iMovie for iOS

Fantastic Tools at Your Fingertips

iMovie for the iPad is an incredibly easy-to-use movie editor, but you might be surprised what it's capable of. In this workshop, expert photographer Joseph Linaschke will steer you through the application and get you producing your first movie in no time. You’ll learn how to build incredibly fun and simple “movie trailer”-style videos, following pre-designed shot lists that guide you to shoot exactly what’s needed, as well as how to do more advanced, customized editing, mixing video, photos, music and even your own voice recordings into your final movie. This course was recorded on iMovie for iPad, but the same software runs on the iPhone or iPod Touch.

Trainer: Joseph Linaschke

October, 2012

Duration: 50 min

Ready for iPad, Android, and HTML5

Powerful, Feature-Rich Interface

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Welcome to iMovie for iOS

In this chapter you'll get five simple tips on how to shoot videos that you will be proud to share with others.

Shooting Techniques
- Shooting video on your iPad is amazingly easy, but that doesn't mean you don't have to pay attention to the details. This video will give you five simple tips on how to shoot better video – the kind of video people will actually WANT to watch!
  
  Five Tips for Shooting Better Video
  
  09:03
This chapter will introduce you to the fundamentals of iMovie. You'll learn how to create a new project, undo and redo, watch your movie, and more.

Understanding iMovie
- There are two types of movies in iMovie: trailers and projects. You'll see how to create either type of movie in this lesson.
  
  Creating a New Project
  
  00:50
- This video looks at the built-in help system, which can be accessed from any screen in iMovie and can answer most questions you may have about using the software.
  
  Using the Help System
  
  00:53
- iMovie features not only an Undo button, but also a slightly hidden Redo button. We'll take a quick look at this video.
  
  Undoing and Redoing
  
  00:33
- There are multiple mays to watch your movie, and different buttons will play your movie back in different ways. You'll learn what to look for in this video.
  
  Watching Your Movie
  
  01:24
- Deleting a project is easy, but be sure to read the warnings - if you're not careful, you could delete unsaved footage! This lesson will explain how to avoid making these costly mistakes.
  
  Deleting a Project
  
  00:28
This chapter covers all the steps in the process of creating a trailer, from choosing a theme and naming your movie to adding shots, removing and replacing them, and even shooting new ones. You'll also learn how to work with the Storyboard and edit the text that appears between shots.

Creating a New Trailer
- When creating a trailer, you can choose from a variety of themes, as you'll see in this video. It's important to preview and choose your theme carefully, because you can't change it once the project has started.
  
  Picking a Theme
  
  02:09
- Every movie needs a name! In this lesson you'll learn about the different places in iMovie where you can name your movie, and where that title shows up in the film.
  
  Naming Your Movie
  
  01:21
- Movies usually involve several people, and adding both cast and crew to the outline ensures that they are included in the credits. Naming your cast in the beginning actually makes building the project easier, as you'll see in this video.
  
  Completing the Outline
  
  02:45
- This lesson will look at the Storyboard, a great tool that makes building trailers easy. Just drop in the shots that the storyboard asks for, and you're set!
  
  Understanding the Storyboard
  
  01:05
- Adding a shot to the storyboard is as easy as tapping to select and tapping again to add, as you'll see in this video. But don't forget to select the best part of the clip for the movie!
  
  Selecting a Shot from the Camera Roll
  
  01:45
- Even after a shot is in the trailer, you can still go back and change what portion of the clip is being used. This lesson will demonstrate.
  
  Adjusting a Shot
  
  00:42
- Sometimes you may want to replace a shot in a trailer project with a different one. This video will show you how to remove a shot so you can add a new one in its place.
  
  Removing and Replacing a Shot
  
  00:32
- iMovie lets you record new clips using the built-in camera and add them directly to your project. This is actually a great way to build the trailer, as you can be sure to get every shot you need, using the Storyboard as a guideline for what to shoot next!
  
  Shooting a New Shot with the Built-In Camera Feature
  
  00:45
- In a trailer, there are lines of text that appear between series of shots and move the story along. In this lesson you'll learn how to edit these to say whatever you like.
  
  Changing the Text Between Shots
  
  00:43
In this chapter you'll learn how to use iMovie to create a project - from adding clips to the timeline, to trimming, splitting, and editing clips, to working with transitions, freeze frames, and still photos.

Creating a New Project
- The Project Editor is far more advanced than the Trailer Editor, with many features and capabilities that you simply don't have when making trailers. This video takes you on a tour of the interface so you know what each button does and where to find what you're looking for.
  
  Project Interface Tour
  
  02:20
- In this lesson you'll learn how to add all, or just part, of a clip to your movie.
  
  Adding a Clip to the Timeline
  
  00:41
- Moving a clip or deleting a clip from your project is as easy as a quick drag of the finger, as you'll see in this video.
  
  Moving and Deleting a Clip on the Timeline
  
  00:38
- You can zoom in and out of the iMovie timeline with a two-finger pinch. You'll see how the clips change as you zoom in this video.
  
  Pinch-Zooming In and Out of the Timeline
  
  00:31
- Trimming, or choosing just the right part of a shot, is a critical part of editing. In this video, you'll see how iMovie makes trimming directly on the timeline easy and accurate.
  
  Trimming a Video Clip
  
  00:46
- If you want to cut a single clip into multiple pieces, for example to use them elsewhere in the project, you'll need to know how to preform a split edit. This lesson will explain.
  
  Splitting a Video Clip
  
  00:32
- You can add opening, middle, and closing titles to any clip in your project. In this video you'll learn how to add titles to any clip you want, as well as how to edit or remove those titles if you wish to.
  
  Editing Clip Settings: Title
  
  01:45
- Adding location data to a clip will display just the name of the location in some themes, but actually show the location on a map in others. In this lesson you'll learn how to add your current location or a custom location to any clip.
  
  Editing Clip Settings: Location
  
  01:48
- Most video clips have their own audio, which you may or may not want to include in your final movie. This video will show you how to adjust the volume for each individual clip, or even turn the sound off altogether.
  
  Editing Clip Settings: Volume
  
  00:55
- Every project has a theme, even if it's a basic one, and some themes have music and animated titles. In this lesson you'll learn what all the options are and how to control them.
  
  Project Settings (Theme Settings)
  
  02:28
- If you want to turn a clip upside down, or use a vertically shot clip in your movie, you can rotate it using just two fingers. You'll get a demonstration in this video.
  
  Rotating a Clip
  
  00:39
- If you want to stop the video during playback on any particular frame, you need to create a freeze frame. In iMovie, that's easy to do with just a tap and a swipe, as you'll see in this lesson.
  
  Creating a Freeze Frame
  
  00:55
- The transition between shots can be a cut, a cross-dissolve, or another transition based on the selected theme. You'll learn how to set the transition and its duration in this video.
  
  Changing Transitions Between Shots
  
  02:09
- You can perform precise, accurate edits in iMovie by using the Precision Editor. This video explains how to access it, how it works, and how longer or shorter transitions affect where you can edit.
  
  Precision Editing
  
  02:45
- Including still images in a video project is a great way to mix formats and can be a very effective part of telling the story. In this lesson you'll see how you can easily apply effects to your still photos in iMovie.
  
  Adding and Adjusting Photos
  
  02:24
Music and sound effects can add a lot to your movie, and you'll learn how iMovie handles them in this chapter.

Including Music and Sound Effects
- Music is an important part of any movie, and with iMovie you can choose the built-in theme music or add your own. In this video you'll see how to enable and disable the theme track, as well as how to add music from your own library to the movie.
  
  Choosing Music
  
  01:33
- In this lesson you'll learn how to adjust the volume of your audio clips to control the sound in your movie.
  
  Adjusting Music Volume
  
  02:14
- For longer movies, you can have your background music loop, or start a whole new track - it's up to you! You'll learn how to control this feature in this video.
  
  Adding Additional Music Tracks
  
  01:44
- If your movie contains multiple background songs, you may want to rearrange them - which, as you'll see in this video, is as simple as a tap and drag.
  
  Rearranging Music Tracks
  
  00:37
- Adding sound effects is an easy way to add excitement to your film. In this video you'll learn how to add, position, trim, and adjust volume of sound effects.
  
  Adding Sound Effects
  
  02:08
- iMovie's built-in voice recorder lets you easily add voiceover to your video production. You'll learn how to record, preview, add, and adjust voiceover in this lesson.
  
  Recording a Voiceover
  
  01:28
Once you've finished your movie you can share it online, export it to iTunes, or even send it to your Mac for further work. This chapter will show you how.

Sharing Your Movie
- Once your movie is complete, you can save a copy to the Camera Roll to make it easy to play back at any time. This also gives you a copy of the movie that won't ever change.
  
  Saving to the Camera Roll
  
  00:53
- YouTube, Facebook, Vimeo, and CNN iReport are all great ways to share your video with the world, and iMovie makes that process easy, as you'll see in this video.
  
  Sharing Through YouTube, Facebook, Vimeo, or CNN iReport
  
  01:55
- You can copy the entire movie project from iMovie for iOS to your Mac for archiving or further editing, or to simply free up space. You'll see the steps involved in this process here.
  
  Sending to iTunes
  
  02:04
- In this video you'll see how to copy a movie that has been exported to iTunes back to iMovie for iOS, allowing you to pick up where you left off.
  
  Importing from iTunes
  
  01:30
- You can start making a movie in iMovie for iOS, then copy the project file to complete it in iMovie for the Mac, where you have even more creative options and greater control. This lesson will show you how.
  
  Continuing Your Movie in iMovie for Mac
  
  01:27

Welcome to iMovie for iOS

In this workshop you’ll learn how to unleash the full power of iMovie for iOS. The contents of this course include:

Understanding iMovie
This chapter will introduce you to the fundamentals of iMovie. You’ll learn how to create a new project, undo and redo, watch your movie, and more.

Creating a New Trailer
This chapter covers all the steps in the process of creating a trailer, from choosing a theme and naming your movie to adding shots, removing and replacing them, and even shooting new ones. You’ll also learn how to work with the Storyboard and edit the text that appears between shots.

Creating a New Project
In this chapter you’ll learn how to use iMovie to create a project – from adding clips to the timeline, to trimming, splitting, and editing clips, to working with transitions, freeze frames, and still photos.

Including Music and Sound Effects
Music and sound effects can add a lot to your movie, and you’ll learn how iMovie handles them in this chapter.

Sharing Your Movie
Once you’ve finished your movie you can share it online, export it to iTunes, or even send it to your Mac for further work. This chapter will show you how.

The lessons are wrapped in a feature-rich interface that lets you jump to any topic and bookmark individual sections for later review. Full-Screen mode provides a hi-def, immersive experience, and Watch-and-Work mode shrinks the video into a small window so you can play the videos alongside your application. Also included are exercise files that give you an easy way to try out the techniques you learn.

System Requirements

Broadband internet connection
Up-to-date browser with Flash plug-in
Screen resolution 1024x768 or higher
Sound card with speakers or headphones attached
Pentium 4 2.6 GHz or higher, or Apple Mac G5
512 MB RAM

Ready for iPad, Android, and HTML5

It's easy to watch this course from your Android device, iPad, or iPhone (4 or later). Access videos straight from your browser, or, for Android devices or iPads, use this course in one of our free apps.

Project Files (Downloadable Feature)

Project files are included with this course so you can practice what you learn and work right along with the videos.

Powerful, Feature-Rich Interface

This course features video2brain’s interactive interface. As you navigate the course, rolling over a chapter or video brings up text describing that item.

Full-Screen mode provides a hi-def, immersive experience. And Watch-and-Work mode puts the video into a resizable window that you can shrink so you can watch the lessons on one side of your screen while you’re following along and applying what you’ve learned on the other.

HD Video

This course comes in crisp 1280 x 720 high definition video.

Bookmarks (Downloadable Feature)

Available in the downloadable version of our courses, this feature makes it easy to create a custom bookmark in any lesson to mark where you left off or to make note of something you want to refer back to later. You can even add a name or short note to remind yourself what the bookmark is for.

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