This is the transcript of the 'Apple iMovie Introduction (iPad)' video.
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iMovie is a user-friendly video editing software developed by Apple. It offers a range of tools and effects to help beginners create professional looking videos without needing extensive technical skills. With iMovie, you can import video clips, photos, and music, and easily arrange and edit them to produce polished final products. Look for this symbol to open iMovie. Alternatively, you can search for the application. Open the application. The project manager will open first. This is where you can revise what movies you have previously worked on using this device. To create a new movie, select the Start New Project option. You'll be prompted to choose from three options. Magic Movie will allow you to select media from your library, and it will then compile this into a movie for you. Storyboard will provide you with a guide and series of prompts of the type of content you should capture to meet the needs of your video. Movie will allow you to import your own media and edit this content from scratch however you please.
Today we'll be looking at the tools available and how to use them in the editor page. So for this case, we will select the Movie option. There is further videos that demonstrate how to use the three different project types. You'll find them later in this series. You'll be prompted to add media. Simply select the media you would like from the appropriate folders. If you wish to skip this, simply do not select any media and tap Create Movie. The Movie editing pane will open. Again, you'll be prompted to add media. This can easily be closed by hitting the X icon. It can be reopened by selecting the plus icon, which allows you to import media. Let's add some content so we can see what it looks like. Select the content you would like to use. You'll notice you can preview it before importing it into your video. The plus icon will import it into your project.
You will notice straight away that the screen is broken into two sections. One is the video display known as the Viewer, so you can play back your movie whilst you are editing it. Below this is what we call the timeline. This is where the media is managed from. You'll notice there is no toolbar. This will appear from the bottom of the screen when media is selected. The white line on the screen is called the Playhead. You can move this to play your video from specific times to assist with editing. You'll see there is an option to record your own audio. This will be inserted directly into the timeline as an audio track. You can also select the camera function to record some content that will also be directly added to your timeline. When in this mode, you can alternate between recording footage or taking still photographs by using the control under the camera trigger button. There is a large play button, which will allow you to commence watching your movie from wherever the Playhead is currently positioned. You can return to the start of your video quickly by pressing this return button. There is a handy undo button for the removal of errors or edits that you might dislike.
The final icon in the toolbar will allow you to view your track with its audio or without its audio. When you are finished an editing session, click the Done button in the top left-hand corner. This will take you back to the project tile. This is a great time to rename or update the file name. From this menu, you'll be able to play your movie in a full screen preview mode. There is options for sharing, which include saving the video to your device or exporting the video. If you utilise the OneDrive or Google Drive Sync client, you'll be able to save directly to these. Of course, there is a delete option for permanent removal of the project. Why not jump into iMovie and explore these features today?
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