iMOVIE 2 USER MANUAL - UITS
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4. Year 10 Adjust the fifth clip so that the audio is very soft 11 Export movie to Quicktime using Email Movie Small 12 Export movie again back onto the camera at the end of the footage File name iMovie2_User pmd Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 Last modified 05 30 02 University of Arizona
5. ch between Camera mode and Edit mode as well as a scrubber bar and video clip controls are located in the Monitor window The TIMELINE marked by a clock displays a chronological view of a Video and Audio se quence using relative lengths for the clips As you drag the playhead along the Timeline ruler the current frame of the sequence is updated in the Monitor window and vice versa The CLIP VIEWER marked with an eyeball is used to organize and locate the source material for your project and the finished product You see your movie represented as slides The MENU BAR is atthe top of the screen and offers many options including HELP File name iMovie2_User pmd Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 Last modified 05 30 02 University of Arizona IMOVIE 2 User Manual EXERCISE 2 THE DESKTOP Draw a line between the name of the window to the area of the interface it correcsponds to T File Edit Advanced Help 12 34PM amp iMovie 2 0 1 7 00 00 5 Clips Transitions Titles Effects lt k 3 76 Mac12 5 05GB f ammm Oo 155 MB Movie 00 00 NTSC 00 arm Fade In CAMERA CLIP TRANSITION MENU BAR EDIT MODE VIEWER TIMELINE TITLES EFFECTS MONITOR SHELF BUTTON AUDIO BUTTONS File name 1Movie2_User pmd Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 Last modified 05 30 02 University of Arizona IMMOVIE 2 User Manual EXERCISE 3 CONNECT CAMERA TO COMPUTER C
6. es per sec ond TIMELINE displays a chronological view of a Video and Audio sequence As you drag the playhead or the CTI current time indicator along the Timeline ruler you view the current frame of the sequence of clips The timeline ruler is often split into hours minutes seconds frames SCRUBBING the act of dragging the playhead through the timeline with the mouse to view the video CAPTURING DIGITIZING the act of transferring or importing digital or analog video onto the hard drive of the computer VIDEO AUDIO TRACKS in timeline allows you to layer audio and video LAYERS the track on top plays over that underneath SCRATCH DISK the space and location on the hard drive where media video clips are stored after they are Captured Digitized File name iMovie2_User pmd Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 Last modified 05 30 02 University of Arizona IMOVIE 2 User Manual EXERCISE 1 MATCHING TERMS AND CONCEPTS Write the letter of the term definition in the box next to the term it defines Device Control A allows you to layer audio and video B allows you to control your camera from the Compression computer desktop i C the act of transferring digital or analog video onto D the hard drive of the computer Frames D the smallest increment in video Traditional video has 29 97 frames per second Scratch Disk E makes file size smaller for web or CD ROM E output Scrubbing F
7. hout having to delete anything is achieved by placing the Playhead along the TOP of the Scrubber bar until you find the spot where you want to split the clip Choose Edit gt Split Clip at Playhead The clip is now split If the clip started out in the Movie Track the Monitor window still lets you scroll all the way through the clip even though they are two separate clips now There is a telltale cut mark on the blue Scrubber bar that lets you know that you re actually looking at two different clips side by side File name iMovie2_User pmd Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 Last modified 05 30 02 University of Arizona IMOVIE 2 User Manual EXERCISE 8 ADDING TRANSITIONS TO CLIPS Steps Place two clips next to each other in the Timeline Choose a transition from the transitions window accessed by pressing Transitions button on the bottom the Shelf Notice the speed indicator which indicates how long the transition will last Change this to a short amount of time no longer than 1 or 2 seconds Drag the transition a cross dissolve is the simplest option by selecting either the name of the Transition OR the image preview itself Drag into the timeline between clip 1 and clip 2 and drop it between them To preview a transition do either a mini preview by hitting the Preview button in the Transitions window before you have moved it to the Timeline To preview larger wait until the red line that show the rendering proce
8. ip Direction You must apply this effect to a new clip or a clip with no transitional effects applied to them or it will un render the transitions File name iMovie2_User pmd Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 Last modified 05 30 02 University of Arizona IMMOVIE 2 User Manual EXERCISE 12 CREATING TEXT TITLES Steps 1 Select the Title button from the bottom right hand corner of the Shelf 2 Input the desired title information into the Title window 3 Drag either the title description or the preview from the Title window to the Timeline AD cee EXERCISE 13 CHECKING THE RENDERING OF WORK AREA Steps 1 On the bottom of both clips with title effects etc and transitions there are little red lines that show how much rendering has been accomplished 2 Wait for rendering to finish length of wait is determined by length of movie and complexity of edits and number of effects titles etc EXERCISE 14 SAVING A STILL IMAGE Steps 1 Place playhead on desired frame 2 Select File gt Save Frame As 3 Select JPEG or PICT file format and a location File name iMovie2_User pmd Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 Last modified 05 30 02 University of Arizona IMMOVIE 2 User Manual EXERCISE 15 PRINTING TO VIDEO Steps Make sure DV Cam is connected and turned on to VCR mode and cued Select File gt Export Movie Select Camera from Export to Camera box Make selections for Leader black before m
9. onnecting via RCA Cables Steps 1 Connect firewire cable from computer to Media converter box 2 Connect RCA cables from Camera to Media converter box 3 Turn Camera On and switch to VCR VTR mode RCA Cables to outlet to computer ene Red White AUDIO Yellow VIDEO Connecting via FireWire Steps 1 Connect firewire cable to breakout box 2 Connect firewire cable to DV Cam 3 Turn DV Cam On and switch to VCR VTR mode File name iMovie2_User pmd Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 Last modified 05 30 02 University of Arizona IMOVIE 2 User Manual EXERCISE 4 OPEN iMOVIE 2 Steps 1 Locate and Open iMovie 2 2 Select New Project from dialog box Open Project Open Tutorial iMovie C or Dg IMPORTING FILES INTO iMOVIE 2 Video formats DV Stream2 Audio formats AIFF this is the format of an Audio CD3 Still image formats Any format that QuickTime can understand such as TIFF PICT JPEG and also PSD and GIF You can import files into iMovie by selecting FILE gt Import File and selecting the appropriate file from the hard drive Imported files will appear on the shelf File name iMovie2_User pmd Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 Last modified 05 30 02 University of Arizona IMMOVIE 2 User Manual EXERCISE 5 CAPTURING VIDEO CAMERA MODE WIN DOW Steps Capture Camera 1 Make sure DV Cam is connected and turned on and the tape is rewound or cued 2 Select the movie came
10. ovie and Trailer black after movie Click EXPORT EXERCISE 16 EXPORTING TO QUICKTIME Steps Select File gt Export Movie and select Quicktime from Export to Quicktime Select the Formats button to access preset options to make a Quicktime or select Expert to set your own settings for compression frame rate etc if the end user has specific specifications lf unknown make a guess depending on the content of the video For all options make sure that you name the file and select a location File name iMovie2_User pmd Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 Last modified 05 30 02 University of Arizona IMOVIE 2 User Manual CRITERION TEST 25 min This is the criterion test for the iMovie 2 module It is going to test your comprehension of the module you just participated in or allow you to test out of the iMovie 2 module 1 Capture several video clips onto the Shelf in iMovie 2 2 Place them in the Timeline 3 Trim and split clips so that there are 7 different clips of about 4 5 seconds each 4 Put a scrolling title at the beginning that has 5 short lines of text such as Directed by your name My Movie Starring Me 5 Put a Cross Dissolve Transition between the first two clips that is 1 2 seconds long 6 Make the third clip play in reverse f Make the fourth clip play is slow motion 8 Make the last clip fade to black 9 Put a stationary title of your choice at the end with one line of text such as
11. ra symbol on the iMovie monitor to switch into Camera mode Directly below the preview is a set of VCR Edit mode controls that operate the camera 3 The monitor window becomes blue filled with the words Camera Connected If it happens to say something else follow directions on the screen and recheck that camera is connected correctly turned On and in VTR mode If you try this and it still doesn t recognize the camera you will have to manually control the camera Press play on the camera itself at which time the clip SHOULD show up in the Monitor If the camera is connected via RCA cables you will have to control it manu ally Notice that underneath the Shelf it states approximately how much disk noema space is left for footage e 4 Control camera from VCR type buttons on the bottom of Monitor Press triangular play button looks like VCR play button to begin playing using device control of camera press the double arrows both on the far left and right to Fast Forward and Reverse 5 In Camera mode you will see an oval Import button You can click on this button to start and stop Importing clip 6 You are then given a clip named Clip1 on the Shelf Click on the name of the clip to change it It is always best to give clips a meaningful name rather than clip 1 and clip 2 this makes editing much more organized Repeat these steps and capture 5 short video clips into iMovie EXERCISE 6 ADDING CLIPS TO T
12. ss underneath each transition has finished rendering after you have moved it to the Timeline You can Intervi then select clip and press Preview from the Monitor which looks like the play button with a dark rectangle around it EXERCISE 9 CHANGE OPACITY OF A CLIP Steps Fade In and Out are options found with the Transitions 2 Drag into the Timeline and the clip will fade between clip and black File name iMovie2_User pmd Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 Last modified 05 30 02 University of Arizona IMOVIE 2 User Manual EXERCISE 10 ADJUSTING AUDIO LEVELS Steps 1 Place an audio clip in any audio track on the Timeline drag and drop The yellow lines help in placement Pre made audio clips can be accessed by pressing the Audio button on the Shelf 2 Adjust the volume by sliding the volume slider found at the bottom of the Timeline 3 Select the Fade In and Fade Out check boxes to have the audio clip fade in and out 4 Double click on the audio clip to open the Clip Info window to then adjust how long the fades take to occur by adjusting the sliders Volume EXERCISE 11 CHANGING THE SPEED AND PLAY DIREC TION OF A CLIP Steps 1 Select a clip The Faster Slower slider appears at the bottom edge of the Timeline Faster qee Sion 2 Adjust the slider to desired position 3 To make the clip play in reverse you must first select the clip and then go to the Menu Bar and select Advanced gt Reverse Cl
13. the act of dragging the playhead through the timeline with the mouse to view the video Capturing pi Digitizing G allow you to set program up for your specific needs Video Audio H the track on top plays over that underneath Track l displays a chronological view of a Video and l l Audio sequence Project Settings ak the space and location on the hard drive where Tineline media video clips are stored after they are Captured Digitized File name iMovie2_User pmd Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 Last modified 05 30 02 University of Arizona IMOVIE 2 User Manual NON LINEAR VIDEO EDITING SOFTWARE iMovie 2 This is best program for first time users doing simple cuts transitions and titles It is also a free program on many new Macs Final Cut Pro 2 The best choice if non linear editing is going to be an end users profession Adobe Premiere Premiere is also the only one of these specific programs that is cross platform the rest are Mac OS exclusive Media 100 Available at the Multimedia Learning Lab and in the Media Arts department produces high quality video with a lot of special selections options and effects THE iMOVIE DESKTOP The SHELF is where the video clip references are stored Transitions titles effects and audio buttons are found in this window The MONITOR displays individual clips as well as the composited results of the edited se quence as you are creating Controls to swit
14. tiedtpnaiensicdndlleiacamicd sic beteyewbalndladsauenpudsecsuedeenanars 14 CENON TS Ss ater gcrecinssterectenrc TEE E A EA EE EEES S 15 Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 University of Arizona IMOVIE 2 User Manual INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW In this class you will learn the basic ideas and key terms to using non linear digital video editing software Then we will practice these skills by learning iMovie 2 You will learn how to open the program capture video import files edit and export the finished video to tape and QuickTime formats Once you have successfully completed this course you will be able to answer most questions dealing with the basics of iMovie 2 and be able to have a clear idea of the key concepts of non linear digital video editing NON LINEAR VIDEO EDITING iMovie 2 is one of the non linear video editing programs Linear video editing requires that you record one cut to another videotape one at a time in order to make edits Non linear video editing allows you to place all of your desired footage into the computer Because of this you can manipulate the footage digitally DEVICE CONTROL allows you to control your camera from the computer desktop PROJECT SETTINGS Audio Video Settings Preferences allow you to set program up for your specific needs COMPRESSION makes file size smaller for web or CD ROM output FRAMES the smallest increment in video Traditional video has 29 97 fram
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