With iMovie, novice video editors can import their movies into the program and use it to fine-tune them with an easy-to-use editor. Users can import projects into iMovie simply by dragging and dropping them into the program. They can then apply simple transitions or even smooth out shaky clips with iMovie's automatic video stabilization feature.
iMovie supports the use of themes, which allow users to add matching titles and simple transitions to videos with a few mouse clicks. For travel related videos, iMovie users can even create simple animated maps that make the videos more interesting.
Apple Final Cut Pro
At the other end of Apple's line of video editing software is Final Cut Pro. Final Cut Pro is Apple's flagship video editing software and is geared toward video professionals. In fact, Final Cut Pro is the choice for the majority of professional video editors that use the Mac operating system.
Final Cut Pro offers almost every imaginable feature and option when it comes to video editing software. The software provides advanced features that make professional video editing faster and more efficient, such as:
multicam synchronization support
batch sequence capture
integration with Apple's other multimedia editing software included in Final Cut Studio.
Final Cut Pro also supports many third-party plug-ins that allow the software to be used with formats not usually supported by Apple, as well as plug-ins that make editing and automation tasks faster and easier. There are even third-party plug-ins that allow you to use Final Cut Pro with competing rival products such as those made by Adobe.
While Final Cut Pro is a professional level editing program and supports all advanced features, formats and protocols for videos, the product is not cheap. With a street price of about $1,500, Final Cut Pro is one of the more expensive video editing programs on the market.
Which Product Is Right for You?
If you're trying to decide which video editing program is best for you, the choice will usually boil down to your budget and how quickly you want to begin creating videos. If you're looking for inexpensive product that will allow you to create simple videos and movies in a matter of minutes, iMovie is the product for you. On the other hand, if you don't mind investing a large amount of money, and spending a bit of time to learn how to use the software, Final Cut Pro will allow you to create movies that are professional and more refined.