iMovie+09



Atomic Learning iMovie 09 Tutorials

__ Add video clips to iMovie Project __

Search for a video clip through multimedia resources and Save in a Folder Location
 * PowerMedia Plus
 * Wikipedia
 * National Geographic

Use MPEG Streamclip to download a converter to change from mov to dv

Import the video to a New Event (can change the name of the event by clicking on the name once and replace the text)

Move the video from the Events Library tray to the Project Library Tray or
 * To trim the video either highlight only selected portions before moving desired video to the Project tray
 * Once the video is in the Project tray, select the desired portion and choose Edit > Trim to Selection

Add video from built in video camera (iSight camera)
 * From the iMovie Events tray, select the video icon, and follow instructions to capture personal video.
 * Save the video to the created Event tray
 * Move the video to the Project tray and clip the unneeded beginning and ending.

Tip: start recording and wait a few seconds before speaking as well as at end of recording, wait a few second before ending Tip: Post script next to camera in order to read it with you face the camera.

Split a video clip in order to add a Still Image
 * With the playhead, move to the desired location of the split
 * In the Edit menu, select Split

__ Add Still Images to iMovie Project __

Search the iPhoto tray for desired image/photo.
 * Select the camera icon under the preview pain
 * Search for the image to add
 * Click hold and drag the image to the Project Tray

Adjust the length to view the image
 * From the Inspector window, select Clip and adjust the duration for the Image clip. 4.0 seconds is the default

__ Adding Transitions __

Click the transition icon, then select the transition. Click hold and drag to the top of the clip to add the transition to.

__ Adding Background Music __

__ Adding voice-over __

__ Adding titles __

Finishing the Project

iMovie 09 automatically saves the project to the hard drive. When saving the finished project, will need at least 20 GB of available space. An option is to use an external drive. Copy both iMovie Events and iMovie Projects folder. This can be found in the Home Folder > Movies.

In order to create a file that can be played in iTunes, on an iPod, YouTube, etc.
 * In the Share menu, select the option that best fits the needs of the project

Tutorials to download: