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IMOVIE 10 - GET STARTED VIDEO EDITING




iMovie gives you a platform for your video editing project with tools that will make your video easily stand out. This tool is designed for the classy Mac users that wants to produce videos like a professional. 
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It allows you to add various effects and footage to your movie. There is also an option to add transitions for easy blending of your audio with your video.

iMovie is very easy to use and this tutorial guide will tell you all you need to know.

Starting a New Project in iMovie 10

When you open up iMovie 10 to start a new video editing project, the first thing you will see is your event libraries (where raw video files are stored and organized) in a column along the lefthand side of the window. 

There will be a library for your iPhoto files, where you can access photos and videos to use in iMovie. Any old events and projects that you've created or imported from previous versions of iMovie should also be visible.

Any edited iMovie projects (or a new, empty project) will be shown in the bottom center of the window, and the viewer (where you'll watch clips and preview projects) is in the top center.

The downward arrow in the top left or the bottom center is for importing media, and the + sign is for creating a new project. You can take either of those actions to get started on a new editing project. Importing is straightforward, and most types of video, image and audio files are accepted by iMovie.

When you create a new project, you'll be offered a variety of "themes." These are templates for titles and transitions that will automatically be added to your edited video. If you don't want to use any of the themes, just select "No Theme."

Adding Footage to Your iMovie Project

The first step here is to import the clips for your footage using the import button. Or, if the footage is already in iPhoto or another event library, you can find it and add it to your iMovie project.

When adding clips to a project, you can select the whole or part of a clip. You can also get an auto selection of 4 seconds from iMovie if you want easy editing. It's simple to add the selections directly to your project, either using the drag-and-drop function, or with the E, Q or W keys.

Once a clip is in your editing sequence, it can be moved around by dragging and dropping, or extended by clicking on either end. 

You can also add video and audio effects to any of the clips in your project (you can access any of these tools by selecting the clip within your project, and then clicking on Adjust in the bar at the top right of the iMovie window).

You can also add transitions, sound effects, background images, iTunes music and more to your iMovie projects. All of this is accessible through the content library on the bottom left of the iMovie screen.

How To Share Videos From iMovie 10

When you're done editing and ready to share the video you made in iMovie 10, there are several ways you can do that. Sharing to the Theater, email, iTunes or as a file creates a Quicktime or Mp4 file that will be stored on your computer or in the cloud. 

You don't need any kind of special account or access to share your file in one of these ways, and you'll be given video encoding options so you can optimize the quality and size of your file.

To share using YouTube, Vimeo, Facebook or iReport, you'll need an account with the corresponding site, and internet access. If you're going to share the video automatically online, you should also be sure to save a backup copy to your computer for archival purposes.


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