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Importing Video
Importing video from a DV camcorder or existing QuickTime movie is easy. Find out how to bring your moving pictures into iMovie.
Working with Clips
Clips are small pieces of video that you can string together to create a movie. Learn how to work with clips and you edit your movie.
Working with Photos
Learn how to create amazing slideshows with opening titles and closing credits, and add photos to your movie for dramatic effect.
Adding Transitions, Titles, and Effects
Give your movie some professional polish. Find out how to add titles, credits, special effects, and transitions to your project.
Working with Audio
Give your movie a voice—learn how to add music and sound effects, record voiceovers, and edit and align audio.
Sharing Your Finished Movie
Learn how to export your movie to iDVD, create a video podcast, publish movies to the web, send it as an email attachment, and more.

Export Your iMovie HD Movies to iPod
Got a Fifth Generation iPod? You can use iMovie HD to put your own movies right on your iPod to share with everyone you meet on the street. Get the step-by-step instructions here.

iMovie HD System Requirements

Macintosh computer with a PowerPC G4, G5, or Intel Core processor
256 MB of RAM (512 MB recommended)
Mac OS X 10.3.9 or Mac OS X 10.4.3 or later; Mac OS X v10.4.4 required for iMovie themes, real-time effects, and audio effects
High-definition video (HDV) requires 1GHz G4 or faster and a minimum of 512MB of RAM
iTunes 6.0.2 or later and QuickTime 7.0.4 (included with iLife ’06) or later
Publishing video podcasts, blogs and web pages via iWeb requires Internet and webserver access (.Mac recommended). The .Mac service is available to persons age 13 and older. Annual membership fee and Internet access required. Terms and conditions apply
To use all the iMovie HD 6 features (like themes and "real time" effects) a Quartz Extreme compatible graphics card is required.

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iMovie HD 6.0.3 Update iMovie HD 6.0.3 is an update for iMovie HD 6.0.2 and addresses compatibility for accessing Aperture 1.5 content in iMovie. It also improves overall stability and addresses a number of other minor issues.

iMovie HD 6.0.2 Update (from v.6.0.1 to 6.0.2) Resolves issues with Ken Burns rendering performance, Scrubber Bar editing performance, theme-image quality, and a number of other minor issues.

iMovie HD 6.0.2 Combo Update (from v.6.0 to 6.0.2)