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Topics covered on this course include:
Introduction
- Welcome Demo
- A Technical Note Demo
- A Look Ahead - What to Expect Demo
- What's New in iMovie 3? Demo
- The Best Way to Learn Demo
Film School Basics
- Chapter Overview Demo
- System Requirements for iMovie 3 Demo
- What Kind of Video Camera Demo
- Analog Video Converters Demo
- Filming Techniques - Telling a Story Demo
- Three Types of Shots Demo
- Panning and Zooming Demo
- Keeping it Steady Demo
- Camera Placement - Creating an Atmosphere Demo
- Framing a Shot Demo
- Organization Demo
Setting up the System
- Chapter Overview Demo
- Confirming the Latest Versions of Everything Demo
- Partitioning Hard Disks Demo
- Defrag a Hard Disk Demo
- Interface Overview Demo
- Movie Making Cycle Demo
"....and Action!"
- Chapter Overview
- Your First Project
- After Filming
- Connecting your Camcorder to your Mac
- Create an iMovie Alias
- Create a New Project/Open Existing Projects
- Setting Preferences
- Scene Break Detection
- Previewing your Video Tape from iMovie 3
- Importing Video from the Camcorder
- Importing Various Types of Files
- Import Clips from another iMovie Project
- Using the Help Menu
- Back to your Video Project
The Editing Room - Working with Clips
- Chapter Overview
- About Video Clips - The Heart of your Project
- The Timeline
- The Scrubber Bar and the Playhead
- Importance of Frames and Framerate
- Selecting and Renaming Clips
- Project Review I
- Cropping Clips
- Trimming Clips
- Undo/Redo/Restore
- Splitting Clips
- Copying and Pasting Clips
- Copying a Portion of a Clip
- Changing the Speed and Direction of a Clip
- Making Stills from Video
- Changing the Duration of Still Clips
- Storyboarding
- The iMovie Trash Can
Working with Transitions
- Chapter Overview
- Project Review 2
- About Transitions
- Selecting a Transition
- Transition Settings and Preferences
- Adding a Transition
- About Rendering
- Transition Troubleshooting
- Changing and Deleting Transitions
- Adding a Clip with Previous Transitions
- Transition Tips
- Project Review 3
Working with Effects
- Chapter Overview
- About Special Effects
- The Effects Pane
- Selecting Effects
- Automatic Keyframing
- Applying the Effect
- Black and White to Color
- Distorting your Image
- Altering Picture and Color
- Mixing Effects
- Mixing Effects - Old Film
- Mixing Effects - Dreaming pt. 1
- Mixing Effects - Dreaming pt. 2
Working with Audio
- Chapter Overview
- How Important is Audio in a Movie?
- Touring the Audio Panel and Timeline
- Selecting and Previewing Sound Effects
- Applying Sound Effects
- Audio Editing pt. 1
- Audio Editing pt. 2
- Splitting and Adjusting Audio
- Moving/Muting/Deleting
- Extracting Audio from Video Clips
- Locking Audio in Place
- Adding Songs from a CD
- Integration with iTunes 4
- Recording a Voice Over
- Audio in a Paste Over
- Expanding the Sound Effects Library
Working with Titles
- Chapter Overview
- About Titles
- The Title Pane
- Speed and Pause
- Fonts and QT Margins
- Choosing Colors
- Presenting Titles
- Applying the Title
- Tricky Placement
- Additional Lines and Text
- Making Changes to Titles
- Photoshop Titles
- Enhancing Titles
Integration with iDVD 3
- Chapter Overview
- Why this Combo Works
- The iDVD Pane
- Working with Chapter Markers
- Exporting to iDVD
Exporting and Compressing your Movie
- Chapter Overview
- Export to Tape
- Compressing to Various Formats pt. 1
- Compressing to Various Formats pt. 2
- iMovie to DVD Studio Pro
- iMovie to Final Cut Pro
Plug-ins
- Chapter Overview
- About Plug-ins
- Working with Plug-ins
- Final Word About Plug-ins
VIDEO PROJECT "The Family Photo Montage"
- Chapter Overview
- About the Family Photo Montage
- Proper Organization
- Photos to iMovie
- Integration with iPhoto 2
- The Ken Burns Effect
- Putting it Together pt. 1
- Putting it Together pt. 2
VIDEO PROJECT "The Perfect Highlight Recap"
- Chapter Overview
- About Highlight Re Caps
- Preparing the Clips
- Transitions/Effects/Tips
- The Finishing Touch
Keeping it Going
- The Importance of New Projects
- Project Ideas
- The Next Level
Credits
- About the Author
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