Difference between revisions of "Museum or Mausoleum - iMovie"

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Project Tips

Audacity

iMovie

Create a Project

1. Launch iMovie
2. In the Project Library select the Local Work drive and click the plus symbol to add a project and name it descriptively
3. Select NO THEME, aspect ratio (standard or widescreen) and click create

Add Still Images

TIFF and JPEG formatted images are recommended

1. Copy all images to the desktop
2. Click and drag each image into the iMovie project window. A green line signifies where it will be placed in the timeline with a default duration of 4 seconds.

Editing Image Properties

Adjust the size, cropping, and motion of a still image clip, or select multiple clips at once to apply settings uniformly.

1. Hover the cursor over a still image
2. Click on the action menu that appears and select: Cropping, Ken Burns and Rotation
3. In the viewer window there are three options:

• Fit - fits content to the screen size
• Crop - zoom the image larger or smaller
• Ken Burns - set a start position (green box) and end position (red box) to have the image move over tim

Click done to save settings

Add Audio

.wav or .aiff files are recommended

1. Copy all audio files to the desktop
2. Click and drag the audio file into the iMovie project window:

• To add the audio file to the entire project drag and drop into the open gray area - the entire project screen will turn green.
• To add audio at a specific point in time click and drag the file over a still image clip - a single green line will extend as long as the length of the clip.

Export a File

1. From the top menu Share & Export Movie
2. For the highest quality select the largest file size available, label this with your name, and save to the Desktop
3. Connect to Orca File Space Overview and save a copy in your Cubby

Work Flow