19 August 2010 ~ 33 Comments

Adventures in Babysitting: A Review of iMovie on the iPhone 4

Something Steve Jobs chose to highlight (besides Winnie the Pooh) during his iPhone 4 announcement was the ability to use iMovie on the iPhone. For someone with a computer that is more like WALL-E than EVE,  this was exciting news. After buying it in the iTunes store for $4.99, I decided to try it out while babysitting for some friends. I took some pictures and video while the kids were up, and when they went to bed I was able to edit the whole video on my iPhone and show their parents by the time they got home.

Here are the highlights…

Cool features:

·        Editing on the go

·        Themes with custom transitions and music that make editing easier

·        Upload directly to YouTube

·        Choose one of the theme songs, or add a song from your iTunes library

Few small issues:

·        If you upload to YouTube directly, there is a loss in quality—better to upload from your computer

·        Only one song can be used, and can’t be looped

·        There is only so much room on your phone for HD video (should have bought the 32GB!)

·        Only five themes are available

The look on the faces of my friends when they came home made it all worth it. Since then, I’ve made videos of friends’ weddings and of an interview of my grandpa telling his life story (his mom used to keep a window unlocked for him when he was out partying with friends).

Without further ado, my adventures with Max and Andy (before you ask, yes, I was too busy filming the kids to wipe their noses):

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33 Responses to “Adventures in Babysitting: A Review of iMovie on the iPhone 4”

  1. Jodi Bart 19 August 2010 at 8:31 pm Permalink

    Great post, Marc. This activity should be suggested to all babysitters. It would help keep them busy and entertained while also leaving something fun for the parents to enjoy later on. If you were my babysitter, I'd definitely make sure to leave you a hot dinner and leave a good tip!

  2. bradmays 24 August 2010 at 9:24 am Permalink

    HD video and editing is one of the best features of the new iPhone. Just as the previous versions introduced more people to new capabilities and spurred the growth of social media (Facebook), I think giving the average person (not that you're average, Marc) the ability to shoot, edit and share HD-quality video. A point about sharing – while you can send to directly to YouTube, and you have other options to share, the sharing capability needs to get easier. Thanks for the post, Marc.

  3. Marc Matthews 24 August 2010 at 9:35 am Permalink

    Thanks guys! I agree Brad, sharing isn't easy yet, especially if you want to maintain the HD quality.

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