Faculty Tutorials
Backing Up & Restoring Your iMovie or Final Cut Project
When working on a Media Commons iMac, you will have to back up your project when you are not actively working on it. This is because all of Penn State's iMacs get refreshed every day so everything gets deleted. Additionally, you will not be able to access your work...
Exporting Your Video From iMovie
To be able to use your video outside of iMovie you need to Export it. One it has been exported as a self-contained file you can put it on a flash drive, upload it to YouTube, or upload it to any cloud-storage you may have. Select File in the menu bar. Hover over Share...
Backing Up Project to MC Storage from a Media Commons iMac
This tutorial will show you how to backup and save your iMovie project to external storage -- a flash drive, a hard drive, MC Storage Space, or cloud storage. Note: If you wish to backup your project to the MC Storage Space, you will need to sign up for an MC Storage...
Backing Up an iMovie Project to Flash/External Hard Drive from a Media Commons iMac
This tutorial will show you how to backup and save your iMovie project to a flash drive or hard drive. The process for backing up a Final Cut project is the same.Movie Library iMovie will autosave all of its data and assets (video, images, audio) into a library file...
Changing the Speed of a Clip in iMovie
iMovie allows you to change the speed at which – and direction in which – a clip plays. The following tutorial will help you find and change the speed and direction of a particular clip. Double-click the clip you wish to modify. In the Viewer panel of iMovie, you will...
Stabilizing Footage in iMovie
iMovie allows you to smooth out or stabilize a clip: in other words if your footage is really shaky it will help smooth that out. The following tutorial will help you find and smooth out your clip in iMovie.Once you have some footage in your Timeline you are ready to...
Adding Video Effects in iMovie
iMovie comes with several Clip Filters and Audio Effects that can be added to any or all of your footage to help you achieve a style or look to your video. The following tutorial will help you find and add those effects. Double-click the clip in your Timeline that you...
Creating Stop-Motion and Slowmation Videos in iMovie
This tutorial will show how to create a Stop-motion or Slowmation video in iMovie with still images. Download Workshop Files (135 MB)Start a New Project and Adjust Settings Start a new project in iMovie. Import your images into iMovie. If you need help with creating a...
Creating Animated Maps in iMovie
iMovie has a feature that allows users to place and customize animated maps in their video. This tutorial will outline exactly how to create and include one of these maps in your video.To start, we want to locate the Maps and Backgrounds section of the Media Browser. ...
Using Themes in iMovie
Themes can be used to quickly build stylized video edits. However, it should be noted that the No Theme or unstylized timeline is the most appropriate theme for most class assignments.Add a Theme to a Project Start a new project or open up an existing project from the...