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Dear Aunt TUAW: Can I use my iPhone 4 videos in the iPad 2's iMovie app?

by Erica Sadun (Mar 15th, 2011)

Dear Aunt TUAW, I just bought the awesome iMovie for my new iPad 2. Now I want to be able to import videos that I captured on my iPhone 4 into iMovie on the iPad and edit them there. How can I do this? Love, Your niece Nixie ...

iMovie on iPad 2 beats most Macs in benchmarks

by Steven Sande (Mar 15th, 2011)

Benchmark information from AppAdvice.com If the results of benchmarks run by Tim Chaten at AppAdvice are any indication, anyone looking for a good, fast iMovie workstation for doing editing in the field should take a close look at the app running on an iPad 2. Chaten wanted to see how ...

Install iMovie on a 1st-generation iPad

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 11th, 2011)

One improvement coming to the iPad 2 is the addition of tablet-optimized versions of iMovie and GarageBand. iMovie is limited to the iPad 2 because the second generation tablet includes cameras to record video footage and a faster processor to handle the demands of video processing. Some ...

iMovie and Garageband now available for iPad

by Mike Schramm (Mar 10th, 2011)

As expected, iMovie and GarageBand are now available on the App Store for the iPad 2 when it releases later on this week. iMovie is actually just a universal update, since the app was already available for the iPhone, but it won't run on the original iPad (GarageBand will, however). Both apps ...

Apple posts new iPad guided tour videos

by Michael Grothaus (Mar 10th, 2011)

Apple has posted new iPad guided tour videos on its site. The new videos all feature the iPad 2 and encompass FaceTime, Mail, Safari, iBooks, Videos, Photos, Find my iPad, iPod, iTunes, App Store, Maps, AirPlay, GarageBand and iMovie. The videos follow on the heels of the release of iOS 4.3 ...

iPad 2 video quality looks good, sounds great

by Steven Sande (Mar 8th, 2011)

We all know that the iPad 2's rear camera will capture 720p HD video and 3.1 stereo sound, but what does this actually translate to in real life? Settimio Perlini of Macity.net was at the European rollout of the iPad 2 in London last week and managed to capture some video at the event with ...

Apple working on video ringtones

by Dana Franklin (Mar 7th, 2011)

Patently Apple recently uncovered a patent filed by Apple that describes methods for creating video ringtones for telephonic iOS devices like the iPhone. The technology is designed to allow users to automatically combine sound and video from various sources, including iTunes and iMovie, to ...

Apple will update iMovie app to support iPad

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Mar 2nd, 2011)

It's no surprise with the new cameras on the iPad that Apple has also introduced a version of iMovie tailored to the iPad, but is a universal update that includes the iPhone. Features include a precision editor, multitrack audio recording with more than 50 sound effects, new themes, the use ...

iMovie 9.0.2 update available

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Jan 20th, 2011)

Apple has released an update to iMovie '11 that improves overall stability and fixes an issue that causes audio playback to be out of sync. The update is now available through Apple's support downloads and via Software Update. ...

Buy individual iWork, iLife apps from the Mac App Store

by TJ Luoma (Jan 6th, 2011)

Apple's iWork suite is a nice collection, but some users don't need all three apps. Fortunately, the Mac App Store lets you pick and choose between iWork and iLife apps. Starting today, you can buy and install only the apps you want for US$20 each. For iWork customers, that means Pages, Numbers and ...

Timeline tweak returns iMovie '11 to old school

by Dave Caolo (Oct 22nd, 2010)

iMovie '11 makes it easy to regain the traditional horizontal timeline that was lost with iMovie '06, to the delight of many. When Apple released iMovie '08 in August of 2007, many users were upset by the decision to move the timeline from the bottom of the app's window to the upper left-hand ...

iLife, iWork apps to sell individually in Mac App Store

by Dave Caolo (Oct 21st, 2010)

It seems that Apple will sell its iWork and iLife apps individually through the forthcoming Mac App Store. Some keen-eyed observers noticed hints during this week's demonstration, ElectricPig reports. During the demo, you could clearly see GarageBand, iMovie and iPhoto icons among the available ...

iMovie '11 features audio editing overhaul, movie trailer creation

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Oct 20th, 2010)

Steve Jobs said that the top feature request for iMovie was an overhaul of the audio editing. This is the highlight of the just-announced iMovie as part of iLife '11, with a new audio editing panel with the ability to add effects. Other features include: One-step effects with the ability to ...

Rumor: iLife '11 to be 64-bit, iOS compatible

by Steven Sande (Oct 4th, 2010)

iLife, the software suite that is included on every Mac and is made up of iPhoto, iMovie, GarageBand, iWeb, and iDVD, hasn't been updated to a new version since January, 2009. That, of course, is making many of us in the Apple world curious about when the next version of the suite will appear on the ...

iMovie updated to 1.1, requires iOS 4.1

by Mike Schramm (Sep 8th, 2010)

Apple's official iMovie app for iPhone has been updated to version 1.1. The new update requires iOS 4.1 and is compatible with the new iPod touch. It also adds the ability to split up video clips, automatically loop music for a longer videos and updated Photos browser. There are a few other ...