HOW TO USE IMOVIE 9.0.4
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Overview
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iMovie 09 is consumer-level
digital video editing software for Macintosh.
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You can use to edit the footage
you film
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with digital video cameras
and HD video cameras.
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The sections will
help you use
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iMovie to edit your
video efficiently.
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Overview of the
iMovie screen
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01. Project Library - where all movie projects on computer are displayed
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02. iMovie Project - shows current position in clip and for editing
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03. Monitor Window - views clips or your final iMovie project
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04. Play Project -
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play selected movie project either in viewer or full screen
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05. New Project - allows you to start a new movie project
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06. Frame Adjustment - allows you to see
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thumbnails of clips by amount of frames per thumbnail
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07. Import -
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where you import footage from your webcam or video camera
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08. Flip Switch - swaps the
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Source Video and the iMovie Project from top to bottom
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09. Adjusts size of thumbnails used in iMovie
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10. Event Library - where
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all the events (groups of clips) on computer are displayed
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11. Add selection – allows to add clips to your project
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12. Favorites Tab - allows you to select
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favorite clips, parts of clips, or remove clips all together.
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13. Options Tab – where you can work on
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voiceovers, cropping images, to adjust audio, or adjust video
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14. Turns on/off Audio Skimmer
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15. Edit browsers - Different editing browsers such as
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adding music, photos, text, transitions, and animations.
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16. Source Video - shows all events from
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a particular source that can be used for editing
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HOW TO ADD PHOTOS FOR
PRESENTATION?
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To begin adding photos,
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you will need to create a new project.
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To do this,
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Click Applications folder on your dock screen
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Click on the iMovie icon
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When the iMovie screen appears,
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Click “File” on the menu bar
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Click “New Project”
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The screen appear like this:
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Enter the title of the new project on the box
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Select the “Aspect ratio” for your project, either :
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4:3 Standard or 16:9 widescreen
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Fullscreen footage is
shaped more like a square.
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Widescreen footage is
shaped more a like a rectangle.
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You can select also the Frame rate you want
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Either :
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30 fps – NTS25 fps – PAL24 fps - Cinema
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By clicking the “Frame Rate” box
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Once you done entering and selecting the :
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Name of Project
Aspect Ratio
Frame Rate
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Click the “Create” button
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Select photo on your file
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And drag them to this area
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After dragging all the photos you want,
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The screen will appear like this:
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Click “Play” button to view the output
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IMPORTING VIDEO /MOVIE FROM
EXISTING FOLDERS OR FILES
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Click the “File” from Menu bar
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Click the “Import”
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Click the “Movies”
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Find the video / movie in your folder
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I choose from the “Desktop folder”
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Then I choose “preteens activity.mp4”
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Click “ Create new event”
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Click “Optimize video”
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Click or Choose Full-Original Size
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Click “Copy files”
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Click “Import”
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Rename the new event by double click “new event”
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Then I Rename “new event” to “Popping balloon”
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The output will be like this”
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Name of the event
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Click play under the Event Library to preview entire movie
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ADDING CLIPS TO YOUR
PROJECT / EVENT
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Click on any of the clips within the “Event Library”
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A yellow box will appear on the thumbnail
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Adjust the edges of the box so that all of
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the footage you want to add to your project is
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within the yellow box.
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After you have done, your mouse pointer appear as hand.
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Grab the thumbnail within the yellow box and drag it
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to the Project Browser to add it to your movie.
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A confirmation box appear, click “OK”
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The clip adjustment bar
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alters how many frames of each
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clip appear as a thumbnail. Adjusting this can
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make selecting larger or smaller portions of clips easier.
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Before adjusting
After adjusting
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PHOTO ADJUSTMENT
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Once you have placed a photo into your project..
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You have a variety of options for adjusting the clip.
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These options include:
TRIMCROP
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To TRIM a photo:
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Click the clock icon that appears when you hover
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your mouse over a clip in your project
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Just like when inserting a clip, just drag the sides
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of the yellow box to manipulate what portion of the
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video is included in your project.
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A confirmation box appear, click “OK”
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Press the play button to preview your clip;
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To CROP a clip:
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Click on the cropping icon in the thumbnail of clip
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On the option tab, click on the clip you’d like to crop.
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You can then resize the green box that appears on
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the clip to control how much of the footage will be visible.
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Click “Crop” button
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Click “Done”
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ADDING MUSIC OR
IMAGES
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To add a sound file click the music note icon
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Then simply browse for the sound file that you would
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like too add and drag it into your project.
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The output should be like this:
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To add an image file, click the camera icon,
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browse for the photo,
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and then drag it into your project.
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The output should be like this
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Adding Titles
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To add titles to a clip,
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Click the “T” icon on the Edit Browser
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Select the type of title you would like to add
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Drag the title on top of the clip you would
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like to add it to.
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Select background you want
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Type the title text you want in the box
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Click the play button to preview
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Click “Done ” once finish
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Adding transitionsTo add transitions to your
project,
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Click the “Transition” icon on right of the Edit Browser
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Select “Theme” from the Transitions box
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Then drag the type of transition you would like to
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the place in the timeline that you choose.
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Adding AnimationsTo add animations to your
project,
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Click the Animation icon on far right of the Edit Browser
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Select from the animation themes
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Then drag it into the timeline in the appropriate area.
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SHARING YOUR VIDEOS
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After you have made the finishing touches to your video
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it is time to share it with the World.
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iMovie gives you different options for
exporting your video.
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Click the “Share” tab
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Then choose from the following:
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SAVING YOUR PROJECT
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Saving in iMovie is very different.
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The program automatically saves your project to the
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computers hard drive as you are working.
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To see where it saves automatically,
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Click “Finder” on your computer dock
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Click the “Movie” folder
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In the “Movies” folder, you should see 2 folder :
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iMovie Projects iMovie Events
GO AHEAD AND MAKE YOUR
FIRST IMOVIE PROJECT
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IT’S FUN …. ENJOY ! !
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