TRANSITIONS AND EFFECTS???

Hey guys i am so new to imovie. I got a mac 3 yrs ago but just now using imovie. anyway i have both imovies 6 and 8 and i see that imovie 6 has more transitions and effects. Imovie 8 doesn't. So either i am looking at the wrong place or they don't have the same things. Imovie 6 has more to offer. Anyway i can import those to imovie 8 or somehow where to get some??? Thax for any help!!

Hi
The everlasting question and the eternal answer.
iMovie'08 is sometrhing compleatly different to iMovie 1 to 6.
It's not an upgrade, just a totally different application.
Yes iMovie'08 has some nice features, color correcting etc. BUT lacks the base
of video editing.
iMovie HD 6 has this and much more. That's why Apple are giving it away to iLife08
owners and don't delete it (as with other upgrades) when installing iLife08.
If You find iMovie HD 6 to limited eg color correction , picture rotation,
picture in picture etc. there are two ways to go:
• Plug-ins from third part deliverer
• FinalCut Express
iMovie'08 isn't an upgrade - BUT if You aim for YouTube etc. then this can be of help.
Count the cost and choose vicely.
Plug-ins:
Stupendous software http://www.stupendous-software.com
GeeThree http://www.geethree.com
cf/x. http://www.imovieplugins.com
Apple http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/video/ezediapluginsforimovievol1.html
http://www.imovieplugins.com/fxhome.html
I go for FCE.
Yours Bengt W

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