imovie 09 Basics NOTE: imovie is a Mac only software program Apple imovie 09 tutorials can be viewed at:

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1 imovie 09 Basics NOTE: imovie is a Mac only software program Apple imovie 09 tutorials can be viewed at: Getting Started: Open imovie 09 by clicking on icon the imovie 09 Interface appears. 1 Create a new project File > New Project Name the project. Choose the Aspect Ratio. Choose theme ONLY if it satisfies your academic project requirement. Add the transition style.

2 2 Import Video Connect your camcorder to the Mac computer using a firewire cable. Turn the MDG camcorder on and set to Play/VCR (check your manual for the correct video transferring mode for your personal camcorder). The Camera Import dialog box appears. (Select File > Import from Camera if the dialog box does not appear). Select the name of your camera in the Camera pull down menu. Choose Automatic or Manual to capture the video. Automatic will capture the entire tape. With Manual you can preview the tape and choose where you want to start the import. Click Import. A dialog box appears. Choose where you want to save the video. Choose to save to an existing Event or create a new Event in imovie. Select Analyze for stabilization after import and imovie 09 will detect and try to fix jerky movements. NOTE: Selecting this option will result in longer import times. Click on Import. 3 Preview Video in the Source area Click on an Event in the Event Library. The video contained in the Event Library will show in the Source area. To Play: Select a clip and roll your cursor over the clip to see it in the Viewer Window or select and press the space bar to play the clip. Event Library Source Area

3 4 Build the Project by moving selected clips to the Project Library Note: A jagged clip edge in the Project Library means the clip continues on next line. Note: To see an example of editing: To Move a Clip to the Project Library (to start building the project) Select a clip in the Event Browser by clicking on a clip. Note: If the entire clip is not selected then right click and choose Select Entire Clip Holding the cursor down, pull the clip to the Project Library. Position the clip on top of a clip in the Project Library or into the boxes. Release the cursor. Choose an action from the menu that appears. *See explanations of each action provided at the end of this handout. If you place a video clip in between two clips in the Project Library then the clip will be inserted and the menu will not appear. Note: Show Advanced Tools must be checked in Preferences to see entire list. (Go to imovie > Preferences > General tab > Show Advanced Tools)

4 5 Editing the Video You can edit your video with the Precision Editor and/or edit manually. Note: To see a youtube video example of how to use the Precision Editor, go to: Using the Precision Editor to edit: Roll your cursor over the bottom left of the video clip in the Project Library. Click on the second button and choose Precision Editor. The Precision Editor appears at the bottom of the screen. Click and drag on the transition point to change the starting point of the transition. OR click and drag on the filmstrips to change the timing of the transition.

5 Manual Editing: To Split a Clip in the Project Library Select a clip in the Project Library by clicking on it. Place the playhead by rolling the cursor over the clip and stopping the cursor on the frame where you want to split the clip. Right click and choose Split Clip from the menu. Note: For a one button mouse, hold down the Control key and click to get the same menu. Adding a photo Select a photo in the Photo Library by clicking on the Photos icon. Drag the photo to where you want to place the photo in the Project Library. Release the cursor and choose the correct action from the list. Creating a still frame from a video clip Select a clip in the Project Library by clicking on it. Place the playhead by rolling the cursor over the clip and stopping the cursor on the frame where you want to create a still frame. Right click and choose Add Freeze Frame from the menu. Note: For a one button mouse, hold down the Control key and click to get the same menu.

6 Applying a Video Effect to a clip: Select a clip in the Project Library by double clicking on it. Click the Video Effect button. Skim over the video effects to see a preview in the viewer. Click on an effect to choose it. Press the Return key to apply the effect. Note: To restore a clip to its original look, choose None from the drop down menu in the Inspector. 6 Adjusting the Color and Lighting in the Video Adjust Color and Lighting in the Video Clip using the Inspector Double click on a video clip in the Project area to open the clip inspector window. Click on the Video tab. Click on the Auto button for automatic adjustments OR use the sliders to make manual adjustments. Video Tab Sliders Auto Button

7 NOTE: Finish editing your video clips BEFORE adding titles, music and transitions. It s just easier! 7 Adding Titles To add a title to your video project: Click on the Titles button. The titles appear. Preview each title by holding the cursor over it. Drag the chosen title to the video clip in the Project Library. The video clip turns blue. Release the cursor and the title appears as a blue bar above the clip. Double click on the blue bar and change the text in the dialog box showing in the Viewer window. Add the text, pick the font and change the color. Click Done when you have changed the text, font and color. Note: To lengthen the title double click on the blue bar and change the time in the Inspector.

8 To create a title over a color (including black) drag a title to the space between two clips or to the beginning or end of the project. Release the cursor and a window of backgrounds will appear. Choose the background for the title. 8 Adding Music To add music to a project: Click on the Music and Sound Effects Button. Choose the music (preview by highlighting the music and pressing the Space bar on the keyboard).

9 Drag the music over the top of a clip in the Project Library. A music note appears if the song is longer than the video. Release the cursor. The music appears as a green line under the video. Shorten the audio by dragging the front or back of the green line. Note: Double click the green line to bring up the Inspector. Click the Audio button to change the audio volume, ducking and fading in and out 9 Adding Transitions To add transitions between video clips: Click the Transitions button. Choose the transition (preview by holding the cursor over the transition). Drag the transition between clips in the Project Library. Release the cursor. The transition appears (between two clips). To preview the transition in your project, place the playhead before the transition and hit the space bar on the keyboard.

10 10 Share your project To share your project, you must export your project out of imovie 09 using one of the options in the Share menu. *See explanations of each action provided at the end of this handout. Click on Share at the top of the monitor screen. Select an option. (Note: for upload to VISTA choose Export Using QuickTime ). Name the project. Choose where to save the project. Select Movie to QuickTime Movie in the drop down menu. Choose Lan/Intranet if you are on campus. Click Save. The original project will export to your desktop or folder as a.mov file. The file is compressing as it exports and will take a little longer than the total time of your project to compress.

11 Notes *Explanations of the options in the clip menu: Note: To show all of the advanced tools: Choose imovie > Preferences, click the General tab and check Show Advanced Tools. Replace: The entire selected clip from the Project Library is replaced with your entire selected video clip from the Event Browser. Replace from Start: Replaces entire selected clip in the Project Library with video of an equal length from the Event Browser, starting from the beginning of your selection (where you place your cursor) in the clip from the Event Browser. Replace from end: Replaces entire selected clip in the Project Library with clip of an equal length from the Event Browser, working backward from the end of your clip selection in the Event Browser. Replace at Playhead: Replaces selected clip in the Project Library with clip of equal length from the Event Browser, placing the beginning of you re the clip you selected in the Event Browser at the playhead that you placed in the clip in the Project Library. Insert: Insert will split the video at the playhead and insert the selection from the Event area. The length of your project will change to reflect the added clip. Audio Only: Drag the selected clip over a video clip in your project, and then choose Audio Only from the menu that appears. A green sound effect icon appears below the video clip where you placed the audio. NOTE: You can also add just the audio from an Event clip by holding down the Command and Shift keys as you drag the clip to your project. Cutaway: You can add a video clip as a cutaway, pasting a clip over a related clip in your project. The clip you paste will cover over the same number of frames in

12 your original video clip as are in the clip you paste. The new cutaway will appear above the original video clip in the Project Library. The grayed out area that shows in the original clip are the frames that are covered up. Using cutaways is an editing techniques, great for showing someone s reaction to what s happening, showing the action as people are talking about it, or covering moments you don t like in clips that are otherwise good. Picture in Picture: You can insert video that plays in a small widow on top of another video clip. Green screen: You can record video in front of a green backdrop, and then electronically cut out the subject, and then place that video into a video clip in your project. The background can be a solid color or an animated clip. Cancel: Cancel the placement of the video clip. Notes *Explanations of the options in the share menu: To share your movie with others, you have to export them out of imovie using one of the options in the Share menu. itunes: If you want to download and view one of your imovie projects to your ipod or iphone, you first need to send it to itunes. When you send your project to itunes, imovie allows you to create one or more movies of different sizes, depending on the size of the original media that s in your project. The mediumsize movie is best for viewing on your ipod or iphone idvd: You can send your finished movie directly to idvd, and then create a professional-quality DVD featuring your movie. To send your movie to idvd: Choose Share > idvd. Your movie is rendered efficiently and sent to idvd. idvd opens with your movie in a new idvd project. You can change the DVD menu theme, edit the menus, add more movies, add photo slideshows, or simply

13 burn your movie to a DVD immediately. Note: If you want to add your video project to an idvd project already in progress, send it to the Media Browser and select the largest movie size available. imovie renders your project and then makes it available to all Apple applications that can access the Media Browser, including idvd, iweb, and GarageBand. Media Browser: If you want to use any of your finished imovie video projects in iweb, GarageBand, idvd, Pages, Keynote, or another Apple application, you can send a project to the Media Browser and then access it by opening the Movie window or the Media button in the application you want to use it with. Sending a project to the Media Browser for use with idvd is useful if you want to add your movie to an idvd project already in progress. Otherwise, you can use your movie with idvd more quickly and easily by sending it directly to idvd. Your movie opens in idvd, ready to burn to a DVD disc. This option will also place a copy of the exported movie in the Project Library in imovie 09. Click on the Project Library tab to view. YouTube: You can publish your imovie project directly to YouTube, an independent website that freely hosts videos by its community members. To post to YouTube, you must have a YouTube account. MobileMe Gallery: To share your movies over the Internet, you can publish your imovie projects directly to your MobileMe Gallery. After you publish a movie, send its Internet address to your friends and family so that they can view your movie. To publish to your MobileMe Gallery, you must have an active MobileMe subscription. If you don t already have a MobileMe subscription, you can sign up for one at the MobileMe website at There is a free 60 day trial. Export Movie: If you want to save the current version of your movie before you edit it, or if you simply want to create a copy you can access on your desktop or in any Finder folder, you need to export it as a movie. Exported movies are identical to the movies that are rendered when you share with itunes or the Media Browser, but they are accessible through the Finder and can be used by any application that doesn t have access to movies in itunes or the Media Browser, such as Mail.

14 Export Using QuickTime: Use Export Using QuickTime when you want to bypass the default export options and set your own video compression formats such as H.264, AAC, Linear PCM, Apple Lossless, Qualcomn PureVoice, and more. You can use the option button in the dialog box to set your own Movie Settings. Export Final Cut XML: Use Export to Final Cut XML to export to FCP. Then, in Final Cut, choose Import > FCP XML from imovie to import project.