Place this file into the media folder of your new imovie project. When you scroll down, the save project icon will be seen and you should click on it. How to apply imovie themes to a video project by edward c. How to save imovie project on mac finished imovie provides many frequentlyused output formats for you to choose from. For example, if the photo or video is in the photo library of the photos app.
I like imovie and i have created movies using it, but i never really understood the event window and the project window. The naming convention suggested here, dianegeranium for event and dianegeranium project for project helps you from putting footage from different events into the wrong project. It has easytouse timeline allowing you to edit video in specified frame. If your imovie project appears to be missing one or more audio tracks when you play, import, or export a project, try these steps first.
Consolidate a projects media if any of the video, music, and other media in a project is stored on a hard disk other than the one on which the project itself is stored, you can consolidate all the media used in the project onto the same disk as the project. You can change the name of your event within the event library panel. The first section in the top left third of imovie is called the event library. In addition to being a powerful tool for making movie projects, imovie is useful as a video library, a platform for organizing, accessing, and watching all your footage. Now click on the event purple box in which you stored the video clip when you recorded or imported it in imovie. Do you need to create a clean, professional looking video but do not know where to start. Tips to export imovie to idvd and burn imovie in idvd. Feb 19, 2020 how to create a new imovie project on your mac in the projects browser, click create new. After selecting an event name and location for you clips, imovie will begin to import and save your video. You can use your iphoto photos to make slide shows or a video project. Nov 12, 2018 from what i understand, here are instructions on how to do that. Tap, then tap the location where the photo or video is stored.
Make sure the audio track has not been muted in the timeline. When you skim or play an event or project, youll see the video here. The size of the file will change depending on the quality you choose, which will show up on the left side in. Click file new movie then select a theme usually none and click create. A new event will automatically have the name new event followed by the date, but you can enter any name you like. Also, imovie will split video shot on different days into new events if you wish. If you want to make a home movie out of some clips, a movie might be the best option. How to apply imovie themes to a video project dummies. In chapter 2, i explained how to split a clip, a technique often used to drop a new clip into the space between the two segments. When you click the filmstrip representing a video clip, imovie selects four seconds of video beginning at the point, which is good enough for this purpose. Click the movies tab and select the project you have just finished, and then drag the imovie project to the area saying drop movies here. Instead, the media files are saved in a new event with the same name as the project. If you want to find a specific photo, then type the keyword or files name into the search field.
How to save imovie project unfinishedfinished on mac. Enter the new name and press return and you are good to go. In the project library, click to select the project you want to duplicate, and then choose file duplicate project. In the window that will slide out, double click the name of the project that you want to change. This entry was posted on wednesday, april 1st, 2009 at 1. Now, the moments screen will appear with media organized into moments. If youre using video contained in one or more events in your project and you probably are, just select the source video clip and click the add to project toolbar button. If you click on a different event on the right the project window does not change. At this point, imovie gives you the option to create short and fun hollywoodstyle. Where your projects are edited, the video, audio and titles are arranged here. In this guide, we would like to show you how to save imovie file to quicktime movie and as well how to put quicktime videos to imovie for editing.
To get free space, click the all events and delete the event that has the. Filmora video editor the best imovie alternative with timeline to edit video mac macos 10. Someone showed me how a few weeks ago and ive forgotten. Making an event into a project with imovie requires you to begin by importing your video into the program. If you never created a project, imovie has a blank project prepared for you. See if the volume in imovie is set to its lowest, if this is the case, set the volume slider to maximum. The new version of imovie lets you display or hide the project pane. So, finally i have done a bit of sitting and learning and this is what i found.
Events can be used to store video clips which can then be used in multiple projects. Open imovie 11 by clicking the icon on the dock or by searching imovie in spotlight. For many imovie newbies, to export imovie project to quicktime seems to be a tough task since they may know little about imovie and quicktime. How to export a video in imovie updated for 2020 make. Jul 22, 2019 in imovie, create a movie project or create a trailer project. Now take imovie 10 as an example, ill show you how to join or combine the split video clips in imovie for mac. Understanding imovie projects and events it is easy to get confused between imovie projects and events. If you close a project window the event window just moves down into the empty space. Next, you will need to choose one of the 14 trailer templates. It doesnt matter if you put them in an event or in a project, the video will be there just once in either case. I also closed the project window once and could not get it back. You can combine all those segments from an event, taken at various times during the day, into one project so that you can edit the raw footage into an actual movie. Give your project a title and choose the event youd like to associate with your project.
With a little bit background music, you can make your videos seems more professional. In the project library panel, make sure your save location, such as your external hard drive, is selected from the list by clicking on it. Does dropping the video clips into an event folder help with the storage space issue. The project will save automatically to your system ready for exporting to the right device. Changing the event does not make the project change. Doubleclick one image in the project or select one image and click the inspector button in the toolbar, or just press the i key to open the.
I now want to move these clips to another project, to combine into a project with other similar clips. Then, tap on projects tab at the top center and hit tap the create button. In this weeks mac 101, chris breen begins his series on creating. When exporting, its preferable to use shareexport using quicktimemovie to quicktime movie. How to create a new imovie project on iphone or ipad. If you make a mistake or dont like a change youve made to a project, including photos youve added, or to an event source video, you can undo it.
It is easy to get confused between imovie projects and events. Id like to make a duplicate, then delete half of each to make two halves to export, making it a more manageable file size. I have brought the video into imovie and split the video into clips. You can progressively undo all of the actions youve performed in a project up to the last time you quit imovie and reopened it. Movie themes include modern, bright, playful, neon, travel, simple, news, and cnn ireport. However it appears the 5 events remain separate in the dvd menu. You can browse photos in iphoto by event, select an album or search the iphoto library. It has the same filename as the original, appended with a number. Now, you have the option to choose the resolution quality of the export video, which is usually 540p, 740p and 1080p. Follow this imovie tutorial on how to add background music to imovie to enhance your videos instantly. Dec 27, 2019 right at the imovie menu bar, you will be able to see the file icon which will be the first step when saving your already finished project. If you want to make something a bit more playful, a trailer will work. The moments screen appears, showing videos and photos from your photos app photo library organized into momentsall the video clips and photos from a particular day or event.
Now you can drag that event into the other project, thus combining projects. Aug 22, 2016 10 imovie tricks to use in your next video project duration. If the files are saved in imovie folder, go to the file menu and select magic idvd option. Step 1 open up imovie and begin a new project, import the video clip you want to join together in the event browser. Jul 04, 2011 if you never created a project, imovie has a blank project prepared for you. To create a project in imovie, choose filenew project and name your movie something that indicates its content.
Filmora video editor enables you to easily make movies, edit videoaudiophoto, apply effects and share your new movie on facebook, youtube, vimeo, or burn to dvd, save to iphone, ipad. Select the video from the event library at bottom, then select portions of video by dragging across the video from desired start to stop points. To work on a new video project in imovie, you first create the project by giving it a. Open an existing, finished imovie project if applicable. You can split events up, merge them together, or completely get rid of them and the clips they contain. Click file in the menu bar, and select new project. Again, any existing projects wont be affected as imovie knows where all the events are. Move your imovie events and projects to an external drive. If youre currently editing a movie, tap done, then tap projects to open the projects browser. Whatever type of project you create, youll be prompted to choose a theme or template. Do import events individually although it takes more time. In imovie i tried to merge these events into one event with the aim to make a project ready for burning with idvd. How to create a project in imovie method 1 import video.
The old version dedicated permanent real estate to it. In the event browser, select a section of video you want to add to your project. Events can be used to store video clips which can then be used in multiple. Home imovie libguides at christopher newport university. Add photos and videos to your imovie project apple support. If youre currently editing a movie, click the projects button in the toolbar, then click projects again to open the projects browser. To split an event into two events, select the event title in the event library, and click the video clip you want to make the first clip of the new event. How to combine 2 projects in imovie apple community. Note that when you delete a project, the media files used by the project isnt actually deleted. However, if your video footage is 4k quality, which imovie now supports, there will also be a 4k option in terms of quality, the next 2 choices are quality and compress. Heres a 10step tutorial on how to create your own slideshow with imovie for mac. How to make a movie with imovie on an iphone or ipad. The file menu appears in a light gray bar across the top of your computer screen. Alternatively, drag video to the area where you want it to show up in the project.
Then, reimport each event back to imovie using imovie s import movies feature. If you want to move a project to another computer, you need to take all the appropriate events for that project as well. The imovie library this is where all of the materials you import into imovie are organized. This simple process is described extensively in chapter 5. Drag this selection up into project area to begin video. Use features such as cutting portions of clips, adding transitions, and more to make your movie. An easier method is to use imovie s insert function. It is important that the project and the exported file are in the same format, so it is very important to check what your copy of imovie defaults to when you create the new project. How to create a movie trailer project with imovie for ios. Creating movies with imovie 11 kent state university. The only way to experiment is to duplicate the project, and try out stuff on the duplicate. Here are the steps to import photos from iphoto to imovie. How to create a project in imovie when you have finished video, youre ready to create an apple imovie project.
When you open imovie, click on the projects button thats just between media and theater at the top center of your screen and then click create new. This chapter is all about getting your clips organized in imovie, starting with a look at how to further organize events. Click the event where your imported media will be saved in the bottomleft event library panel. To create a new project, click on the create new box, denoted by a. A new project is created and is listed above the original project. Open project and it will ask you if its ok to put it on the shelf. How to share an editable imovie project with a client to edit. With your project open, scroll the timeline so the playhead the white vertical line appears where you want to add the image or video clip. Next, you will need to choose either movie or trailer. How do you get the footage youve filmed through imovie to export into a project so you can use on youtube. If there is no video in your event library, you must first import some video. When you want to create a slideshow in imovie and save the video, you should export it to mac. I cant recall how to make a duplicate of an imovie project within the imovie project library.
When you create an imovie project such as a business presentation, training video, or a products and services showcase imported clips are displayed in the project and event browsers, where you can rearrange them in a sequence. If there are already projects in the project library, then choose filenew project or press cmdn. Bringing animated characters into live action photos duration. You have your pan on a stove a project in imovie and you add ingredients, like a chicken or chicken drums complete video clips or selected parts of them from different pots events into the pan to make a dish movie. Go to a place in finder where you would want to create that sharable project. The naming convention suggested here, dianegeranium for event and dianegeraniumproject for project helps you from putting footage from different events into the wrong project. Click on the project in imovie s project library in the programs left window pane. A proper way to move imovie projects into an external hard drive to save space mac imovie v. The most basic edit youll make in imovie is highlighting some footage in the event browser and sticking it into the project pane. You can save imovie project in a format that suits you best. Moving and copying must be done within imovie application and events to events and projects to projects. Complete your edits on one of the projects, then export that project.
Jun 21, 2011 you drag video clips that are stored in event folders into the project timeline. How to organize clips by event in imovie using ilife 11. How do i copy one imovie project and paste it into a. Once you have imported your footage, you need to create a project. Introduction to basic editing in imovie media commons.
A short screencast on how to create a new event and project in imovie. Right at the imovie menu bar, you will be able to see the file icon which will be the first step when saving your already finished project. In imovie, create a movie project or create a trailer project. Future captures can either be saved as new events or added to new events. How to create movie using imovie app on ipad complete guide. In order to get a project window back just click twice on the project that. How do i separate imovie clips into other projects. If you have not yet created an event, youll have to create a new event.