CLASS 3: Audio slideshow production

Introduction to iMovie interface

Project library

Project browser

Viewer

Event Library (store videos like photos in iPhoto)

Tools below project library and project browser

• Show / hide project list
• Play project full screen
• Play project from beginning
• New project
• Slider for units of display

Toolbar

• Open camera input window (to record yourself using your computer’s built-in camera and mike)
• Swap events and projects (according to your preference)
• Slider for size of icons
• Four tools for sorting videos
• Voiceover
• Crop, rotate, Ken Burns effect. [Use Burns effect at own risk, or never!]
• Adjust audio
• Adjust video
• Music and sound effects browser
• Photos browser
• Titles browser
• Transitions browser

Create the project in iMovie

File / new project

• Name project as such: MarkusByYourname. For me, it’s MarkusByEd.
• For the aspect ratio, select the “Standard 4:3” (typical horizontal photo).

File / project properties

• Transitions / add automatically / cross dissolve / 0.5s
• Transition duration / 0.5s / Applies to all transitions
• Title fade duration / 0.5s
• Photo duration / select a time that may apply to most of your photos
• Initial video placement / crop

Assemble the materials for your project

Image files

• In iPhoto, create an album; organize photos in the desired sequence.
• In iMovie, use the photo browser to find the album.
• Select all the photos in the album; drag them into your project browser.

Audio clip

• Find your edited audio clip in your flash drive or on your desktop.
• Drag the audio file to the iMovie project browser.

In the project browser, organize your photos.

• Click and drag your photos into the sequence you (if not already set).
• Make sure your first photo is appropriate for bearing a title.

Create the opening title.

Go to the titles browser and find the title style that will be most effective for the content of your first photo. “Lower Third” usually works for me. Drag the title icon over the first photo in the project browser and release.

Click on “show fonts” and explore the possibilities:

• Across the top
  
• Text underline and text strikethrough (of minimal value)
• Text color: crucial to making type stand out against photo color(s)
• Document color: background color for title with no photo
• Text shadow
• Turn on / off by clicking the icon.
• Successive tools adjust opacity, blur, offset and angle.

• Across the middle: Select type family, face and size.
• Across the bottom: Select style, alignment and other factors.

Edit the audio slideshow.

Review the project to see what you have, using various methods:

• “Play project from beginning” and “play project full screen” tools.
• “Scrub” along the icons with your cursor.
• Play selections using the playhead (vertical red line) and space bar. Scrub to the place where you want to begin; click below image icon. Tap the space bar on the keyboard to play; tap again to pause.
  

Make notes of moments in the audio where you want a specific photo to appear.

Make changes in photo sequence and number to achieve desired results.

Change the duration of individual photos to fine-tune the timing.

• Select the relevant photo icon.
• Click on the clock icon in the lower left of the photo icon.
• Enter a new duration.
• Choose “Applies only to selected photo.”

Add more titles to define segments, as desired.


Export, upload and embed the audio slideshow

In iPhoto, Share / export movie

• Select “movies” as the location.
• Select “medium” for the size to export.
• Click “export.”

At your YouTube account:

• Upload / video file / choose file / upload video (wait for upload)
• Account / uploaded videos / select the relevant video
• In the box to the right of the video screen, copy embed code.

At your Bear Claw Page:

• Find the relevant blog post. In this case, use the text I have provided.
• Quick add / video / paste embed code in space provided.