PE1_iMovie

I am looking forward to the next hour of iMovie training on Lynda.com. I downloaded the app so I can watch along on my iPad and do the practical on the computer without having to toggle too much!

iMovie: At the very start of it all! Photo by Aren Elliott.

I have actually learned quite a bit about Lynda. For example, don't watch video without signing in or you will not get credit for the views.

Download the accompanying files in advance to save the wait later on.

Don't share your account info with your honey or he may go rogue and try to learn something too.

I had already made a good dent in iMovie 9, which is on my older computer but was never used.

My son Aren and I had some fun with old footage that we never had any use for before. When you can add text and pictures to the film and move it on the page, animate it, that is power.

Final Cut is my main movie editor, but I am looking forward to being able to do more with iMovie 11. See, I never really learned how to use all the options in Final Cut, and after just two hours with iMovie 9 I could do credits! That is a big deal for me.

Plus it is nice to use an editor that my son can use as well. Though he is going to film camp next week. I wonder what they’ll be using there?

Well I guess it is lights, camera, action for me! On with the iMovie.