Hot iMovie How-Tos
How To: Play your new movie in iMovie
When you're ready to review your movie, there are various ways you can play it to see how it looks. iMovie allows many easy ways to make sure your movie is exactly what you want.
How To: Add polish to your movie with iMovie themes
A new feature of iMovie HD 6 is themes. Themes allow you to add professionally produced scenes that incorporate your video, photos, and text.
How To: Add photos to your movie in iMovie
With iMovie, you can easily incorporate your digital photos in your movie or even use several photos to create a slideshow.
How To: Add a soundtrack in iMovie
A soundtrack can make a good movie great, and it's easy to create. You can add music from your iTunes library or your Garageband projects to your iMovie project.
How To: Add narration in iMovie
Adding narration or voiceover to your movie is an excellent way to enhance your story. You can use the built-in microphone on your Mac, the built-in microphone from a connected iSight camera, or an external microphone connected to your Mac.
How To: Add titles in iMovie
iMovie makes it easy to add titles to your movies. The titles you can add look professional and sophisticated.
How To: Add transitions in iMovie
So far, you've only used straight cuts to move from one clip to another. Another option is to apply a transition to your clips. This gives your movie a smoother and more professional feel.
How To: Use video effects in iMovie
One of the best ways to spice up your movie is to apply a visual effect to it, such as speeding up your clip, reversing the direction, or adjusting the color.
How To: Use audio effects in iMovie
to improve the sound quality of the audio from your camcorder or any voiceover tracks you've added, you can apply audio effects.
How To: Add chapters for iDVD in iMovie
Chapter markers make it easy for your viewers to identify specific scenes in your movie or to jump forward and backward in your movie.
How To: Share movies using iMovie
A brief overview on sharing using iMovie. iMovie makes it easy to share your movies, whether you want to show them on your own TV, carry them with you, or post them on your website.
How To: Play your movies from iMovie on your TV
There are two ways to play your movies on your television. You can either burn a DVD using iDVD or export your movie to a tape.
How To: Take your movies with you using iMovie
iMovie makes it easy to share your movie on a portable device like an iPod, PDA, or phone, so you can show your friends your new movie wherever you go. Just export your movie to whatever device you choose.
How To: Edit video in iMovie
Once you've learned how to import videos into iMovie and edit your footage, Videojug will show you how to begin building your project in iMovie. Edit video in iMovie.
How To: Encode Vimeo HD movie in iMovie 08
HD demo on how to set encoding parameters for proper Vimeo meady video at 720p resolution. This will give you crisp HD video ready for Vimeo upload right from iMovie 08.
How To: Encode 16:9 for iPod Video and AppleTV with iMovie
Learn the best way to encode 16:9 for iPod Video and AppleTV using iMovie HD software. If you have a mac, you might alrady have iMovie installed, so start editing and saving your movies in the right format for playback.
How To: Use iMovie HD 06
iMovie is the basic video editing software on MAC computers, the iPod Touch 4th generation, and the iPad 2. If you're new to film editing or just new to the program in general, this iMovie tutorial is a great introductory course to the program.
How To: Split and crop movie clips in iMovie HD
Even cinema greats like Steven Spielberg and Quentin Tarantino need to hit the cutting room floor before they issue the official copy of a new movie. In no way does everything you film, after all, end up in the final cut.
How To: Edit or delete a title or effect in iMovie HD
How do you edit or delete a title, transition or effect within iMovie HD without actually damaging your videos? During this short clip from the iMovie HD Troubleshooting Guide we will explain how iMovie HD handles titles, transitions and effects so that you can always revert back to your original clip settings.
How To: Use Apple iMovie
In this series of video tutorials you'll learn how to use Apple's iMovie software to make your own film or movies. Expert Matt Nichols demonstrates how to use the video editing software for Mac computers. He shows you how to start a new project in iMovie, how to import video clips, how to use the timeline, and how to edit video clips.
How To: Create special effects in iMovie HD
Let's learn how to create some cool special effects in iMovie HD. In this video tutorial you will learn how to make night vision, old time movie, and stormy effects. The effects are really cool and easy to do too! Create special effects in iMovie HD.
How To: Import other video into iMovie '08
Your video footage does not need to come from a camcorder or iMovie HD. In this tutorial you will learn how to import other types of video into iMovie '08.
How To: Do basic transitions in Apple iMovie
Don Schechter looks at the basic transitions available, including how and when to use them for Apple iMovie. Dissolve, fade in, and fade out are the most common transitions for this computer program.
How To: Edit video in Apple iMovie
Learn basic video editing in Apple iMovie and begin transforming your raw footage into tight and focused movies.
How To: Transfer movies from iMovie HD to iMovie '08
If you've created movies in iMovie HD, you'll be happy to know that iMovie '08 has made it easy to import your movies. Be careful, transitions and music will not transfer over, but we think you'll be happy with the improvements available in iMovie '08.
How To: Work with audio clips in iMovie '08
Want to add a soundtrack to your movie? IMovie makes it really easy to add music, sound effects and voice-overs because it layers tracks for you. Check it out and see how to make your movies more professional.
How To: Work with background music in iMovie '08
The background track feature in iMovie '08 makes it a no-brainer to add background music to your movie and it will even crossfade multiple songs or pieces automatically. This feature is similar to working with audio clips, but works more specifically as background audio.
How To: Use advanced color techniques in iMovie '08
iMovie '08 has an advanced tool mode and within it there are more color modes and options for adjusting color. This tutorial will show you how to use these extra sliders.
How To: Use advanced editing techniques in iMovie '08
If you've done editing before, or have already maxed out the potential of the regular editing tools in iMovie '08, you're in luck because there are advanced editing tools. This tutorial will show you where they are and how to use them.
How To: Tag and filter with keywords in iMovie '08
This tutorial shows you how to used advanced tagging and filtering options based on keywords to organize your iMovie library even further.
How To: Use the iMovie video library
This tutorial explains what the video library is and how to access and use it. You'll need to know this if you want to work with all your imported video footage and movies.
How To: Trim video in iMovie '08
This tutorial goes over how to trim a video or clip (part of a video). This is a necessary tool for editing and is one of the first things you'll do when creating your iMovie.
How To: Add music to your iMovie
This tutorial shows you how to use iMovie '08 to add music to your movie or video. Background music can set the mood and tone of any movie you create, so have fun!
How To: Add sound effects to a movie using iMovie '08
Adding sound effects is a great way to add meaning and punch to your movies. In this tutorial you'll learn how to use sound effects in iMovie.
How To: Add voiceover to movies using iMovie '08
iMovie has a voiceover tool that allows you to add your own voice (or someone elses) as narration over your movie. This tutorial will give you tips on getting the best quality recording and then add it to your movie.
How To: Adjust color in iMovie '08
iMovie allows the average computer user the ability to quickly make movies out of your digital video footage or home movies. This is not the most professional way to color correct your footage, but it should be sufficient for the average Mac user. Follow along and see how to adjust color using iMovie.
How To: Add titles to a movie using iMovie '08
In this tutorial you'll see how to add stylish titles to you movies in iMovie '08. This is a quick and easy way to make your movies look more professional, and help you remember what it's about.
How To: Crop and rotate images in iMovie '08
This tutorial goes over using the crop tool in iMovie '08 to change the orientation of your clip or crop the clip. This tool is very useful for auto-fitting your videos to letterbox, or ipod output sizes.
How To: Share your iMovie with iPhone, iPod or AppleTV
Once you've finished editing and creating your movie in iMovie '08, you'll probably want to share it with your other Apple products (iPhone, iPad, iPod, AppleTV) so you can watch it. See how to do this in this iMovie '08 tutorial.
How To: Make a movie using iMovie
If you have a Mac, this video will walk you through the steps of using imovie to create video clips. It would have been nice if the person making the movie had used the software to convert their own movie. It's a bit hard to hear and a shaky camera so crank up the volume.