It’s the little brother of Apple’s Final Cut Pro (FCP) app, which is aimed at full-blown movie production. It’s what’s known as a Non-Linear editor, as the original files remain untouched by the editing process.
What is iMovie & How do I get it?Īpple’s iMovie is a free video editing app that’s available from the Mac App Store. For any major changes in iMovie functionality, I’ll update this post. The screenshots here are taken from iMovie V10.2.5, so they might be slightly different if Apple has updated its software since this was written. The majority of this is Mac-based, but, since iMovie is also available on the iPad and iPhone, I’ll cover the differences when using these versions in a later post. It isn’t intended to be a comprehensive guide to iMovie, just enough to let you put together your first movie.Īlthough this post is written with a GoPro camera in mind, the principles apply to video editing from most sources, be it a DSLR/ Mirrorless camera, a drone or a video camera. This article and the subsequent ones explain how to do some basic editing using Apple’s free iMovie app. I use iMovie with my GoPro for editing most of my video footage that you’ll see on this site. Once you’ve got some footage on your GoPro, you’re going to want to share it with the wider world.