iMovie for iPhone & iPad updates for green screens, ClassKit, new soundtracks
Apple on Tuesday updated iMovie for iOS with several enhancements, most notably a green screen effect for stripping out backgrounds.
Despite its name, the effect will work with material shot in front of both blue and green screens, Apple explained. Controls include a four-point mask and a strength slider.
Other features include 80 new soundtracks in genres such as pop, "chill," and "sentimental," plus the ability to use photos as overlays for picture-in-picture and split-screen effects. Borders can be hidden for either.
Still images can be dropped in with transparent backgrounds for the creation of logos and other custom overlay graphics. Apple has meanwhile added ClassKit support for submitting video assignments via Schoolwork, but simultaneously disabled sharing to iMovie Theater in favor of iCloud Photos.
iMovie is a free download for any compatible iPhone and iPad. The latest version requires iOS 11.4 or later.
Despite its name, the effect will work with material shot in front of both blue and green screens, Apple explained. Controls include a four-point mask and a strength slider.
Other features include 80 new soundtracks in genres such as pop, "chill," and "sentimental," plus the ability to use photos as overlays for picture-in-picture and split-screen effects. Borders can be hidden for either.
Still images can be dropped in with transparent backgrounds for the creation of logos and other custom overlay graphics. Apple has meanwhile added ClassKit support for submitting video assignments via Schoolwork, but simultaneously disabled sharing to iMovie Theater in favor of iCloud Photos.
iMovie is a free download for any compatible iPhone and iPad. The latest version requires iOS 11.4 or later.
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There are a few reasons I’m disappointed in the iCloud Photo option. Currently all my iMovie Theater videos fade in from black. In iMovie Theater each video shows an image preview of the video, in Photos there is just a black rectangle. In iMovie Theater each video has its name underneath the preview image, in Photos there are no names shown. iMovie Theater is specifically set up to show videos so they’re relatively easy to find. In photos I have to search through years of photos to find the correct no name black rectangle to find the video I’m looking for. And most of the time I want to see the videos on my Apple TV, which was the first thing to lose support. This is just stupid on so many levels.
I’m curious to know how many resources go into supporting iMovie Theater where Apple has determined that it’s just too much.