iMovie The Missing Manual 2014 release, covers iMovie 10.0 for Mac and 2.0 for iOS

432 Pages·2014·27.57 MB·English

by  David Pogue

iMovie
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David Pogue & Aaron Miller
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iMovie: The Missing Manual
by David Pogue and Aaron Miller
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Contents
The Missing Credits ........................................ ix
Introduction .............................................. xiii
The Difficult Birth of the New iMovie ................................ xiii
iMovie for iOS .....................................................xv
A Crash Course in Video Recording ..................................xv
About This Book ................................................. xxiii
The Very Basics .................................................. xxiv
Online Resources ................................................ xxvi
Safari® Books Online .............................................xxvii
Part One: iMovie Basics
CHAPTER 1: Introducing iMovie. ........................................ 3
The iMovie Revolution ...............................................3
iMovie’s Many Roles .................................................4
iMovie, the Program .................................................5
Getting into iMovie ..................................................7
Tour iMovie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
CHAPTER 2: First Things First: Import Your Footage into iMovie. ....... 13
Importing Video ................................................... 13
CHAPTER 3: Events .................................................... 27
How Events Work ..................................................27
iMovie Libraries ....................................................31
Create Your Own Library ............................................32
CHAPTER 4: Projects. .................................................. 35
The Concept of iMovie Projects ......................................35
Project Basics .....................................................37
Remodel Your Workspace ..........................................42
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Part two: Build Your Movie
CHAPTER 5: Create Your Movie ........................................ 49
Phase 1: Review Your Clips ..........................................50
Phase 2: Select the Good Bits .......................................53
Phase 3: Build the Storyboard .......................................57
Phase 4: Fine-Tune Edits ............................................62
Aspect Ratios: The Missing Manual ...................................71
CHAPTER 6: Video Chunks: Favorites and Rejects ...................... 77
Mark Clips as Favorites or Rejects ....................................77
Hiding and Showing Favorites and Rejects ............................79
Say Goodbye to Rejected Footage ...................................80
CHAPTER 7: Transitions, Themes, and Travel Maps. .................... 83
About Transitions ..................................................83
When to Not Use Transitions ........................................84
Two Ways to “Transish” .............................................85
Create Individual Transitions ........................................85
A Long Discussion of Transition Lengths ..............................88
Automatic Transitions ..............................................91
Transitions: The iMovie Catalog ......................................92
Themes ...........................................................96
Travel Maps ......................................................104
CHAPTER 8: Video Effects ............................................ 107
Video Effects .....................................................107
Fast/Slow/Reverse ................................................ 110
Connected Clips ...................................................112
One-Step Effects .................................................125
CHAPTER 9: Stabilization, Color Fixes, Cropping, and Rotating. ...... 129
Video Stabilization ................................................130
Auto Enhance ....................................................135
Color Balance ....................................................136
Color Correction ..................................................139
Copy and Paste Adjustments .......................................142
Crop Video .......................................................143
Rotate Video .....................................................146
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CHAPTER 10: Titles, Subtitles, and Credits. ............................ 149
Add Titles ........................................................149
Font, Size, and Style ...............................................160
Check the Results .................................................168
Edit or Delete a Title ...............................................168
CHAPTER 11: Music, Sound Effects, and Narration ..................... 169
Three Kinds of Audio ..............................................170
Volume Adjustments ...............................................171
Music ............................................................176
Edit to the Beat ...................................................182
Connected Audio .................................................186
Narration ........................................................188
Detach Clip Audio ................................................. 191
A Word on Audio and Transitions ...................................194
Audio Effects and Enhancements ...................................194
Multiple Audio Adjustments ........................................199
Editing Audio in GarageBand ...................................... 200
CHAPTER 12: Photos. .................................................. 205
Using Photos and Graphics .........................................205
Photo Sources ....................................................207
Two Ways to Add Photos ..........................................210
Timing Changes ..................................................214
The Dimensions of an iMovie Photo .................................215
Fit, Crop, and Rotate Photos .......................................216
The Ken Burns Effect ..............................................217
Freeze Frames ....................................................219
CHAPTER 13: Movie Trailers ............................................ 223
Trailer Basics .....................................................224
The Trailers Catalog ...............................................227
Build Your Trailer .................................................231
Customize Your Trailer .............................................232
CHAPTER 14: Advanced Editing. ....................................... 235
The Power of Editing ..............................................235
Popular Editing Techniques ........................................238
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Part three: Share Your Movies
CHAPTER 15: Share via Email and the Web. ............................ 245
First, a Word About Sharing Raw Footage ...........................245
Share via Email ...................................................246
Share to YouTube .................................................248
Share to Facebook ................................................251
Share to Vimeo ...................................................252
Share to CNN iReport .............................................253
Share to Your Own Web Page ......................................254
CHAPTER 16: Share to the iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Apple TV,
and iDVD. ............................................. 257
Sharing Basics ....................................................257
iMovie Theater ....................................................257
Share to iTunes .................................................. 260
From iTunes to iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, or Apple TV .................262
File Exports ......................................................263
iDVD ........................................................... 264
CHAPTER 17: QuickTime Player ........................................ 267
QuickTime Basics .................................................267
Part Four: iMovie for iOS
CHAPTER 18: iMovie for iOS: The Lay of the Land ...................... 275
Download iMovie .................................................275
The Video Browser ................................................278
Import Video ....................................................284
CHAPTER 19: iMovie for iOS Projects. .................................. 289
Create a New Movie ..............................................289
Find Clips ....................................................... 290
Find Audio and Photos ........................................... 294
Build Your Movie ................................................. 294
Reposition Clips ..................................................297
Edit Clips in the Timeline ...........................................297
Play Back Your Movie ............................................. 300
Save Your Project to the Camera Roll. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .301
Import Projects from Other iDevices ................................301
The Undo Button .................................................303
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CHAPTER 20: iMovie for iOS Themes, Titles, and Transitions ........... 305
Themes ......................................................... 305
Titles ............................................................307
Transitions .......................................................310
CHAPTER 21: iMovie for iOS Music, Narration, and Sound. ............. 313
Two Kinds of Audio ...............................................313
Add Audio to Your Project .........................................315
Add Narration ....................................................320
Detach Audio from Video ..........................................320
Adjust Audio Levels ...............................................323
Split Audio .......................................................323
Duplicate Audio ..................................................324
CHAPTER 22: iMovie for iOS Photos. ................................... 325
The Photo Library .................................................325
Shoot with Your Camera ...........................................328
Video Freeze Frames ..............................................329
Adjust Photos ....................................................329
Delete Photos ....................................................331
CHAPTER 23: iMovie for iOS Trailers. ................................... 333
Create a Trailer ...................................................333
The Outline ......................................................335
The Storyboard ...................................................336
Preview Your Trailer ...............................................343
CHAPTER 24: iMovie for iOS Sharing ................................... 345
Share Movies, Trailers, or Clips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .345
Share to the Web ................................................ 346
Share to Other Devices ............................................351
Part Five: Appendixes
APPENDIX A: iMovie, Menu by Menu ................................... 359
iMovie Menu ......................................................359
File Menu ........................................................361
Edit Menu ........................................................363
Mark Menu .......................................................366
Modify Menu .....................................................366
View Menu .......................................................368
Window Menu ....................................................369
Help Menu .......................................................371
The Shortcut Menu ................................................373
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APPENDIX B: Troubleshooting ......................................... 375
The Golden Rule ..................................................375
General iMovie Troubleshooting ....................................375
Starting Up and Importing .........................................376
Editing ...........................................................378
Where to Get Help ................................................379
APPENDIX C: Master Keyboard Shortcut List ........................... 381
Panes, Panels, and Windows .......................................381
Event Browser and Storyboard .....................................382
Playback .........................................................382
Editing ...........................................................383
Working with Clips ............................................... 384
Music and Audio ..................................................385
Editing Titles .....................................................385
APPENDIX D: Visual Cheat Sheet. ...................................... 387
Index..................................................... 391
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