iMovie Tips
Titles in iMovie 06
The first thing to note is that Titles have moved to the 'Editing' tab, along with transitions and the like.
There is now a live preview in your video window, rather than a tiny thumbnail as in the previous version.
If you click in the video window once you have entered your title text, the position of the text can be altered. Once you are happy with the position, drag the title icon down onto the clips section of the video line.
Importing Video from digital cameras
It is possible to use iMovie to edit the video clips captured by many modern digital stills cameras.
When you start a new project, select iSight as the format.
NOTE: Your video clips MUST be at 640x480 resolution otherwise the quality will be very low. (iMovie upsamples smaller video and this leads to a very soft poor quality image).
Importing clips from DV camcorder
You may find that iMovie does not separate the imported video material into separate clips - instead having a single clip containing the entire movie.
The reason for this is that the time and date has not been set on the camcorder. iMovie depends on the time code to separate out the clips each time the camcorder has been restarted after a pause.
You may need to install or replace the 'button' battery on the camcorder.
Keyboard Shortcuts
You can use your keyboard to quickly accomplish many tasks in iMovie. To find the shortcuts for common commands visit here:
www.apple.com/support/imovie/shortcuts/
Apples iMovie Tutorials
www.apple.com/ilife/tutorials/imovie/index.html
Apple's hot tips
Apple's own iMovie Hot Tips page is here:
www.apple.com/support/imovie/hottips/
Moving Clips from the Timeline
On occasions, you may want to remove a clip from the movie but keep it on iMovie's Clips pane to use later. To find out how, visit here:
www.mactipsandtricks.com/tips/display.lasso?mactip=89
Hacking iMovie's Preferences
iMovie relies on a preferences file whose entries govern numerous aspects of iMovie's operation. By editing this preferences file, you can customize iMovie. (This tip is not recommended for beginners) To find out more visit here:
www.mactipsandtricks.com/tips/display.lasso?mactip=89
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