Effective Audio

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Film Featurette:

Instruction: Sound in iMovie '09

No Rubberbanding; export FQ to iMovie HD if you need that flexibility
Three types of sound in iMovie '09
1. Video Audio
  1. Volume
  2. Ducking
  3. Fade In/Out
  4. Normalize
2. Background Music (a music bed the length of the video)
  1. Clip Trimmer
  2. Clip Adjustments
  3. Lasts only as long as the video if the music is longer than the video
3. Sound Effects (can be music or any other sound)
  1. Same adjustments as Background Music
  2. Tied to a particular spot of a particular clip
Audio sources
1. Music and Sound Effects button
  1. iTunes
  2. GarageBand
2. Drag from Finder
"Pinned" Background Music
Voice Over
1. Click on Voiceover Button
2. Choices
  1. Choose mic
  2. Set Input Level (as high as possible without red)
  3. Noise Reduction
  4. Voice Enhancement
  5. Play project audio while recording (use headphones)
3. Click in Project Window where you want recording to go
4. After countdown, record
5. Spacebar to stop
6. ⌘-Z to Undo and then try again
7. Voiceover clips can be moved
Edit > Detach Audio to break audio away from the video; can be moved

Breakout Sessions (Return by 5:15 for mic give-away)

Effective Audio in iMovie Projects (Room 222)

Basics

Mic Types

Other Resources

Free Music Resources (Computer Lab)

2009-10 Meetings

October 5, 2009