Students as Directors of Their Own Learning

1. Students as Directors of Their Own Learning using iMovie to create truly authentic learning

2. Basic Vocabulary Get to know the basics

3. Video Clips • Video clips are segments of footage that you select and manipulate in iMovie HD as you build and edit your movie. • If you copy a section of video, or separate the audio from one piece of your footage and paste it elsewhere, those pieces are also called clips.

 • Information about a clip is shown at the top of each clip in the clip viewer and the Clips pane. The number in the top-left corner of the clip indicates its length in minutes: seconds:frames.

4. Frames • A single still image in a video clip is called a "frame." • Movies are made up of a series of frames. • When you move the playhead to a frame, the frame's location in the movie is displayed above the playhead. • The location 01:08:15 shows that the frame occurs 1 minute, 8 seconds, and 15 frames into the movie.

 • The number of movie frames (or images) that flash across the screen each second as you watch a movie is called the frames per second (fps), or "frame rate."

5. Clip Viewer • The clip viewer below the iMovie monitor displays clips in the order that they will appear in your movie. • It gives you a simple, straightforward view of the clip sequences and transitions used in your movie. • You can easily drag clips to rearrange them or add clips to the clip viewer by dragging them from the Clips pane. • You can also drag video files from the Finder desktop into the Clip viewer.

6. Clip Viewer

7. Timeline Viewer • The timeline viewer below the iMovie monitor displays the movie's video track and two audio tracks. • Use the timeline viewer to position and edit audio and video. • The three tracks allow you to add and manipulate multiple layers of sound, including the sound contained in the video clips.

8. Timeline Viewer

9. Scrubber Bar • The scrubber bar below the iMovie monitor represents the total length of a selected clip. • A playhead appears at the top of the scrubber bar. • You can drag the playhead along the scrubber bar to browse the frames, or "scrub," in your movie.

10. Scrubber Bar • When you hold the pointer under the scrubber bar, crop markers appear. • You use the crop markers to select frames in a clip. • The selected frames are represented by a yellow shaded area in the scrubber bar.

11. Playhead • The triangular control that appears in the scrubber bar and at the top of the timeline viewer is called the "playhead." Its position corresponds to the frame in the clip that is displayed in the iMovie monitor. • As you play a movie, the playhead moves along the scrubber bar and timeline indicating the frames being displayed.


12. Crop Markers • Crop markers appear under the scrubber bar whenever you select a clip and hold the pointer just under the scrubber bar. • You use crop markers to select part of a video clip. • Drag them left or right to mark the beginning and end of the part that you want to crop, copy, or trim. • You can also select and apply video effects to a portion of a clip. • You can use the crop markers to select video in a single clip or across several clips. 


14. Clip Information • The Clip Info window appears when you choose Show Info from the File menu. You can use the Clip Info window to: • Change the name of the clip • Find out how much disk space the clip takes up • Find out the date and time the clip was captured • See the duration of a clip

15. Clip Information

16. Clips Pane • When you first import video, your footage appears in the Clips pane. • You can select and play clips in the Clips pane to initially review the footage you have. • You can easily delete unwanted clips by dragging clips to the iMovie Trash or selecting them and pressing Delete. • You can also split clips and do initial trimming and cropping of footage in the Clips pane to prepare the footage for finer editing later in the clip viewer or timeline viewer. • You can rename clips and rearrange them to organize them as you plan your project.

17. Clips Pane • Drag clips from the Clips pane to the clip viewer to add them to your movie. • You can also Option-drag a clip from the Clips pane to copy the clip into your movie, leaving the original still available in the Clips pane. • You can remove clips from your movie by dragging them from the clip viewer back to the Clips pane or into the iMovie Trash. • You can also drag clips to your desktop for use in other applications or to copy them into another iMovie HD project.

18. Clips Pane

19. Direct Trimming • You can use direct trimming in the timeline viewer to trim audio and video clips quickly and with fewer steps. • When you place the pointer near one end of the clip and drag toward the center, you trim the clip with one move. • The trimmed video is still present, but hidden, so you can drag the end of the clip in and out until you have it exactly as you want. • The trimmed part of the clip is preserved.


20. Direct Trimming • You can also trim adjacent clips in a similar way. • If you place the pointer near the center of the clip, you can drag the clip without trimming any of it. • As you drag toward an adjacent clip, all the adjoining clips move (or "ripple") along with it. • But, if you hold down the Command key as you drag, you overwrite the adjacent clip with the clip you're moving. • In this way, you can extend or move a clip and remove adjoining footage in the same move.


22. Getting Started

23. iMovie • When you open iMovie HD, three options appear: • Create a new project • Open an existing project • Create a Magic iMovie

24. Starting a New Project • In most cases, when you start a new project, you don't need to choose a video format. • iMovie HD can automatically detect whether you're importing footage from a standard definition (DV), high definition (HDV), or Apple iSight camera. • However, if you need to, you can choose the appropriate format for your video. 


25. Importing Media Importing video, audio, and still images

26. Importing Video, Audio, & Images • You can import audio, video, and still images to use in your movie. • Importing an image or clip can be as easy as dragging it into your movie from the desktop. • Or you can use the Import command to select and import clips and images. • You can also copy and paste clips between movies.

27. Using the Import Command • Choose File > Import • Select the file you want to import • Click “Open”

28. Supported Formats • iMovie HD supports importing video in common formats, such as standard definition and wide screen formats (NTSC and PAL), high definition formats (HDV 720p and 1080i), MPEG-4, and clips from Apple's iSight camera. • Audio files must be in AIFF format or another format that works with QuickTime.

29. Importing a Clip from Another iMovie Project • Open the project you want to copy clips from • Select the clips and choose Edit > Copy • Open the iMovie presentation you want to copy the clips into • Choose Edit > Paste

30. Supported Video Formats • DV NTSC • DV PAL • DV NTSC Widescreen • DV PAL Widescreen • MPEG 4 • iSight • HDV 720p • HDV 1080i

31. To Specify a Video Format • Choose File > New Project or click the Create New Project button in the Project window • In the Create Project dialog, click the “Video format” triangle to display format options • Choose the video format options you want • Click Create

32. Setting a Default Frame Rate • Different video formats may use different frame rates. • For example, standard definition video in NTSC format uses a frame rate of 29.97 frames per second, whereas PAL format uses a frame rate of 25 frames per second. • High definition video may use 29.97 or 25 frames per second depending on the specific format of the video camera.

33. Setting a Default Frame Rate • Choose iMovie HD > Preferences • Click on the General icon • Select a frame rate from the “New Project frame rate” pop-up menu

34. Setting a Default Frame Rate

35. Adding Photos from iPhoto Library • Click the Photos button • Choose and album from the pop-up menu • Select a photo from the photos displayed in the Photos pane and drag it

37. Working with Clips Editing video clips

38. Selecting Part of a Video Clip • Select the clip (or clips). • Drag the crop markers below the scrubber bar to mark the beginning and end of the section you want to select. • To move the crop marker one frame at a time, select a crop marker by Shift-clicking or dragging it and then press the Left or Right Arrow key. • To move the marker ten frames at a time, hold down Shift as you click the arrow keys.

39. Cropping Video Clips • You can crop a clip by selecting it in the Clips pane, clip viewer, or timeline viewer and dragging the crop markers below the scrubber bar to indicate where you want your clip to begin and end. • Next, choose Edit > Crop to delete the unselected portions of the clip from the video.

 • Tip: To precisely adjust the crop marker position, click a marker to select it and press the Left or Right Arrow key to move the crop marker one frame at a time. • To move the marker in 10-frame increments, hold down the Shift key while pressing the arrow key.

40. Cutting, Copying, & Pasting • To copy a clip to a new position in the movie: • Select the video clip or frame range you want to cut or copy, then choose Edit > Cut or Copy. • Move the playhead where you want the chosen clip to appear. • Choose Edit > Paste.

41. Cutting, Copying, & Pasting • When you position the playhead within a clip and choose Paste, the clip is split at the playhead and the pasted video, along with its soundtrack, appears as a new clip at that point (pushing the remaining portion of the split clip back in the timeline.) • You can also have the the pasted clip replace footage in the timeline. • Position the playhead where the pasted clip should start and choose Advanced > "Paste Over at Playhead". • The pasted clip replaces an equal duration of clip in the timeline.

42. Deleting Segments • To trim a video clip using direct trimming: • Select the clip you want to edit in the timeline viewer. • Position the pointer over the end of the clip until you see the pointer change. • Drag the end of the clip to remove the frames that you want trimmed. • If you trim too much from the clip, you can drag the end of the clip again to lengthen it. The trimmed frames are not lost. • Repeat the procedure on the other end of the clip, if you want.

43. Splitting a Clip • Select a clip and position the playhead where you want to divide the clip. • Choose Edit > "Split Video Clip at Playhead" or "Split Selected Audio Clip at Playhead."

44. Adjusting the Length of an Image • Double-click the clip in the clip viewer or timeline viewer. • Type the duration you want in the Duration field. • Click Set.

45. Changing Direction & Speed • Select the clip or clips in the clip viewer or timeline viewer. • Click Effects. • Select the Fast/Slow/Reverse effect and choose the options you want. • Click Apply.

46. Creating a Color Clips • To change a black clip to color: • Select the black clip in the clip viewer. • Choose File > Show Info. • Click the Color box and choose a color for the clip. • Click Set.

47. Adding Motion to an Image • To pan or zoom during the display of a photo, you apply the Ken Burns Effect in the Photos pane. • You can use the Ken Burns Effect to resize or crop an image without adding motion. • The photograph appears as a clip at the end of your movie in the timeline. • You can drag the clip to where you want it to appear in your movie.

48. Adding Motion to a Photograph

49. Adding Motion to an Image • Click the Photos button and click the Ken Burns Effect checkbox if it's not selected. • Select a photograph from your iPhoto library and click Start. • Use the Zoom slider to move to the starting point for a zoom. • Hold the pointer over the image in the preview monitor until a hand appears, then press the mouse button and drag to the spot in the photograph where you want to begin the pan. • Click End.

50. Adding Motion to an Image • Use the Zoom slider to move to the ending point for the zoom. • Hold the pointer over the image until a hand appears, then press the mouse button and drag to the point at which you want to end the pan. • Move the Duration slider to set the length of time you want the pan and zoom action to take. • Click Preview to see the overall effect, and repeat the above steps to make adjustments. • Click Apply when you have the effect you want.