iMovie update reveals new Apple video format

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Like most companies, Apple periodically releases software updates for its applications, fixing minor issues. However, an iMovie update released on Tuesday revealed a brand new video format the company has been developing.

Dubbed iFrame, the new video format is based on industry standard technologies like H.264 video and AAC audio. As expected with H.264, iFrame produces much smaller file sizes than traditional video formats, while maintaining its high-quality video. Of course, the smaller file size increases import speed and helps with editing video files.
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Source: C|Net

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dj_stick

if anything, it makes the editing process slower, as the app as to decode the compressed stream prior to any editing - the quickest way to edit a video file would be to work on the uncompressed version (though the cost is a massive file size, and HDD transfer speed required)

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