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Summary
Summary
Step-by-step instructions with callouts to iMovie screenshots that show you exactly what to do.
Help when you run into iMovie problems or limitations.
Tips and Notes to help you get the most from iMovie.
Full-color, step-by-step tasks walk you through everything you want to do with iMovie.
Learn how to:
* Become familiar with the layout of the new iMovie for Mac interface
* Organize and manage your iMovie Library, videos, photos, and other digital media
* Import your videos into iMovie
* Precisely trim movie clips to show exactly what you want in your movie
* Correct shaky or blurry video
* Enhance your audio and create a voiceover
* Add background music and sound effects
* Use themes to make your movies look polished
* Add titles and special effects to your movie
* Create a high-quality trailer to give your friends a sneak peek at what is to come
* Share your movies on social media like Facebook, or via email
* Bonus Chapter: Using iMovie on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch
* Add transitions between clips to move smoothly from one clip to the next
* Overlay one clip or photo on top of another to combine them into one image
Author Notes
Craig James Johnston has been involved with technology since his high school days at Glenwood High in Durban, South Africa, when his school was given some Apple ][ Europluses. From that moment, technology captivated him and he has owned, supported, evangelized, and written about it.Craig has been involved in designing and supporting large-scale enterprise networks with integrated email and directory services since 1989. He has held many different IT-related positions in his career ranging from sales support engineer to mobile architect for a 40,000-smartphone infrastructure at a large bank.In addition to designing and supporting mobile computing environments, Craig cohosts the CrackBerry.com podcast as well as guest hosting on other podcasts, including iPhone and iPad Live podcasts. You can see Craig's previously published work in his book Professional BlackBerry , and many books in the My series, including books covering BlackBerry, Palm, Nexus, HTC, DROID, and Samsung devices.Craig also enjoys high-horsepower, high-speed vehicles and tries very hard to keep to the speed limit while driving them. Originally from Durban, South Africa, Craig has lived in the United Kingdom, the San Francisco Bay Area, and New Jersey, where he now lives with his wife, Karen, and a couple of cats.Craig would love to hear from you. Feel free to contact Craig about your experiences with My iMovie at http://www.CraigsBooks.info. All comments, suggestions, and feedback are welcome, including positive and negative. Cheryl Brumbaugh-Duncan is committed to education and technology. For more than 15 years Cheryl has run her own company, Virtually Global Communications - VGC, a Web design and development company with a focus in education. Armed with a Master's degree in Education, as well as being an expert in web design and development, she has been developing cutting-edge websites and mobile Internet applications, and teaching individuals and companies about computers, technology, and web design and development.Combining web technologies and education strategies, Cheryl has developed and authored books, instructor-led training curriculum, and online education courses for clientele that include QWEST, Que, Alpha Publishing, New Riders Publishing, ADIC, Dell, Virtual Training Company-VTC, and Sun Microsystems.Cheryl has been an avid Apple Computer enthusiast for years, ever since Apple captured the education market back in the 1980s. From that time until today, she has used Apple products for her work and personal use. She has authored and taught training classes on Apple products and has used the Apple iLife suite of software since it was introduced--this includes the iMovie software product.Cheryl currently teaches college classes in web development and design. Her commitment to the combination of education, technology, and various delivery methods for communicating information keeps her very busy in this ever-changing world. Please visit her website at www.virtuallyglobal.com to learn more about Cheryl and her company Virtually Global Communications.
Table of Contents
P Getting to Know iMovie General Concepts | p. 3 |
iMovie Layout | p. 3 |
Libraries | p. 4 |
Content Library | p. 5 |
Movie Timeline | p. 6 |
Viewer | p. 7 |
Browser | p. 7 |
Theater | p. 8 |
Toolbar | p. 8 |
1 Customizing iMovie Settings and Preferences | p. 11 |
Switching the Project and Event Browsers | p. 13 |
Resizing the Sidebar, Viewer, Event Browser, and Project Browser | p. 14 |
Hiding the iMovie Sidebar | p. 16 |
Changing the Display of Project and Event Browser Content | p. 17 |
Wrap the Movie Timeline | p. 17 |
Adjust a Clip Thumbnail in the Event Browser | p. 18 |
Adjust the Clip Thumbnail in the Project Browser | p. 19 |
Setting iMovie Preferences | p. 20 |
Setting Movie Properties | p. 21 |
2 Importing and Organizing Video, Events, and Movie Clips | p. 29 |
iMovie v10 Default Setup | p. 30 |
Update Events and Projects from Older Versions of iMovie | p. 31 |
Update Events and Projects from an External Drive or Mobile Device | p. 33 |
Importing Movies from a Camera, Memory Card, and iMovie for iOS | p. 35 |
Import New Media Files | p. 37 |
Importing from Other Libraries | p. 39 |
Import from iPhoto or Aperture | p. 39 |
Import from Other Media Libraries | p. 42 |
Working with Events and Movie Clips | p. 47 |
Play a Movie Clip | p. 50 |
Select Part of a Movie Clip | p. 52 |
Use the Skimmer and Playhead | p. 52 |
Locate a Movie File | p. 54 |
Getting Organized | p. 54 |
Rename a Library or Event | p. 55 |
Create a New Event | p. 55 |
Rearrange Events Between Libraries | p. 56 |
Merge Events | p. 57 |
Rating Movie Clips | p. 58 |
Search for Tags Applied in Previous Versions of iMovie | p. 60 |
3 Creating a New Movie Project | p. 63 |
Creating a New Movie Project | p. 63 |
Adding Clips to Your Movie Project | p. 65 |
Rearrange Clips in the Movie Timeline | p. 69 |
Replace a Clip in the Movie Timeline | p. 70 |
Adding Clip Transitions | p. 71 |
Switch Transitions | p. 74 |
Edit Transition Duration Time | p. 75 |
Fade to Transitions | p. 76 |
Adding Photos to Your Movie | p. 77 |
Add a Photo from iPhoto/Aperture | p. 77 |
Add a Freeze-Frame Image | p. 79 |
Use Multiple iPhoto Libraries | p. 80 |
Add Photos from Anywhere' | p. 81 |
Customize the Ken Burns Effect | p. 83 |
Turn Off Automatic Effects | p. 86 |
4 Editing and Correcting Movie Clips | p. 89 |
Trimming Movie Clips | p. 90 |
Use the Clip Trimmer | p. 92 |
Use the Precision Editor | p. 94 |
Correcting a Shaky Movie | p. 99 |
Correcting Blurry or Distorted Video | p. 101 |
Splitting Clips | p. 103 |
Merge Movie Clips | p. 105 |
Deleting Movie Clips | p. 106 |
Rotating a Movie Clip | p. 107 |
5 Adding Special Effects, Maps, Backgrounds, and Titles Clips | p. 109 |
Speeding Up or Slowing Down a Clip | p. 110 |
Adjust Clip Speed | p. 110 |
Adjust Clip Playback Speed | p. 112 |
Set a Preset Speed | p. 114 |
Adjust Audio Pitch | p. 115 |
Reverse a Movie | p. 115 |
Apply the Rewind Special Effect | p. 117 |
Creating an Instant Replay of a Clip | p. 118 |
Adding Backgrounds Using the Green/Blue Screen | p. 120 |
Add a Background | p. 121 |
Make Green Screen Adjustments | p. 123 |
Using Picture-in-Picture | p. 124 |
Apply the Picture-in-Picture Effect | p. 125 |
Creating Side by Side Clips | p. 127 |
Display Side-by-Side Clips | p. 127 |
Adding Maps & Backgrounds to a Movie | p. 129 |
Add an Interactive Map | p. 129 |
Add a Background | p. 131 |
Adding Titles to a Movie | p. 132 |
Add Title Text to Movie Clips | p. 134 |
Customize Title Font Properties | p. 136 |
Adding Credits at the End of Your Movie | p. 138 |
6 Adding and Editing Voiceovers, Music, and Sound Effects | p. 143 |
Recording a Voiceover | p. 143 |
Adding Music from iTunes | p. 146 |
Adding Sound Effects | p. 147 |
Adding Audio from GarageBand | p. 148 |
Editing Audio | p. 149 |
Slowing Down or Speeding Up Audio | p. 150 |
7 Editing Video Color, Brightness, and More | p. 153 |
Using the Adjust Menu | p. 153 |
Adjusting Color Balance | p. 154 |
Match Color | p. 155 |
Adjust White Balance | p. 155 |
Adjust Skin Tone | p. 156 |
Correcting Color | p. 156 |
Cropping | p. 157 |
View the Cropping Menu | p. 157 |
Crop | p. 157 |
Use the Ken Burns Effect | p. 158 |
Correcting for Stability and Rolling Shutter | p. 158 |
Adjusting Volume | p. 159 |
Using Noise Reduction and Equalizer Settings | p. 161 |
Using Video and Audio Effects | p. 161 |
8 Adding and Customizing Video Themes | p. 165 |
Creating a New Project with a Video Theme | p. 166 |
Adding a Video Theme to an Existing Project | p. 167 |
Change the Theme Titles | p. 169 |
Add a Location | p. 170 |
Change the Transition | p. 170 |
Use the Precision Editor | p. 171 |
Removing a Theme | p. 172 |
9 Creating and Customizing Trailers | p. 175 |
Creating a Trailer | p. 175 |
Customize Your Trailer | p. 177 |
Tweak the Clips | p. 179 |
Work with the Shot List | p. 180 |
Sharing Your Trailer | p. 181 |
10 Sharing Your Movies | p. 185 |
Sharing Your Movie | p. 185 |
Share via Email | p. 186 |
Share to iTunes | p. 187 |
Share to YouTube | p. 188 |
Share to Facebook | p. 189 |
Share to Vimeo | p. 190 |
Share to CNN iReport | p. 191 |
Save Your Movie to Your Mac Hard Disk | p. 192 |
Seeing Where Your Movie Is Shared | p. 192 |
11 Using iMovie on Your iPhone and iPad | p. 195 |
Creating a New Movie Project | p. 195 |
The Movie Project Main Screen | p. 197 |
Adding Video, Photos, and Audio | p. 199 |
Add video | p. 199 |
Add Photos | p. 201 |
Add Audio | p. 201 |
Editing Your Project | p. 202 |
Add Titles | p. 203 |
Speed Up or Slow Down a Clip | p. 204 |
Trim a Clip | p. 205 |
Zoom In | p. 206 |
Duplicate a Clip | p. 206 |
Create a Freeze Frame | p. 207 |
Split a Clip | p. 208 |
Delete a Clip | p. 209 |
Change the Clip Volume | p. 209 |
Detach the Audio from a Clip | p. 210 |
Fade Audio | p. 212 |
Switch Audio Between Foreground and Background | p. 213 |
Record a Voiceover | p. 213 |
Edit a Transition | p. 214 |
Sharing Your Movie or Trailer | p. 216 |
Index | p. 219 |