The Alumane Association is now on YouTube and we will gradually upload more videos that you can watch online, as well as, your iPhone with the help of the new iMovie '08 from which I can upload directly to YouTube. We also have links to other videos from the campus including some musical performances.
Here is the video of the Alumnae Parade on the first Reunion weekend. I'll post the second Reunion weekend shortly.
iMovie '08 has been completely rewritten from the ground up and the best word to describe is "fast". While some people will complain about the removal of some features, such as, the video effects, I think there is much to appluad about this release. I never used the video effects, because I thought they were a little cheesy. I like the speed in which I can quickly scrub through video and select and cut clips, as well as, drop in transitions and titles without having to wait for them to render. The original Parade video was over 16 minutes long, 6:30 minutes longer than what can be posted on YouTube. However, I was able to easily go in and remove the less desireable scenes and the bring th video down to 9:26 minutes.
iMovie '08 also also has a new workspace that is flexible and can be rearranged to what you feel most comfortable with. There are some new features borrowed from iPhoto to help you organize your video library and it works well with external drives. There is no traditional time line, no themes and you cannot do as much with the soundtrack, but never fear while all of the other iLife applications are upgraded, the previous version of iMovie is put in a folder labeled "iMovie (previous version)". If you are not upgrading and buying iLife for the first time, you can download iMovie HD from the Apple web site. However, although it has fewer features, this is a case of less is more. I never really used the features they removed and the speed and ease is incrediable, so I may never go back to the previous version, but if I want to it is there.