![]() ![]() Save this as a Stationery document, and name it “640 x 480 (PT),” or whatever will make it easy to find and recognize again. Zoom it down to a handy size (66.7 is good) with the zoom button at the lower left of the window, and adjust the window size so that there’s a bit of gray around the bottom and right of the image area. Set all the margins to zero (we won’t be printing this) and the Pixels Size to 640 Across and 480 Down. Open the Format menu and select Document. (If you haven’t done your tutorial yet, now’s the time we’ll be working with laddie.pict, which is a single-frame image you make during the tutorial process.)įire up a new AppleWorks Painting document. Copy the whole iMovie Tutorial folder and rename the copy “DogTitle Tutorial.” Then go inside the folder and name its iMovie document “DogTitle Tutorial.” Double-click this DogTitle Tutorial, and you’ll have your iMovie tutorial before you, just the way you left it but under a different name. But we’ll get into that next month for now, let’s see what we can do without spending any money.īetter yet, open a copy of the tutorial. ![]() At the very least, you’re going to want a more sophisticated photo-editing program, because-let’s face it-AppleWorks isn’t the sharpest pencil in the box when it comes to image manipulation. And luckily for the software industry, this is going to leave you hankering for more. You can have placement and size control, overlapping titles, fade control, and even text color transitions, without the learning curve or (gulp) price tag of professional video editing systems. Luckily for you, your iMac DV came with all the software you need to create clean, readable, and original opening titles-though it didn’t all come in the iMovie folder. By day two you’ll realize that (1) the fixed title size is truly a nuisance (a Mac graphics program that won’t let you change the size of your text?), (2) you don’t always want your opening title in the center, and (3) the other iMovie titling options make your video look like a ransom note. This is the strength and the weakness of iMovie: it’s so simple you can master it in a day, so what are you going to do tomorrow? Tear out your hair and gnash your teeth, that’s what. Also, the text will be roughly 1/16th as tall as the window for all your iMovies, and everyone else’s. You and a million other iMovie users get a ten-frame fade in and a ten-frame fade out every time you select Centered Title. You’re probably feeling déjà vu before the opening title fades from the screen-which is exactly what the title will do if you chose Centered Title from the twelve standard titling options. What’s worse, all your videos have a certain similarity to everyone else’s iMovie productions. The only problem is that all your videos have a certain similarity. It came with iMovie software installed, which is a nice piece of work, and if you followed the iMovie tutorial from one end to the other, you probably have the skills needed to capture, edit, and title your very own QuickTime and Digital Video movies. If you have an iMac DV, chances are you’re already producing videos with it. By Jamie McCornack, Snazzing Up Your iMovie Titles ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |