Mac 101: iMovie
Summary
If you're determined to make the next Hollywood blockbuster, iMovie is a great place to start for both beginners and pros. You can simply connect your camera to your Mac and work with complex edits, dazzling special effects, smooth transitions, integrate cool sound effects or rocking soundtrack made with GarageBand. Here's an introduction to movie-making the iMovie way.
Products Affected
iMovie
iMovie makes it easy and simple for you to polish up your movies and add in songs or pictures.
Capturing Video into iMovie
- Connect your DV format (digital video), HDV format (high definition video), or tape-less camera to your computer's FireWire or USB port, then turn on your camera and switch it to VTR mode.
- Open iMovie from the Dock or in the Applications folder. iMovie should switch automatically to camera mode. If it doesn't, slide the mode switch in the interface to the movie camera icon.
- Use the playback controls in iMovie to view your video in the monitor screen. When you find footage that you want, rewind it a bit, press the play button, and then click Import the moment you want to start the capture. Click Import again to stop.
- iMovie captures video from your camera and places clips either in the clips pane (the one with a bunch of squares—this is the default location) or the timeline (the bar that spans the bottom of the window).
One Place for All Your Video
- Importing from a Camcorder
- Import from iMovie HD
- Other Ways to Import Video
- Introduction to the Video Library
- Reorganizing Your Video Library
Enjoy and Rediscover Your Video
Making Movies
- Creating a Movie
- Adding Music
- Adding Sound Effects
- Adding Voiceover
- Adjusting Color
- Adding Titles
- Cropping and Rotating Images
Sharing Your Movies
Advanced Techniques
- Working with Audio Clips
- Working with Background Audio
- Advanced Color Techniques
- Advanced Editing Techniques
- Using the Edit Tool in Advanced Mode
- Marking Video in Advanced Mode
- Tagging and Filtering with Keywords
Tip: Use the built-in iMovie Help guide on your Mac (in iMovie, choose Help and then iMovie Help) to get more in depth and use iMovie like a pro! Visit the iMovie Support page and the Discussion Forums where you can get more help from other iMovie users.
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