rwebber said today at 12:52am

There are more export options than iMovie. Kind of a Final Cut Express Express.

fonix said today at 12:05am

I didn't even realize I needed this, given that I mostly use iMovie to put together video projects. But iMovie in its current form has dropped the ability to add chapters, and that is a staggering omission, imho. This would appear to be able to do that, and the intuitive interface and advanced features are a nice plus. I'm looking forward to using this against iMovie.

Arru said today at 7:21am

This software is awesome! For anyone dissatisfied with the direction iMovie 8 took, just forget it and buy this one instead! It's got real-time compositing for $29 for heaven's sake! And all parameters can be animated, you even get trace outlines for animation. I'm blown away... Granted, the interface has got just a little lack of polish (och svenska översättningen är inget vidare). But for this price I'm totally impressed!

CrisDias said today at 9:19am

I just bought it. A multi-track video editing (plus filters, etc.) for this price? Deal. My only bad comment is that all transitions are of the cheesy type, no simple "fade to black" and stuff like that. (maybe that can be achieved with filters, not sure)

er16004 said today at 8:58am

After looking at the developer's site and seeing how often he updates this product (updates come in about every 2-3 months), I think it's safe to say this will stay ahead of the iMovie updates, since I'm still waiting for them to add in needed/missing features.

MacUpdate-User said today at 10:02am

I have been testing this, and it seems okay. It is a little clunky. The multiple video tracks is good - HOWEVER - there is no way to DISSOLVE between tracks, ONLY CUT! Now if you have two clips on the SAME TRACK, then you can dissolve, but not if they are on separate tracks. That is very annoying. It has very limited TEXT and TITLING features. Do not expect fancy title effects, unless you spend A LOT OF TIME making your own. Exporting takes A LOT OF TIME, then you have to re-import into iMovie if you want to make a iDVD, etc. Very limited features and effects. It is a very basic editor. All it has going for it is BASIC multiple video tracks. But expect everything else to be limited and clunky.

mrkowalski said today at 1:08am

it sure would be nice if we could have some heads-up a day or two in advance of a promo, so we can go over the demo more thoroughly. Work days often get in the way, and I have missed some deals.

gregbd said today at 9:15am

This is what I love about MacUpdate, I learn about applications I never knew existed or thought I needed. I watch Apple website for new applications but MacUpdate consistently offers more unique apps and offers a deal to boot. The creativity of the shareware community is alive and well thanks to MacUpdate. This Norkross Movie editing looks like another must have app that is easy to use, powerful, and might replace my use of iMovie. Very impressive set of features and tools. Thanks to Norkross and MacUpdate, look out iMovie your on your way out.

Mindbender said today at 7:17am

wow, that sounds very interesting, i was always somehow slightly disappointedfrom iMovie, but not enough of a power video cutter to buy an expensive alternative...

but this tool looks like exactly like the one i was looking for :-D

theKryz said today at 7:05am

@fonix

If you miss old iMovie features because the new iMovie is a complete remake, you can download it at http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/imovieHD6.html

Apple realized that the new iMovie was a step back concerning features.