Basic tutorial how to use imovie

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HOW TO USE IMOVIE 9.0.4 VERSION?

Transcript of Basic tutorial how to use imovie

HOW TO USE IMOVIE 9.0.4

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Overview

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iMovie 09 is consumer-level

digital video editing software for Macintosh.

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You can use to edit the footage

you film

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with digital video cameras

and HD video cameras.

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The sections will

help you use

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iMovie to edit your

video efficiently.

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Overview of the

iMovie screen

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01. Project Library - where all movie projects on computer are displayed

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02. iMovie Project - shows current position in clip and for editing

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03. Monitor Window - views clips or your final iMovie project

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04. Play Project -

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play selected movie project either in viewer or full screen

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05. New Project - allows you to start a new movie project

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06. Frame Adjustment - allows you to see

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thumbnails of clips by amount of frames per thumbnail

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07. Import -

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where you import footage from your webcam or video camera

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08. Flip Switch - swaps the

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Source Video and the iMovie Project from top to bottom

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09. Adjusts size of thumbnails used in iMovie

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10. Event Library - where

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all the events (groups of clips) on computer are displayed

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11. Add selection – allows to add clips to your project

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12. Favorites Tab - allows you to select

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favorite clips, parts of clips, or remove clips all together.

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13. Options Tab – where you can work on

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voiceovers, cropping images, to adjust audio, or adjust video

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14. Turns on/off Audio Skimmer

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15. Edit browsers - Different editing browsers such as

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adding music, photos, text, transitions, and animations.

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16. Source Video - shows all events from

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a particular source that can be used for editing

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HOW TO ADD PHOTOS FOR

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To begin adding photos,

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you will need to create a new project.

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To do this,

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Click Applications folder on your dock screen

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Click on the iMovie icon

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When the iMovie screen appears,

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Click “File” on the menu bar

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Click “New Project”

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The screen appear like this:

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Enter the title of the new project on the box

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Select the “Aspect ratio” for your project, either :

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4:3 Standard or 16:9 widescreen

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Fullscreen footage is

shaped more like a square.

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Widescreen footage is

shaped more a like a rectangle.

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You can select also the Frame rate you want

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Either :

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30 fps – NTS25 fps – PAL24 fps - Cinema

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By clicking the “Frame Rate” box

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Once you done entering and selecting the :

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Name of Project

Aspect Ratio

Frame Rate

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Click the “Create” button

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Select photo on your file

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And drag them to this area

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After dragging all the photos you want,

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The screen will appear like this:

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Click “Play” button to view the output

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IMPORTING VIDEO /MOVIE FROM

EXISTING FOLDERS OR FILES

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Click the “File” from Menu bar

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Click the “Import”

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Click the “Movies”

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Find the video / movie in your folder

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I choose from the “Desktop folder”

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Then I choose “preteens activity.mp4”

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Click “ Create new event”

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Click “Optimize video”

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Click or Choose Full-Original Size

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Click “Copy files”

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Click “Import”

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Rename the new event by double click “new event”

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Then I Rename “new event” to “Popping balloon”

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The output will be like this”

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Name of the event

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Click play under the Event Library to preview entire movie

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ADDING CLIPS TO YOUR

PROJECT / EVENT

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Click on any of the clips within the “Event Library”

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A yellow box will appear on the thumbnail

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Adjust the edges of the box so that all of

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the footage you want to add to your project is

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within the yellow box.

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After you have done, your mouse pointer appear as hand.

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Grab the thumbnail within the yellow box and drag it

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to the Project Browser to add it to your movie.

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A confirmation box appear, click “OK”

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The clip adjustment bar

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alters how many frames of each

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clip appear as a thumbnail. Adjusting this can

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make selecting larger or smaller portions of clips easier.

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Before adjusting

After adjusting

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PHOTO ADJUSTMENT

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Once you have placed a photo into your project..

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You have a variety of options for adjusting the clip.

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These options include:

TRIMCROP

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To TRIM a photo:

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Click the clock icon that appears when you hover

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your mouse over a clip in your project

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Just like when inserting a clip, just drag the sides

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of the yellow box to manipulate what portion of the

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video is included in your project.

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A confirmation box appear, click “OK”

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Press the play button to preview your clip;

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To CROP a clip:

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Click on the cropping icon in the thumbnail of clip

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On the option tab, click on the clip you’d like to crop.

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You can then resize the green box that appears on

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the clip to control how much of the footage will be visible.

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Click “Crop” button

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Click “Done”

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ADDING MUSIC OR

IMAGES

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To add a sound file click the music note icon

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Then simply browse for the sound file that you would

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like too add and drag it into your project.

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The output should be like this:

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To add an image file, click the camera icon,

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browse for the photo,

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and then drag it into your project.

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The output should be like this

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Adding Titles

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To add titles to a clip,

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Click the “T” icon on the Edit Browser

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Select the type of title you would like to add

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Drag the title on top of the clip you would

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like to add it to.

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Select background you want

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Type the title text you want in the box

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Click the play button to preview

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Click “Done ” once finish

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Adding transitionsTo add transitions to your

project,

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Click the “Transition” icon on right of the Edit Browser

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Select “Theme” from the Transitions box

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Then drag the type of transition you would like to

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the place in the timeline that you choose.

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Adding AnimationsTo add animations to your

project,

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Click the Animation icon on far right of the Edit Browser

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Select from the animation themes

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Then drag it into the timeline in the appropriate area.

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SHARING YOUR VIDEOS

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After you have made the finishing touches to your video

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it is time to share it with the World.

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iMovie gives you different options for

exporting your video.

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Click the “Share” tab

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Then choose from the following:

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SAVING YOUR PROJECT

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Saving in iMovie is very different.

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The program automatically saves your project to the

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computers hard drive as you are working.

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To see where it saves automatically,

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Click “Finder” on your computer dock

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Click the “Movie” folder

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In the “Movies” folder, you should see 2 folder :

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iMovie Projects iMovie Events

GO AHEAD AND MAKE YOUR

FIRST IMOVIE PROJECT

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IT’S FUN …. ENJOY ! !

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