Difference between revisions of "Museum or Mausoleum - iMovie"

Revision as of 17:02, 1 March 2012

Launch iMovie.
In the Project Library select the Local Work drive and click the plus symbol to add a project and name it descriptively
Select NO THEME, set the aspect ratio to be widescreen (16:9), and click create
Press the waveform button to reveal audio waveforms

TIFF and JPEG formatted images are recommended

Copy all images to the desktop
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
To change the duration hover the cursor over the image, in the action menu that appears select Clip Adjustments. Type in a new duration and click done

.wav or .aiff files are recommended

_{Audio clips will be limited to the length of any the still/video clips}

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

Press the play button at the bottom left of the project window
Drag the cursor over clips to skim through footage. Press the button near the audio meters to mute audio when skimming

Save a high quality version of the project in addition to posting a file to the web, DVD etc...

From the top menu select Share > Export Movie
Label this file descriptively, choose to save to the Desktop, and select the HD 1080p format
Connect to Orca File Space Overview and save a copy in your Cubby

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 #Connect to Orca [[File Space Overview|File Space Overview]] and save a copy in your Cubby
-[[Slideshow Workflow]]
+===[[Slideshow Workflow]]===
-=== Slideshow Work Flow ===
-When working on a project save all the original image and audio files into a folder labeled with your name.  Any files that are used in the iMovie project will need to be copied into the iMovie project file.
-#Go to File > Consolidate Media
-#Select Copy Clips
-When you are done editing in iMovie backup your project file to the folder that contains the source files
-#From the top menu > iMovie > Quit iMovie
-#Click on the desktop, go to File > New Finder Window
-#In the window navigate to Local Work &gt; Users &gt; find your folder &gt; Movies &gt; iMovie Projects
-#Click and drag the entire iMovie Project folder (intact) to your project folder on the desktop
-#Copy the project folder to your cubby on Orca
-To continue working on the iMovie project on another computer do the reverse
-#Copy the project folder to the desktop
-#Move the iMovie Project folder (intact) to Local Work &gt; Users &gt; find your folder &gt; Movies
-#Launch iMovie from the doc and your project should appear in the project library
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