How To Use Imovie On Macbook Pro
Turn your videos into movie magic.
Launch iMovie from the Dock or from the Applications folder. Click the Open Camera Import Window button to switch to Import Video mode. The button is located at the far left of the toolbar across the center of the iMovie window, and it sports a camera icon. Click the Camera pop-up menu at the bottom of the Import window and click Built-in iSight. The iSight camera is the ancestor of today’s MacBook FaceTime camera — the name was changed after the release of iMovie ’11, so you can. On the Video tab within the Inspector window, you can vary the exposure, brightness, contrast, and saturation of your clip. Click the Auto button, and iMovie will perform what it considers the best job of improving your video. How to Record Videos in iMovie without Hassle “I want to make a video using the camera on my new MacBook Pro. I don’t wanna use my camera all the time. Can I screen recording with iMovie? Anyone can help?” Many people seem to have the same question. Right now, my answer is Yes. You can make a screen recording in iMovie indeed. Now you have your raw footage, here’s how to add it to iMovie on your Mac: Open iMovie on your Mac. If you are importing footage from your iPhone, plug the device into your Mac via Lightning cable.
With iMovie for iOS and macOS, you can enjoy your videos like never before. It’s easy to browse your clips and create Hollywood-style trailers and stunning 4K-resolution movies. You can even start editing on iPhone or iPad, then finish on your Mac.
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Make Movies
Easy. From the first scene to the last.
Whether you’re using a Mac or an iOS device, it’s never been easier to make it in the movies. Just choose your clips, then add titles, music and effects. iMovie even supports 4K video for stunning cinema-quality films. And that, ladies and gentlemen, is a wrap.
Studio-Quality Titles
Select from dozens of styles to add beautifully animated titles and credits to your movies. On a Mac, you can easily customise the font, size, formatting and colour of the text.
High-Fidelity Filters
Choose from 10 creative video filters that add a cinematic touch. Give your film a nostalgic monochrome style, a vintage western appearance or a futuristic cool blue look. It’s simple to apply filters to individual clips or your entire movie at once.
Extra-Special Effects
Make action shots more exciting by slowing them down. Let viewers fly through scenes by speeding them up. Or add a broadcast feel to your school report with picture-in-picture and split-screen effects.
Soundtracks, Simplified
Rock your video with over 80 smart soundtracks on iOS that intelligently adjust to match the length of your movie. You can also add built-in sound effects or record your own voiceover to create a video that sounds as good as it looks.
Appear Anywhere
Transport yourself with green-screen effects.
Go everywhere you’ve always wanted to — without leaving home. With green-screen effects in iMovie for iOS and macOS, you can place yourself or your characters in exotic locations with a tap or a click. Masking controls and strength adjustments let you fine-tune the effect for maximum believability.
You have hundreds of videos. And one big dream to be a moviemaker. iMovie trailers let you quickly create fun, Hollywood-style movie trailers from all that footage. Choose from a range of templates in almost any genre, pick your studio logo and type in your movie title and credits. Then add photos and videos to the storyboard. Whether you’re using an iPhone, iPad or Mac, you’ll have an instant blockbuster.
iMovie for iOS and iMovie for macOS are designed to work together. You can start cutting a project on your iPhone, then use AirDrop or iCloud Drive to wirelessly transfer it to your iPad. You can also send a project from your iPhone or iPad to your Mac for finishing touches like colour correction and animated maps. And you can even open iMovie projects in Final Cut Pro to take advantage of professional editing tools. Time to take a bow.
iMovie on MacBook Pro
You have a great touch for making movies.
iMovie is even easier to use with the new MacBook Pro, featuring the revolutionary Touch Bar. The most useful commands automatically appear on the keyboard, exactly where you need them. And MacBook Pro easily powers through demanding 4K video projects so you can edit and export in record time.
iMovie on iPad Pro
Macbook Pro Imovie Tutorial
A powerful performance in every movie.
iMovie delivers a tour de force on iPad Pro. Work with multiple 4K video clips. Create effects like green screen, picture‑in‑picture or split screen and play them back instantly. Use the all-new Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro with trackpad support for an extra level of speed and precision when editing. And with the USB‑C port on iPad Pro, you can connect to an external display to show others your latest cut in 4K while you work.
iMovie in the Classroom
Assignments that come to life.
Engage your students through video storytelling. Students can use green-screen effects to go back in time for history projects, or create split-screen and picture-in-picture effects to report on current events. Drag-and-drop trailers make it even simpler to create beautiful, personal projects that look and sound great. And iMovie for iOS works with ClassKit, so teachers can assign projects to students, and students can easily hand in their finished assignments right from the app.
Download iMovie
iMovie is easy to use, and it’s free. Just click to download and install on your Mac or iOS device.
Imovie How To Use
Download iMovie for iOSDownload iMovie for macOSClips.
Clips is a free iOS app for making and sharing fun videos with text, effects, graphics and more.
Learn more about clipsCreate a new iMovie project
Learn how to set up a new project and add content to it on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac.
Learn how to make a new iMovie projectAdd photos and videos
Add photos and videos to your iMovie project on an iPhone, iPad, or Mac.
Learn how to add photos and videosUse effects in iMovie
Change the way the video clips in your movie look with video filters, color adjustment tools, the Ken Burns effect, and more.
Learn more about how to use effectsEdit video in iMovie
How To Use Imovie On Macbook Pro 2018
After you create your iMovie project and add video clips and photos to it, fine-tune your movie by making clips longer or shorter, changing the sequence of clips, and more.
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