iMovie '09: Beyond Find Out How
-This course features more than
90 minutes of training videos covering how to use iMovie '09 to manage, edit and output your home videos. See the course outline below to view the full list of topics covered. See what other Mac users think of this course on the testimonials page.

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iMovie ’09 - Course Outline. Click the blue links to view the free sample lessons for this course.

1. Introduction

2. Importing:
      1. Importing Quicktime movies.
      2. Convert iPhoto movies to iMovie events.

3. The iMovie Interface:
      
1. What buttons/menus mean and do. View options for browsers and libraries.

4. Organize Your Event Library:
      1. Setting browser preferences
      2. Mark and sort footage with favorite, reject and unmark. Creating in and out points.
      3. How to use the advanced tool to mark and sort footage.
      4. Split events to separate imported tape. Adjust the date and time for clips.
      5. Assigning Keywords to Footage.
      6. Working with the inspector to adjust clip, video and audio settings.


5. Create and Edit Projects:
      1. Creating a new project. Project Properties Window.
      2. Adding clips to a project. Covers multiple methods to select and all clips to a project.
      3. Drag and Drop editing. How to perform, replace, cutaway and PIP edits.
      4. Precision Editing. Use the precision editor to fine tune transitions.
      5. Clip Trimming. Remove or add to clips in a project. Frame by frame editing.
      6. Crop Video. Adjust 4:3 video for a 16:9 display
      7. Use Markers to add chapters or for collaboration.
      8. Editing Audio. Separate audio from a video clip for editing.

6. Titles, transitions, maps and Themes.
      1. Transitions and Titles. Adjust transition time. Set fonts for titles.
      2. Maps and Backgrounds. Create zoom effect after animated map.
      3. Adding a Theme. Access custom theme transitions and titles.

7. Sharing and Exporting.
      1. Share and export to disk. Share to iTunes, iDVD or a folder.
      2. Sharing to the web. Share to YouTube or MobileMe. Remove shared project.

8. Advanced Project Samples.
      1. Creating custom graphics for titles or transitions.
      2. Slideshow example. Edit durations, transitions, add video transition, beat markers.


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