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iMovie '11 Essential Training
Petra Stefankova

iMovie '11 Essential Training

with Garrick Chow

 


In iMovie '11 Essential Training, author Garrick Chow illustrates the process of creating high-quality video using iMovie '11. The course covers the entire post-production process, from importing audio, video, and still images to adding effects, creating trailers, and sharing your finished projects on social networks. Also included are tutorials on adjusting audio levels, automatically identifying clips that include faces, and using green screen effects. Exercise files accompany the course.
Topics include:
  • Importing footage and stills
  • Organizing and locating clips using ratings and keyword tags
  • Cropping, trimming, splitting, and fine-tuning clips
  • Inserting transitions between clips
  • Applying One-Step effects
  • Stabilizing shaky footage
  • Adding background music and voiceovers
  • Synchronizing footage to specific points of an audio track
  • Publishing content to YouTube, Vimeo, and Facebook
  • Exporting movies and projects

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author
Garrick Chow
subject
Video, Video Editing, Computer Skills (Mac)
software
iMovie '11
level
Beginner
duration
3h 28m
released
Feb 03, 2011

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Garrick Chow

Garrick Chow

For more than a decade, Garrick Chow has been teaching computer software classes and seminars, covering a diverse range of topics, at private companies, state and federal agencies, colleges, and universities. He is the author of Dreamweaver CS3 Hands-On Training, as well as two Mac OS X Hands-On Training books and two Adobe Acrobat Hands-On Training books. Currently Garrick develops training tutorials exclusively for lynda.com.

When not sitting in front of a computer screen, Garrick can be found playing with the indie-rock band The Jellybricks. Visit him at www.garrickchow.com or at www.thejellybricks.com.
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