Using iMovie ’11

In this chapter, you learn how to import video into iMovie ‘11 from your camera. We also explain how to keep your video organized with features like the Event Library, Keywords, and Favorites. Finally, you see how to play back your video and skim through it to find just what you’re looking for. Let’s get started.

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Importing and Managing Your Video

Before you begin working on a project in iMovie ‘11, you must add video files. There are four main ways to introduce video into an iMovie ‘11 project:

• Import from a camera

• Capture video directly with an iSight camera

• Import video clips stored in iPhoto

• Drag and drop from the Finder

We explain each method in the following sections.

Importing Video from a Video Camera

As described in Chapter ...