The Look, The Feel, The Features New and Past Keep in mind that iMovie is a starting point for novice and intermediate editors. Still, do not expect to reinvent the wheel with this software.

Indeed, iMovie is a great place to start if you want to start simply and gradually move up to fully developed programs by working on your pacing, structure, etc., without burning a hole through your wallet. We can all agree that change is never easy, but do the changes have to needlessly alienate the existing user-base? Then again, why should we be so critical of an entry-level, free app like iMovie? It is a blip on the nonlinear radar, but beginners can use it to create fantastic results.

We are given 4K content options, but we lose wrapping timeline, a key feature that speed up workflow productivity.

This seems to be Apple’s modus operandi - give something new, take away something useful. Apple’s latest version of iMovie follows in the footsteps of earlier versions of the series, in that it’s a fluctuating process of innovation meets frustrating compromise.

Imovie version for mac 2016