-Shut down all other applications -Open imovie -Either Create a new project (See Transfer Instructions) or Open an Existing Project Viewer, where movie or clip is displayed Clips Pane, will change display based on what editing button you click Timeline and clip view buttons Import and edit mode Play Controls Volume Control Editing Buttons Timeline, will change display based on what viewing mode you are in -Different Editing Modes Clips: Allows you to drag imported clips to the timeline, this is a good place to also break up your clips into more manageable time lengths, and keep what you don t use. 1
Themes: imovie 6 comes with a few multimedia themes, that allow for a more visual, but corny methods to display your video. Media: This is where you can import music, photo s, apple sound FX, and record audio directly into your movie. Must also use itunes, and iphoto, to import music, and photo s. Editing: Editing is where you can add titles, transitions, video effects, and audio effects. Chapters: Chapters, where you can add a marker that will divide a movie into chapters, for later use on a DVD. Trimming Clips -Once clips have been transfered over, begin to cut clips to appropriate length. -In order to do this, select clip in clip pane -Hit Play -Watch the playhead, as it travels along the clip Playhead -Hit Play again (this will pause the play head), when playhead gets to approximately to where you want to divide the clip -You can use the arrow keys to navigate playhead frame by frame to get the exact moment that you want to split the clip -Go to edit, split clip at playhead, or his Command T -Repeat process until clips are at desired length 2
-Once Clips have been divided to more appropriate lengths, begin to drag your clips into a rough outline of how you want the movie to look. (You can always remove, move and alter clips, so don t think that this is permanent) -Mix and match, continue to divide and move clips until you have a desired movie. Adding Photos, and Music -Click on the Media button -Choose Audio, or Photos Audio and Photo buttons List of available sounds, and itunes Library Display of sounds or music List of available albums in iphoto Display of Photos Play sound or music Search for song, or photo Record Audio directly into movie Ken Burns Effect, Zoom in and out gently from a picture (named after Ken Burns) Controls Zoom Controls length of picture Reverse zoom Show Photo Settings Where to start and end Ken Burns Effect Apply changes 3
Music -Select Audio in Media -Click the timeline viewer button -There will now be to audio tracks, in addition to your video tracks -Drag music to appropriate place under video tracks To Adjust Volume -Go to View/Show Clip Volume Levels -Notice that now both your video, and audio now display volume control in the form of purple lines Volume Control for video Volume Control for audio -Select a point in the audio you want to increase, or decrease by clicking on the purple line, and a yellow ball will appear -Click and hold prior or after the ball, and notice that the everything before or after (depending where you clicked) stays the same, but where you adjust your mouse increases or decreases the volume. 4
Photos -Select Photos in Media -Select Album that Photo is in -Select Photo and Drag it directly into the timeline Editing Photo -Select Photo in timeline -Select Show Photo Settings -Apply Ken Burns Effect, Zoom in or out, Change length photo plays in movie as needed Transitions, Titles, and Video FX Titles One used most often, will be centered title, and for documentaries, striped subtitle You can edit font, size length, and weather the title displays over black, or over a clip To insert title to timeline simply click and drag the desired title Transitions One used most often, is Fade in/out, and Cross Dissolve You can determine speed of transition To insert transition, simply click and drag desired transition into the timeline Video FX Most Common used are black and white, and sepia Can control various settings based on effect To insert effect simply click and drag effect to clip to be altered in the timeline 5