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

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