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iMovie HD iMovie HD is an application that is used to create movies using digital video, photos, and music. iMovie HD in the Classroom iMovie can be used to enhance your curriculum in a variety of ways. Students can create:

Documentaries News Reports (current events, historical events, etc.) Digital Stories Reenactments (stories, major historical events) Videos of science experiments

iMovie Options iMovie offers two options for creating movies.

Option 1: Create a Magic iMovie This option makes making a movie relatively easy because iMovie makes the movie for you. All you have to do is capture the footage, enter settings, and select create. This is a good option if you are short on time or want to create a simple video. Option 2: Create a New Project This option allows you to build a movie from scratch. You can edit video, add photos, music, transitions, and titles to your video.

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Option 1: Make a Magic iMovie

1. Open iMovie HD 2. Select Make a Magic Movie

3. Type in Project Name for your movie

4. Select Create 5. Choose your preferences

6. Select Create

Choose PreferencesChoose Preferences

TransitionsTransitions SoundtrackSoundtrack

Send to iDVDSend to iDVD

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Option 2: Make a New Movie

Making an iMovie: The iMovie Interface

Understanding the main interface of iMovie will make creating movies easier.

Clip View Button Use the clip

viewer option to view clips

Timeline View Button Use this option to view

the liquid timeline

Clip Shelf The shelf is where your video clips are imported

(also called the “clips pane”)

Volume Slider Use the volume slider to control

the volume of your movie

Panes Use these panes to

select different iMovie features

Player Controls (in order) Rewind, Play, Play in Full Screen

iMovie Monitor This is where you can preview your video & clips

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Making a New Movie: StepMaking a New Movie: Step--byby--Step DirectionsStep Directions Step 1: Create a New Project

1. Open iMovie HD (on your Dock or HD>Applications>iMovie HD) 2. Select “Create a New Project”

3. Name your new project 4. Select Create 5. The iMovie interface will appear (see explanations on page 4) 6. You are ready to import video

Step 2: Import Video (you can skip this step if you want to create a movie without video clips)

1. Connect your video camera to your iBook (using a fire wire or USB cable) 2. Turn your video camera on 3. Switch the video camera to VTR Mode (could be play or VCR on some cameras) 4. Switch the iMovie interface to camera mode

5. Review your footage using the player controls

Rewind Stop Play Pause Fast Forward 6. Click Import 7. iMovie will create a clip for each scene you recorded (it creates a clip for each

time you start and stop taping).The clips will be placed on the clip shelf.

Camera Mode

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8. Click the import button or hit the space bar when you are finished importing your clips

Step 3: Arrange Your Clips

1. Click the clip viewer button to display the liquid timeline 2. Drag your video clips from the clip shelf to the clip viewer (as many as you want in

your video) 3. Organize your clips by clicking and dragging them to the location you want them to

be in (as you drag your clips the liquid timeline will open a space for you to put your clip)

4. Release where you want your clip 5. Save your project

TIPS • The Clip Viewer is the only place where you can rearrange clips • The Timeline Viewer is used for editing clips • You can add clips at any time

Make sure you save periodicallyMake sure you save periodically!

Click and drag clips Click and drag clips

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• The lower right hand corner of iMovie’s interface has a free space indicator. This tells you how much space you have left on your hard disk. The indicator changes from green to red as the space is filled.

• You can import Quick Time movies from your HD. Drag the QuickTime file to your clip shelf.

Step 4: Add Photos

1. Select the Media button 2. Select Photos 3. Select a photo by clicking on it 4. When you select a photo the photo settings window will appear 5. Click and drag the photos you want to use to the liquid timeline 6. Adjust the settings of your image as you wish

Select Photos

Photo Settings Window Use this window to adjust the size and speed of your

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Step 5: Add Text

1. Click the Editing button 2. Click Titles 3. Select a title from the list 4. Type a title 5. Choose a font (family, typeface, and size) 6. Select the clip you want to add the title to 7. Click Add

o Select over black if you want the title to appear over black

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o Uncheck if you do not want your title to appear over black

Step 6: Add Transitions

1. Select editing 2. Select transitions 3. Select a transition style by highlighting it 4. Select the clip you want to add the transition to by clicking on it 5. Select a speed 6. Click add

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Step 7: Add Audio

1. Select Media 2. Select Audio 3. Choose your audio source (iTunes Library, Garage Band, iMovie Sound Effects) 4. Drag the playhead to the area you want your audio to go 5. Select Place at Playhead or click and drag the audio to the liquid timeline 6. Your music selection will now appear on the liquid timeline

Step 8: Save your Project

1. Go to File>Save Project

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Step 9: Share your Project

1. Go to iMovie>Share 2. You can now send your project to Email, QuickTime, iDVD, iWeb, GarageBand,

Bluetooth, iPod, and/or a video camera Additional Resources Apple Online Tutorial This tutorial breaks each topic into segments and gives you a great visual guide. http://www.apple.com/ilife/tutorials/imovie/ Apple iLife Support http://www.apple.com/support/imovie/ iMovie Hot Tips http://www.apple.com/support/imovie/hottips/ iMovie Shortcuts http://www.apple.com/support/imovie/shortcuts/

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