What is Apple iMovie?

Part of Apple's iLife suite of Mac applications, iMovie is a video editing program which allows users to edit home videos. It also allows users to add titles, video effects and transitions, and add audio effects as well. It's a great tool for anyone who wants to edit home movies or learn the basics of film editing.

In this series of free video tutorials you'll learn how to use Apple's iMovie software to make your own film or movies. Expert Matt Nichols demonstrates how to use the video editing software for Mac computers. He shows you how to start a new project in iMovie, how to import video clips, how to use the timeline, and how to edit video clips. You'll also learn how to import photos, add effects and transitions, add audio effects, and capture still frames from your movie. Finally, he shows you how to save your work, including various methods of backing up the information on a hard drive or disc, and how to burn your movie down to a DVD.