HOW TO: Use iMovie | Digital Writing 101

I created this help page for students who will be making video blog entries or video interviews for the first time, using iMovie ’11. The steps below are very basic …

When OS 10.9 (Mavericks) was released, it came with a completely redesigned version of iMovie. I’m referring to it as iMovie ’13, but some users refer to it as iMovie …

I made the following demo for a student, who wanted to make “callouts” for the parts of her project that included screencasted web pages. The first part of the video …

Which Version of iMovie Do You Have? If you have iMovie ’13 (which came with Mac OS 10.9), follow the steps below. If you have iMovie ’11 (which came with …

Which Version of iMovie Do You Have? If you have iMovie ’11 (which came with Mac OS 10.7 and 10.8), follow the steps below. If you have iMovie ’13 (which …

You can adjust any images you drag into iMovie by cropping or rotating them or by making them pan or zoom (i.e., the Ken Burns effect). Any adjustments you make …

Recommended New Project Options Choose New Project from the File menu. A dialog box will appear that allows you to choose some options for your project. Here’s what I recommend: …

If you tried inserting an audio clip into your iMovie project and found that it became the background soundtrack for the whole project, so you couldn’t reposition it or apply …

This screencast shows you how to create a new project, add photos, adjust the display time, and apply photo effects like Ken Burns or cropping. The screencast features iMovie ’11 …

This screencast is part of a series on how to create a CDS-style digital story using iMovie ’11, but you might find it useful even if you plan to use …

This screencast is part 3 of a series on how to create a CDS-style digital story using iMovie ’11, but you might find it useful even if you plan to …

If you want to use iMovie on a Mac on campus, perhaps because you don’t have a Mac of your own, then you’ll need to take a moment to learn …

The screencast videos below give you an overview of how to use iMovie ’09 to make CDS-Style digital story. The first video shows you how to create a new iMovie …