But williMovies new featureshelp us learn, or will we just keep using the same old presets?

“One benefit is that more people will now be encouraged to discover or try video editing.

Same Old, Same Old

iMovie is kind of great.

iMovie on an iPad.

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And lets not forget that its free if you have a Mac, iPad, or iPhone.

Or it’s possible for you to record directly into the slots.

Each clip has instructions on what you should record in it.

iMovie Storyboard options.

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The result isexcuse the puna cookie-cutter video that looks much like anybody elses.

Magic Movie requires even less work.

You know the automatically-generated “Memories” movies in your photos app?

Its that, only you get to choose which images and videos are included.

But as soon as you want even a little bit of control, iMovie gets frustrating.

If youre happy to run on the rails that Apple provides, itll be a smooth ride.

But perhaps thats missing the point.

Perhaps the problem isnt iMovie at all.

iMovie really is fantastic at what it does.