[MacDV] iMovie HD 5.0.2 bugs and fixes

[James Asherman]

On Apr 17, 2005, at 7:38 AM, Matti Haveri wrote:

> I had high hopes for iMovie 5.0.2 update but it was a big 
> disappointment after three months of waiting. Luckily there are plenty 
> of workarounds so the lively discussions in the forums can continue :|
>

You complain a lot.
> - In iMovie HD 5.0.2 added titles distort interlacing lines in the 
> underlying PAL video. This is clearly visible in moving scenes. To see 
> the bug launch iMovie HD and add a Title before adding a Transition or 
> an Effect: interlacing is distorted in the underlying video. After 
> this also the Transitions and Effects distort interlacing until iMovie 
> HD is re-launched.
>
> The bug was fixed in iMovie HD 5.0.2 for NTSC but in PAL the bug 
> persists!

Maybe

>
> - Some analog to DV converters don't work in iMovie HD 5.0.2 like they 
> do in iMovie 4.0.1.
>
> 1. For example, my Sony TRV320 can convert analog video to DV in 
> passthrough mode in iMovie 4.0.1, but not in iMovie HD 5.0.2. 
> Reportedly also neither Sony DVMC-DA1 converter and Panasonic NV EX3 
> work in iMovie HD 5.0.2 like they do in iMovie 4.0.1.

DVMC DA2 works

>
> iMovie HD 5.0.2 update seems to have disabled the workaround which 
> worked in v5.0.1: Put a tape in the camcorder and press the 
> camcorder's PLAY-button to play the tape in VTR mode (usually the tape 
> must be OUT when doing analog-DV conversion!), then in iMovie hit the 
> Import-button (so iMovie starts to import from the tape), then press 
> the camcorder's STOP-button. iMovie should then continue importing 
> from the analog source as usual.
>
> 2. It is also not possible to record live DV (i.e. the camcorder in 
> Rec mode with no tape in the camcorder, so that what goes in the 
> camcorder's lens, imports in real-time to iMovie) from a camcorder 
> (Sony TRV320, for example) to iMovie HD 5.0.1 because iMovie complains 
> "Camera No Tape". In iMovie 4.0.1 and BTV Pro this works OK with no 
> tape in the camcorder.
>
>

Bull. I just opened iMovie and recorded several seconds of live video 
from my trv900 . No problemo.

> - Some iMovie HD 5.0.2 QuickTime export presets export different 
> resolutions than they claim to
>
> Email 160x120 exports as 160x110 instead, Web 240x180 as 240x170, Web 
> Streaming 240x180 as 240x170, and CD-ROM 320x240 as 320x230.

So ?

Further, let me say if you are concerned about timecode you might want 
to upgrade to a more robust editing solution.
  Jim