Editing+Software+Comparisons

I have not had many past experiences in using video editing or movie production software**.** Therefore exploring the use of these various software packages has sparked interest in the capabilities that each company offers. It is amazing to me to see how far technology has developed over the past 10 years and how much is offered in the way of providing education and ease of use in any type of software packages.


 * In my comparisons of Windows Movie Maker 2.1 and Apple's iMovie Video Editing Software, **
 * I found the following conclusions: **

The ability to download software with the Windows XP Service Pack 2. All future critical updates would be an automatic download. Technical support is readily available by email, telephone, or Internet chat. Users will find a number of different formats available for importing and exporting their files to and from various peripherals. Software is easy to use and houses several special effect options allowing for various creative avenues.
 * Windows Movie Maker 2.1 Strengths **

**Apple iMovie Strengths** Apple iMovie houses a number of creative “buttons and whistles” for editing purposes. It also supports the "most popular video formats like AVCHD and MPEG 4, and even the new iFrame video format. IFrame is designed to make importing and editing video fast and easy without taking up a lot of space on your hard drive." The software is easy to use and there are many preset creative filters to accentuate your product. Technical support is widely available by email, telephone, or Internet chat. A variety of formats are available for importing and exporting files to and from various peripherals. iMovie files can be exported to files that would be readable, but not editable, for Windows customers.

With Windows Movie Maker 2.1, I found an additional IEEE card would be required to capture video, if you should have an older Windows computer system. Most new computers are assembled with the card installed. But if you should own an analog video camera or VCR, you will need to purchase an analog video capture card. Also, the Windows Movie Maker software it compatible with the Windows format only.
 * The Weaknesses of each software package are as follows:﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿ **

The abilities of Apple's iMovie are numerous, as it houses numerous filters to accentuate your final product. The weakness that I see in that availability is getting lost in the creative selection process and also inadvertently increasing the downloading time and size of your creative work of digital art. While the iMovie files can be downloaded for customers to read, they are not editable in the Windows format.