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COGN 21: iMovie 4 Guide Sheets for Image Editing,Transitions, Titles and Finishing
1. Begin by logging into Mac OSX with your ACS login.2. Find COGN 21 imovie folder on hard drive3. Select File / Copy. Click and hold on new version once copy is made and save as
your initials _COGN21.4. Double click on imovie icon in folder: This launches imovie without changing
the original file which will be used by the next group.
In the future, you will launch iMovie from this icon: Once launched, you must save your session immediately. Saving to the correct locationis the most important step. Do this by Clicking on “File” and drag down to New Project(or press Apple N).
3. Then Save in the correct location byfinding the GEMM folder and then nameyour project in this way“GEMMyournamesPjt1”
Now that you have a bin full of clips, the next steps are:• Bring clips into the timeline• Trim and tighten, rearrange• Create transitions• Build titles and• Finish your project.
TIP: Know the general order of clips before you begin!
Switch the view of iMovie to Clip Viewer button (normally it is in the clock or TimelineViewer mode)
Bring Clips into Timeline – Two Methods:
Method One:• Click on clip and drag clip from Bin to Timeline• Benefit: Easy as pie!• Drawback: Leaves you without a reference clip in the bin and all changes must be
made in timeline.
Method Two:• Click on clip in Bin• Press Apple C to copy• Click in Timeline• Press Apple V to paste• Benefits: a copy remains in the Bin
Play rough cut by clicking in timeline and pressing space bar or Play button. Make noteson changes that should be made.
Method One:• Move to Timeline mode by switch this button to clock:
• Position cursor at borders of clips so that you see a line with arrows. Move cursorforward or back to extend or shorten a clip.
Method Two:• Play clip until you come to a place where you want to cut.• Press Command T• Splits the clip at the cursor position• Click on the side of the newly split clip that you no longer want
Method Three:Click on clip you wish to trim in Timeline so that it shows up in Viewer
In Viewer move cursor sothat little arrows appear.
Move these arrows so thatyou get a yellow areawhich represents that youwish to keep.
Click on blue areas andpress delete.
These unwanted bits will beremoved from clip intimeline but will remain inthe reference clip in the binand saved elsewhere. Ifyou wish to re-extend clip,do so using cursor method.
1. You moved a clip from bin to timeline and made changes to the length. Now youwant the original back!
Select clip in timeline and right click, thenchoose Restore Clip
OR
Select Clip and choose Advanced /Restore Clip
2. When finishing film you realize that you have a lot of black space you did not wantor need. Where is the black space and how to get rid of it easily?
Move to Clip mode (film icon) and black spaceshows up as same size (even though it has differentduration) as clip.
Select black clip and delete. Everything moves overnow.
HELPFUL TIPS:1. Never empty trash in the middle of a project2. Save often.3. Open imovie folder in your drive or in your storage area – make sure you see clips
in the media folder.4. Back up your work by sharing file as a Quicktime file and saving to your storage
area. File / Share
From pull down menuchoose Email or Web
Select Share and thenindicate place to savequicktime file to (yourworkspace / drive)