iMovie - Basics for EDU

Step 1: Open iMovie

  • Finder > Go > Applications > iMovie
  • Available in the App Store (14.99) or Free with the purchase of a Mac
Step 2: Import your media (aka - your teaching film)
Step 3: Drag your newly imported media into the 'playbox' below
Step 3 (Optional...though helpful): To broaden the view of your view, toggle the 'Settings' bar to the right

Step 4: Trimming your Video

  • For the purposes of this tutorial, we will discuss 'splitting' rather than trimming
  • 1) Place your cursor at the point of the film where you wish to trim your video
  • 2) Select Modify followed by 'Split Clip

Step 5: Remove the unwanted portion of your video

  • Once your have made all the 'splits' in your video (see Step 4 above), you can now remove unwanted footage.
  • To remove a clip, right click the selection and select 'Delete'

Step 6: Adding Titles

  • Select 'Title' from the top bar
  • Select your desired title (ie - Gradient - Black)
  • Drag the selected down to the toolbox

Step 7: Editing the Title

  • A) Select 'My Media' and your film
  • B) Double click the title in the 'playbox' below
  • C) Edit the text in the viewer window to the right

 

Step 8: Exporting the iMovie Project

A) File > Share > File

B) Edit format and resolution

C) Select the saving destination of your file