Apple Releases Update to iMovie App for iOS

Apple has just released an update to the iMovie app for iOS.

Make beautiful HD movies anywhere with iMovie, the fast and fun moviemaking app that puts everything you need to tell your story at your fingertips. Browse and play projects in the Marquee view. Create spectacular trailers and thrilling home movies in minutes.* And share your finished projects with the world - right from iMovie. 

Made for Multi-Touch
• Tap to add video, photos, music, and sound effects
• Drag to trim the length of any clip
• Pinch to zoom the timeline
• Swipe down on the playhead to split a clip; swipe up to freeze a frame
• On iPad, pinch vertically to open the Precision Editor


Create movie trailers
• Choose from nine new trailers with immersive graphics and original scores by some of the world's top film composers*
• Customize movie studio logos, cast names, and credits in Outline view
• Add and adjust video in Storyboard view
• Add existing video from your device or record new footage directly into your trailer

Build a polished project with Themes
• Choose from a selection of eight unique themes, each with its own set of titles, transitions, and soundtrack
• Switch themes or mix and match themed elements for a different look and feel
• See the location of your video in titles and graphics

Add photos, music, and sound effects
• Add photos from your library or snap a picture and drop it into your project
• Apply the automatic, face-aware Ken Burns effect to photos, or pinch and drag to create your own pan-and-zoom effects
• Choose from soundtracks that match iMovie themes, or select songs from your own music library
• Bring your movie to life with a library of over 60 sound effects

Record and edit your soundtrack
• Record audio directly into the timeline to add narration or custom sound effects
• Create a song in GarageBand and send it directly to iMovie
• Adjust the volume of any video clip, song, sound effect, or audio recording
• On iPad, view color coded audio waveforms for every clip in your project


Share your HD movie on the web and at home
• Publish directly from iMovie to YouTube, Facebook, Vimeo, and CNN iReport
• Send to the Camera Roll and share in email or via iMessage
• Use AirPlay to stream video to your HDTV over Wi-Fi with Apple TV
• Transfer your project to iMovie on your Mac and compatible iOS devices

What's New In This Version:
• Create beautiful movie trailers with stunning graphics and world-class soundtracks*
• Swipe up on the playhead to freeze a frame in your video
• Preview music and sound effects in the Audio Browser
• Create a song in GarageBand and send it directly to iMovie

You can purchase iMovie from the App Store for $4.99.

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