The latter has cost me over $3000 over the past three years. The former cost a one time fee of $550 (it's wifi only). I use it at least 100x more than my iPhone 4 now. I use the iPad daily to read scripts, view RSS feeds, to write outlines, as a slate, to create shooting calendars, as an expensive paperweight, etc.

Here's Apple's marketing video FaceTime and iMovie are featured starting around 2:30 in.īeing a shameless addict to the Apple effect I must confess the thought of selling a cheap lens or two crossed my mind the moment I saw 'the deuce' appear on Apple's website.Īn interesting side note - film related/budget conscious. And Apple could ensure Thunderbolt's success almost singlehandedly by including it on millions of iPads. The Thunderbolt connection, to me at least, makes too much sense to not migrate to the iPad, given it's both a high-speed data pipe and a mini DisplayPort. Personally I had my fingers crossed for a higher resolution display and a Thunderbolt connection, but perhaps those will have to wait until the iPad 3. But the HDMI port is reportedly only an output, so one the most sensible potential uses for an iPad - as an on-set monitor - is still impossible for filmmakers.

It's also got an HDMI output, for mirroring the iPad's display on a HDTV or computer monitor. The iPad 2 can now shoot 720p video at 30fps from the rear-facing camera, and VGA (640x480) video from the front-facing lens (which allows one to video conference FaceTime). Shipping March 11th, the deuce also introduces a number of video-centric features: not just one but two cameras (front- and rear-facing), and it also premieres for the first time on the iPad Apple's consumer video editing program, iMovie. Apple's iPad 2 offers a number of updates from the first-gen gadget, including a dual-core A5 processor, magnetic 'smart' cover, and biracial availability (it comes in white now, too). Thinner, lighter, and faster - per usual.

Imovie per ipad