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I loved the photo editing function in imovie.  It is quick, easy to use, and super fun.  In this example, I created a project using the beat marker, a Garage Band looped track, and some photos from iphoto.  I simply tapped the beat marker while listening to the track, and added the photos afterwards.  The pictures are just of students in my classroom, and my daughter.  This was a fun, and simple project that I plan to do with my classes. I have learned several new things about iMovie.  One of the very cool things that I learned is the green/blue screen feature.  This is much easier to create than it is in the older Final Cut Pro version.  I like this feature because my students use the blue wall often in my department.    

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The interesting thing about the latest version of imovie is the ease of adjusting audio tracks.  All things audio from voice-overs, normalization of full project audio, adding sound effects, adding background music, and pinning audio to certain clips, are great features.  Other "professionally" billed editing software have all of these features, but I have not used any that have the ease of functionality that I saw in imovie.

Also, I loved the fact that the imovie interface and the Final Cut Pro X interface are so similar in style and functionality.  I have certainly been more skeptical of using imovie in the pass, because other programs have had move tools, and a slicker looking finished product.  However, I like the new features and functions of this version.

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 I must admit that I am pretty well verse in the usage of imovie.  Although I don't use imovie in my Television Production course, I do teach it to elementary aged students during the Summer.  The version of imovie that I use to teach is 2008, and  a lot of things have changed since that version.  I thought it would be interesting to go through the tutorial and find out the new gadgets. One of the things that my students still have to do is use taped based Mini DV cameras.  The firewire port has changed since 2008, so I was interested in seeing how different the procedures for loading video is now.