nb-imovie

Jeff Carlson, iMovie 6 HD [below =-=-=marking are notes for iMovie'08]

=URLS

http://www.jeffcarlson.com/imovievqs RE: QTPro tips (web vid, image seq), digital still camera+imovie, iFrame, export iPhone

http://www.hdinfo.net RE: QTPro tips (web vid, " "

http://www.hdforindies.com RE: QTPro tips (web vid, " "

= royalty free audio (cf. imovie's own audio library/garageband)

52 ambient (room) sound is useful reference audio/fill in. Audio Effects: "noise reducer" (like wind cut filter)

60 OSX: turn off "file vault" (encrypting on the fly uses up processor RAM)

non-destructive editor, so that "trash" inside of imovie is not truly trashed

89 filmed backlog - workflow advice, divide and conquer: remove deadwood clips, rough in the sequence, trim each clip, polish

94 preferences: 'snap' edit point ON (alternatively SHFT+drag for temporary 'snap' edits)

95 bookmark timeline spots on clip to quickly find, CMD+B (diamond shape)

96 "direct trim" within clip in timeline (rounded corner is end of clip; straight corner is provisional/hidden trim)

97 CTRL+drag to make a (black, blank) clip between

98 split clip, CMD+T (for audio+video); cf. video only: 'split at playhead' but no clip selected; while audio intact)

100 crop down a clip segment, CMD+K

102 paste Clip-A on top of Clip-B: audio continuou but layered clip displays (audio isn't muted until clicked off)

104 blank/black clip: drag to right (blank is formed adjacent/left of that). CMD+drag puts blank 5 sec at adjacent/tail

106 REVERT if you cut in half and edit the 2nd half in order to keep those edits on the 2nd half

110 importing stills: beforehand uncheck the 'ken burns effect' (motion default applied)

111 JPG duration: photo settings >duration [select multiple JPG to apply the duration]

116 Freeze-frame: 5 sec clip =CMD+SHFT+S. Single.JPG: CMD+F

120 Audio track extract CMD+J, then unlock (cf QTPro.MOV: export audio only). Overlap bits is allowed.

135 transition: multi-clip, then add same transition in batch (tweak or substitute out later on in workflow)

142 titles: "music video" STYLE allows extended Text Block, instead of Head + subhead.

145 titles: only a few STYLES allow vertical, such as "typewriter"

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=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= also notes from J.Carlson iMovie'08

*non-destructive editor, but if location of source files: "event" folder

data/project instructions: "project"

export: "share"