Imovie 2 for Macintosh

by Carlson, Jeff

• ISBN13: 9780201787887
• ISBN10: 0201787881
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-12-01
• Publisher: Peachpit Pr

Summary

iMovie 2 is the latest version of the easy-to-use movie editing software that has encouraged so many Mac users to make their own desktop movies. iMovie 2 offers powerful new moviemaking tools, the ability to work with more video footage, and new visual, sound, and titling effects that let users create movies in even more visually interesting ways. iMovie 2 for Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide covers the basics of working with iMovie - shooting and capturing footage, viewing clips, editing and working in the iMovie timeline; using special effects and transitions; adding sound, music, titles, narration, and more. These step-by-step lessons are illustrated with hundreds of screenshots, making it easy for readers to walk through each task. This Visual QuickStart Guide can be used as a tutorial for users completely new to iMovie, while readers already familiar with the software can use this guide as a handy reference. This book is great for teachers, students, hobbyists, corporate users, aspiring filmmakers, and anyone interested in creating their own movies.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. ix
Shooting	p. 1
The Digital Camcorder	p. 3
Buying a Camcorder	p. 4
Features Worth Noting	p. 10
Features to Ignore/Avoid	p. 12
Composition and Coverage	p. 15
Preproduction	p. 16
Understanding Time Code	p. 18
Take Notes	p. 21
Composing Your Shots	p. 22
Focus	p. 24
Depth of Field	p. 25
Coverage	p. 26
The Camera in Motion	p. 31
Don't Move	p. 32
Zooming	p. 33
Dollying	p. 34
Changing Shutter Speed	p. 35
Panning	p. 36
Lighting	p. 39
Hard and Soft Light	p. 40
Color Temperature	p. 41
Three-Point Lighting	p. 42
Bounce Cards and Reflectors	p. 44
Shooting Outside	p. 45
Capturing Audio	p. 47
Headphones	p. 48
Your Camcorder's Microphone	p. 49
Microphones	p. 52
Editing	p. 55
iMovie Overview	p. 57
Getting iMovie	p. 58
Working with Projects	p. 58
iMovie's Interface	p. 60
Importing Footage	p. 67
Importing Clips	p. 68
Importing Footage from an Analog Camcorder	p. 71
Importing Still Pictures	p. 72
Importing QuickTime Movies	p. 73
How iMovie Manages Clips	p. 74
Managing Clips	p. 75
Moving Clips to the Trash	p. 76
Transferring Clips to Other Projects	p. 78
Editing Video	p. 79
Time Code	p. 80
Adding Clips to the Movie	p. 81
Ordering Clips	p. 81
Editing Clips	p. 82
Pasting Clips over Clips	p. 86
Reversing Clip Direction	p. 88
Changing Playback Speed	p. 89
Creating a Still Clip	p. 90
Inserting Black Frames	p. 91
Restoring Clips	p. 92
Editing Audio	p. 93
Changing a Clip's Volume	p. 94
Fading Audio In or Out	p. 95
Extracting Audio	p. 96
Locking and Unlocking Audio Clips	p. 97
Editing Audio Clips	p. 98
Sound Effects	p. 100
Grabbing Music from an Audio CD	p. 102
Recording Voice-overs	p. 104
Importing Audio Files	p. 105
Transitions	p. 107
Editing Transition Settings	p. 108
Adding Transitions	p. 110
Removing Transitions	p. 113
Titles	p. 115
Editing the Text	p. 116
Editing Text Style	p. 118
Setting Title Duration	p. 120
Setting Title Position	p. 121
Adding Titles	p. 122
Modifying and Deleting Existing Titles	p. 123
Effects	p. 125
Editing Effects	p. 126
Applying Effects	p. 128
Modifying Existing Effects	p. 129
Removing Effects	p. 130
Committing Effects	p. 131
Exporting	p. 133
Moving Back to Tape	p. 135
Exporting to Camera	p. 136
Combining Movie Segments	p. 138
Transferring to Videotape	p. 139
QuickTime and the Web	p. 141
Exporting to QuickTime	p. 142
Exporting to QuickTime Using Expert Settings	p. 146
Getting Your Movie on the Web	p. 151
Apple's iTools	p. 152
Writing HTML	p. 155
Creating a Poster Movie	p. 158
Exporting to DVD	p. 161
Exporting for iDVD	p. 162
Creating a DVD in iDVD	p. 163
Playing the DVD	p. 165
Transitions Gallery	p. 167
Titles Gallery	p. 171
Effects Gallery	p. 177
Resources	p. 181
Index	p. 183
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