More iMovie

More iMovie

OVERVIEW

• Announcement• More iMovie• Work on projects• Next sessions

ANNOUNCEMENT

• Dr. Abed advising during this class on 11/26

MORE iMOVIE• Last class

– Tour of major parts of interface– Imported video files– Captured video using built-in camera– Edited video

• Tonight– Preferences>Advanced– Markers– Keywords– Picture and video in/over video– Audio– Maps and backgrounds and titles– Themes– Sharing

PREFERENCES>ADVANCED

• iMovie Menu > Preferences• General tab, check Show Advanced Tools

PREFEREENCES>ADVANCED

• Pointer tool, Keywords tool, Filter by Keywords tool

• Pointer tool turns off any open tools

• Keywords tool• Tag video clips with selected keywords (metadata)

• Filter by keywords tool• Sort through your clips by keywords

PREFEREENCES>ADVANCED• Keywords tool

• Tag video clips with selected keywords (metadata)• Click the key icon• Add new keyword, select it or select previous keyword• Drag the key icon over clip – clip turns blue

PREFEREENCES>ADVANCED• Filter by keyword

• Click magnifying glass• Choose keyword – click green part of icon• Look at source window

PREFEREENCES>ADVANCED

• Comment Markers• Comment markers are brown

• Mark any frame with comment, return to frame by choosing marker from pop-up menu

• Click and drag brown comment marker to timeline• Drop and type into it to edit

PREFEREENCES>ADVANCED• Pull down menu

– Toggle between markers

PREFEREENCES>ADVANCED

• Chapter Markers

• Chapter markers are orange• For exporting to dvd and podcasts

• Click and drag orange comment marker to timeline• Drop and type into it to edit

PICTURE & VIDEO IN/OVER VIDEO

• You can include 2 video clips together– BradyBunch/SummerBunch multiple clips idea

• But limited to 1 main clip and 1 additional

– iMovie calls this Picture-in-Picture

• You can do graphics and video together– Over-the-shoulder graphics idea– iMovie calls this Picture-in-Picture

• Preferences>Advanced>Show Advanced Tools must be selected• Both are treated very similarly in iMovie

PICTURE & VIDEO IN/OVER VIDEO

• Select video from Event Browser• Drag it over a video clip in your timeline• Click Picture-in-Picture• Picture-in-Picture clip appears with blue border• Drag to reposition• Drag ends to lengthen or shorten• Can be resized by dragging corners in the viewer• Double-click the picture-in-picture clip to open Inspector

– Choose Zoom, Dissolve, or Swap from pop-up menu

• In Inspector, Select Visible next to Drop shadow or click border-width, or border color, under PIP Effect

PICTURE & VIDEO

CONTEXTUAL MENU• When dragging and dropping clips into

timeline

Replace means previous clip replaced with dropped one

Insert means space will be made for newly dropped clip – changes duration of project

Cutaway pastes over related clip without changing duration of project

AUDIO • Drag and drop from Media Brower• Pin audio to certain frame• Adjust level• Set beginning and end • Synchronize video with music

AUDIO

Gears icon then ClipTrimmer

Waveform, Yellow selection handles

AUDIO

Yellow handles to identifyportion you want

AUDIO

Then click Done

ADJUST LEVEL OF ONE AUDIO• Double-click the clip• Click audio• Drag the slider

NORMALIZE• Sets volumes of all clips to about same level

AUDIO• Set beginning and end

– Clip Trimmer– Drag yellow handle near start– Drag yellow handle to end– Preview– Done/Return

AUDIO• Synchronize video with music• Drag song first, no video yet• Clip Trimmer• Drag beat marker to the audio waveform• Alternatively press “M” key to tap out beats

while playing video• Drag video or photos over top the audio

AUDIO

MAPS & BACKGROUNDS• Maps

– Several maps – Some animated

• Backgrounds– Titles or with images

• Your own graphics as backgrounds– From iPhoto

MAPS & BACKGROUNDS

BACKGROUNDS

TITLES• Drag and drop• Edit text• Set properties

– Duration, font, font color

THEMES• When launching iMovie for new project• Choose from several preset themes• Themes give you

– Specialized titles and transitions• Alternatively• File>Project Properties>General• Choose theme to apply to existing project

THEME

SHARING• iTunes• iDVD• Media Browser

– Use with other iLife apps• YouTube

– Upload to your account• MobileMe

– Upload to Apple’s cloud• Export Movie

– Results in .m4v• Export using QuickTime

– Various codecs

• Export Final Cut XML

DEVELOPMENT TIME• Work on projects• Call me over for help, suggestions with anything• Work until about 8:10-8:15• Preview/discuss next sessions of course

NEXT SESSIONS• 11/26 Syllabus says Stop Motion activity

– Dr. Abed Advising

• 12/3 Syllabus says Presentation• 12/10 Syllabus says Presentation

• Given the 9 presentations we have and where we are at work-wise I’m considering the following:

• 11/26 start class with work on video projects– While Dr. Abed advises– End class with brief presentation on expectations for final presentations

• 12/3 Stop Motion and work on video projects• 12/10 Presentations all in one night