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Create a new event

Click on the Projects button

at the top. Click the + (Create New)

button. Choose Movie. This takes you

to the My Media workspace. Choose

File > New Event. Name the event so

you can identify its contents.

Import media

Click the Import Media button

(or choose File > Import Media). Browse

to the source of your clips, such as

a plugged in SD card or a folder of

files. Cmd–click on clips you want to

import, then click Import Selected.

Import safely

A circular progress icon shows

each clip is being imported into iMovie’s

library. Wait for all icons to disappear

before ejecting the SD card. Otherwise

you may see a “missing camera” icon

next time you open iMovie.

THANKS TO EVER–PRESENT

gadgets such as your iPhone,

you’re likely to have gathered

a large collection of video

clips. They can be trimmed and shared

to social media sites directly from the

Photos app, for example, but you could

do so much more with them.

iMovie enables you to cut a series

of clips together into a longer, more

sophisticated story that gives your

programme higher production values.

For example, if you’re producing content

Get to grips with iMovie

How to import and edit rambling raw footage into a slick sequence

for a YouTube channel, then people will be

attracted by the video editing assets that

iMovie can provide, such as titles, fades,

and transitions.

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production tools in later issues. By

following our ongoing iMovie guide your

Twitter followers, Facebook friends, and

YouTube subscribers will notice that your

videos have become slicker and more

professional. GEORGE CAIRNS

REQUIRES

iMovie, macOS 10.13.6

or later

YOU WILL LEARN

How to trim clips,

rearrange them and add

transitions

IT WILL TAKE

15 minutes

HOW TO Import and organize clips

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