About
iMovie
The
video capture, edit, and playback capabilities of iMovie are
truly amazing. While iMovie is a model of simplicity, its
speed and high quality make it an ideal candidate for
putting together video material in a very fast and painless
manner.
iMovie
Controls
Below
you see the iMovie screen and the controls that are used to
create movies. An explanation of the use of each
follows:
Monitor:You watch the clips in this window.
Shelf:These are the boxes into which clips are imported.
Effects & Sound Palette: These four buttons release drawers which enable you to use the special parts which bring movies to life.
Movie Track:This shows the order in which the clips will play. Clips can be dragged to reorder them.
Camera/Edit Mode:Switches between Camera and Edit mode.
Playback Controls: These control both the playback of the movie and the operation of the camera depending on whether the Camera or Edit mode is selected.
Full Screen: Clicking this plays the movie from the beginning occupying the full screen.
Scrubber Bar: This special scrollbar lets you move to anywhere in either a single clip, or the whole movie.
Playhead:This shows exactly where you are in the clip. You may move it a single frame with the arrow keys. Shift-arrow moves ten frames.
Selection:The current selection is highlighted in the Scrubber Bar. You extend the selection by dragging the small triangles.
Project Trash:This holds the deleted clips, trimmed off portions etc. You get this back by using the ten levels of undo. Only empty the trash when the project is finished or you need to recover the disk space.
Free Space Indicator:This shows the amount of hard drive you have empty.
Last modified January 31 2002 01:11 PM
