Category: Editing
Tips for Exporting for iDVD
Aaron at Unlocking iMovie ’08 offers some good tips for getting your iMovie video into iDVD. Since iMovie no longer includes the capability to make DVD chapter markers, a common workaround is to bring the movie into GarageBand and enter markers there before zipping it along to iDVD. However, there appears to be problems with ...
Easy Masking in iMovie ’08
Aaron at Unlocking iMovie ’08 has posted what has to be one of the more unexpected iMovie tips I’ve seen: you can easily create a video mask. Karel Gillissen created a few movies demonstrating how to make an image with transparency (he used Photoshop Elements) and then simply drag the image onto the top of ...
Add DVD Chapter Markers in GarageBand ’08
I suggested using iMovie HD 6 to create DVD chapter markers to your movies, since that feature is now absent in the new iMovie ’08. It’s a hassle, because you have to export your video from iMovie ’08, import it into iMovie HD 6, and then export again after you’ve set up the markers. Well, ...
Importing from a Hard Disk Camcorder in iMovie ’08
I went to a Sony Style store yesterday to see how iMovie ’08 actually performs with hard-drive based camcorders (I don’t currently have one of these to test with). After convincing the staff there that I was legitimate, and agreeing that I would delete any footage of the store that I shot with their camera ...
iMovie ’08: New Brain Needed
I’ve spent barely any time with iMovie ’08 so far (I’m slammed with projects, and Apple’s timing for iLife ’08 didn’t help any), but it’s pretty clear that this iMovie is not the same beast that we’re accustomed to. A few very preliminary notes: This advice has always been true, but it’s even more important ...
iMovie ’08 and iDVD ’08 Are Here!
It’s been a long wait, but Apple today finally announced the next version of iLife. And this time around, there’s more to look at than just a few new features. iMovie ’08 is, quite literally, a completely new application. Apparently Apple has created a new video editor and replaced what we know to be iMovie. ...
AVCHD Editing Comes to the Mac
[I wrote the following short article for TidBITS. Although the updates are for Final Cut Studio, what’s important from an iMovie-user’s standpoint is that AVCHD is now supported in some fashion; I imagine the next version of iMovie HD (whenever it appears) will also be able to import AVCHD footage.] Apple has released updates for ...
Ken Burns on the Ken Burns Effect
Poynter Online has published an article about the Ken Burns Effect (pan and zoom), which includes information on how to best use the effect from editors such as… Ken Burns. For Burns, any motion on an image comes in pursuit of meaning. He says there are no hard and fast rules: “All there is is ...
Modest Mouse Video Contest
Apple is teaming with the Modest Mouse on a new contest to edit a video for the band’s single “Missed the Boat.” You can download greenscreen footage and edit away; that’s easier done in Final Cut Express or Pro, but iMovie could handle the job too. However, something is missing. There’s nothing mentioned about what ...
HD Coming via Apple TV
At Macworld Expo, Apple hinted that the Apple TV would be able to play 720p HD video, but there weren’t many details. The last updates to QuickTime and iTunes bring some concrete evidence: QuickTime Player now offers an Export to Apple TV option that’s capable of creating videos at 1280 by 720 resolution. Hopefully, this ...
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