IPhone video editing: iMovie vs Avid Studio

iMovie is an adaptation for IOS development of video editing non-linear and non-destructive Apple, first seen in Mac OS 8 in 1999 and now part of the iLife package. The application began its expansion into devices like the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPhone from June 2010 and has since become the favorite of millions. Why? Simply by having a user interface simple and intuitive, because it allows its user to make mobile video editions satisfy their needs and achieve basic audiovisual effectively and fast. Moreover, unlike what happens in desktop computers and laptops, could also be because so far there was not any worthy opponent: Although many would consider to Splice and officer Vimeo application as alternatives to When editing audio-visual material, iMovie has been king, and this could change very soon.

Historically, Avid has been one of the major competitors of Apple Final Cut Pro and its accompanying audiovisual editing applications. With the recent release of Avid Studio for iPhone, inevitably begin to question and compare the strengths and weaknesses of each development. Then I offer a brief analysis of each application, ie iMovie and Avid Studio for iPhone, so they can hear and determine which one best suits your desires as a filmmaker of the 21st century. Note that for this I will take each one of its elements as axes of comparison.

Welcome

Both applications provide the ability to create projects, ie portfolios where the issue will be carried out: in the case of iMovie , you will run into a cinema billboard, where different signs represent each project, while in Avid the metaphor is a film and stills.

Editor and Media

Sections or layout editor is another similarity in both applications. With subtle differences, both iMovie and Avid Studio have a media library, a viewfinder, and a timeline. Both developments allow the import of photos in the album, music hosted on our devices, and video. In the latter case Avid takes the big front: iMovie only lets you edit video captured with the IOS device (previously saved or filmed at the time) while Avid Studio also makes it possible to edit imported material through iTunes, which means that video clips we have obtained from other sources. Additionally, it also offers a box of "storyboard" that sits on the timeline. In my view, this makes a big difference when working with a lot of material, ie when it is a more complex project.

Another aspect to consider is the relationship of both applications handling audio. Developing Apple offers its own effects and music (besides that one could import) but with limitations: the music consists of a single channel with no possibility of being cut or displaced. Avid Studio , by contrast, offers the possibility of having to three channels of simultaneous audio and cut can be moved according to the creative and artistic vision of each user.

Finally, to close with the way Studio avid iMovie and manage the audiovisual material, note that Apple's opponent offers the "picture in picture", ie to place a small box with a picture or a video on another fragment video.

Tools

Besides the already mentioned possibility to import video, audio and photos or images, there are many more secrets in iMovie. The fingers will be the main weapon to cut into pieces, and arrange and rearrange them in the timeline. Also, use gestures like double tap on any means will result in the appearance of a window with additional settings, such as the volume level of that particular element or the possibility of adding a layer with text. By contrast, Avid Studio delights its users with a couple of options:

Titles: as I mentioned, iMovie allows you to insert text in a video clip. Unfortunately this option is limited to the templates included in the application of Apple, meaning that you can not insert a screen with a solid color and text. Avid Studio allows a wide variety of static and moving titles that are not limited to a template and does not require the overlay to the video.

Menu Transitions: in my case has only two types of melted but I imagine that at some point be possible to import or acquire other to enrich the experience and the complexity of the projects. In iMovie there is only the cross then melt in addition to that offered by the chosen template.

Panel Mounting: mounts are fun ways to combine and animate pictures and videos. While the closest thing to this feature in iMovie transitions are specific to each template, Avid has 15 independent assemblies alternative, ie not dependent on any template or theme.

Export

Both applications offer different ways to export video creations. In other words, iMovie lets you save the final work on the album of photos, or upload it to YouTube, Facebook, Vimeo, or CNN iReport. In addition, Avid Studio also lets you save the video produced on the spool of the device, email it or upload it to YouTube and Facebook. In addition, both tools allow the continuation of projects in their desktop counterparts.

Conclusion

iMovie offers a user friendly interface, very intuitive and easy to use. It is an ideal application for people with little experience in the audiovisual field, that is perfect for the end user can create and share video material very quickly. However, after playing a couple of hours with Avid Studio , I have the feeling that iMovie is too basic and limited. The new Apple-old opponent is much more complex but offers a couple of subtleties and details that create the feeling of having more options, more tools, and more control when facing the challenges audiovisual. Unfortunately, this latest release is only available for iPhone, while iMovie has the trump card of being a universal development, also compatible with iPhone and iPod Touch.

With the early appearance of a rumored iPad 3, we can only dream that the Cupertino team stop underestimating your users and submit an application for serious video editing and powerful, aimed at advanced users and to continue the legacy of great names like Final Cut Pro Both iMovie and Avid Studio can be purchased at a price of $ 4.99 in the App Store. Personally, Avid Studio is the best option or, rather, is no other alternative to audiovisual editing application but the excellence of the moment.