This is part two of my learning process on Lynda.com and with iMovie. When I was on the wrong course Screen Casting with iMovie, I did notice a couple of things, one that the tools and equipment is very extravagant.
It reminded me of many home improvement shows, where they show you how to build things on tools that are worth thousands of dollars. Of course I could build a table and chair set if I had a garage full of tools worth thousands of dollars. I could also put together amazing videos with a studio filled thousands of dollars worth of equipment. Here is a great picture of how to set up lighting.
In the Screencasting course it did show me a neat trick that I like to share with everyone. If you open QuickTime, go to file, and go to new recording, you can record what is playing on your screen. This is a great function if you want to copy any video that your Mac can play. I recommend this for educational purposes only. This can be a dangerous tool if used incorrectly.Here is a movie I made on iMovie using footage from YouTube to help with my son’s presentation. Notice I also added music, and text. This is just for educational purposes only, and to demonstrate my knowledge of iMovie.
Some of the cool tricks I got from iMovie Essentials was how to turn on the advanced tools in iMovie. With the advanced tools turned on in your preferences this will allow you to do much more sophisticated videos. For example you can do freeze-frame, green screen, picture on picture, and many other tools that are available to you once you open the advanced tools. The advanced tools also lets you use fine tuning which lets you do editing with more precession. Lynda.com also gave a lot of good short cuts on using many of the tools. Enjoy.
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