iMovie ‘09 Basics Website: http://etc.usf.edu/te/ iMovie ʻ09 is the video editing application included in iLife ʻ09. As with the previous version of iMovie, all of your clips are stored in one central location called the Event Library. To build a movie, drag clips from the Event Library into the project area and rearrange them as needed, then add photos from your iPhoto Library or a song from iTunes for your soundtrack. You can also record your own narration using iMovieʼs built-in recording tools, and easily add titles and transitions using drag and drop. iMovie ʼ09 adds a Precision Editor to help you fine-tune your edits, as well as advanced effects such as picture-in-picture and green screen. The new Video Stabilization feature can remove distracting camera shake from your video. iMovie saves all of your changes as you work, so you donʼt need to worry about losing your work if your computer crashes. The finished movie can be uploaded to YouTube, exported into a format that can be played on an iPod or iPhone, or burned to a DVD using iDVD. 1 2 3 4 5 6 The iMovie Interface 4. The Event Library lists every Event youʼve 1. The Project area shows how your clips are created to organize video clips into useful arranged in your project. categories. 2. The Viewer allows you to preview your video. 5. The Source area shows the clips in your This is also where you crop video or still Events, which you can then add to a project. images. 6. The Browsers allow you to access music, still 3. The Toolbar has buttons for most common images, titles, and transitions by clicking on the tasks available in the menus. appropriate button. To open a Browser, click on one of the buttons on the right side of the toolbar. iMovie ʼ09 Basics Created by Luis Perez Page 1 of 12 Last Updated: 4/9/09 Importing Video 7. The Camera Import window should open. If it There are several ways to import video into does not, click on the Camera Import iMovie ʼ09. iMovie ʼ09 supports the following button or select File > Import from devices: Camera. • Firewire-equipped camcorders that use tapes 8. Make sure your camera is selected in the (only if your Mac computer has a Firewire port - Camera pulldown menu. the new Macbook laptops do not). • DVD, hard disk, or flash memory camcorders that connect to the computer using USB. 9. Set the rocker button to Automatic if you want • digital still cameras and camera phones that to capture the entire tape or Manual if you can record short video clips (these clips are want to capture only part of the tape. imported through iPhoto). • iSight cameras built into a new Mac or connected through a Firewire cable. When you choose Automatic, iMovie will To import video from a Firewire equipped rewind the tape, capture all the video on it, camcorder into iMovie: and rewind it again. When you choose 1. Launch iMovie by clicking on its icon in Manual you can use VCR-type controls to the Dock (it looks like a star). iMovie preview the video and choose where you should open up to the last project you want the import to begin. worked on. 10. Click on Import. A popup window will ask you 2. Select File > New Project... to create a new to choose a save location and the Event project. where you want the video to be saved. Events 3. Enter a Project Name and select an Aspect allow you to group all clips from a single Ratio: event, such as a wedding, birthday party, or • Standard: produces a movie for viewing on graduation. a regular TV or on the web. When viewed on a high definition TV the video will have black space on the sides, known as “pillar box”. • iPhone: produces a movie for viewing on an iPhone. • Widescreen: produces a movie for viewing on a high definition TV. When viewed on a regular TV there will be black space above and below the video, known as “letterbox”. 4. Choose a theme by clicking on one of the theme thumbnails. To preview the theme, 11. To add the video to an existing event, click on place your cursor over the theme thumbnail the Add to existing Event button and choose and move the pointer to the right or left (this is one of the events listed in the pulldown menu. called “scrubbing” by Apple). To add the video to a new event, click the 5. Check the box next to “Automatically add” if Create new Event button and replace the you want iMovie to automatically add a default Event name with your own. There is transition between each clip, then select the also a checkbox that allows you to split the transition using the pulldown menu. video into separate events based on the day 6. Connect your camcorder to your computer when it was shot. using a Firewire cable and make sure it is 12. Check the box next to “Analyze for turned on and in the correct mode for stabilization after import” if you want iMovie to transferring video (this will depend on your automatically detect shaky video (selecting model but is usually Play/VCR). this option will result in a longer import time). 13. Click on Import once youʼve made your selections. iMovie ʼ09 Basics Created by Luis Perez Page 2 of 12 Last Updated: 4/9/09 14. iMovie will start importing your video. You will on Import All to import all clips. see the video play as it is imported. You can 5. In iMovie, you can view the clips by clicking click on the Stop button at any time to stop on iPhoto Videos in the Event Library. the import. You may see a popup window informing you of the amount of video You can also import movies already on your imported. computer or even old iMovie HD projects: 15. Click on Done to close the Camera Import • To import a video from your hard drive, choose window when youʼre finished. You can then File > Import > Movies and find the movies you turn off your camera and disconnect it from want to import on your hard drive. the computer. • To import an iMovie HD project, choose File > Import iMovie HD Project. Importing video from other types of video cameras, such as DVD, hard drive and flash Managing Projects memory based cameras, will work in a similar To create a new blank project without importing way. The main difference is that these devices video, select File > New Project. When the popup provide random access to the recorded video window opens, enter a Project Name, choose an clips (you can import video clips by selecting them Aspect Ratio and select a Theme, then click on randomly on the video camera, rather than having Create. To view a list of all your projects, click on to play the video through as it imports). When the Project Library button at the top of the Project you connect a DVD, hard drive, or flash memory area. You can perform the following actions to camera and click on the Camera Import button, manage the projects on this list: you will see a list of clips in the Import window. • To rename a project, click on the projectʼs name to select it and enter the new name. There are two ways to import these clips to your • To delete a project, click on it once to select it computer: and choose File > Move Project to Trash. • To import all of the clips, set the Automatic/ • To duplicate a project, click on it once to select Manual switch to Automatic and click on Import it and choose File > Duplicate Project. All. • To organize projects using folders, select File > • To import only a few clips, set the Automatic/ New Folder, then enter a folder name and click Manual switch to Manual, then click on Uncheck on Create. To move projects into the new folder, all. Select the desired clips and click on Import drag them into the folder in the Project Library Checked. window. • To open a project for editing, double-click on the To record video using an iSight camera, select the project or select the project and click on Edit iSight camera using the Camera pulldown menu Project at the top of the Project Library window. in the Camera Import window and proceed as described above (the only difference is that you To access a projectʼs properties, select it in the will click on Capture instead of Import to begin Project Library and choose File > Project recording). Properties. The options in the General tab allow you to change the theme and aspect ratio, while To import video from a digital still camera: the options in the Timing tab allow you to change 1. Connect your still digital camera to the the default duration for transitions, fades, and still computer using a USB cable and turn it to the images. correct mode (this will vary by model but will usually be Play). Events 2. iPhoto will open to the Import window, which Events allow you to group video into useful will show all the video clips on the digital named categories, even if the video is imported camera. from different sources. Events are listed in the 3. Enter an Event name and a description Event Library by the year and month in which they (optional). were created (choose these options in the View 4.