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| Developer(s) | Apple Inc. |
|---|---|
| Initial release | October 5, 1999 |
| Stable release | 10.4
/ November 30, 2023[1] |
| Operating system | macOS 11.5.1 or later |
| Type | Video editing software |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | www |
iMovie is a free video editing application made by Apple for the Mac, the iPhone, and the iPad.[2] It includes a range of video effects and tools like color correction and image stabilization, but is designed to be accessible to users with little or no video editing experience.[3] iMovie's professional equivalent is Apple's Final Cut Pro X.[4]
iMovie was originally released in 1999 for Mac OS 8, and bundled with the iMac DV.[5][6] With version 3, iMovie became part of Apple's now-defunct iLife suite, alongside other multimedia apps. iMovie '08 was a complete rewrite, and lacked many of the features of previous versions, which returned in iMovie '09 and iMovie '11.[3] The iOS version of iMovie came out in 2010.[7]
iMovie is pre-installed on all new Macs, iPhones, and iPads, and is available for free on the App Store.[2]
- ^ "iMovie". Mac App Store. November 30, 2023.
- ^ a b "Apple makes iMovie, GarageBand, and iWork apps for Mac and iOS free for all users". MacRumors. April 18, 2017. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
- ^ a b Pogue & Miller 2011, pp. 1–3.
- ^ Leishman 2004, p. 16.
- ^ Beale & Breen 2000, p. 72.
- ^ https://vintageapple.org/macworld/pdf/MacWorld_0001_January_2000.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Apple's iMovie for iOS adds green screen editing and 80 soundtracks". VentureBeat. June 11, 2019. Retrieved January 3, 2023.