User manual APPLE IMOVIE AT A GLANCE

[. . . ] You should always have about 2 GB free disk space for optimal performance of iMovie. When this bar turns yellow, you are starting to run low on disk space. When it turns red, you must free up some space to continue working on your movie. 2 iMovie at a Glance Clip Viewer Use the clip viewer, shown below, to add clips to your movie and arrange them in the order you want them to appear in your movie. When you create titles and transitions, or add photographs from your iPhoto library, drag them to the clip viewer. A C B A B C Clip viewer button: Click the clip viewer button to switch from the timeline viewer. [. . . ] Turn the effect off or on by selecting or deselecting the Ken Burns Effect checkbox. Click Start and Finish to set which part of the photo is showing at the beginning and end of the effect. Apply: When you have the effect the way you want, click this button to apply the effect to the photograph. This creates a new clip in the Clips pane that you can add to your movie. Duration: Move the slider to set how many seconds the photograph remains in view. iPhoto pop-up menu: Choose your iPhoto library or an iPhoto album from this menu to view and select photographs. You can drag a photograph from the Photos pane to the clip viewer to add it to your movie. Preview monitor: Use this monitor to set up and preview effects for a selected photograph. B C D E F G iMovie at a Glance 5 Audio Pane Click the Audio button to open the Audio pane. You can add sound effects, record a voiceover, or import music from a CD or your iTunes music library. A B C D E F A Audio pop-up menu: Choose the source from which you want to import music or audio. You can choose a track from your iTunes library or a music CD, or an iMovie sound effect. You can drag a sound effect or iTunes track from the list to the timeline viewer to add it to your movie. Search field: Type some words from a title to search for a particular audio file in your iTunes library. Place at Playhead: Click the button to import a selected track into your movie. The imported track appears in one of the audio tracks in the timeline viewer. Record/Stop: Click the button to record a voiceover or other sound through your computer's built-in microphone or an external microphone. The input meter displays the sound level; sound quality is best if it stays within the yellow range. B C D E F 6 iMovie at a Glance Titles Pane Click the Titles button to open the Titles pane. You can also choose a title style, font, and text color. A D B C E F G H I J A B C D E F Preview: Click to see how the title will look. Update: Click to apply changes to a title you've already added to your movie. Arrow buttons: For some titles you can click the arrow button to set the direction you want the title to move. Preview monitor: Use this monitor to view title styles and preview your settings. Timing controls: Move the sliders to set how quickly you want the titles to appear and how long to pause before disappearing. Titles list: Select a title style for the text you want to add to your movie. [. . . ] These options will vary, depending on the effect you choose. iMovie at a Glance 9 iDVD Pane Click the iDVD button to open the iDVD pane. You can add chapter markers to your movie and export it to iDVD. A B C A B C Chapter titles: A new chapter appears in the list each time you add a marker. Type a name for each chapter that you want to use in your iDVD scene selection menu. Add Chapter/Remove Chapter: Click to add or remove a chapter marker in your movie. [. . . ]