Apple - iMovie for Mac

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The home of home video.

If you have an iPhone or iPad, not to mention a camcorder or digital camera, you probably have a lot of great video. And when you want to do something with it, iMovie gets you right into the action. All your clips are organized in one place — where they’re easy to browse, fun to watch, and ready to be made into the next great movie or trailer.

Movies were meant for the dark.

Updated for OS X Yosemite, iMovie has a refreshed look with streamlined controls to showcase your video, so you’ll always have the best seat in the house. Simple navigation makes it easy to browse your video library. And since iMovie is built on 64‑bit technology with powerful features like background importing, you can get started faster than ever.

Connect with your audience. Easily.

With iMovie, you can share a clip — or a portion of a clip — right from the Video browser without having to create a movie or trailer. Just select a clip and click Share to publish it on the web, email it, or add it to iMovie Theater so you can watch it on all your devices.

Make movies

Rated S for simple.

It’s never been easier to make it in the movies. Just choose the clips you want to use. Insert titles, add effects, and create a full soundtrack with powerful tools that are as easy as drag and drop. And that, ladies and gentlemen, is a wrap. See how to make movies in iMovie

Before you begin, start with a theme.

Themes make your movies look fun and professional, and they’re easy to use. Choose from 15 ready‑made movie themes, each with their own matching titles and transitions. Place your video into a colorful scrapbook, transform it into a professional news broadcast, or give it a playful feel.

Now anyone can make a scene.

If you know how to drag and drop, you can make movies. Just add your favorite clips to the timeline and arrange them however you like. Then create  picture‑in‑picture and side‑by‑side effects by dragging one clip over another.

Very special effects.

Turn any scene into a big‑screen climax with professional effects. Slow down or speed up the action. Apply video and audio filters to stylize key moments. Or create realistic green-screen effects to superimpose your characters over photo and video backgrounds.

Make your movie a must-see.

Use one-click Enhance to instantly improve the look and sound of any clip. And simple adjustment controls are always within reach. Dial up the color, stabilize shaky video, match the color of two clips, and get the picture looking just the way you want it.

Change your tune. And dialogue. And sound effects.

Drop in sound effects and a musical score from the built‑in sound effects library, iTunes, or GarageBand. You can even record your own narration. And color‑coded audio waveforms let you see what you hear, so it’s easy to adjust volume and add fades to any clip.

Create trailers

Hollywood. You can make it here.

You have hundreds of videos. And one big dream to make it in the movies. iMovie takes care of the editing and lets you quickly create fun trailers from all that footage — and make it look like something straight out of Hollywood. See how to make trailers in iMovie

The feel-good trailer of the year.

Choose from 29 trailer templates in almost every genre: adventure, documentary, romantic comedy, superhero, and more. Spectacular graphics and titles soar across the screen, while legendary performers — including the London Symphony Orchestra — provide an original soundtrack.

90 seconds to fame.

It’s fast and easy to build your big‑screen teaser. Fill in the outline with your movie title, studio logo, and character names. Then add videos and photos to the storyboard with animated drop zones that suggest the best clips to make your debut a hit.

iMovie Theater

And now for your feature presentation.

Introducing iMovie Theater. It’s your own personal theater where you can show off the movies and trailers you’ve made. They appear as a beautiful display of movie posters, so you’ll always be the star of the show. And with iCloud, they’re automatically on all your devices, even your Apple TV.*

All your productions. On all your devices.

Create a movie or trailer on your Mac, iPhone, or iPad and watch it anywhere. Thanks to iCloud, your iMovie Theater is kept up to date across them all — automatically.

Your movie opens big.

iMovie Theater is also built into Apple TV. Which means whatever you make in iMovie is ready for viewing on the biggest screen in the house — your HDTV. Just pull up your seat and pull out the popcorn.

Share

Lights. Camera. Reaction.

What’s a movie without an audience? iMovie gives you even more ways to share with your most loyal fans. Post it on the web for everyone to see. Or email it to a select crowd. Get your movie out there, then sit back and take all the credit.

Now in worldwide release.

When you’re ready to present your movie on multiple screens, you can upload it to Facebook, YouTube, Vimeo, and CNN iReport. Email HD video to friends with Mail Drop. Or save a particular frame from your video as an image. Soon, you’ll be playing everywhere.

New for app developers

Create video previews for the App Store.

If you develop apps, iMovie lets you make previews that can bring your apps to life. Just capture real-time app footage from your iPhone or iPad using QuickTime Player on your Mac. Edit it in iMovie. And polish your production with 11 Apple-designed titles to showcase your app in action. And when your preview is ready for its debut, use the App Preview share option to export a video file that’s ready to be uploaded to iTunes Connect.

Learn more about App Previews
Read the iMovie Guide for Creating App Previews