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Your Own Using 09

Stephen Tobias Isabel Otero Armando Marmolejo Diana Gonzalez Alberto Hernandez

Table of Contents
I. Reference II. Introduction III.Getting Started

Creating Your Own Video Using iMovie 09 IV.Inserting Media A. Insert Videos B. Inserting/Designing Titles C. Inserting Audio D. Inserting Images/Photos I. Editing A. Transitions B. Cropping Video C. Audio I. Conclusion II. Further Reading

I. Icon Reference (IR)

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iMovie Screen Reference (SR)

II. Introduction
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The following easy-to-use steps illustrates how to create a movie using iMovie. Along with the step-by-step written instructions, there are graphics that will help guide you through the process. These instructions are based on the assumption that you have the basic knowledge in using Mac OS. These instructions include: (1) Getting Started (2) Insert Media (3) Editing. Note* We will refer to Icon Reference (IR) below throughout the instructions

III. Getting Started

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Step 1: Open the Applications folder at the right of the Dock. Step 2: Look for the application iMovie and open it. Step 3: Go to the File Menu on the Toolbar and select New Project Step 4: Choose how you want your screen on the movie to look under Aspect Ratio (Standard, iPhone, Widescreen). Step 5: Select a name for your movie and type it under Project Name. Step 6: Choose a theme for your movie from the existing templates and make

sure that the box that says

is checked then click

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IV. Inserting Media

Inserting Videos
Step 7: Locate Event Library on the lower left of screen and click on the Harddrive icon. Step 8: Browse your videos and choose the clips you want to use in your movie, they will appear in the View Video Section

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Step 9: In the View Video Section, click on the desired clip to bring up the yellow editing outline and drag it over the parts of the clip you want to use Step 10: Grab the highlighted portion of the clip and drag and drop it onto the project box. Note* Refer to Figure 3 6

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Inserting/Designing Titles
Note* This section is only if you wish to input a title or any animation tiles

Step 11: Click

under the preview screen to bring up the Maps,

Backgrounds, and Animatics browser. Step 12: Choose the background you want for the introduction to your movie and drag it in front of the clip you dropped into the project box in step 10. Step 13: Click on the Titles browser to the left of the Maps,

Backgrounds, and Animatics button and choose an animation tile for your introduction. Step 14: Drag desired title animation onto the background you chose in Step 12. Step 15: Once you have chosen a title animation the Preview Screen will allow you to type in the title of your movie. Type a title for your movie where it says Title Text Goes Here, and choose the desired style, font, color and size for your

title by clicking on the Show Fonts button corner of the preview screen)

(on the upper left

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Step 16: To preview your title click on the Preview button (on the

upper right corner of the preview screen), if you are satisfied with your title click

(located to the right of the Preview button) Note* Refer to SR for visual Note** These instructions can be used to add animation tiles to any part of the video including the end credits

Inserting Audio
Step 17: Click on the music note, which is the Music and Sound Effects

browser (or hit command + 1 on your keyboard), located to the left of Maps, Backgrounds, and Animatics icon. Step 18: Click the drop box menu and locate the folder where the audio file you wish to insert in your movie is located. Note* You will need to know the name and what folder the audio file is in. Step 19: Select your audio file and drag and drop it into the Project Box. The sections affected by the audio file will have a green backdrop.

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Note* If there is a section not highlighted in green you can repeat step 19 to add audio.

Inserting Images/Photos
Step 20: Click on the Photo Browser (or hit command + 2 on your

keyboard) and click on the drop box menu and it will automatically go to iPhoto Library. Step 21: Locate the folder where the photo is and browse for the image you wish to select.

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Step 22: When you select the photo, drag and drop the image/photo where you wish to place it. Note* repeat steps 21-22 if you wish to insert more images/photos

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V. Editing
Transitions
Note* Transitions can only be added between breaks in clips and photos on your Project Screen

Step 23: Click on the Transitions browser

to view your animation options.

Step 24: Choose which animation you want for your transitions.

Step 25: Recall that in Step 6 the following box was selected, therefore you have 2 options when inserting transitions in your movie:

a. To change all your transitions to your newly selected transition at once, drag what you selected in Step 24 onto the project box so that the entire Project Box is highlighted in green and drop it (refer to Figure 5).

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b. (i) To change individual transitions between clips or photos, drag what you selected in Step 24 onto the individual transition you want to change and drop it (refer to Figure 6).

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(ii) After dropping the transition animation onto the individual transition, a notification will pop up asking you to turn off Automatic Transitions (refer to Figure 7), click

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Figure 7

Cropping Video
Step 26: In the Project Box click on the clip you want to crop, so that a yellow outline appears around it. Step 27: Grab the sides of the yellow outline and move them to include the part of the clip you wish to remove. Hit Delete on your keyboard.

Audio
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Step 29: Click on the gear at the beginning of the audio file you are editing.

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A menu will appear after you click (refer to Figure 8).

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Step 30: In the menu choose Audio Adjustments. A menu labeled Inspector will appear on your screen (refer to Figure 9).

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Figure 9

Step 31: The first volume bar is the volume for the video. You may adjust the volume to your liking by moving the tab on the volume bar to the left (to reduce the volume) or the right (to increase the volume). Step 32: The Fade section in the middle will allow you to fade your background audio in or out within the allotted time. You may leave the setting as automatic or manually adjust the timing to your liking. Click the volume. when you have adjusted

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VI. Conclusion
For more information on iMovie '09 refer to the Further Reading section below. We hope you had a rewarding experience using iMovie.

VII. Further Reading

(2011). Mac 101: iMovie. Apple-Support. Retrieved June 18, 2011, from http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2479 Frakes, D. (2009, January 08). iMovie '09: What You Need To Know. Macworld. Retrieved June 18, 2011, from http://www.macworld.com/article/138054/2009/01/imovie09_preview.html

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