Rachel Grube

iMovie Basic Skills

Editing your video: transitions and effects

Media, Audio, Titles, Background, Transitions

1.
➔ My Media
◆ Import videos and pictures here.
◆ Drag and drop into bottom timeline.
2.
➔ Audio
◆ Select audio files from your computer
◆ Drag and drop on the audio timeline
3.
➔ Titles
◆ Drag and drop title cards in any slot on your video
timeline.
◆ You can even drag them on to existing clips if you
want text on them.
◆ Double click on the font to adjust it.
4.
➔ Backgrounds
◆ Choose a background for your titles/text.
◆ Scroll down for more/solid colors

5.
➔ Transitions
◆ Drag and drop transitions in the space between
video clips
◆ Once its on your timeline, you can adjust the
speed of it by double clicking.

Features for Adjusting the Video Clip/ image

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1.
➔ Magic wand
◆ Auto adjusts video assets

2.
➔ White balance
◆ Adjust white balance, skin tone, and balance
colors.
3.
➔ Crop tool
◆ Crop video
◆ Crop to fill the screen
◆ Use ken burns tool to make the video pan to a certain area of the clip
4.
➔ Stabilizer
◆ Check Stabilize Shaky Video to auto stabilize the video
◆ Check Fix Rolling Shutter to adjust distortions made by side to side movement of
the camera

5.
➔ Volume
◆ Adjust the volume of selected clip
● raise or lower a certain clip’s volume if it is
louder/quieter than the others, or to create emphasis
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6.
➔ Equalizer
◆ Reduce background noise
◆ Equalizer drop down menu to equalize clip sound
7.
➔ Speed
◆ Click the speed drop down menu to make the clip slower,
faster, add a freeze frame
● Drag left/right sides freeze frame box to select the
area you want the video to pause on
◆ Reverse your video clip
8.
➔ Filters and Audio Effects
◆ Add visual interest with various audio effects
◆ Click this menu to create fun audio effects

9.
➔ Information Icon
◆ Easily adjust duration of video
◆ Also shows the time and date the clip was taken