Tag Archives: iMovie

HOW TO – Record Live Video into iMovie

I created this help page for students who will be making video blog entries or video interviews for the first time, using iMovie ’11. The steps below are very basic …

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DESKTOP & WEB APPS – Composing with Video

For most video projects, you will need to be able to make basic edits to videos you download or create, including cropping and trimming selections, adding title cards and transitions, …

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CONCEPT IN 60 SECONDS – The Multimodality of Gender

Explanatory Video by Amy Goodloe About the Project At the “Digital Media and Composition” workshop I attended in the summer of 2011, we were asked to compose messages in a …

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HOW TO – Export a Web-Ready Video from iMovie '11

Which Version of iMovie Do You Have? If you have iMovie ’11 (which came with Mac OS 10.7 and 10.8), follow the steps below. If you have iMovie ’13 (which …

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QUICK GUIDE – Adjusting Images in iMovie '11

You can adjust any images you drag into iMovie by cropping or rotating them or by making them pan or zoom (i.e., the Ken Burns effect). Any adjustments you make …

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QUICK TIPS – New Project Settings & Project Properties in iMovie '11

Recommended New Project Options Choose New Project from the File menu. A dialog box will appear that allows you to choose some options for your project. Here’s what I recommend: …

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QUICK TIPS – Insert Re-Positionable Audio Clip in iMovie '11

If you tried inserting an audio clip into your iMovie project and found that it became the background soundtrack for the whole project, so you couldn’t reposition it or apply …

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HOW TO – Make a Digital Storytelling Project in iMovie '11

I used the slides below in a workshop I delivered at a conference for K-12 educators. The slides walk you through the process of making a CDS-Style digital story in …

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HOW TO – Making a CDS-Style Digital Story in iMovie '11: Getting Started

This screencast shows you how to create a new project, add photos, adjust the display time, and apply photo effects like Ken Burns or cropping. The screencast features iMovie ’11 …

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HOW TO – Add Title Cards and Transitions in iMovie '11

This screencast is part of a series on how to create a CDS-style digital story using iMovie ’11, but you might find it useful even if you plan to use …

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HOW TO – Add a Voiceover Audio Track in iMovie '11

This screencast is part 3 of a series on how to create a CDS-style digital story using iMovie ’11, but you might find it useful even if you plan to …

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DEMO VIDEO EFFECT – Distortion Effects in iMovie

I made this demo for students who wanted to know how to protect the privacy of their interview subjects by applying a blurring effect in iMovie.

HOW TO – Using iMovie with an external drive

If you want to use iMovie on a Mac on campus, perhaps because you don’t have a Mac of your own, then you’ll need to take a moment to learn …

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