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'''iMovie''' is a media (video, audio and still images) editing program for [[Macintosh OS X]]. It is also included with the [[iLife]] suite. With iMovie you may import video from external sources, such as DV recorders, edit video, add sound, such as background music, add transitions and titles, export clips for use on the Internet, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ipod iPods], and also prepare a movie to be burned to DVD using [[iDVD]]. iMovie works together with iDVD, [[iTunes]], and [[iPhoto]] to allow users to have very comprehensive media editing options.
 
  
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When using a computer in an academic lab, you must be aware of specific things when saving your project. The file will be too large to save on your home directory, but you will be able to save it to the local machine's hard drive. This way, if you work on the same machine later, the file will still be there. If you move to a different machine, you will be unable to access the file.
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==Introduction==
  
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When a project is created in iMovie, it is automatically saved in a folder on the local hard drive. It will appear that they are stored in the "movies" folder under your personal user account, but actually, they are stored under the "iMovie Events" folder under the local computer's hard drive.
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'''iMovie''' is a media (video, audio and still images) editing program for [[Macintosh OS X]]. It is also included with the [[iLife]] suite. With iMovie you may import video from external sources, edit video, add sound, such as background music, add transitions and titles, export clips for use on the Internet, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ipod iPods], and also prepare a movie to be burned to DVD using [[iDVD]]. External sources include iPhones, iPods, iPads, DV recorders, SD cards and many others. iMovie works together with iDVD, [[iTunes]], and [[iPhoto]] to allow users to have very comprehensive media editing options.
  
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When you are finished working on your project, you will then want to export it, so that it can be shared and viewed as a final project on other computers. To do this, go to the "Share" menu at the top of the screen, and click on Media Browser. Here, you may choose the size of file you would like to export. This file with then be saved in your personal "Movies" folder that is in your user account. Within this folder, there is one called "iMovie Projects" and in here you will find your project that you created.  
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When using a computer in an academic lab, you must be aware of specific things when working with iMovie. The files will be too large to save on your home directory so it is recommended that you use an external storage device such as a flash drive, SD card or external hard drive. Please '''DO NOT''' save iMovie projects to your home directory or the local storage on the machine.
  
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If you have properly exported your video with the media browser, you will be able to find this file by right-clicking on your project and selecting "Show Package Contents." Click on the "movies" folder in here, and you will find your exported video. Also, you can find this exported file on any machine, as long as you are logged in as yourself since it is saving in your own 鶹Ƶ account.
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==Starting a Project==
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To begin working with iMovie you need to change the project directory from the default to your external storage device.
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# First locate your external storage device. In this example the external device is a flash drive that's named iMovie Test (underlined in red).
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# Right click (control + click also works) and click new project.
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Revision as of 13:19, 26 June 2012

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Introduction

iMovie is a media (video, audio and still images) editing program for Macintosh OS X. It is also included with the iLife suite. With iMovie you may import video from external sources, edit video, add sound, such as background music, add transitions and titles, export clips for use on the Internet, , and also prepare a movie to be burned to DVD using iDVD. External sources include iPhones, iPods, iPads, DV recorders, SD cards and many others. iMovie works together with iDVD, iTunes, and iPhoto to allow users to have very comprehensive media editing options.

When using a computer in an academic lab, you must be aware of specific things when working with iMovie. The files will be too large to save on your home directory so it is recommended that you use an external storage device such as a flash drive, SD card or external hard drive. Please DO NOT save iMovie projects to your home directory or the local storage on the machine.

Starting a Project

To begin working with iMovie you need to change the project directory from the default to your external storage device.

  1. First locate your external storage device. In this example the external device is a flash drive that's named iMovie Test (underlined in red).
  2. Right click (control + click also works) and click new project.
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