10 Best iMovie 8 Features

1. Import of HD footage from AVCHD Camcorder
2. Forward and backward Video skimming
3. Forward and backward Audio skimming
3. Multiple Audio channels
4. Adjustable end-points and start points for Audio channels
5. Auto reduce volume for other audio and video channels
6. Share to YouTube
7. Realtime video trimming through skimming
8. Chroma adjustments for video
9. Kern burns for pictures
10. Numerous video encoding for export

In addition, I would include
1) automatic creation of events by date,
2) split and merge events,
3) nondestructive to source material
4) Automatic transitions
5) Intuitive interface - you don't have to buy a Pogue book to figure out how to use it.

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