iMovie is not included with Mac OS X. It was part of the iLife suite of software and is now available from the Mac's App Store. iMovie is supplied free with all Macs.
Apple's iMovie software only works on an Apple Mac computer running Mac OS X.
iMovie requires Mac OS X which can only legally be run on an Apple Mac. There are no other options.
iPhoto is part of the iLife suite of software supplied with Macs and is not available for other operating systems.
The Mac OS comes free with a Mac. New versions have a small charge.
Yes, iMovie is a software application that runs natively on Mac OS X. Technically speaking, that means you could install Mac OS X on a non-Apple computer and install iLife from there, but Apple does not support such actions.
Quartz Extreme is part of Mac OS X that controls the graphics card in the Mac enabling the visual effects used by the system and applications. It ensures that iMovie utilises the graphics card processor for processing video while leaving the main CPU free for other chores.
Blue flashing over video has been noticed by several Mac users but it is not known what the cause is. Possible solutions include: Ensure all software (Mac OS, iMovie, QuickTime) is up to date Ensure that all software is compatible (not running an old version of iMovie on the latest Mac OS for example) Disable any Quicktime plugins (such as Perian) that you may be using.
iMovie can be obtained legally from the Mac App Store by paying a fee of $14.99. This entitles you to download and install iMovie on OS X 10.7.4 and later. Users using preceding versions of OS X may have to venture to other sites, potentially illegal, to download iMovie. That information however cannot be disclosed by any reputable being.
There is currently no version of Pivot for Mac OS X, free or otherwise. An alternative would be Stykz which is available for Mac OS X and is free. (See links below)
The 4 Applications that were released were: 1. iTunes 2. iMovie 3. iPhoto 4. iDVD All of these were created to run on OS 9 until OSX came out. All Mac OSX Releases (in order): -Mac OS X Server 1.0 "Hera" -Mac OS X Public Beta "Kodiak" -Mac OS X 10.0 "Cheetah" -Mac OS X 10.1 "Puma" -Mac OS X 10.2 "Jaguar" -Mac OS X 10.3 "Panther" -Mac OS X 10.4 "Tiger" -Mac OS X 10.5 "Leopard" -Mac OS X 10.6 "Snow Leopard" -Mac OS X 10.7 "Cougar" (still in development, scheduled for 2011 release)
The Mac's Garageband, iMovie etc. applications only work with Mac OS X. There is no Windows version to work on other PCs.