iMovie 3 0 just added two big features to make zero-effort movies Tom's Guide Skip to main content Tom's Guide is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here's why you can trust us. iMovie 3 0 just added two big features to make zero-effort movies By Henry T. Casey published 12 April 2022 iMovie's Magic Movie might save your unused videos (Image credit: Apple) Apple new iMovie 3.0 is an update to an application that you may have forgotten was even on your phone. And interestingly enough, this update kinda revolves around the whole concept of not thinking about what you can do with all the videos you've shot. iMovie 3.0, available today (Tuesday, April 12) on iPhones and iPads adds two new features that look to remind you of how much you could do with your videos. I know what you're thinking, because it's what I think every time I consider editing footage I shot myself: "that sounds like a lot of work." Fortunately, iMovie 3.0 looks to remove as much of that work as possible. iMovie 3 0 s Magic Movie is made for the laziest of us According to my Photos app, I have over 4,100 videos in my iCloud Photos Library. And have I done much with them? With the exception of a single video I published to my personal YouTube, and the random videos I share unedited or turn into GIFs, these videos are just sitting in my iCloud, taking up space. The new Magic Movie feature in iMovie looks to solve that. You open iMovie, tap Magic Movie and then you'll select videos from your library. Then, iMovie takes the wheel by intelligently identifying the best sections of your footage, then creating a new project with all of your videos. (Image credit: Apple) iMovie will do the stuff you kinda don't want to do, adding titles, transitions and music. For said music, you can use music you've purchased, Apple's own provided soundtracks and audio imported from Garage Band. It even auto-balances its music when it identifies that people are speaking in your videos. Of course, you can adjust that all you want. Magic Movie also sports 20 "styles" (think templates) so you can find the look that best matches the vibe in your videos. Of course, you have total control, and can re-edit clips (trimming as need be) in Magic Movie, as well as adjusting transitions and so on. iMovie 3 0 s Storyboards are a mini film school If you have an aspiring director in your home (yourself included), the other big iMovie 3.0 feature may be a bigger deal. Storyboards takes templates to an extreme, giving you a series of kinds of videos (instructional DIY clips, gaming, online Q&A) and then a whole shot list for how to make your own. For each step in that shot list, you can either import a clip you've already shot or just shoot that video right there on your iPhone or iPad. Storyboard projects feature automatic music that adjusts to fit the length of the shots you're working with. (Image credit: Apple) Of course, film can be a collaborative effort, so you can use placeholder clips for when you share your Storyboard project with a fellow creator. Storyboards have their own styles, and you can change the look as you go without worrying about losing your edits. 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