iMovie · the Missing Manual by Pogue, David -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

iMovie: The Missing Manual The Missing Credits

About the Authors About the Creative Team Acknowledgments The Missing Manual Series

Introduction

The Difficult Birth of the New iMovie iMovie for iOS A Crash Course in Video Recording

The Switch to Tapeless Camcorders High Definition Still Cameras and Smartphones H.264, MPEG-4, AVCHD, and Other Jargon

H.264 MPEG AVCHD iFrame

Camcorder Features: Which Are Worthwhile?

HD Connection Image Stabilizer Manual Controls Optical Zoom Minutes-Remaining Readout Built-In Light Scene Modes Remote Control Flexizone or Push Focus Night-Vision Mode Still Photos

Useless Features

Title Generator Special Effects Date/Time Stamp Digital Zoom

The Long-Term Storage Problem

About This Book

About the Outline

The Very Basics

About→These→Arrows

Online Resources

The Missing CD Registration Feedback Errata

Safari® Books Online

1. iMovie Basics

1. Introducing iMovie

The iMovie Revolution iMovie’s Many Roles iMovie, the Program

iMovie on a New Mac iMovie for an Existing Mac “.1” Updates

Getting into iMovie Tour iMovie

The Lay of the Land Events and Projects: The Core of Moviemaking The Viewer The Content Library

2. First Things First: Import Your Footage into iMovie

Importing Video

Importing Basics From an iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch From a Camera or Camcorder From an SD Card From a Tape Camcorder or DV Deck From a DVD Camcorder From the Finder Record Live with the iSight Camera Importing Old Analog Tapes

3. Events

How Events Work

Review Event Footage Rename an Event Merge Events Move Individual Clips to Another Event Delete an Event or Event Footage

iMovie Libraries

iPhoto and Aperture Libraries The Content Library

Create Your Own Library

Work with More Than One Library

4. Projects

The Concept of iMovie Projects Project Basics

Where Projects Live Create a Project Duplicate a Project Rename a Project Move Projects to Other Events Delete and Undelete a Project Consolidate Project Media Project Properties

Remodel Your Workspace

Hide the Libraries List Change the Size of Your Clips Hide/Show Clip Audio Adjust the Viewer Swap the Project Pane and Event Browser The Wrapping Timeline Reset Your Workspace

2. Build Your Movie

5. Create Your Movie

Phase 1: Review Your Clips

Working with Filmstrips Skim Filmstrips Play Clips

Phase 2: Select the Good Bits

Select by Dragging Select an Entire Clip Select Multiple Clips at Once Adjust a Selection Play a Selection Deselect a Clip Select Specific Project Elements

Phase 3: Build the Storyboard

Add to the End of a Storyboard Insert Video in the Middle of Your Movie Replace a Clip Connect a Clip The Orange Stripe Don’t Remember to Save

Phase 4: Fine-Tune Edits

Storyboard Playback Full-Screen Playback Rearrange Clips Copy and Paste Clips Resize Clips

Resize Clips in Place Trim to the Playhead Use the Clip Trimmer The Precision Editor

Split a Clip

Aspect Ratios: The Missing Manual

How iMovie Handles Mismatched Aspect Ratios Change How iMovie Handles Non-16:9 Footage

6. Video Chunks: Favorites and Rejects

Mark Clips as Favorites or Rejects

Selecting Marked Footage Unmarking Clips

Hiding and Showing Favorites and Rejects Say Goodbye to Rejected Footage

A Warning Before You Delete Rejects Delete Rejected Footage for Good

7. Transitions, Themes, and Travel Maps

About Transitions When to Not Use Transitions Two Ways to “Transish” Create Individual Transitions

Change or Delete a Transition

A Long Discussion of Transition Lengths

Why You Don’t Always Get What You Want How Transitions Affect the Length of Your Movie

Automatic Transitions

Adjust Automatic Transitions Turn Off Automatic Transitions

Transitions: The iMovie Catalog

Cross-Dissolve Cross Blur Fade to Black, Fade to White Spin In, Spin Out Circle Open, Circle Close Doorway Swap Cube Mosaic Wipe Left, Wipe Right, Wipe Up, Wipe Down Slide Left, Slide Right Puzzle Left, Puzzle Right Page Curl Left, Page Curl Right Cross Zoom Ripple

Themes

Choose a Theme Custom Theme Transitions and Titles Change a Theme Adjust Theme Transitions Customize Transitions That Are Maps Customize the Sports Theme Remove a Theme

Travel Maps

Add a Travel Map Change Travel Points Change a Map’s Style Change a Map’s Timing Remove a Map

8. Video Effects

Video Effects

The Effects Apply a Video Effect Adjust a Video Effect Remove a Video Effect

Fast/Slow/Reverse

Change a Clip’s Speed Reverse a Clip’s Playback Direction Remove Speed and Direction Changes

Connected Clips

Connect a Clip Adjust the Fade-In and -Out Trim. Edit. Go Nuts. Cutaways Adjust a Cutaway Remove a Cutaway Green Screen/Blue Screen

Prepare a Green Screen Get the Shot Insert a Green-Screen Effect Adding Effects to the Green-Screen Effect Remove a Green-Screen Effect

Side by Side

Change the Side by Side Appearance

Picture in Picture (PiP)

Insert a PiP Adjust the PiP Size and Position Animate a PiP Change the PiP Appearance Mix PiP Audio Move and Trim a PiP Clip Remove a PiP Clip

One-Step Effects

9. Stabilization, Color Fixes, Cropping, and Rotating

Video Stabilization

Fix Shaky Footage

Degrees of Stabilization Remove Stabilization

Fix Jellyroll Footage

Rolling Shutter Adjustments Remove Shutter Adjustments

Auto Enhance Color Balance

Auto Balance Color Matching White Balance Skin Tone Balance

Color Correction

Contrast Saturation Warmth

Copy and Paste Adjustments Crop Video

Adjust or Remove a Crop

Rotate Video

Adjust or Remove the Rotation

10. Titles, Subtitles, and Credits

Add Titles

Choose a Title Style

Theme-Based Titles

Drag the Title into Position Add by Double-Clicking Adjust the Timing Type the Text Special Notes on Scrolling Credits

Font, Size, and Style

The System Font Panel

Underline, Strikethrough, Color, Shadow

General Guidelines Add a Custom Title

Check the Results Edit or Delete a Title

11. Music, Sound Effects, and Narration

Three Kinds of Audio

Clip Audio Background Music Connected Audio Audio Sources

Volume Adjustments

The Rubber Band

Finding the Rubber Band Use the Rubber Band

Ducking

Music

Music Sources

iTunes Garageband The Finder

Preview a Song Add All of a Song Add Part of a Song Trim a Song Move a Song Change the Volume of a Song Delete a Song

Edit to the Beat

Phase 1: Add Your Background Music Phase 2: Insert Markers to the Beat Phase 3: Add and Resize Clips Snap to Beats in Your Project Beat Markers in the Precision Editor

Connected Audio

Sound Effects Add and Edit Connected Audio

Narration Detach Clip Audio A Word on Audio and Transitions Audio Effects and Enhancements

Audio Effects

Applying an Audio Effect The Audio Effects Catalog

Auto Enhance The Equalizer Reduce Background Noise

Multiple Audio Adjustments Editing Audio in GarageBand

GarageBand Basics Scoring in GarageBand

12. Photos

Using Photos and Graphics Photo Sources

The iPhoto Library The Aperture Library Import from the Finder iMovie Backgrounds and Maps

Two Ways to Add Photos

Photo Clips Connected Photos

Timing Changes

Standard Photo Timing Adjust Timing

Retime Multiple Photos

The Dimensions of an iMovie Photo Fit, Crop, and Rotate Photos The Ken Burns Effect

Apply the Ken Burns Effect

Freeze Frames

Create a Still Frame

13. Movie Trailers

Trailer Basics

Tour the Trailer-Builder The Outline Tab The Storyboard Tab The Shot List Tab

The Trailers Catalog Build Your Trailer Customize Your Trailer

Convert a Trailer to a Project

14. Advanced Editing

The Power of Editing

Modern Film Theory

Tell the Story Chronologically Try to be Invisible Develop a Shot Rhythm

Maintain Continuity When to Cut Choose the Next Shot

Popular Editing Techniques

Tight Editing Variety of Shots

Establishing Shots Cutaways and Cut-Ins Reaction Shots Parallel Cutting

3. Share Your Movies

15. Share via Email and the Web

First, a Word About Sharing Raw Footage Share via Email Share to YouTube

Post to YouTube After the YouTube Movie Is Up

Share to Facebook

Post to Facebook After the Facebook Movie Is Up

Share to Vimeo

Upload to Vimeo After Your Vimeo Movie Is Up

Share to CNN iReport

Upload to iReport After the iReport Is Up

Share to Your Own Web Page

Post a Movie on Your Own Site Post to Blogging Services

16. Share to the iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Apple TV, and iDVD

Sharing Basics iMovie Theater

iCloud Share to iMovie Theater

Share to iTunes From iTunes to iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, or Apple TV File Exports iDVD

17. QuickTime Player

QuickTime Basics

Share Using QuickTime Export from QuickTime Trim a Movie Combine Videos Record with QuickTime Player

4. iMovie for iOS

18. iMovie for iOS: The Lay of the Land

Download iMovie The Video Browser

Playback Tap-Hold Scrubbing Favorites Sort Clips

Import Video

Import Video from Your Computer Transfer Video from One iDevice to Another

19. iMovie for iOS Projects

Create a New Movie Pick a Theme Find Clips Rename a Project Find Audio and Photos Build Your Movie

Add Favorites Shoot New Video Add Clips as Overlays

Reposition Clips Edit Clips in the Timeline

Re-Edit a Clip Edit Movie Titles Change a Clip’s Speed Split Clips Freeze a Frame Duplicate a Clip Zoom in on a Clip Rotate a Clip

Play Back Your Movie

Preview from the Editing Screen Preview Full Screen

Save Your Project to the Camera Roll Import Projects from Other iDevices The Undo Button

Redoing

20. iMovie for iOS Themes, Titles, and Transitions

Themes

Change a Theme Turn Theme Music On or Off

Titles

Add Titles Change a Title Remove a Title

Transitions

Edit a Transition “Delete” Transitions Altogether

21. iMovie for iOS Music, Narration, and Sound

Two Kinds of Audio

Swap Foreground and Background Audio

Add Audio to Your Project

Adjust Timing

Trim Audio Speed Changes

Delete Audio

Add Narration

The Narration Tool

Detach Audio from Video Adjust Audio Levels

Volume Fade Audio

Split Audio Duplicate Audio

22. iMovie for iOS Photos

The Photo Library Shoot with Your Camera Video Freeze Frames Adjust Photos

Duration Rotation Adjust the Zoom Level and Ken Burns Effect Add Titles

Delete Photos

23. iMovie for iOS Trailers

Create a Trailer The Outline

Fill in the Details

The Storyboard

Add Clips or Photos to the Storyboard Film Straight to the Storyboard Adjust Clips and Photos Change Titles

Preview Your Trailer

24. iMovie for iOS Sharing

Share Movies, Trailers, or Clips Share to the Web

Facebook YouTube Vimeo CNN iReport

Share to Other Devices

The Camera Roll iMovie Theater iMessage Mail AirDrop iPhoto or Aperture

5. Appendixes

A. iMovie, Menu by Menu

iMovie Menu

About iMovie Preferences Provide iMovie Feedback Services Hide iMovie, Hide Others, Show All Quit iMovie

File Menu

New Movie/Trailer New Event Import Media Open Library Close Library “[Library Name]” Copy to Library/Move to Library Merge Events Consolidate Library Files/Project Media Share Convert Trailer to Movie Reveal in Event Reveal in Finder Update Projects and Events Move to Trash

Edit Menu

Undo Redo Cut, Copy, Paste Paste Adjustments Delete (Reject) Delete Keyframes Duplicate Select All Select Entire Clip Select in Movie Deselect All Add to Movie Connect Insert Add Cross Dissolve Find Start Dictation Special Characters

Mark Menu

Favorite/Delete/Unrate Add Marker Delete Marker

Modify Menu

Enhance Fade to Black & White/Sepia/Dream Add Freeze Frame Mute Clip Trim to Playhead/Selection Split Clip Join Clips Detach Audio Slow Motion/Fast Forward/Instant Replay/Rewind Reset Speed Adjust Clip Date and Time…

View Menu

Play Play Selection Play from Beginning Play Full Screen Show Separate Days in Events Loop Playback Sort By Show/Hide Waveforms Show/Hide Used Media Ranges Show/Hide Skimmer Info Wrapping Timeline Zoom In/Out Zoom All Clips Snapping Audio Skimming

Window Menu

Go to Library/Theater Show Adjustments Bar Hide/Show Libraries Content Library Show/Hide Clip Trimmer Show/Hide Precision Editor Sports Team Editor Record Voiceover Movie Properties Swap Project and Event Revert to Original Layout Enter Full Screen

Help Menu

Search iMovie Help Keyboard Shortcuts Supported Cameras Service and Support

The Shortcut Menu

B. Troubleshooting

The Golden Rule General iMovie Troubleshooting

Keep Your Hard Disk Happy

Starting Up and Importing

iMovie Doesn’t See the Tapeless Camcorder iMovie Doesn’t See the Tape Camcorder Video Looks Interlaced No Sound from Tape Camcorder iMovie Crashes on Startup Can’t Import from DVD Camcorder Dropouts in the Video

Editing

Can’t Drag Certain Photos into the Movie Can’t Use Audiobooks in Soundtrack

Where to Get Help

C. Master Keyboard Shortcut List

Panes, Panels, and Windows Event Browser and Storyboard Playback Editing Working with Clips Music and Audio Editing Titles

D. Visual Cheat Sheet

Index About the Authors Copyright

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