Common Keyboard Shortcuts to Make Your Life Easier!
⌘= Command Key	
⌘+ v = paste       
⌘+ c = copy
⌘+ x = cut
⌘+ z = undo
⌘+ b = split clip	Spacebar = play/pause

Screen capture (whole) = ⌘+ Shift+3

Screen capture (region) = ⌘+  Shift + 4 (then drawn a box around the region to capture)	

Editing with iMovie (including Green Screen)

1.	Open iMovie and go to File -> Open Library -> New…

2.	Name your library and Save
3.	Click on Create and select Movie
4.	Choose a theme if desired, name your movie, and Save
5.	Click Import Media and import any video, sound or images

6.	Drag your media down to the timeline in the desired sequence. You can preview the media before you add it to the timeline by hovering over any clip and clicking the spacebar. You can also select specific parts of the media to drag down by using the yellow handles to drag the selection into the timeline.

7.	Once all of your clips are in the timeline you can fine-tune your start and endpoint of each clip by selecting the clip and dragging the ends left and right. Note: dragging the ends left and right doesn’t delete these parts of the clip so if you make a mistake, just drag it back. 
8.	If you want to edit something from the middle of a clip, right click the section and select “Split Clip”. Then drag the ends left and right as you normally would.
9.	TRANSITIONS:
If you selected a theme when you created your Project, you will automatically have transitions and title slides created or you can add or change transitions by clicking on Transitions in the Content Library (bottom left corner in iMovie). Drag the desired transition style between two clips. You can adjust the duration of the transition by double-clicking on it.

10.	TITLES/CREDITS:
To add text on top of your clip, click on Titles in the Content Library (bottom left corner in iMovie). You can preview the different types of titles (each titles has different editing restrictions). Drag the desired style on top of your clip. Adjust the font style, size, colour and alignment, if available. Adjust the duration and start times of the title by dragging the ends, just like when you’re trimming a clip.

For a full title slide at the beginning, end or middle of your video, drag a title style to the beginning, end, or between clips on the timeline.
11.	SOUND: You can add background music or sound effects by using the Sound Effects found in the Content Library.

Using the drop-down, you can look through various sound effects or choose a theme music track as your background

Don’t see anything you like? Check out our site for more music options: http://facultycopyright.wordpress.com/resources/. Once you find something you like, use the Import Media button to import into your project.

Drag the music file into your timeline and then raise or lower the volume by using the yellow bar.

12.	SAVING/EXPORTING:
Once your video is complete, go to Share>File. Select where to save your file, name it, then Save. You can lower the resolution if you would like a smaller file. Alternatively, you could also export directly to YouTube by going to Share>YouTube.
BACK-UP/MOVING TO ANOTHER COMPUTER:

To save a copy of all of your media and the project onto a USB or Hard Drive, there are a couple of steps:
●	Select your library in the sidebar. 
●	Go to File>Consolidate Event Media, click OK [this will save all your clips and anything else you’ve added to your project]
●	Go to Finder and find the library you created, then copy and paste to your USB
●	If you didn’t create your own library, do the above and then:
●	Select your video in the sidebar. 
●	Click File>Copy Event to Library>New Library, choose where to save the backup, name it, then Save.

Green Screen

a: First, record your content in front of a green background; it should be solid and evenly lit. Make sure the green background covers all of the background in the shot.

b: Download your footage onto a computer and import the footage into iMovie. Create a new video.

c. Choose a background (still image or video): Use the built-in Content Library, or import your own.
In the bottom left of IMovie, click on the header “Content Library”, choose a background, drag and drop that background onto the main timeline.

d: Select the clip you want in the front, and drag and drop it into the main timeline, above the background you have chosen.  Extend the background to match the length of the “front” clip.

e: Select “Adjust” in the top right hand corner of IMovie. Click the “Video Overlay Settings” button and change “Cutaway” to “Green/Blue Screen”

f: Use the Softness slider and the Clean-up tools to perfect the image, play around with them to see what they do and how they work. Remember to undo your changes if you don’t like an effect (Command-Z).

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