I tried highlighting the clips, answered by a verified mac support specialist. I need to export video events to my external hard drive. Update projects and events created in imovie versions 7, 8, or 9 to work with the latest version of imovie for macos. You can also easily remove and archive projects and events.
An imovie library holds all the media and data used to make movies in imovie. Type the new, desired name for example, external imovie library and press your enter key. The reject button also has a small x if you have advanced tools turned on. Click the share button, and select file from the menu that appears. If both libraries have identical names, you can identify your source library by clicking on it and identifying the videos contained therein. This new version has many major design and user interface changes. Click once on the event name to select the desired event. You can either automatically update projects and events when you first. Under projects, i have lots of squares across the screen with the project title under each. Create a video in imovie academic divisional computing. If you dont see the event library, click the event library button, normally located in the lower left corner of the imovie window. More than anything, it is fun to work with and is very intuitive.
For imovie on both mac and ios, this tutorial shows you the basics of how to edit, trim, and adjust your audio clips. Stepbystep guide to creating an imovie the following steps are the very basics for setting up and creating an imovie project. How to rename an imovie librarythis is an easy one. Then drag your videos from iphoto into your project in the imovie event library. I would like to move all imovie imove 11 events to a specific folder of an external hard drive. Select the events and type in a new name in the name field on the info line. Events an event is similar to a folder that can hold clips and projects. You can store clips and projects on your internal drive, or a secondary or external drive.
The facetime and imovie app for iphone applications were also announced. These can be used in a project timeline which is stored in imovie s project library. How do i upgrade my old archive files from imovie 9 to imovie 10 so that. To determne the longer name use right click or controlclick on the folder and click on get info. How to import video files or projects to imovie 8911 on mac. Wait a few seconds and then click it a second time. In the event browser, select the frames or clips you want to remove from the event, and then press delete or click the reject button shown below in the imovie toolbar. You can also send a project from your iphone or ipad to your mac for finishing. How to move imovie library to external hard drive folder. For example, you may rename clip 01 to clip 01 edited or something equally innovative.
Creating movies with imovie 11 learning advantages allows recorded class sessions or lectures to be edited and developed into short movie s that can be posted on the web for additional class resources. With the app store app, after the upgrade, you can buy imovie 9. Once you imported or recorded a clip, it stays in the event that you chose or let imovie create automatically unless you reject the clip or trash the whole event. If you want to delete video clips or project from an event, then select the event and then select the video clips or projects which you want to delete. If your imovie library is large and you want to free up storage space on your mac, you can move your imovie library to an external drive. Now, imovie is a video editing application, and the central element in video editing is the. During the course of this video i will show how to add a new event to imovie 10. Downloading imovie 10 does not force you to delete imovie 9.
Instead of automatically naming all of my imovie app projects by date, i want to give them meaningful names. The imovie controls work the same as many topnotch movieediting tools that professionals use. Rename an event doubleclick on its name and enter a new name. In the event library, select an event you would like to use in your project. In the event library, click to select the event you want to delete video from. In addition, you can keep both imovie 9 and imovie version 10 on your mac at the same time.
Basically after i finish editing my movie in imovie and save the file, the program automatically picks an image from the video to display as a thumbnail and it looks terrible. Open the movies folder, then drag the file named imovie library to your external hard drive. Jan, 2010 if you start a project in imovie 09, dont do anything with it, and then go back into imovie 09 later, youll be working under the same project name that you just created, not a new one. How to rename a project in the imovie app this is so basic that i cant imagine it isnt possible to do. I cant figure out how to delete events from imovie 10. It will be important to rename these files when downloading them to your system before adding them to your ibooks project and chapter folders. Ive given up on imovie 10 it doesnt seem to support having events and. How imovie stores files imovie 09 has its own unique way of storing files. But you can also change these names in imovie to make the clips easier to recognize. Luckily, imovie provides features for editing your audio clips so that you can trim them, change the speed, and adjust the volume. That generally would break project files that depend on the event media. Dec 27, 2019 how do i save an imovie project on mac. Mac os x with snow leopard offers a video application called imovie a featurepacked tool for serious movie production.
If you want delete an event, then select the event which you want to delete. Merge two events hold down the command key as you select the event names in the event library, then choose file merge events. If an alert appears asking you to give imovie access to a removable volume, click ok. Understanding imovie projects and events it is easy to get confused between imovie projects and events. This video explains how to create a new events and projects in imovie.
Convert your video into a file format that meets the requirements of the eportfolio system. Nov 05, 2012 ive got a macbook pro running os x 10. When the library file is finished copying to your external drive, doubleclick the library file on the external drive to open it in imovie. When you select an event, its contents appear in the event browser, which you can find. To delete videos and events in imovie, click the library list button located at the top of the browser. This short guide will show you how to rename your library in imovie.
Save the video to camera roll or share to teacher via airdropclassroomemail. For a fullfeatured videoediting suite, the digital media commons recommends using final cut pro or premiere pro. To rename an event, double click an event s name and type in the new name. Change the name of an event to change the name of an event. Apple documents a means to do this, but without specifying the folder. How to rename a project in the imovie app apple community. When you update to the latest version of imovie for macos from imovie versions 7, 8, or 9, youll need to update your existing imovie projects and events. Now open finder and go to the applications folder, right click on empty space and select paste item. I found a video detailing how to do this by editing the com. This could cause your this file to overwrite another with the same name.
You can start cutting a project on your iphone, then use airdrop or icloud drive to wirelessly transfer it to your ipad. Instructional resources center ehhs page 3 05232012 to delete an event, click on the event to be deleted, click file and select move event to trash. If you previously shared or finalized any of these projects, those video files appear in an event called finalized movies. Feb 16, 2019 projects and events are copied into a new library that works with the latest version of imovie. May 11, 2017 ive searched all over the internet and i cant find a solution that works.
Jul 09, 2015 during the course of this video i will show how to add a new event to imovie 10. Apple imovie 10 quick start guide and conversion import. With this process, imovie prepares renders your movie in all of the possible sizesmobile, medium, large, hd 720p, and hd 1080pthat your projects media supports. All the instructions im finding on the web are for later versions of imovie. A new event will be added to the list and an imovie events folder will be created on the root of your save location. Open imovie and in the top menu go to file new event 2. As with the imovie projects, if that folder doesnt exist or is empty, imovie will create a new one and will not display any of the imported footage. You can also group together all the clips from a single event, such as a wedding, vacation or birthday party. Renaming and moving your imovie files ud ibooks authors. How to start a movie project with imovie 09 dummies. Then i rename new event to popping balloon 2015 cherrylinramos. What is imovie everything you want to know about imovie. As we know, importing, exporting, saving and editing movies in imovie can be tedious but the real hustle comes when saving the finished projects. Inside the folder, you will get two locations that have all the necessary data concerning your imovie project.
A new event will appear in the event library, you can click on this and rename \ 3. Allows students another means of demonstrating content knowledge by using a media outlet instead of a paper and pencil one. An event might represent a day of shooting, an episode of a dramatic series, a location in a reality show, a portion of a wedding such as the reception or ceremony, or a series of edited projects. Understanding how and where imovie stores events and projects will help you manage your videos. It saves whatever youve been working on automatically, which is great. Change the name of a project you can rename a project when the project library is showing. This is especially useful if you maintain multiple imovie libraries for example, one on an internal and one on an external hard drive. If you filmed something on march 12, 2007 and import it to imovie on june 16, 201.
To distinguish with the newer imovie, its better to rename it to imovie 9. Click the image will also go to the page to download imovie 9. For example, in the past you may have explored through your imovie events to move, delete, or rename things. In the event library, doubleclick the events name, and then type a new name. If you use an external device with imovie like a camera, reset nvram. You can see my old imovie events and imovie projects folder from. If your movies are already edited the way you like them, you dont need to use imovie. It seemed to load most of my home movies, but i cant seem to open any of them. In the project library, slowly doubleclick directly on the projects name. You may want to rename clips as you edit them to indicate that the clips have been edited.
Before you move an imovie library, its a good idea to back up your mac. To view them you would simply locate the file using finder and click on it, it should open up and start playing automatically. You can also group together all the clips from a single event, such as a. When youre finished creating a project, you can finalize it. In this case, it will be of the essence to look at what is imovie, its developer and other important facts that will help you understand the product even better. Oct 05, 2010 imovie does not function in the same manner as iphoto.
Another route is to rename or relocate the movies imovie events folder. Your updated projects appear in an event called updated projects. Jul 04, 2011 one event the little purple boxes with a star in it can contain several clips. At a demonstration, i saw a number of features in imovie 09 that i wished were in fcp and i wondered if there was a way to use imovie 09 in conjunction with fcp, utilizing some of its features to supplement the fcp workflow, most importantly in the rough cut phase of editing, as 09 has an amazing skimmingedit tool. Video clips are imported from a camera or files into imovie s event library. Unfortunately imovie s default behavior is to use the clips import date rather than the actual date the clip was created which results in an events directory with clips all over the place. This document covers the stepbystep process for starting a new imovie 11 version 9 project on mac os x. To put it simpler for a comprehensive understanding imovie is an apple consumer film making application or software. Events can be used to store video clips which can then be used in multiple projects. If you are unfamiliar with imovie, the sections below will help you import video files or projects to imovie 8 9 11 on mac. The previous version, version 9known as imovie 11 because it came with. Edit and add filters, titles, audiomusic and other content as needed.
Do not actually delete or rename an event or the video clips if you value any projects you have created. It is pretty darn awesome and in many many ways is better than windows movie maker. You can easily copy or move clips and projects between events to organize them. Update imovie projects and events on a mac apple support. Creating movies with imovie 11 learning advantages.
Open imovie, select news theme, and add the video recordings from media. So you can continue to use the old version if for some reason you want to access one of the old projects. Solved change imovie 11 default save location apple forum. Whats the difference between imovie from 2014 and now. You can either automatically update projects and events when you first open imovie, or you can manually update projects and events later. In the get info box, the field name and extension will show the full name of the folder is imovie events. In the sidebar under the libraries heading, click your library name once the default library name is imovie library. This is so basic that i cant imagine it isnt possible to do.
Mar 01, 2016 you can change the name of your imovie prior to editing your imovie. Mar 18, 2020 an imovie library holds all the media and data used to make movies in imovie. Creating movies with imovie 11 kent state university. Import video into imovie watch footage and projects. When you finalize a project in advance, the process of. Depending on how you have the project library organized, the projects position in the project list may change after you rename it. Oct 12, 2012 it will lose the project name you gave it in imovie. How to import and rename video into imovie on a mac youtube. When i edit my movies, i typically add a black slug at the beginning so they can fade from. Turn off your camera and connect it to the computer with the usb cable that comes with your camera.
If you start a project in imovie 09, dont do anything with it, and then go back into imovie 09 later, youll be working under the same project name that you just created, not a new one. How to copy or move an imovie project to another library. Dec 09, 20 major user interface changes apple imovie 10 is a major revision to the flagship video editing program from apple. By hiding all of this content behind the scenes, apple is constraining people to do their file cleanup within imovie so its media database can maintain the proper. Is is possible to save an unfinished imovie project for completion later. For imovie 11, all your imported video should be in the imovie events folder. You can change the name of your imovie prior to editing your imovie. You can change the name of your event within the event library panel. Also at wwdc 2010, the renaming of iphone os to ios was announced. As with the previous version of imovie, all of your clips are stored in one central location called the event library. You can use imovie to edit the footage you film with digital video cameras and hd video cameras.
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