Add video effects in iMovie on Mac

1. In the iMovie app on your Mac, select a clip or range in the browser or the timeline.

2. To show the effects controls, click the Clip Filter and Audio Effects button.

   

3. Click the Clip Filter button, and then click the filter you want to apply to the clip.

   

4. To adjust the strength of the filter, drag the slider next to the filter name left or right.

To remove a filter, select the clip or range with the filter, click the Clip Filter button, and click None.

1. In the iMovie app on your Mac, do one of the following:

   • Select a clip in the timeline that you want to add the fade effect to, and then position the playhead where you want the effect to begin.

   • Select a range in the timeline that you want to add the fade effect to.

     Note: If you select a range, make sure to leave frames before and after the effect to account for the transitions added at the beginning and end of the effect.

2. Choose Modify > Fade to, and choose an effect from the submenu.

   If you selected a whole clip, a fade transition appears at the position of the playhead, and the remaining portion of the clip has the effect applied to it. For example, when you play back a clip that has the Fade to Black and White effect applied, the color fades out at the transition, and the rest of the clip plays with a black-and-white effect.

   If you selected a range, the effect fades in at the beginning of the range, then fades out at the end of the range.

1. In the iMovie app on your Mac, position the playhead in a clip in the timeline where you want to add the effect.

2. Choose Modify > Flash and Freeze Frame.

   When you play back the clip, it plays forward normally and then fades to white, and the frame at the position of the playhead becomes a freeze frame. The Ken Burns effect is applied to the freeze frame—with a “zoom out.” At the end of the freeze frame, playback continues normally. You can modify the Ken Burns effect after it’s applied.