Advanced iMovie techniques (notes)

Advanced iMovie techniques with Scott DeWitt.

*first off! make sure to record and archive thoughts and process as I go.

Creating a still image from a movie in iMovie is no longer an option, so we will need to use a different app. MPEG streamclip. Drag the video into the app...export as image. Everything is set ok already.

How do we add a VoiceOver in iMovie? Scott recommends using audacity., though it is possible to add a VoiceOver by clicking on the microphone. One reason to avoid it is that the internal mic on the computer is not as good as a handheld recording device. Mac microphones sometimes pick up fan and computer noise. Also cannot do anything about hitting the red zone on the mic. Once the red zone has been hit, data gets lost in the recording. May do infinite layers of audio in iMovie, but it should be finessed in audacity. Ducking can only be used if using two audio tracks.

Another type of transition is to fiddle with the opacity of the cutaway rather that inserting a cross fade transition.

Importing new transitions to iMovie does not seem to be possible, but if you know other video programs, you could do some work in it and then bring the new effect into iMovie as a video clip.

Anytime you think there is something in this project that is interesting and worthy of reflection, share the project in iMovie.  Share, export the move, (create new folder), name it something that will identify the version or why you saved it. If you saved the version correctly, then when you begin working again, you will receive a prompt asking if you definitely want to edit the work that has just been shared.

Never ever ever ever mess with the iMovie or iMovie project files. Always make sure the events are saved. Do not want broken code. Also when saving a backup, make sure to go back to click on (highlight) the drive you want to save the next version to. Then go back to the backup again at the end of the work.

Creating a new project: make sure to tell it to save in the external hard drive. For now, call someone over when I start to make sure I do not lose anything vital.

Screen capture.  Command shift 4

QuickTime player, not pro, new screen recording will allow you to record the screen.
If doing this method, record the video, then record the audio from a script while viewing the video. Then import them both into iMovie.

The PC version of iMovie is moviemaker. Lightworks and wevideo are cloud-based.