DLS Tutorials

Adding Clips

• To import media, click on the small arrow above the “my media” button.

• Once the clip shows up in the media gallery, drag your clip down to the lower half of the screen.

iMovie Tools

iMovie Tools are located at the top right of the screen above the mini viewer.

• Contrast Change: This feature allows for basic color editing of your video.
• Color Hues: Use this tool to edit the basic color of your video.
• Cropper: 
  • This tool allows you to adjust the crop of your screen.
  • "Fit" will display the entire image. "Crop to Fill" lets you adjust the crop. "Ken Burns" effect allows a gradual zoom into the screen as the video plays (this effect is automatically on for every clip or image imported so make sure to turn it off if you don't want to use it). 
• Stabilizer: Here you can stabilize a shaky video and adjust how much stabilization you want. You can also fix rolling shutter (sometimes cameras capture videos with a lot of movement in a weird way and this is just another stabilization effect to make the video look more steady) and adjust based on how much correction you want.
• Volume Editor: Use this to adjust the volume of your clip and other clips that are overlaid with yours. Volume can also be adjusted using the blue bar beneath your clip (highlighted in the image below).

• Change the Speed: Slow down, speed up, or reverse your clips by selecting a speed from the dropdown menu or clicking the reverse button.
• FIlters: Edit the appearance of your video by selecting a filter.

Voiceover

• Click on the microphone icon near the bottom of your preview screen and a red record button will appear.
• When you click this button, it will count you down and then you can record a voiceover.
• The audio that you record will appear in a green box beneath the segment of the clip that you recorded it in.

Splitting Clips

• To split a clip, place your mouse over the area you want to split and click on it to secure that location.
• Then click [Command + B] and the clip will break. 

Copying and Pasting Clips

• To copy a clip, click on the clip that you want to copy and hit [Command + C].
• To paste the clip, move your mouse to the area you want the clip and click to lock the location.
• Press [Command + V] to paste. 

Adding an Audio File or Music

• To use the audio and music that iMovie comes with, click “Audio and Video” in the upper left of the screen.
• Once you pick one, click the title and drag it to the clip where you want to use it. 

Title Slides and Text 

• Click on “Titles” in the upper left of the screen.
• You can use these to add clips that only have text on them or to add titles over video clips that you already have. 

Backgrounds

• To browse the background screens that iMovie comes with, click on “Backgrounds” in the upper right of the screen. These can be used underneath title slides.

Transitions

• Click on “transitions” to access transitions that can be put between video clips.
• If you hover over a transition you will see a preview of it.
• Drag and drop your chosen transition between clips. 

Exporting Projects

Once you have finished editing your video, download the file!

1. Go to File > Share > File...
2. Click “Next,” and then choose a location to save your file. It will come out looking as it does on your editing timeline.

You should only need to complete these steps when beginning a dubbing project.

1. Make sure your computer’s audio input/output is set to your headset.
   • Click on the magnifying glass icon in the top right corner of your screen (next to your user name)
   • Type in and open “System Preferences.”
   • Find the “Sound” icon, click the “Output” tab at the top and select the USB headset. Do the same with the “Input” tab.
2. Map your class’s shared drive to find your source videos, instructions are in the “Access and Slow Motion Instructions” word document on your WISE site. The OS X address is smb://group files.willamette.edu/workspace/span365
3. Once you have your desired clip, make sure to download it to your computer by going to the top right of the screen and pressing the download icon. When downloaded, drag your video clip to your desktop. In the DLS, this transfer should take 1-2 minutes.
4. Locate iMovie the same way you found “System Preferences” in step 1 and open it.
5. Click “Continue” through any pop-ups, find the “New” button (with a + sign), and create a new movie.

You are now in a position to dub your video using iMovie.

1. Click and drag your source video from the desktop to the “Import Media” zone in your new iMovie project.
   • Your entire episode should appear in that zone in the form of a long, skimmable timeline made up of still images from the video.
   • Scroll through the episode by mousing over the footage until you find the portion you intend to dub over.
   • Find the start point of your desired section, set your mouse there, and tap the “I” key. Hover to the end of your desired clip and press “O.” That chunk of the episode (and only that chunk) should be fully outlined in yellow.
   • Click anywhere inside the yellow outline and drag the clip to the empty timeline below. All editing from now on will take place inside this window.
2. The blue bar running along the bottom of each clip on your timeline represents the clip’s audio. You should find a grey line to click and drag up and down within the audio bar, controlling the clip’s volume. Drag it all the way to the bottom to mute the clip when recording your voiceover. Audio levels can be manipulated at any time.
3. Record a voice over.
   • You can press “V” on your keyboard to activate the voiceover feature
   • A large red button should appear underneath the video Viewer in the top right.
   • When ready, navigate to the desired location within your video timeline, leave the white scroll bar there, and press the red button under the Viewer. 
   • The video will jump backwards 3 seconds, start counting down, and recording will begin when it hits the spot you left the scroll bar.
   • When you’re finished recording, click the red button again, or hit the spacebar.
   • To escape voiceover mode, click “Done” next to the red button under the Viewer.
4. Adjust the voiceover file.
   • If you want to move the voiceover recording, click and drag the audio clip, which will appear under your video on the timeline as a new, green bar.
   • You can also trim either end of the recording by clicking and dragging the edges.
   • If you wish to delete the voice over, you can click on the voice over audio and press backspace/delete or control+click and press delete. 
   • You can control the volume of your voiceovers the same way you control the original audio from your video clip. Multiple voice overs can be stacked on top of each other at any time.

Once you have dubbed the entire video to satisfaction, it is time to “Share” the video.

1. Go to File > Share > File...
2. Click “Next,” and then choose a location to save your file. It will come out looking as it does on your editing timeline.