Apple Updated iMovie With New Features and Takes The Hassle Out Of Video Editing

Today, Apple released an update to iMovie that includes a few of new features aimed at making it easier for beginners to make their first videos. iMovie 3.0 includes Storyboards and Magic Movie, two new video production tools that do all the hard word for you, starting today on iOS 15.2 or later and iPadOS 15.2 or later. Magic Movie is a new feature for "snapshots," or small periods in time, in video recordings. When video snippets are put together, they may be more interesting, give more context, and tell a better story. Magic Movie has a clip picker adjacent to the video editing area, so you can easily access your clips. Its UI is distinct from the iMovie timeline.

To make a story using Magic Movie, you must first choose a group of video clips, photographs, or images, after which Magic Movie will construct the entire video. Users can also customize and fine-tune the video by adjusting and deleting segments, as well as doing additional adjustments. Apple also provides a variety of Magic Movie styles to enhance the appearance and feel.

Storyboards, which are basically blueprints for creating lengthier videos, are the second new feature. Users who need to put together a lengthier video but are unfamiliar with the storyboard process can utilize them to arrange how a series of clips should be put together. Instead of starting with an empty timeline in iMovie, a storyboard comprises sections with explanations, ideas, and advice on which clip to use. Any one of the 20 Storyboard designs includes a designated part that describes the sort of information that should be included. The Product Reviews Storyboard, for example, begins with an introductory section before moving on to sections like product description, pros and cons, guest appearances, and more. Cooking, Gaming, Celebration, About Me, and more storyboards are available. The descriptions are only ideas, and iMovie doesn't have a way to know whether the clip you're using fits the storyboard proposal, you can also "break" or separate the storyboard by choosing any clip you choose and then putting it back if needed. The user may always deviate from the storyboard and reorder or delete clips, or make a modification that differs from the recommendation. You can also select from a number of different headers and transitions. each of which can be customized in terms of fonts, colors, and styles. Music tracks have editing options, and the music is automatically tuned to the project length.