PRESS RELEASE April 28, 2000

Apple Offers iMovie as Free Download for PowerBook and Power Mac G4 Users

Apple Continues to Lead Desktop Movie Making Revolution

CUPERTINO, California—April 28, 2000—Reinforcing its lead in the desktop video revolution, Apple® today announced that iMovie™, its groundbreaking video editing software, is now available as afree download for its PowerBook® and Power Mac™ G4 users.
“In seven months, iMovie has become the most popular video editing software in the world,” said Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO. “Due to popular demand, we're bringing this amazing Apple software to a wider range of Mac users, at no charge.”
iMovie was introduced in October 1999 and has earned rave reviews as the easiest to use video editing software ever, allowing users to create their own pro-quality movies. iMovie comes preinstalled on all iMac™ DV and iMac DV Special Edition systems, and will now be available to all PowerBook andPower Mac G4 users as a free download at www.apple.com/imovie.
With iMovie, users can import video from a digital video camcorder directly into their FireWire®-enabled iMac DV, iMac DV Special Edition, Power Mac G4 or PowerBook, rearrange clips and add special effects like cross-dissolves and scrolling titles. Completed iMovies can be stored on the computer, as well as:
  • transferred back to a camcorder for viewing on a standard TV or VHS videotape;
  • saved as a QuickTime™ file and emailed to family members or friends;
  • streamed from a personal web site built using HomePage, one of Apple's four iTools available at www.apple.com; or
  • shared over the Internet in a public folder via iDisk, another of Apple's iTools that provides 20 megabytes of personal Internet-based storage on Apple's Internet Servers.
Availability and System Requirements
iMovie is immediately available in North America as a free download from Apple's web site,
www.apple.com/imovie
. A CD version is also available for US$19.99 by calling 1-800-293-6617. System requirements include: a Power Mac G4 or PowerBook with built-in FireWire; Mac® OS 9.0.4; QuickTime 4.1; 64 MB of RAM; and a 4- to 6-pin FireWire cable to connect a digital camcorder.
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Apple
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Edelman Worldwide
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