imovie Basics 10.0.9 Open imovie (Click on Purple Star Icon) Click on File Click on 2015 Select New Event Rename the Event [Your first initial] [Your last name] Hit Return Click on New Select Movie
Select No Theme Click on Create Name Your Movie Make sure the Event is YOUR Event! Click OK
Click on Import Media Select Pictures/Video to Import - Click Import Selected
Click on Image - Click on the + Sign to Add the Image to the Movie Timeline Image will Appear in the Bottom of the Screen (Timeline) and in the Preview Screen
Click to Select Image Color Balance Color Correction Cropping Video & Audio Effects Clip Info Reset All
Color Balance - Auto, Match Color, White Balance, Skin Tone Balance Color Correction - Use sliders to adjust Cropping - Fit, Crop to Fit, Ken Burns, Rotate Clip Video & Audio Effects - Select a Video Effect to Use None Flipped Raster Cartoon Aged Film Film Grain Hard Light Day Into Night Glow Dream Romantic Vignette Bleach Bypass Old World Heat Wave Sci-Fi Black & White Sepia Negative X-Ray Clip Info - Change the Duration (Length) of the Clip - Type in Time - Return to Accept Reset All - Reverts Clip to Original Settings
Record Go to Play Go to Play Voiceover Previous (Space Bar) Next Full Clip Clip Screen Automatically improve the image and audio quality of the selected clip Zoom in and out of clips (slider bar) Adjust thumbnail appearance (film icon)
Content Library (Lower Left) Open the: Transitions Browser Titles Browser Maps & Backgrounds Browser itunes Browser Sound Effects Browser Garage Band Browser Transitions Browser Transitions go before or after clips Drag the mouse over the transition for a preview Click and drag the transition before or after a clip Double click to change the duration of the transition
Titles Browser Titles can go at the beginning, middle, or end of a clip Drag mouse over title for a preview Click and drag to add the title to the project Drag it in front of the clip to have a blank background Drag it on the clip to have it display over the clip Type the Title information Hit Return twice to accept Title
Change Change Align Bold Text Font Font Text Italics Color Size Outlined Double click on the purple box to edit the title Click and drag on either end of the purple title box to change the duration of the title To delete a title - click on it once and hit delete
Maps & Backgrounds Browser Click and drag a map or background to add to the movie To customize the route, click in the box and select or type in a new destination - Click Done
Sound Effects Browser Move the mouse over the effect, click the play button to preview the sound Click and drag to add the effect to the movie To shorten the sound clip, click and drag on the ends To move the sound, click and drag inside the green box To delete - click on the green box - hit delete button
To adjust the volume, click and drag on the line that goes through the middle of the sound effect To fade in the sound, drag this circle To fade out the sound, drag this circle Sharing the imovie Click on the Share button Select File Uncheck Add to Theater Click Next Select Location Click Save