I Movie 3 Tutorial

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• Publié par: Soof
• Nombre de lectures: 10
• Langue: English

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iMovie 3

Tutorial 1

Many people use iMac, eMac, iBook, PowerBook G4 and PowerMac G4. In some instances, the

iMovie3 software is sold with these computers. Unfortunately many people do not realize the

creative capability they have with these computers for school, business or their own enjoyment.

This tutorial is a basic introduction on how to use the iMovie with digital film for a business

event, a school project, or a family reunion.

Disclaimer: Due to many different types of technology available this approach is suited for

standard Mac equipment.

What you will need:

DV camcorder

DV tape

Firewire cable (possibly a Firewire drive as well)

Creativity

Time

To start:

1) Capture what you want on a DV camcorder.

2) Leave the DV tape in the camcorder.

3) Connect the Firewire cable from the DV camcorder to the computer.

4) Turn the DV camcorder to VCR mode

5) Open iMovie3

6) Click New Project button

7) Give the project a name when the Create New Project dialogue box appears.

8) Press Create

9) Find the camera/scissors option underneath the middle of the screen of the iMovie3.

10) Select the camera icon.

11) Press Play on the camcorder.

12) Press Import to transfer your film into iMovie3.

13) Disconnect Firewire cable and camcorder when finished importing.

*Original video on the DV tape will not be altered.

Editing can be done in two different panels of the screen. Clips can be edited either in the clips

panel, the Shelf, on the right hand side of the screen or clips can be dragged into the strip at the

bottom of the window, which is the Storyboard panel. While in the edit mode always select the

scissors icon of the camera/scissors option.

Begin to edit:

1) View movie clips by highlighting the clips and pressing Play.

2) Chose what clips you will use.

3) Highlight the clips that you do not want and press Delete or go to Edit and then Cut.

Edit a clip if only a small portion is wanted:

1) View the clip.

2) Find the running time sequence underneath the viewing window.

3) Determine the start and end time of a specific portion of the clip.

4) Drag the Sliders, underneath the viewing window, to cut the unwanted scenes.

5) The portion of the movie that will be deleted will be highlighted yellow.

* Any film between the two sliders, yellow highlighted portion will be deleted.

Rearranging the order in which the clips will be played can be done in either in the Shelf or the

Storyboard; however it may be easier to arrange clips in the Storyboard.

1) Highlight the clip you want and drag it where you want in the Shelf.

OR

1) Drag the clips in the order you want into the Storyboard.

Eventually, all of the wanted clips should be dragged into the Storyboard in the order that they

will be viewed. In the Storyboard, transitions, credits and other effects can be placed in the

movie. When clips are dragged from the Shelf into the Storyboard they appear side to side.

When the icon of the clock is pressed the clips are displayed in a timeline-like fashion. When the

three audio tracks underneath the clips are shown the Storyboard is in timeline fashion. The

single film strip icon, when pressed, will return the clips side to side.

The Storyboard Area

To place transitions, effects, and credits in the movie the clips can be in either the timeline or

side to side mode.

1) Make sure the clips you want are in the Storyboard

2) Pick a transition, tile or effect

3) Drag the effect into the Storyboard.

Transitions, titles, text, and effects

Pick the effects and transitions that you want to add to your movie. During the importing and

editing phase of the movie, the side panel displayed is the clips panel.

1) Pick a tab – Transitions, Effects, or Titles

2) Find the transition, effects or title style that you want.

*Within each of these categories certain aspects, such as speed of effect, can be altered to

fit a clip, scene or theme.

3) Drag the effect into the Storyboard.

To view your masterpiece:

1) Go to Edit, then Select All

2) Press Play

Created by Amaris Vigil

Library Instruction

April 14, 2003