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iMovie'09-BasicTutorial
iMovie'09isabasicvideoeditingapplicationthatisincludedonalloftheMaccomputerssince
2006.Ithasgonethroughanumberofupgrades;iMovie'08andiMovie'09areessentiallythe
sameintheiroperations,soifyoufindinformationabout'08itwilllikelyapplyto'09.Thisisa
tutorialforiMovie'09.
ThistutorialisadaptedfromanoriginalcreatedbythestaffoftheCarverResourceCenterintheJudithHerbCollegeofEducationattheUniversityofToledo.The
originaldocumentfromwhichthisisadaptedisavailableathttp://www.utoledo.edu/education/centers/carver/tutorials/PDF/iMovie09_Tutorial.pdf
Step1.ConnecttheVideoCamera
CreateaNewProject
ToimportyourvideointoiMovie,youwillneedtohaveadigitalcamcorderwithrecorded
footage,a9-pinto4-pinFirewirecable,andaMacwithiMovie'09installed.
Plugthe4-pin(small)endofthecableintotheDVoutputonthecamcorderandthe9-pin
(large)endofthecableintotheFirewireportontheMaccomputer.
9-pinto4-pinFirewireCable
DVPortonSonyHandyCam
Step2.LaunchiMovie'09
ClicktheiMovie'09iconfromthedock,orclicktheApplications
folderonthedockandselectiMovie'09.
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TheiMovieInterface
ThemainiMoviewindowisdividedintosixmajorparts.
1.ProjectArea:Dragclipstotheprojectareatocreateatimeline
2.PreviewWindow:Displaysapreviewofyourvideo
3.Toolbar:Containsavarietyoftoolsforimporting,addingaudio,photos,etc.,and
cropping4.EventLibrary:Listofallvideoevents(items)thathavebeenimportedintoiMoviefor
thisuseronthiscomputer
5.EventViewer:Showstimelineofclipsinanindividualevent
6.Browser:Areawhereyoucanaccessaudio,photos,titles,transitions,andglobe
effects.
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Step3.CreateaNewProject
TocreateanewprojectclickFile>New
Project.Thiswillopentheprojectwindow.
Step4.Giveyournewprojectafilenameandchoosetheaspectratio.
Besuretoselecttheaspectratioofyourvideo.
a.Standard4:3--Fordisplayonstandardtelevisionoronlineviewing.
b.Widescreen16:9--FordisplayonHD
televisionsormonitors.
c.iPhone3:2--FordisplayoniPhoneoriPod
touch
Forourpurposeswewilluse"Standard4:3."
Makecertain"Automaticallyadd:"is
unchecked.Wedonotwanttransitionsautomaticallyadded.
ClickCreate.
Step5.ImportVideoPart1
Withthecamcorderpluggedintoyourcomputer,switchthecamcorder
toplaymode.
ClickontheCameraModeicon(1.)ontheleftsideoftheiMoviewindow.
ThiswillallowiMovietocommunicatewithyourdigitalvideocamera,
andanewwindowwillpop-overtheiMovieinterface.
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Step5.ImportVideoPart2
Thisistheimportwindow.
1.Inthelowerleftcorneryouwillseeaslider
thatallowseitherAutomaticorManualimport.Automaticmodewillrewindthe
tape,importallthevideo,andthenrewind
thetapewhenitisfinished:iMoviedoesallof
theworkforyou!Ifyouwouldliketo
manuallycontrolwhatfootageisimported
andhavetheabilitytofast-forwardand
rewindthroughthefootage,selectManual.
Forthistutorial,we'llleavetheslideratAutomatic.
2.ClickImport
Step5.ImportVideo-Part3
Priortostartingtheimport,note:thecamera'sbattery
shouldbewellchargedbeforestartingthisprocessorthe
camerashouldbepluggedinsothereisamplepowerto
completetheimport.
ThisistheSavewindow.
1.OntheSaveto:drop-downlist,choosewhere
youwanttostoretheimportedvideo(forease
ofusechooseMacintoshHD).
2.Createanewnameforyourevent
3.Makecertainthatthe"Splitdaysintonewevents"boxisunchecked.
4.Analyzeforstabilizationafterimport:Camerashakeisaproblemwhenshootingvideowithoutatripod.iMoviecananalyzeyourvideoandeliminatesomeofthisshakiness.iMoviecananalyzethevideowhenyou
importit(atime-consumingprocesswhenyou'rewaitingtoedityourvideo)oriMoviecananalyzetheclipsonly
whentheyareactuallyusedinaproject(lesstime-consuming,butitdoesinterrupttheeditingprocess).
Makeyourdecisionbeforeimporting.
5.ClickImportandletiMoviegotowork.
Step5.ImportVideo-Part4
Whenthevideosegmentisfinishedimporting,iMoviewillindicatetheprocessiscompletethat
anamountofvideowasimported.ClickOK.ThiswillmoveyoubacktothemainiMovie
windowandallowyoutobegineditingyournewevent.
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Step6.AddVideoClipstotheProjectViewer
ClickononeoftheclipsintheEventViewerinthebottomhalf
oftheiMovieinterface.
Ayellowborderwillappearontheclip.
Ateachsideofthisbordertherearetwoverticalbars(1.).
Usethesebarstoselecttheexactfootageyouwanttouseinyourproject.Withthefootage
selected,dragtheselectedportionintotheProjectViewerbyclickinginsidetheyellowborder
anddraggingtheselectedportionuptotheProjectViewer.
Ifyouwantthewholeclip,stretchtheyellowbordertoboththeleftandrightsidesoftheclip.
Ifyouwantdifferentpartsofasingleclip,usetheyellowbarstoidentifyandthendrageachportionseparately.
Onceasectionofacliphasbeenused,anorangebarappearsnearthebottomoftheclip;
however,anyusedportionofaclipcanbeusedagainandagain.
Step7.ReorderClipsintheProjectViewer
Intheprojectvieweryoucangetthesame
yellowborderbyclickingonthevideoclips.
Organizeentireclipsbyselectingaclipand
thensimplydragginganddroppingtheclip
inthepositionyouwant.Youwillnoticea
verticalgreenlineinthepositiontheclip
willappear.Youcannotdropaclipontop
ofanotherclip.
1.OnequickwaytogetridofaportionofvideoistoselecttheclipintheProjectViewer,use
theyellowframetoselecttheparttodelete,thenclickEdit>DeleteSelection.Besureyou've
selectedthepartyouwanttodelete,notthepartyouwanttokeep.
Tosplitaclipusetheyellowborderandselecttheportionoftheclipyouwanttosplit.Goto
EditmenuandclickSplitClip.Splittingaclipallowsyoutoputatransitionbetweentwo
sectionsofthesameclip.Iftheyellowbordertouchestherightorleftendofaclip,theclip
willbesplitintotwoclips;ifitdoesnottouchoneofthetwoedges,itwillbesplitintothree.If
Edit>Splitwereappliedtotheexamplehere,itwouldbesplitintotwoseparateclips.
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MakeAdjustmentstoIndividualClips
Onceallyourclipsaretrimmedandinthedesiredorder,
youcanmakeadjustmentstoindividualclips.Fromthetoolbar,youhavethefollowingthreechoices:
1.Addavoiceover(narration)totheselectedclip.
2.Cropaclip.(Thisisnotthesameastrimming.Trimmingcutstheendingandstarting
points.Croppingallowsyoutoselectonlyaportionofthevideoimageitself.)
3.ShowtheInspector.(Thisgivesyouaccesstovideoeffects,speedeffects,brightness,
contrast,andaudiocontrolsfortheclipsnativeaudio.)
Step8.AddaVoice-OvertoaClip.
Thefirsticonisthevoice-
overoption.
Clickthemicrophoneicon
fromthetoolsandthisbox
appears.
1.Chooseyourpreferred
microphonefromthedrop-
downlist.
2.Checktheinputlevelandadjustaccordingly.(Alwaysspeakintoamicrophonetotestit,
don'tblow!)
3.Adjustnoisereductionandturnonoroffvoiceenhancementasneeded.
4.Ifyouwanttheclip'snativeaudiotoplaywhileyourecord,checkthisbox;ifyoudonotwant
theclipsaudiotoplay,leavetheboxunchecked.
5.iMovietellsyoutoselectacliptobeginrecording.Youcanbeginrecordingatanyspotinany
clip;simplyclickatthepointintheclipyouwanttobeginrecording.Onceaclipisselected,a
count-downtimerwillcountdownfrom3andtherecordingwillbegin.NOTE:recordingwill
beginandcontinueacrossallfollowingclipsuntilstopped.Stoptherecordingbyclicking
anywhereintheProjectViewer.
Oncestopped,iMovieaddtheaudiototheclipautomatically.
Todeleteaclipandre-record,selecttheclip(it'sapurplebarundertheclips)andhitthedelete
key.
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Step9.Fit,Crop,andKenBurnsEffect(bestforstillimagesseeStep13)
ThesecondiconistheCropTool;
chooseitandiMoviewillinstruct
youtoselectacliptocrop.
Notonlycanyoucrop,butyou
can"fit"thevideocliptothe
screenorapply"KenBurns"
effects(1.).(Truthfully,Iwould
notuseanyofthesetoolson
digitalvideoclipsrecordedfrom
avideocamera;Iwoulduse
themonstillpicturesimported
fromiPhotoforuseinyour
video.)
Intheexamplehere,theCroptoolisselected.Notethefinegreenborderaroundtheentire
clipwindow.Placeyourmouseoverthelowerleftcorner(2.)andthemouseturnsintoa"+".
Clickanddragthegreenborderto"crop"thevideoimage.(Note:thiswilllikelyresultin
reducedvideoquality.)Toseetheresultsofthecrop,clickthePlaybutton(3.).Shouldyou
need,thevideocanberotatedusingtherotationleftandrotationrightbuttons(4.).When
croppingiscomplete,clicktheDonebutton(5.).
Step10.TheInspector-ClipInspector
Thethirdiconistheinspector.Clickonthisbuttonanda
windowopenswhereavarietyofaudioandvideo
adjustments.Youcanadjustclipspeed,motion,colorand
volumecontrols.
Inthisexample,theCliptabisselected(1.)Theexample
showsthattheclipis19.4secondslong.
Youcanapplyfunvideoeffectssuchasagedfilm,cartoon,
vignette,andsci-fitotheclipusingtheVideoEffects
chooser(2.).Clickandthenselectfromthewindowthatappears.
Youcanspeedupacliporslowdownaclipbychanging
thespeedslider(3.)(turtle=slow;rabbit=fast).
Ifyouwanttheentirecliptoplayinreverse,checkthe
Reversebox(4.).
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Step11.TheInspector-AudioInspector
Inthissample,theAudiotabisselected(1.).
Youcanchangetheentireclip'svolumelevelbymoving
thevolumeslider(2.).
Ducking(3.)reducesthevolumeofothertrackssothat
thisclip'saudioismoreprominent.Thisisusefulifyou
haveamusictrackrunningunderneathavideoclipand
wantthemusictobelowerthantheclip'saudio.
Fadein(4.)andFadeout(5.)giveyoucontroloverthe
clip'saudio.Withthesefades,youcancauseaclip'saudiotofadeinupto5secondsandfadeoutupto5seconds.
AddOtherMediatoYourProject
LocatedtotherightsideoftheiMovieinterfacearetheshow/hide
mediabuttons.Thereare5buttons;inorderfromlefttoright,the5
buttonsare:
1.MusicandSoundEffects
2.Photos
3.Titles
4.Transitions
5.AnimatedMapsandBackgrounds(notcoveredinthistutorial)
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Step12.AddMusicandSoundEffects
Toaddaudiotrackstoyourproject,clickonthe
MusicandSoundEffectsbutton.Browsetothe
soundeffectoriTunesitemandsimplydragit
toyourproject.
Ifyoudroptheaudioonaclipataspecific
pointinyourvideo,theaudiowillplayfrom
thatpointforwardtotheendofyourmovieor
theendoftheaudio,whicheverisless.To
shortenanaudiocliptoaspecificlength,trimtheclipbyclickingtoselectisandthendragging
theendoftheclipbackwardstowhereyou'dliketheaudiotostop.
Intheimage,anaudiofilenamed"ambient"hasbeentrimmedtoplaythroughonlytwoclips.
Ifyoudroptheaudiointheprojectwindow,butnotonaspecificclip,theaudiowillpay
throughouttheentire
Double-clickingthegreenaudioclippresentsyouwiththeInspectorandmostofthesame
optionsavailableonthevideoinspectorareavailableontheaudioinspector.
Step13.AddStillDigitalPhotos
Sometimes,youwanttoaddastillphototoyourvideorather
thanlive-actiondigitalvideoclips.Addingphotosiseasyifyour
photosarestorediniPhoto.Locateandclicktheshow/hide
photobuttonandbrowseforthephotoyouwouldliketoplace
intheproject.DraganddropthephotointotheProjectViewer
windowatthepointinyourvideowherethephotoshould
appear.(Youcan'tdropitonaclip;ithastobedroppedatthe
startofthevideo,betweentwoclips,orattheendofthe
video.)
Oncethere,clickingthecliponceandchoosingthe"gearbox"iconinthelowerleftcorneroftheclipgivesyouoptionsformakingadjustmentstotheclip.
With"ClipAdjustments,"youcanadjustthelengthofthephotoclipand/oraddvideoeffects.
With"VideoAdjustments,"youcanmakechangestothebrightness,contrast,exposure,and
saturation.
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With"Cropping,KenBurns,andRotation,"youcancropthephoto,addsomephotopanningor
zooming,orrotateaphotoifnecessary.SeeStep9.foradditionaldetails.Whenyou've
completedcropping,rotating,oradding/removingKenBurnseffect,click"Done"intheupper
rightcornerofthepreviewwindow.
Step14.AddTitles
Youcanaddtexttoyourvideoclipsquiteeasilywith
iMovie.Youhavetheoptionofhavingtextappear
onaplanorpatternedbackgroundorontopofclips
inyourvideo.
Clickontheshow/hideiconwiththeletterT(for
titles).Theselectionoftitleslideswillappearinthe
lower-rightareaoftheiMoviewindow.Selectthetitleyouwantanddragitintoyourprojecttimeline.
Ifyouplacethetitleatthestartofyourvideo,attheendofyourvideoorbetweenindividual
clips,thebackgroundwindowwillappear.Selectanappropriatebackground.
Ifyouplacethetitledirectlyontoyourclipsthenthetitlewillappeardirectlyoverthevideo.
Therearethreelocationsoneachclipatitlecanbedropped.Eachishighlightedinbluewhen
youdragatitleonaclip.Youcandropthetitlesothatitappearsonlyonthefirstthirdofthe
clip(onlythefirstthirdoftheclipishighlightedinblue),youcandropitsothatitappearonthe
entireclip(theentireclipishighlightedblue),oryoucandropitsothatitappearsonthelast
thirdoftheclip.
Inanycase,whenatitlehasbeendropped,itappearsasabluebaracrossthetopoftheclip.
Double-clickthebluetitlecliptoshowtheinspectorwhereyoucanadjustthetimeoftitleclip.
EditthetextofyourtitlesbyclickingintheappropriatespotinthePreviewwindowwhenatitle
isselected.
Sometitlechoicesallowyoutochangefont;someothersdonot.
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Step15.AddTransitionsBetweenClips
Transitionsallowyoutomovecreativelyfromonecliptothenext.As
withallothermediaoptions,thisisadrag-and-dropprocess.
Clicktheshow/hidetransitionicon.Selectatransitionanddraganddropitbetweenthetwoclipsyouwantthetransitiontomanage.
Agrayiconwillappearbetweenthetwoclips.Inthesampleimage
here,a2secondtransitionappearsbetweentwoclips.
Pointtotheiconandclickonthe"gearbox"icon(seesampleimage)
andchoose"TransitionAdjustments"togettheTransitionsinspector.
Youcanchangethetimingofatransitionandselectadifferentstyle
oftransitionfromtheTransitionsInspector.
Step16.ShareYourFinishedProduct
Whenyourmovieeditingiscomplete,
it'stimetoshareyourmovieina
formatthatallcomputerscandisplay.
1.ClicktheSharepull-downmenu
2.SelectExportusingQuickTime...
3.Notethatthedefaultsavelocationis
toyourMoviesfolder;youmaywantto
changethattoDesktop.
4.IntheSaveexportedfileas...dialog
box,setExport:toMovietoQuickTime
Movie.
5.SetUse:toBroadband-High
6.ClickSave.
iMoviebeginsexportingtheproject.Abasic3-minutemoviemaytakeaslongas20minutesto
export.
YoumightalsonotethatundertheSharemenu,oneoptionistouploaddirectlytoYouTube.If
youhaveaYouTubeaccount,youshouldbeabletodothisfairlyeasily;ifyoudon'thavea
YouTubeaccount,youcancreateonebygoingto
http://www.youtube.com/create_account?next=%2Findex