iMovie

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While I usually use this space for step by step how to's, iMovie doesn't lend itself to that. You can either visit the links about of contact me. I would be happy to introduce you to iMovie!
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What is iMovie?
iMovie is an application that lets you build and store digital movies.

iMovie Interface
When you open iMovie, this is what you see. To avoid crowding all of the descriptions on one page, there are several shots below with identification of different parts.

Turn off KEN BURNS Effect
The Ken Burns effect is where zooming and movement in a picture occurs. That can be shut off for individual pictures or the entire project. For individual pictures, click on the gear on the crop symbol in the upper, left, choose FIT. For the entire project, AHEAD OF TIME, go to FILE/PROJECT PROPERTIES and you can set this.

Paper Slide Videos
The concept behind paper slide videos is very simple. Draw your image slides on paper and video your slides as you talk through them. Here is the process:

1 - Create a concept. How-tos, explanations, routines.... all make excellent paper slides. 2 - Create the slides. Grab white paper and some markers. 3 - Create a script. 4 - Open iMovie and click the little camera icon to capture recording. This means that you will be recording yourself using your iSight camera. 5 - Hold your slides in front of the camera and record yours script as you flip through the slides. Click done when you are finished. 6 - The clips show up in the bottom part of your screen. This is your library of clips. Right click (control - click) on the clip and choose Select Entire Clip. A yellow frame should appear around the entire clip. Drag the clip up to the top to create a new project. 7 - If you need to edit, or split a clip, move the red line (playhead) to the point where you need to make the split. Right click (control-click) and choose Split clip. Then click the portion you want to delete, and press delete on your keyboard. 8 - Finished? Go to Share - Export Movie. 9 - Your finished movie will play with the QuickTime player.

Turning Class Photos into a DVD
1. Put all photos into iPhoto. 2. Open iMovie. 3. Start a new project. 4. Click the photo icon, this will open you iPhoto collection 5. Click on each photo, or select a group of pictures by holding the shift key, and drag them into your project. 6. Add transitions by clicking on the transition icon. Select the transition you want and drag each one to the project and drop them between the pictures. 7. If you want music, click the music icon, select the track(s) you want to use, drag it to the project, and drop it where you want it to start. 8. When finished, share or export the project to iDvd. The other option (the one I use) is to export it as quicktime. 9. Open iDvd, select Magic iDvd, select a theme, drop your movie in..... follow onscreen directions, then burn!