A new feature called 'skimming' for quickly previewing video in the library at a user controlled speed was added, and so was a feature that allows the user to highlight parts of video clips just like highlighting text. Motion JPEG-encoded AVI files were recognized, and were the most common format used by digital cameras. Some of the formats that iMovie '08 was able to import will not be recognized when they are added to an iPhoto library. iPhoto uses the QuickTime library and can create thumbnails for all QuickTime supported formats, but most of these cannot be used by iMovie '08. This was limited, however, by an undocumented restriction on supported codecs. It had much better HD output, and more formats to convert to. iMovie '08 was a complete redesign and rewrite of iMovie. IMovie '08 (version 7.0) was released in August 2007 as a part of the iLife '08 suite.

It also introduced real-time titling, enhanced audio tools and effects, the ability to have multiple projects open at once, video podcasts and blogs (using integration with iWeb), and a refined look based on iTunes 5 and 6.

iMovie HD 6 also added real-time effects, which took advantage of the computer's graphic processing unit to perform some effects without rendering. Each theme included full-motion graphic bumpers and transitions. Themes allow the user to drop movie clips or photos into professionally designed backdrops. iMovie HD 6 was designed for ease of use, and included new themes. It was integrated with iPhoto, iTunes, iDVD, GarageBand and iWeb. However, this option was removed after iLife '09 was released. IMovie 6 was released in January 2006 as part of the iLife '06 suite, and was also originally optionally included with iLife '08 as a substitution for iMovie '08 (due to the new version's incompatibility with older Power PC Macintosh computers). iMovie transcodes HD video upon import using this codec and stores it in the QuickTime file format. To facilitate this, iMovie includes the Apple Intermediate Codec on the system as a QuickTime component. Later versions added support for footage from AVCHD camcorders, and H.264-compressed video from MPEG-4 or QuickTime File Format files (.mov), as generated by a number of digital photo cameras with HD video recording feature. It gained the 'Magic iMovie' feature, which attempted to automate the whole process of video editing, by allowing a common transition to be added between scenes, a music track to be synchronised with the video and a DVD to be created with the accompanying iDVD software. iMovie HD 5 imported MJPEG files as DV by default, which introduces noise MJPEG files are cryptically lumped with 'iSight' files in this version. It gained features to integrate it with the rest of the iLife suite, with toolbox buttons allowing the importing of images from iPhoto, music from iTunes and the setting of chapter markers ready for exporting to iDVD. iMovie HD 5 (2005) A blank movie project in iMovie HD, included with iLife '05īeginning with version 5, iMovie was renamed to iMovie HD, to highlight its new support for HDV (720p and 1080i) camcorders. Beginning in version 4, iMovie introduced Direct Trimming, implementing editing functionality closer to professional-grade editing software. In prior versions of iMovie, trimming a clip removed the trimmed portion permanently. IMovie 4 introduced nondestructive video editing. IMovie 3 was plagued by performance issues and bugs. IMovie 2 added the ability to interleave video and audio tracks on the timeline. Both iMovie and the iMac DV were announced at Apple's special event on Octoat the Flint Center. The first version of iMovie was released in 1999 as a Mac OS 8 application bundled with the first FireWire-enabled consumer Mac model, the iMac DV. IMovie is pre-installed on all new Macs, iPhones, and iPads, and is available for free on the App Store.

The iOS version of iMovie came out in 2010. iMovie '08 was a complete rewrite, and lacked many of the features of previous versions, which returned in iMovie '09 and iMovie '11. With version 3, iMovie became part of Apple's now-defunct iLife suite, alongside other multimedia apps. IMovie was originally released in 1999 for Mac OS 8, and bundled with the iMac DV. iMovie's professional equivalent is Apple's Final Cut Pro X. 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. IMovie is a free video editing application made by Apple for the Mac, the iPhone, and the iPad.

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