More iMovie
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More iMovie
OVERVIEW
• Announcement• More iMovie• Work on projects• Next sessions
ANNOUNCEMENT
• Dr. Abed advising during this class on 11/26
MORE iMOVIE• Last class
– Tour of major parts of interface– Imported video files– Captured video using built-in camera– Edited video
• Tonight– Preferences>Advanced– Markers– Keywords– Picture and video in/over video– Audio– Maps and backgrounds and titles– Themes– Sharing
PREFERENCES>ADVANCED
• iMovie Menu > Preferences• General tab, check Show Advanced Tools
PREFEREENCES>ADVANCED
• Pointer tool, Keywords tool, Filter by Keywords tool
• Pointer tool turns off any open tools
• Keywords tool• Tag video clips with selected keywords (metadata)
• Filter by keywords tool• Sort through your clips by keywords
PREFEREENCES>ADVANCED• Keywords tool
• Tag video clips with selected keywords (metadata)• Click the key icon• Add new keyword, select it or select previous keyword• Drag the key icon over clip – clip turns blue
PREFEREENCES>ADVANCED• Filter by keyword
• Click magnifying glass• Choose keyword – click green part of icon• Look at source window
PREFEREENCES>ADVANCED
• Comment Markers• Comment markers are brown
• Mark any frame with comment, return to frame by choosing marker from pop-up menu
• Click and drag brown comment marker to timeline• Drop and type into it to edit
PREFEREENCES>ADVANCED• Pull down menu
– Toggle between markers
PREFEREENCES>ADVANCED
• Chapter Markers
• Chapter markers are orange• For exporting to dvd and podcasts
• Click and drag orange comment marker to timeline• Drop and type into it to edit
PICTURE & VIDEO IN/OVER VIDEO
• You can include 2 video clips together– BradyBunch/SummerBunch multiple clips idea
• But limited to 1 main clip and 1 additional
– iMovie calls this Picture-in-Picture
• You can do graphics and video together– Over-the-shoulder graphics idea– iMovie calls this Picture-in-Picture
• Preferences>Advanced>Show Advanced Tools must be selected• Both are treated very similarly in iMovie
PICTURE & VIDEO IN/OVER VIDEO
• Select video from Event Browser• Drag it over a video clip in your timeline• Click Picture-in-Picture• Picture-in-Picture clip appears with blue border• Drag to reposition• Drag ends to lengthen or shorten• Can be resized by dragging corners in the viewer• Double-click the picture-in-picture clip to open Inspector
– Choose Zoom, Dissolve, or Swap from pop-up menu
• In Inspector, Select Visible next to Drop shadow or click border-width, or border color, under PIP Effect
PICTURE & VIDEO
CONTEXTUAL MENU• When dragging and dropping clips into
timeline
Replace means previous clip replaced with dropped one
Insert means space will be made for newly dropped clip – changes duration of project
Cutaway pastes over related clip without changing duration of project
AUDIO • Drag and drop from Media Brower• Pin audio to certain frame• Adjust level• Set beginning and end • Synchronize video with music
AUDIO
Gears icon then ClipTrimmer
Waveform, Yellow selection handles
AUDIO
Yellow handles to identifyportion you want
AUDIO
Then click Done
ADJUST LEVEL OF ONE AUDIO• Double-click the clip• Click audio• Drag the slider
NORMALIZE• Sets volumes of all clips to about same level
AUDIO• Set beginning and end
– Clip Trimmer– Drag yellow handle near start– Drag yellow handle to end– Preview– Done/Return
AUDIO• Synchronize video with music• Drag song first, no video yet• Clip Trimmer• Drag beat marker to the audio waveform• Alternatively press “M” key to tap out beats
while playing video• Drag video or photos over top the audio
AUDIO
MAPS & BACKGROUNDS• Maps
– Several maps – Some animated
• Backgrounds– Titles or with images
• Your own graphics as backgrounds– From iPhoto
MAPS & BACKGROUNDS
BACKGROUNDS
TITLES• Drag and drop• Edit text• Set properties
– Duration, font, font color
THEMES• When launching iMovie for new project• Choose from several preset themes• Themes give you
– Specialized titles and transitions• Alternatively• File>Project Properties>General• Choose theme to apply to existing project
THEME
SHARING• iTunes• iDVD• Media Browser
– Use with other iLife apps• YouTube
– Upload to your account• MobileMe
– Upload to Apple’s cloud• Export Movie
– Results in .m4v• Export using QuickTime
– Various codecs
• Export Final Cut XML
DEVELOPMENT TIME• Work on projects• Call me over for help, suggestions with anything• Work until about 8:10-8:15• Preview/discuss next sessions of course
NEXT SESSIONS• 11/26 Syllabus says Stop Motion activity
– Dr. Abed Advising
• 12/3 Syllabus says Presentation• 12/10 Syllabus says Presentation
• Given the 9 presentations we have and where we are at work-wise I’m considering the following:
• 11/26 start class with work on video projects– While Dr. Abed advises– End class with brief presentation on expectations for final presentations
• 12/3 Stop Motion and work on video projects• 12/10 Presentations all in one night