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iMovie™
Basics

Created by Rebecca Farson


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...Step 1- Find the application on the dock of your computer. Launch the
.. application by clicking on the icon for iMovie™.

iMovie location on dock

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...Step 2- Decide which of the files you want to launch.

iMovie Launch Page .*Create a New Project- Use at the start of a
. project.

.*Open an Existing Project- Use when you have . started a project and want to work on that file . again.

.*Make a Magic Movie- Use when you have a
. group of pictures in iPhoto and want to make
. a movie, but do not want to spend the time
. editing and personalizing the movie.

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...Step 3- Name your file. Remember that it defaults to the movie folder, unless
....you specify a folder that you want to save in. Hit the create button, and watch
... the magic!

Naming picture

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...Step 4- Your new project will default to a blank screen like the one below.
... Familiarize yourself with the information listed and location of many areas to
... start the project.

Screen 1 start image

 

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...Step 5- After choosing your pictures you are ready to rock! Drag your pictures
... down to the video line and arrange the order of your movie!

Adding pictures to vido line

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...Step 6- Now that you have your pictures, you probably want to add some
... vocals or music to your movie. Click on the Media tab.


Media tab

...When you access that tab, it will change to a blue color and look like the
...following screen.

Image for adding sound

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...Step 7- Now that you have sound and pictures, you probably want to add some
... iMovie™ special effects.

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...When you click on the Editing tab you are going to find several editing features
...at the top right corner of the screen. Each of these add variety to your movie.
...have shown you how to do the most simple editing feature- a title. When you find
...the editing tip you want, simply hit the add button.

Screen shot of editing media

 

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...Step 8- The last thing I do on my movies is add titles through the themes tab.

Theme bar

...You can flip through the themes and choose whatever you want! Be sure that you
...have the PlayHead where you want your title to go. These add a little variety to
...your movie.

Theme tabs

 


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...Step 9-Now you are ready to save and export your movie. You want to choose
... share.

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...Then you want to choose QuickTime™ and compress your movie for
... web streaming. Click the share button and save your file. It will be ready to put
... in a web site for others to enjoy!

Quicktime image

 

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...Step 10- The last step is to play all the time! You are only going to become an
... iMovie™ Pro, if you are willing to experiment and challenge your own skills. It
... takes time and a lot of patience to become good at anything. Keep working hard!