murrays 0 #1 June 4, 2003 So, I just noticed that iMovie 3.03 has been released...hopefully it fixes most of the problems that the previous two updates didn't. Edited to add that Quicktime 6.3 was also released today and the iMovie 3.03 update requires QT 6.3. The Quicktime update is available in Software Update. The iMovie 3.03 Updater is available here. It requires iMovie 3.0. I just downloaded it and will install it and get back to the faithful (and patient) Mac users out there.-- Murray "No tyranny is so irksome as petty tyranny: the officious demands of policemen, government clerks, and electromechanical gadgets." - Edward Abbey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
murrays 0 #2 June 4, 2003 Install went great. After downloading it took about 2 - 3 minutes to complete the install. Starting the program seemed slower than I'd like...so no change. But, I can now preview transitions and effects and they happen NOW. Moving clips around seems good. Haven't had time to do a dvd and see if the audio/video sync has been fixed. The Quicktime update says that this should be improved in iMovie so hopefully it will be better. I just took a look at the preferences and noticed that you can now select "New Projects Are: NTSC or PAL" This wasn't there before was it? If it was, we wouldn't need that little utility to switch...god my memory is getting bad. This should make it totally easy for anybody (in North America) to get firewire off a PAL recorder...just change the preference and start a new project...import the PAL footage and export it to Quicktime in DV/DVC Pro - NTSC. Then, change the preferences back and import the Quicktime back into an NTSC project. Turf the PAL project.-- Murray "No tyranny is so irksome as petty tyranny: the officious demands of policemen, government clerks, and electromechanical gadgets." - Edward Abbey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflydrew 0 #3 June 4, 2003 I believe that you could always EASILY import footage from a PAL camera or from NTSC. Connect the either camera, import the footage and iMovie knew which format you were using... It wouldn't let you mix the two formats in the same video. Which Apple are you using? Maybe part of the speed issue is your system? I have a TiBook 500 with 512 RAM and speed doesn't really seem like a big issue. Taking a step back for a second, in terms of speed and ease of use, transitions and stuff, iMove is no comparision to Final Cut and Premiere... But it's a nice piece of free software. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nacmacfeegle 0 #4 June 4, 2003 "just change the preference and start a new project...import the PAL footage and export it to Quicktime in DV/DVC Pro - NTSC. Then, change the preferences back and import the Quicktime back into an NTSC project. Turf the PAL project" Has anyone tried this, cos it just doesn't work in windoze and premiere primadonna-------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
murrays 0 #5 June 4, 2003 QuoteI believe that you could always EASILY import footage from a PAL camera or from NTSC. Connect the either camera, import the footage and iMovie knew which format you were using... It wouldn't let you mix the two formats in the same video. A while back I pointed people to a utility that switched iMovie3 between NTSC and PAL so I don't think it was there before. Now that I've updated I can't check. I'm using a year old flatpanel iMac 800mhz w/768 mb ram-- Murray "No tyranny is so irksome as petty tyranny: the officious demands of policemen, government clerks, and electromechanical gadgets." - Edward Abbey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #6 June 5, 2003 I "suffered" through the original release of iMovie 3 for quite a long time before switching back to iMovie 2. Last night I took the plunge and upgraded one of my computers (the slowest and oldest one, a G3 running at 433mhz) to iMovie 3.0.3. Seems to be working quite well. I'm currently in the process of upgrading the dual processor 1 gig Mac at work, but I'm still going to wait about a week before I upgrade my laptop. Other upgrades of note on the Mac: Quicktime 6.3 and the 3GPP compliance modual. Gotta love the concept of debriefing videos on your cell phone!quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
