playing with imovies... and the boys cubes again

[Skywatcher]

To prove to 'nut and myself really how easy it would be to make a video on the mac with imovies - this took a grand total of 6 minutes to film upload - edit and publish

:thumbsup:

not going to win an oscar but I cannot believe how easy it was and I cannot wait to dig out the old baby videos :D

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[ukwdwnut]

you have nothing to prove to me mate with anything to do with the mac :lol:

[foreverducky]

I am truly in awe of your son. He is insanely brilliant.:worship:


Good job on the video!

[PsychoAlice]

holy ****!

[Keith]

He's FAST !

[Dizneyblonde]

WOW!

Awesome!

[Dawn]

Steven cheered when he finished it. :wavehands:

[MystikPiglit]

Ooh, that was fun! We want more. :D

[Skywatcher]

:lol: I just had fun playing with the video maker - sooo much to fiddle with on there - you can just drop in anything from your itunes over any sequence it is unbelievably cool

[MystikPiglit]

you can just drop in anything from your itunes over any sequence it is unbelievably cool

I don't know what that means but well done anyway. :D

[Skywatcher]

Its just a move maker and when you've finished you just click - upload to you tube and - well it takes care of all of that as well :mental:

[Claire]

What a star!

I'm ashamed to admit I've not really played with anything on mine apart from iPhoto. Poppy uses GarageBand but that's all as far as I know.

[Skywatcher]

Trying to find out how to convert old video tapes into digital now :D

[catrancher]

you can just drop in anything from your itunes over any sequence it is unbelievably cool

Toldya! :yes:

And Thomas is kinda amazing too! Course part of that's undoubtedly due to his name! :laugh2:

Tom (:macwave:... proponent of all things iLife and lo, another Thomas!)

[MystikPiglit]

Trying to find out how to convert old video tapes into digital now :D

Ooh, I'd love to be able to do that. I have a video of my dear departed parents and no way of playing it. :(

[daveann]

wow what a kid he is i am still amazed :worship:

[Keith]

:yes: people underestimate how brilliant iLife 09 and iwork 09 are. They're SOOOOO much nicer than anything I've ever found on windows.

OK not as amazing as Thomas I'll admit! Be interesting to see what Thomas comes up with when he starts programming :D probably iMovie holographic version

[Skywatcher]

Seriously - I have tried video editing software on windows a few times and given up

because

1. It was very complicated

and

2. I always had the impression that I may lose a bit of work or if I didn't like something I did I wouldn't be able to 'undo' it easily


I suppose I just feel safer with the mac stuff so far and I'm only just beginning to scratch the surface - I am actually now really looking forward to trawling through all the old mini clips we had on our old digital cameras to put together a 'suite ' of their lives whereas before it would have been a major chore and Lisa would have had to have left the house to stop the kids learning some 'interesting' words.

Just the bit about dropping the music over - that took literally 5 seconds - Thomas loves that bit of music so you click the note button and in the search window type summer and up it comes on all the albums its on then you drop it over the bit of the film you want.

I am just amazed by the software really I truely am

:jawdrop:

[Skywatcher]

ooops forgot the :macwave:

[Keith]

I am just amazed by the software really I truely am

:jawdrop:

for all sorts of reasons... PHEW! :lol:

[catrancher]

Chris,

Remember that iMovie will also work with the still photos that you have. One thing that I've done is taken my vacation photos (Disney Cruise, etc), bring them into iMovie as stills, add effects to them (Ken Burns, etc.), add a soundtrack and export the whole mess to iDvd. Makes a spectacular presentation that you can view on your TV. Or make gifts of the DVD's for your friends!

With your space pictures, I can imagine some unbelievable movies and DVD's.

Tom (:macwave:... I just LOVE this stuff)

[Skywatcher]

OK That all sounds pretty insanely cool mate :D - :mental:


looks like I'm going to be a busy bunny :D

[Taja]

Blast dial-up! It is completely incompatible with anything video or audio. :sigh:

I'll try to look at the video at the office tomorrow. Absolutely want to see Thomas in action! :thumbsup:

[Britchick]

Daniel says that he needs to practice more so that he can get the world record!

[josh.p.]

Is that in real-time or speeded up? :thud:

[Skywatcher]

It is real time but I agree it looks a bit jerky in places. His record is 45 seconds.

[josh.p.]

It is real time but I agree it looks a bit jerky in places. His record is 45 seconds.
:thud: WOW! Even more impressive. I seriously thought it was sped up- not because it looked like it was, just because I didn't believe anyone could do it that quickly, never mind someone so young! He is seriously talented.

[Dawn]

It's not sped up. I've seen Thomas perform live and he really is that scary. :lol:

He told me from memory the world record times for every cube that he owns and his fastest times for them. I was backing away slowly. :wink:

[Skywatcher]

:sully:

if I remember correctly

[Dawn]

And he kept following me saying "wait, you haven't seen the awesome power of the 7 cube yet."

:mental:

[lozzy]

Your boy is AMAZING I can't even do the original one. Maybe one day he'll be in the world records book.

[josh.p.]

Hold on a minute... I just realised... he cannot be THAT much of a genius! If he was so clever then he'd just do what I do and peel off the stickers!! :yes: ;)

[Skywatcher]

;) it takes longer than a mnute to do that :D

[ukwdwnut]

wow chris that was awesome mate he's good :D :worship:

[ukwdwnut]

It is real time but I agree it looks a bit jerky in places. His record is 45 seconds.

whats the WR chris?

[Skywatcher]

Something stupid like 9 seconds so he has a looong way to go

[ukwdwnut]

omg noooooooooo jeez takes me that long to look at it lol

[simonwebb74]

I tried to do my boys cube last night.

Failed dismally and I had the Googled step by step instructions in front of me. :confused: :surrender:

[Skywatcher]

If yuou post it I'm sure we can come to some sort of financial arrangement - apparently all the kids at school are bringing theirs in for him :lol:

[lozzy]

Has your son played the rubik puzzle world game on the DS?

[josh.p.]

ohohoh!!! Search for rubiks cube in the app store!

[*Bambi-Belle*]

Wow!!!! Thomas is amazing, you can tell he loves doing it too bless him.


I hope he is being suitably challenged at school to help him develop his potential using his natural talent for problem solving. If not I would get him into a private maths program.


LOL your video is great by the way.

[Tink]

The child is utterly incredible. :yes: The video is pretty neat too, Da. :D

[Skywatcher]

Yeah he has the DS game and the App on my iPhone :D

Why thank you miss Tink - can't wait to have a play with the baby vids as soon as I can

[Disneybumble]

Your boy is mind boggoling good and l am very impressed with the video to.

[mumof2]

:jawdrop: Thomas......i just don't know what to say. I'm totally gobsmacked!



oh, and the video is cool! well done :thumbsup:

[*Bambi-Belle*]

lol I just showed my youngest this and he was like Oooooooooooh!!!!!!!:mental:

"Do you think if I posted him my one he could fix it for me*:rotfl:


Heeheeheeheehee!!!!

[Skywatcher]

I'm sure he would do that :yes: