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Summary: Apple iMovie is a good semi-pro software program for video editing that allows users to input footage, add music and titles, and format video. Get the iMovie basics under control with a digital video specialist in this free video on using Apple iMovie digital media.
Paul Ferguson is a professional videographer and editor. With a partner, he runs Repro Video Productions, a Boston-area production facility specializing in corporate videos and...read more
Apple iMovie is a video editing software program that comes with most Apple computers. Along with iDVD, Apple owners can create videos with integrated titles, soundtracks, credits and scene transitions, and burn them straight to a DVD for easy viewing! The iMovie program is intuitive and easy to use, but tutorials are available for picking up extra skills using the advanced video editing menus and functions to create a professional-looking video project using a home computer. Digital media skills are important for presenting in class or business meetings, or to land that new job with a video resume. In this free video tutorial series on Apple iMovie, videographer and digital media pro Paul Ferguson offers tips and shortcuts for using the iMovie video editing software found on many Mac computers. Ferguson covers importing other videos and images, creating transitions and titles for the project, how to use the iMovie interface, and more sophisticated video editing. He also gives demonstrations of sharing video projects and fine tuning selections and clips.
"iMovie is a registered trademark of Apple. I am in no way affiliated with Apple. In this series of video clips, I'm going to be talking about iMovie. Now iMovie's Apple program, now the version of iMovie we're using here is iMovie 08, and it's version seven point one point one. This is the most current version of iMovie that's available, at the time of making this video. If you have an older version, most of the things we talk about will still be applicable. You can always upgrade to iMovie 08 or even better, buy a new Mac. Now, iMovie is basically a video editing program. It allows you to input video footage, cut it up, arrange it into the sequence that you want, and then add titles, transitions, and a soundtrack. But it also can be used to store your videos and to organize your videos, and we'll talk a little bit more about that later, but primarily, this series of clips will be focusing on the editing aspect of iMovie."
eHow Article: Apple iMovie: Software Basics