What is iMovie 2 v2.0.1?

iMovie 2.0.1 was an video editing software shipped with Summer 2000 iMacs.

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A year ago, Apple launched the consumer desktop movie revolution with iMovie, giving Mac owners the powerto transform ho-hum home movies into digital video masterpieces. Now iMovie 2 is here, and — just like a gel cap — if s chock full of good stuff in a slick, easy-to-swallow coating. With a refined interface, new video effects, and improved audio handling, this is one sequel thaf s actually better than the original.

The first thing we noticed when firing up iMovie 2 was the new Aqua-like interface; happily, the changes are more than skin deep. Playback controls are more logically organized, and editing tools now reside in familiar tabbed panels rather than awkward sliding drawers. The new Timeline viewer displays thumbnail images, which helped us quickly identify clips. And we appreciated the ability to zoom in on the Timeline for precise edits.

Getting DV into iMovie 2 is easier than ever. The scrolling Shelf now holds an unlimited number of clips, and you can still import DV streams created with QuickTime Pro. Basic editing tasks are easier as well. You can crop or split clips in the Shelf before adding them to the Timeline, and restore footage to cropped clips (as long as you haven’t emptied the project’s Trash). If you want to edit like the pros, use FireWire Preview Mode to see your movie on your DV camcorder — or an attached TV monitor — while you work.

Version 2 has plenty of goodies for enhancing your movies. Video effects such as Sepia Tone, Black And White, and Water Ripple give footage a brand-new look. The color, brightness, and contrast controls improve image quality. You can play clips backward or adjust their speed, making it possible to zip through Junior’s xylophone recital or watch that watermelon explode in glorious slow-mo. In addition, iMovie 2 offers more, options for creating transitions, and you can finally adjust the font size of titles to make them more legible.

If we had a bone to pick with the original iMovie, it was that it handled audio far less nimbly than it did video. Movies, however, rely on sound as well as sight — a feet Apple seems to have remembered with iMovie 2. With this rev, we could split audio clips, and the new Ghost Playhead Marker helped us position audio clips precisely in the Timeline. Even better, we locked audio clips to a specific piece of video, assuring that audio and video always stayed in sync.

One of iMovie 2’s standout features is its ability to extract the audio track from video clips. Along the same lines. It allowed us to paste one video clip on top of another while retaining the original clip’s audio. This let us create sophisticated cutaways and reaction shots in a single step.

A lot of vendors claim their software is easy to use; iMovie 2 is easy and fun. It allows you to perform complex video-editing tasks with nearly magical ease, so you can focus on the result you want rather than how you’re going to get it. With a subtly tweaked interfece, more options for effects, titles, and transitions, and the ability to handle audio as deftly as video, iMovie 2 is well worth its modest price tag and helps ensure that desktop video is here to stay.

Anthony, Mark. (February 2001). iMovie 2. MacAddict. (pg. 48).

Download iMovie 2 v2.0.1 for Mac

Architecture

IBM PowerPC

System Requirements

From Mac OS 9.0 up to Mac OS 10.4

Compatibility notes

Emulating this? It could probably run under: SheepShaver