Beginner’s Guide to Getting Started with iMovie

by Ashley Miller Engineer

Making short movies and circulating it on social networking sites is an excellent way to gain fame. Apple’s application of movie-making is a wonderful asset for its users. Do you wish to learn to make movies with iMovie on the iPhone? Follow the given steps to know how you can do so.

Using iMovie on the iPhone for making a movie

Creating a new project

Firstly, click on Create a Project.
Then, press on Movie.
Next, choose the recording that you wish to import.
After that, press on Create Movie.

Editing the videos with iMovie

Splitting clips in iMovie

Firstly, press any of the videos for displaying the editing tools.
Then, you need to slide the video to any of the sides until the playhead is at the place where you wish the recording to get separated.
After that, tap on Split.

Cropping videos in iMovie

Firstly, click on the recordings you wish to crop.
Then, press on the magnifying glass. It will be placed at the right-hand side corner.
Next, zoom in on the clip.
After that, you need to crop the required part.

Searching and applying iMovie themes

Ensure that you have not chosen any recording. If you have, press anywhere on the display to unselect it.
Then, click the gear at the right-hand side corner for accessing the project settings.
After that, choose the Theme that you wish to choose.
Lastly, click on Done.

Adding filters in iMovie

Without choosing any of the clips, click the gear symbol. It will be placed on the right-hand side corner.
Then, choose the filter that you wish to apply.
Lastly, click on Done.

Adding effects and transitions in iMovie

To add an effect in iMovie

Firstly, click on the clip you wish to use the effect on.
Then, click on the three-circles located in the end at the right-hand side corner.
Next, choose the effect you wish to apply.

To add a transition

Firstly, press on the transition.
Then, choose the animation you wish it to do.
After that, click wherever else you want on display for applying the changes.

To include the picture-in-picture effect in iMovie

Firstly, click on the +symbol.
Then, choose the video you wish to include.
After that, click on ellipses.
Lastly, press on Picture in Picture.

Downloading or sharing the iMovie video

Firstly, click on Done.
Then, press on the Share option.
After that, choose Save Video.

Ashley Miller is a Mcafee product expert and has been working in the technology industry since 2002. As a technical expert, she has written technical blogs, manuals, white papers, and reviews for many websites such as mcafee.com/activate.

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