture-in-picture and split-screen effects
Add just the audio portion of video clips to a movie
Detach audio from video in the timeline
Duplicate audio or video clips
Trim, split and reposition music and sound effects
Adjustable audio fade-in and fade-out
High-frame-rate video recording
Share via Mail and Messages
Use AirDrop to send video clips and iMovie projects
Import media via iTunes File Sharing
64-bit support
2.0 22/10/2013
Fixes an issue where setting permissions for Photos library access could freeze iMovie.
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