IMovie 09 special effects

I've recently installed iMovie 09 and I'm curious where the special effects have gone (lighting, fog, rain, etc.). Are there any third party plug-ins that allow this.
I've searched the boards and haven't come up with anything. Any help / suggestion is greatly appreciated.

Brent Sloan wrote:
..where the special effects have gone (lighting, fog, rain, etc.).
no such effects anymore ... only the ones, you see..
.. Are there any third party plug-ins that allow this.
no plug-ins for iM08/09 anymore due to lack of an API..
your options are:
keep iMHD6
purchase FinalCutExpress

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