Another important tool that you should know how to use is the Crop tool, which is useful in a variety of circumstances, such as cropping unwanted people or objects out of your shot. Or, if you have standard-sized footage that you're using in a wide-screen aspect ratio project, and you want to avoid having black bars on the side of the image, you can zoom into the shot using the Crop tool. The Crop tool can also be used to rotate footage that was shot in the wrong orientation.
- [Instructor] Another important tool that you…should know how to use is the crop tool.…The crop tool is useful in a variety of circumstances.…For example, maybe you have a great shot…of the beach on your vacation, but it's ruined by…some people walking around near the edge of the shot.…You can easily get rid of them by cropping them out.…Or if you have standard sized footage that you're…using in the wide-screen aspect ratio of an iMovie…project, and you want to avoid having black bars…on the side of the image, you can zoom into the shot…using the crop tool.…Or even if your footage is the same aspect ratio…as your project, you might want to zoom in a little…anyway to place more focus on the subject…of your footage.…
The crop tool can also be used to rotate your footage,…which is especially useful if you are shooting…video with your digital camera and forgot…that you can't really hold the camera sideways…when you're shooting videos like you can…when you're shooting still images.…So the crop tool is an extremely useful tool…
Author
Garrick Chow
Released
3/15/2018- Importing video
- Browsing events
- Adding clips to a new iMovie project
- Organizing and rating clips
- Trimming video
- Splitting, inserting, and connecting clips
- Creating still clips
- Adding photos, transitions, and titles
- Applying special effects
- Adding music and sound effects
- Sharing movies
Skill Level Beginner
Duration
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Introduction
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Welcome46s
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1. Import Video
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Understand connector types2m 24s
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Import video files3m 9s
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2. Get Started
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Understand the iMovie window5m 55s
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3. Organize Clips
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Organize events4m 38s
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Rate clips4m 7s
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Delete unwanted clips3m 55s
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4. Edit Video
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Create a new project2m 21s
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Add clips to the project8m 45s
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Fine tune clips2m 51s
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Crop and rotate clips3m 45s
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5. Photos, Transitions, Titles, and Effects
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Incorporate photos6m 7s
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Adjust color7m 39s
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Use transitions10m 36s
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Add titles4m 42s
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Adjust the speed of clips12m 24s
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Stabilize video3m 52s
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Use green-screen effects8m 22s
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Apply video effects1m 52s
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Create movie trailers8m 50s
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6. Work with Audio
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Add music and sound effects8m 13s
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Add background music6m 12s
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Record a voice-over3m 21s
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Extract audio from clips3m 7s
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7. Share Your Movies
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Export to iMovie Theater5m 33s
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Conclusion
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Next steps29s
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