User manual APPLE IMOVIE AT A GLANCE

[. . . ] This won't change the volume levels in your video or audio clips. Pane buttons: Click these buttons to see the different panes of the iMovie window. See a description of each pane later in this document. Trash: Drag unwanted clips to the Trash icon to delete them. [. . . ] Preview: Click to see how the effect looks in the preview monitor. Apply: When you have the effect the way you want, click this button to apply the effect to the photograph. This creates a new clip in the Clips pane that you can add to your movie. Duration: Move the slider to set how many seconds the photograph remains in view. iPhoto pop-up menu: Choose your iPhoto library or an iPhoto album from this menu to view and select photographs. You can drag a photograph from the Photos pane to the clip viewer to add it to your movie. Preview monitor: Use this monitor to set up and preview effects for a selected photograph. B C D E F G iMovie at a Glance 5 Audio Pane Click the Audio button to open the Audio pane. You can add sound effects, record a voiceover, or import music from a CD or your iTunes music library. A B C D E F A Audio pop-up menu: Choose the source from which you want to import music or audio. You can choose a track from your iTunes library or a music CD, or an iMovie sound effect. You can drag a sound effect or iTunes track from the list to the timeline viewer to add it to your movie. Eject button: Click the button to eject a CD from the optical drive. Play: Click the button to play or pause a selected track. Search field: Type some words from a title to search for a particular audio file in your iTunes library. Place at Playhead: Click the button to import a selected track into your movie. The imported track appears in one of the audio tracks in the timeline viewer. Record/Stop: Click the button to record a voiceover or other sound through your computer's built-in microphone or an external microphone. The input meter displays the sound level; sound quality is best if it stays within the yellow range. B C D E F 6 iMovie at a Glance Titles Pane Click the Titles button to open the Titles pane. You can add opening titles, rolling commentary, or end credits. You can also choose a title style, font, and text color. A D B C E F G H I J A B C D E F Preview: Click to see how the title will look. Update: Click to apply changes to a title you've already added to your movie. Arrow buttons: For some titles you can click the arrow button to set the direction you want the title to move. Preview monitor: Use this monitor to view title styles and preview your settings. [. . . ] Type a name for each chapter that you want to use in your iDVD scene selection menu. Add Chapter/Remove Chapter: Click to add or remove a chapter marker in your movie. If you export your movie to iDVD to create a DVD, the markers you add are used to create scene selection menus in iDVD. Create iDVD Project: Click to export your movie directly to iDVD. [. . . ]