User manual APPLE IMOVIE HD

[. . . ] iMovie HD Getting Started Includes explanations for importing video, editing footage, adding transitions, effects, titles, and more 1 Contents Chapter 1 6 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 21 22 25 31 31 32 32 37 37 38 38 39 40 41 Introduction Using This Document What's New in iMovie HD iMovie HD at a Glance iMovie HD Project Window Main Window Clip Viewer Timeline Viewer Clips Pane Photos Pane Audio Pane Titles Pane Transitions Pane Effects Pane iDVD Pane Creating Your First Movie Steps for Creating a Movie Movies in Just Minutes A Quick Tour of Video Editing With iMovie HD Bringing Video Into iMovie HD About Importing Video From Your Camera Before You Begin Importing Video From a Digital Video (DV) or High Definition Video (HDV) Camera Capturing Live Video With an Apple iSight Camera Importing Video from an MPEG-4 Camera or Device Editing Basics Building Your Movie From Video Clips Previewing Your Video Clips Removing Unwanted Video Editing Clips with Direct Trimming Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 3 44 44 44 45 45 46 Chapter 6 47 47 49 49 50 51 54 55 56 59 59 61 62 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 68 69 69 70 71 72 72 73 75 76 76 76 77 Splitting a Video Clip Undoing an Edit About Gaps (Black Clips) Creating Still Images From a Video Clip Copying and Pasting Clips and Images Saving as You Work Adding Transitions and Photos Adding a Transition Between Scenes Deleting and Editing Transitions Applying Transitions to Multiple Clips Adding Photos Adding Motion to a Photo Using Special Effects Motion Effects Video Effects Adding Titles and Chapter Markers Adding Titles Placing Titles Over a Black or Colored Clip Placing Titles Over Video Footage Editing an Existing Title Creating Chapter Markers for a DVD Working With Sound Adding Sound Effects Adding Music From a CD or iTunes Adding a Voiceover Working With Audio Clips Positioning and Trimming an Audio Clip Adjusting Sound Volume Adjusting the Volume of Your Movie Fine-Tuning Volume Levels in Clips Locking Audio Clips in Place Extracting Audio From Your Video Aligning Audio With Video Getting Well-Synchronized Sound Sharing Your Finished Movie Sending Your Movie By Email Preparing Your Movie for a . Mac HomePage Exporting to Your Video Camera Exporting to iDVD Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 4 Contents 77 79 Appendix 80 Exporting for QuickTime Viewing Formats Sharing Your Movies Via Bluetooth Wireless Technology Keyboard Shortcuts Contents 5 1 Introduction 1 Welcome to iMovie HD Getting Started. This document will get you on your way to having fun creating great movies that have both polish and impact. iMovie HD is the fastest and easiest way to turn your home video into your own motion picture. Now iMovie HD is the perfect companion for the latest high definition video cameras and the smallest and most affordable flash cameras. Magic iMovie gives you a helping hand to get started with any new movie project by importing and organizing your video, adding transitions and even a soundtrack --all automatically. [. . . ] The new image appears as five-second clip in the Clips pane. You can then place that still image before your video clip and add the title you want. To create a still frame from your movie: 1 Select a clip and position the playhead to display the image you want. After a still image appears in the Clips pane, you can rename it and change its duration to match the needs of your movie. Copying and Pasting Clips and Images You can cut, copy, and paste selections of your video as you edit. For example, you can copy an image or clip and paste it into different places in a movie. You can replace a section of video by selecting it and pasting another clip over it. You can delete video or move it to different locations in the movie. You can also copy a video clip from a different iMovie into the one you're working on. To edit your video, you drag clips to different locations or use the Copy, Cut, Paste, and Clear commands, much as you do to edit text in a word-processing application. To copy a clip to a new position in the movie: 1 Select the video clip or frame range you want to cut or copy, then choose Edit > Cut or Copy. 2 Move the playhead where you want the chosen clip to appear. 3 Choose Edit > Paste. Chapter 5 Editing Basics 45 Did You Know?-- Copying And Pasting Clips Between Projects You can easily transfer clips from one iMovie HD project to another. Select the clip you want and choose Edit > Copy. Open another iMovie HD project and paste the clip where you want it. You can also drag a clip out of your movie to the Finder desktop, then drag it from the desktop into another iMovie HD project. Saving as You Work It's a good idea to save your work periodically as you make changes. Because iMovie HD saves your original footage even after trimming, you can still retrieve trimmed footage after you save. m To save your project: Choose File > Save Project. At times you may want to open your project as it was last saved and start over, cancelling any unsaved changes. m To revert to the last saved version of your project: Choose File > "Revert to Saved" . Did You Know?-- Creating Different Versions of Your Project You can save a copy of your project, giving it a different name. You can then create a different version of the movie or use parts of the movie in a new project. Saving multiple copies of a project can be extremely useful, but can use large amounts of disk space. To save a copy of your project with a different name, choose File > Save Project As. [. . . ] A low number (such as every 10 frames) creates a better quality movie with a larger file size. You may get choppy video playback if you set the frame rate to less than 12 frames per second. Sharing Your Movies Via Bluetooth Wireless Technology You can use Bluetooth technology to transfer movies wirelessly to other computers, mobile phones, personal digital assistants, and more. To use Bluetooth devices with iMovie HD, your Bluetooth device must be compliant with the Third Generation Partnership Program (3G-PP) and have an appropriate video application to be able to display movies. When you click the Bluetooth icon in the Share dialog, iMovie HD automatically prepares your movie for wireless transfer. [. . . ]