Editing - Video

Now that you have filmed your content for your video, now is time to create and edit your video. For demonstration purposes, we will use the iMovie App on an iPhone but most editing suites use the same basic elements for editing on devices.

Start A New Project And Insert Video Files
  1. Open up the iMovie App and create a new ‘Movie’ project.
  2. From your media viewer, browse the ‘Video’ content on your device.
  3. View, preview and select the video content you wish to import to your project.
  4. Here it will show you the length of the unedited content
  5. Press ‘Create Movie’

Main Menu Buttons

These can look daunting at first. The best way to get used to all the settings is to play around with your footage first to get used to all the editing options.
Scroll Through Your Project By swiping on the video timeline below your main video preview you can view your project contents. Use your finger to slide the video content from left to right and back again.

 

Splitting Your Video, Move Parts and Trim Sections
  1. To split your video clips, select the video section you want to split at the part you require and press ‘Split’ at the bottom right of the editor.
  2. To move parts of your video footage to another place on the timeline, press and slide the section you wish to move.
  3. To ‘Trim’ a piece of video, press the section you require and drag the end or beginning to where you need it to begin or end. This feature is good for getting your timings for each section. This is displayed at the top centre of the video when selected.

 

Deleting and Undo Functions

 To delete a section of unneeded section of video, audio or photo:

  1. Highlight the unwanted section
  2. Press ‘Delete’ at the bottom right-hand corner of your screen
  3. If you have changed your mind or deleted the wrong section you can easily undo this by pressing the undo button () on the right-hand side of your screen.

 

Transitions By pressing on the icon between images on your timeline, you can choose the style of the transition between images.

You can also adjust the length of time it will happen for.
Filters and Themes To change or choose a custom Theme for your project, select the settings icon ( ) on your main screen. Here you can choose project filters and themes that will be applied to your project as a whole.

By selecting ‘Fade in from black’ and ‘Fade out from black’ it will ensure a smooth introduction and outro for your video project.
Zooming The zoom feature in iMovie is an excellent way to be able to frame your video content if when shooting it is slightly off-centre or would look better with some tweaking.

  1. Select the video content you wish to adjust
  2. Select the magnifying glass at the top right corner of your project
  3. Use two-finger motions to zoom in or out
  4. Then press and drag the video on the screen to where you require

Rotating

 If you are needing to rotate any of your video footage for any reason, scroll and select the piece of video you wish to rotate, press with 2 fingers and turn them on the screen clockwise or anti-clockwise. You’ll see an arrow image appear.

Twist on-screen until happy.

Adjusting The Speed Of Your Video

 You can adjust the speed of your video content by selecting the speed icon ().

From there you can adjust the slider to suit.

This is a great feature for dramatic moments where you may want to slow the footage down.

Further Reading

Official iMovie Manual for iPhone

Official iMovie Manual for iPad

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