When iMovie was first released, all the way back in 1999, it was revolutionary: a super simple interface, aimed at making it easy for people with zero video editing experience to put clips together, add some transitions and effects, and come out with a decent looking short film.
The app received a major rewrite in 2007, looking more like a simplified Final Cut Pro, while losing many much loved features (although admittedly, many returned in later updates). Since iMovie 10, released in late 2013, development has slowed to an absolute crawl, with most updates merely consisting of “bug fixes and stability improvements”. What was once a beacon in the free consumer video editing market, has lost much of its shine.
