Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto iMovie HD del fabbricante Apple
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iMovie HD Getting Star ted Shows you how to impor t video; edit footage; and add tr ansitions, effects, titles, and more.
2 1 C on ten ts Chapter 1 4 W elcome t o iMovie HD 4 Using This Document 5 What’ s New in i Movie HD 6 6 Before Y ou Begin 6 What Y ou’ll Learn 6 What Y ou Need 8 Finding Out More Chapter 2 9 iMov.
Contents 3 42 Editing P ane 42 Titles 43 T ransitions 44 Video Effects 45 Audio Effects 46 Chapters P ane.
1 4 1 W elcome t o iMovie HD W elcome to iMovie HD 6. This document will get you on your wa y to crea ting great mo vies tha t hav e both polish and impact. iMovie HD is the faste st and easiest way t o turn your home video into your own motion picture.
Chapter 1 Welcome to iMovie HD 5 What’ s New in iMovie HD 6 Â Improv ed per f ormance: iMovie HD 6 harnesses the power of Mac OS X v1 0.4 Tiger and Quick Time 7 to give y ou quicker effects rendering and pristine video quality . Experiment with stunning new video effects and see the results instantly .
6 Chapter 1 Welcome to iMovie HD Before Y ou Begin T o make it easier to do the tasks in the tutorial, print this document bef ore y ou star t. In many tasks shown here and in iMovie HD Help , you need to choose commands from the menus in the menu bar .
Chapter 1 Welcome to iMovie HD 7 Did Y ou K no w?—Using Magic iMovie to Cr eate a Mo vie in Minutes Whether this is your first movie or y ou ’ve made man y , you can use Magic iMovie to create a complete mo vie or to get a head start on editing.
8 Chapter 1 Welcome to iMovie HD F inding Out More Y our computer comes with a built-in help syst em for iMovie HD . When iMovie HD is open, choose Help > iMovie HD Help. When iMovie HD Help opens, t ype a wor d or phrase in the search field at the top of the page or click one of the topic ar eas to find out information about a certain topic.
2 9 2 iMovie HD T utorial This chapter take s you step b y step thr ough the proce ss of building your own mo vie in iMovie HD . Y ou can use video from a v ariety of sources and device s to create a movie in iMovie HD .
10 Chapter 2 iMovie HD Tutorial 4 Click the pop-up menu labeled “ Wher e ” and choose a folder to st ore your movie project. The default location is the Movie s folder in your home f older . Saving your mo vie in this folder will allow other iLif e applications, such as iDVD or G arageBand , to find it easily .
Chapter 2 iMovie HD Tutorial 11 If your camcorder uses a dock, connect the dock to the computer and place the camcorder in the dock. The illustration below shows how to c onnect a camcorder to an iMac using a FireWire cable. 3 In iMovie HD, click the mode switch (shown below) to set iMovie HD to camera mode.
12 Chapter 2 iMovie HD Tutorial 4 Use the capture contr ols shown below to r eview your tape in the iMovie monitor . 5 Rewind the tape to a few seconds bef ore the point wher e you want to start impor ting . 6 Click Play . 7 When you see the frame where y ou want to begin importing, click Impor t (shown above) or pre ss the Space bar .
Chapter 2 iMovie HD Tutorial 13 As you import your video footage from a camcor der connected via Fir eWire , i Movie HD detects where you made a break in rec ording and aut omatically divides the video into separate scenes , or “ clips.
14 Chapter 2 iMovie HD Tutorial Y ou can also drag files from your de sktop or from applications like iT unes or iPhoto to the Clips pane. In i Movie HD 6, you can also drag , copy , and past e clips from one iMovie HD project to another .
Chapter 2 iMovie HD Tutorial 15 T o delete a clip: m Select the clip, then choose Edit > Cut or press the Delete key . The clip disappears from the Clips pane . Notice that the i Movie T rash at the bottom of the window now has something in it—the clip you just cut.
16 Chapter 2 iMovie HD Tutorial Step F our : Build Y our Movie Now that your video f ootage is transformed int o a collection of cropped video clips, you can begin to use them to build y our movie. In this step , you’ll mov e the clips in the Clips pane to the video track in your mo vie and begin to organiz e them into a sequence.
Chapter 2 iMovie HD Tutorial 17 Â The timeline viewer , shown belo w , dis plays the elements of y our movie in more detail, letting y ou zoom in on sections of the movie .
18 Chapter 2 iMovie HD Tutorial Did Y ou K no w?—Saving While Building Y our Movie It ’ s a good idea to sav e your work periodically as you make changes. Because iMovie HD saves your original f ootage even after cropping , you can still retrieve cropped footage after you sa ve .
Chapter 2 iMovie HD Tutorial 19 Step F iv e: Add Photos to Y our Movie iMovie HD lets you easily add photos from your iPhot o library to your movie. Y ou can add photos as still shots that linger for as long as y ou like, or you can pan and zoom in or out with the “Ken Burns Effect.
20 Chapter 2 iMovie HD Tutorial If the Photo Settings window (shown below) does not appear , click the Sho w Photo Settings button. Y ou can drag the Photo Settings window anywhere on your c omputer screen to mov e it out of the way . 4 Click the Ken Burns Effect checkbox to deselect it and turn off motion for the photo .
Chapter 2 iMovie HD Tutorial 21 T o pan a photo: 1 Select a photo in your movie or in the Media pane. 2 In the Photo Settings window , select the Ken Burns Effect checkbox. 3 Click Start. 4 Click the image in the iMovie monitor , then press the mouse button and drag the image until you see the place in the image wher e you want t o begin the pan.
22 Chapter 2 iMovie HD Tutorial Step Six: Add Titles and T ex t No movie is complete without a title , and all the great movies hav e credits at the end . Y ou can add titles, credits, and other text to add to the overall polish of your mo vie. T ext doesn’ t hav e to just sit there , either .
Chapter 2 iMovie HD Tutorial 23 3 T ype the text you wan t to appear in the text fields below the list of titles. If the title style can have mor e lines of t ext, you see a plus sign (+) next to the text field. Click it to add another line of text. Y ou can do this as many times as you need to , or until the plus signs stop appearing .
24 Chapter 2 iMovie HD Tutorial Step Seven: Make Adjustments to Clips Now that you ha ve a movie with video , phot os, and a title, you may want to make some adjustments to your video clips . Most of the editing you do in i Movie occurs in the timeline view er .
Chapter 2 iMovie HD Tutorial 25 Y ou can take advantage of the “ ghosted playhead” in i Mo vie HD to choose the exact frame where you want trimmed video t o begin or end , then trim to that spot. T o precisely trim a video clip: 1 Click the clip you want to edit in the timeline view er .
26 Chapter 2 iMovie HD Tutorial Any time you mo ve a clip to the right , a gap is created. Y ou can drag other clips to fill the gap , or y ou can leave a gap as a handy backgr ound for text or to add an extra dimension to a transition or effect. The illustration below shows what a gap looks like in the timeline viewer .
Chapter 2 iMovie HD Tutorial 27 Step Eight: Add T ransitions Y ou’ ve arranged your video clips in the or der you want them. But the change from one scene to the next is abrupt, and you’ d lik e t o smooth things out. Y ou can do this using transitions .
28 Chapter 2 iMovie HD Tutorial 3 Click a transition style in the list to select it. 4 Set the duration of the transition using the Speed slider . 5 Make any other settings specific to the transition y ou chose.
Chapter 2 iMovie HD Tutorial 29 Step Nine: Add a Soundtrack A soundtrack adds a lot to a movie . I t can help set the tone f or the movie and add depth to it. When y ou import video into an iM o vie HD project, the video automatically includes the sound that was recorded with it.
30 Chapter 2 iMovie HD Tutorial 4 Click “Place at Playhead.” The audio file appears as an a udio clip in the second audio track. If the audio doesn ’t start in the right place, simply drag the a udio clip along the track until you see the frame where you wan t it to start in the i Movie monit or .
Chapter 2 iMovie HD Tutorial 31 ∏ Tip: If you need to lengthen a particular audio clip (for example , a sound eff ect), you can duplicate the audio clip and add it to the end of the pr evious clip . Then trim the new clip to keep just the part that you need.
32 Chapter 2 iMovie HD Tutorial If you make an adjustment to the volume while y ou are playing a clip , iMovie HD pauses pla yback and then immediately plays the clip with y our adjustment. This makes it easier to get the results y ou want. Step T en: Share Y our Movie A great movie must be shared .
Chapter 2 iMovie HD Tutorial 33 T o share your mo vies with friends and family: m Choose Share and then choose how you wan t to share y our movie. If you choose the standard export options, iMovie HD sets up the movie with the appropriate f ormat automatically .
3 34 3 iMovie HD at a Glance W elcome to iMovie HD a t a Glance. Here you ’ll find a quick ov er view of the iMovie HD in ter fac e and contr ols. T ake a look at these pages to familiarize yourself with iMovie HD featur es and terminology . Learning the names of the iMovie HD contr ols will help you follo w the instructions in i Movie HD Help .
Chapter 3 iMovie HD at a Glance 35 Main Window The main iMovie HD windo w is your command console for mo vie editing . Here you can view your movie , arrange scenes, edit clips, and add prof essional polish to your mo vie. A iMovie monitor: View your footage and the effects of all your edits here .
36 Chapter 3 iMovie HD at a Glance Clip V iew er The bottom part of the i Movie windo w has two views: the clip viewer and the timeline viewer . The clip viewer , shown below , is a simplified view where you can add clips to your movie and arrange them in the order y ou want them to appear .
Chapter 3 iMovie HD at a Glance 37 Timeline V iewer Use the timeline viewer , shown below , to edit the video and audio clips in your movie , and synchronize your a udio and video . A Timeline viewer button: Click to switch from the clip viewer to the timeline viewer .
38 Chapter 3 iMovie HD at a Glance Clips P ane Click the Clips button to open the Clips pane . The video f ootage and still images y ou import into i Mo vie HD first appear here.
Chapter 3 iMovie HD at a Glance 39 Themes P ane Y ou can use the Theme s pane to add a theme to your mo vie. Click the Themes butt on to open the Themes pane. A Theme menu: Click the pop-up menu to choose a theme. B Theme Elements: Select an item in this list to view and edit it in the i Movie monitor .
40 Chapter 3 iMovie HD at a Glance Media P ane The Media pane provides easy acc ess to your phot os in iPhoto and audio con tent in iT unes and G arageBand . Click the buttons at the top to switch between A udio and Photos. Audio Click the Audio button at the t op of the Media pane to see the audio source s av ailable for your mo vie.
Chapter 3 iMovie HD at a Glance 41 Photos Images in your iPhoto library automatically appear in this pane . Use the Photo Settings window to add motion to y our still images using the Ken Burns Effect. Click the Photos button at the top of the Media pane to see the Phot os window .
42 Chapter 3 iMovie HD at a Glance Editing P ane Y ou can add titles, transitions, video effects, and audio eff ects to your movie in the Editing pane. Buttons across the top of the pane provide easy acc ess to high-quality editing tools. Click the Editing button to open the Editing pane.
Chapter 3 iMovie HD at a Glance 43 T ransitions Y ou can add transitions to smoothly change scenes in y our movie. T o see transition settings, click T ransitions at the top of the Editing pane. A T ransitions list: Select a transition st yle in this list.
44 Chapter 3 iMovie HD at a Glance Video Effects Y ou can add special effects to change the look of your mo vie clips. For example , you can change color video to black and white , adjust the image brightness and contrast, or add playful effects like fairy dust.
Chapter 3 iMovie HD at a Glance 45 Audio Eff ects Y ou can use audio effects to manipulate the sound in y our movie . T o see audio effects settings, click Audio FX at the top of the Editing pane. A Effects list: S elect an effect in this list to change the sound of audio in your mo vie.
46 Chapter 3 iMovie HD at a Glance Chapters P ane Y ou can add chapter markers to your movie and export it to iDVD or as a video podcast. In iDVD , the chapters will appear in a scene selection menu so that viewers can skip to a par ticular scene . In a video podcast, chapters can include a URL and a URL title.
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Se non hai ancora comprato il Apple iMovie HD è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del Apple iMovie HD - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso Apple iMovie HD imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul Apple iMovie HD ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il Apple iMovie HD, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del Apple iMovie HD.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il Apple iMovie HD. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo Apple iMovie HD insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.
