IN-DEPTH GUIDE to iMOVIE - GETTING STARTED on your MAC with video editing today! COMPLETE OVERVIEW

[@shutterbug49]

I just watched this again and picked up even more things I missed the first time. I've been playing with iMovie for a couple of years but not seriously. Now I'm trying to make videos for KZbin and this will be a great help. As far as titles, I prefer to use Keynote to make my own and animate them into movies and use the picture in picture feature, You have pointed out many features in this video that I did not know about in iMovie. Thank you so much.

[@Learnwithjoel]

Happy to hear you're making content and sharing your expertise @shutterbug49 too! I'm glad this was helpful for you! I appreciate you and your kind words! I agree that the integration of Keynote can provide a lot more options and animated titles and such. I love the out of the box thinking! THANK YOU so much for watching! It is appreciated more than you know! If this video was useful, I’d love for you to SHARE it with on social media and say how it helped you! SUBSCRIBE if you haven’t already, and if you have, THANK YOU for your continued support!

[@shutterbug49]

@@Learnwithjoel the thanks go to you sir.

[@maryb8111]

This a great video. I began my first movie and your video gave me the instruction and tips I needed. Thank you.

[@Lim1986]

Another good video Joel best I movie explanation on KZbin,

[@Learnwithjoel]

Thanks so much @Discover by travel! I appreciate the continued support!

[@mrwalker35]

Really good and informative video. Easy to understand and easy to follow.

[@denniselliott442]

I thought i knew Imovie pretty well until i looked at your videos, i feel like a beginner now. thank you for the humble pie.

[@SamanthaRae.]

Awesome video and so helpful! Answered like the top 10 things I was trying to figure out! Thanks so much! 👍

[@bagrubmeister4973]

Hi Joel, love you channel and thank you for this video! it got me up and running,

[@Learnwithjoel]

I'm so happy to hear that @Bagrubmeister! Thanks so much for watching! If this video was helpful and you learned something new, please SUBSCRIBE to my channel if you haven’t already! If you want to support my content click THANKS below or better yet, SHARE it with a friend on social media and say how it helped you! It helps more than you know and is greatly appreciated!

[@bymarianaarias]

amazing video!!! i’ve learned so much! thank youuuuuu so much

[@Learnwithjoel]

I appreciate you and your kind words @Mariana Arias! Thanks so much for watching! If this video was helpful and you learned something new, please SUBSCRIBE to my channel! If you want to support my content click THANKS below or better yet, SHARE it with a friend on social media and say how it helped you! It helps more than you know and is greatly appreciated!

[@annagange4697]

Great guide! I’ve used iMovie a lot but found that I was a bit lost after a break and many updates, so thanks for getting me back on track!

[@Learnwithjoel]

Happy to push a little inspiration for you @Anna Gånge! Thanks so much for watching! If this video was helpful and you learned something new, please SUBSCRIBE to my channel if you haven’t already! If you want to support my content click THANKS below or better yet, SHARE it with a friend on social media and say how it helped you! It helps more than you know and is greatly appreciated!

[@bluebonbon22]

I love your teaching style and know that with your tips I will be able to make iMovie work for me.

[@Learnwithjoel]

Thanks for the kind words @Bonnie Hayslett and I'm happy my videos are helpful! Just keep using iMovie and it will only get easier and easier! Thanks so much for watching! If you haven’t subscribed already and would like to support me and my content, please SUBSCRIBE and click THANKS below on the video! It helps more than you know and is greatly appreciated! If you know someone who may benefit from this video, please share it along!

[@howardchud9097]

Terrific video, especially when you haven’t used iMovie for awhile. I subscribed.

[@Learnwithjoel]

Thank you for your continued support @Howard Chud! I appreciate your subscribing! If this video was helpful and you learned something new, please support my channel, by clicking THANKS below, or better yet, SHARE it with a friend on social media and say how it helped you! It helps more than you know and is greatly appreciated!

[@elisabeththaller1307]

I never thought I would make it through the complete movie ... but I did!!! It was very informative. I love how you explain everything and make it look so easy. Thank you!

[@Learnwithjoel]

So happy to hear @Elisabeth Thaller! I know some of my videos may get a little long, but I firmly believe that there needs to be clarification and context to not only how to use something but also why! Thanks so much for watching! If you haven’t already, please support me by subscribing! It helps more than you know and is greatly appreciated! If you know someone who may benefit from this video, feel free to share it along!

[@terriprecha2526]

Well Done Joel. :)

[@Learnwithjoel]

I appreciate the kind words @Terri Precha! Thanks so much for watching! If you haven’t already, please support me by subscribing! It helps more than you know and is greatly appreciated! If you know someone who may benefit from this video, feel free to share it along!

[@anandbhadauria6389]

Excellent. Very informative. Thanks.

[@Learnwithjoel]

You're very welcome @Anand Bhadauria! Thanks so much for watching! If you haven’t subscribed already and would like to support me and my content, please SUBSCRIBE and click THANKS below on the video! It helps more than you know and is greatly appreciated! If you know someone who may benefit from this video, feel free to share it along!

[@LizAckerley]

Brilliant thanks so much for this comprehensive video. I am still working through it and until now haven't been using iMovie correctly at all. For projects I have been dragging video clips from the desktop and into the timeline! Not using the browser. Now I have many projects done this way! Not sure how I am going to organise it all yet but I know your videos are going to help! I definitely need more libraries although the events are tricky because my videos are project based, not always time based. thanks again.

[@georgevrontakis1106]

Very nice and informative, great job! Thank you!

[@Learnwithjoel]

Thank you so much @GEORGE VRONTAKIS! I appreciate you watching and the support! I'm happy it was helpful!

[@w0mblemania]

This was very good! Thank you.

[@Learnwithjoel]

You're very welcome @w0mbles! I hope that helps! Thanks so much for watching! If you haven’t already, please support me by subscribing! It helps more than you know and is greatly appreciated! If you know someone who may benefit from this video, feel free to share it along!

[@PMStacker72]

Very Nice Video Man I do appreciate the way you explain things-very simple and easy to set up, thank you for taking the time to show us👌👍🏼

[@richardbecker824]

VERY helpful video. Working on new video now using this information.

[@ebutuoy6701]

Thank you! Great informative video. 👏🏻

[@Learnwithjoel]

Thanks @ebutuoy! I'm so glad this was helpful! Thanks so much for watching and I appreciate the support!

[@blueoak116]

Excellent job! Thanks.

[@Marvelofebikes]

Great info on shortcuts and features. I have been using iMovie for a while and I know I am doing it the hard way, but this opens up lots of possibilities. Thank you!!

[@nikibuz1]

thank you very much! i have learned so much things

[@CtPirate]

Great video Joel, I made it all the way through also and it was great. I'm subscribing!! Thank you

[@thpill66]

Well done.

[@Learnwithjoel]

Thanks so much for watching @Tom Phillips! If you would like to support me and my content, please SUBSCRIBE and SUPER THANKS! It helps more than you know and is greatly appreciated! If you know someone who may benefit from this video, feel free to share it along!

[@dehitsentertainment5040]

thanks very much sir

[@Learnwithjoel]

You're very welcome @dehitsentertainment5040! Thanks so much for watching! If this video was helpful and you learned something new, please SUBSCRIBE to my channel if you haven’t already! If you want to support my content click THANKS below or better yet, SHARE it with a friend on social media and say how it helped you! It helps more than you know and is greatly appreciated!

[@andyestrada229]

Great Video Thank You

[@sovcreates898]

This was very good so informative, I have just question, how to create 3 library for you had California, Arizona and IMovie Library? I had my IMovie library in my external hard drive to save space on my Mac. pls. advice how to do 3 library?

[@Learnwithjoel]

Hi @SOVcreates! So while in iMovie, if you go to the top Menu bar and choose File > Open Library > New This will allow you to create a new library independent from the others that you can store locally on your Mac or an external hard drive. I hope that helps! Thanks so much for watching! If you haven’t already, please support me by subscribing! It helps more than you know and is greatly appreciated! If you know someone who may benefit from this video, feel free to share it along!

[@PartyBoyx415]

Cool this made it easier it was annoying i was lost

[@Learnwithjoel]

I'm glad this was helpful for you @Luis! Thanks so much for watching! If you haven’t already, please support me by subscribing! It helps more than you know and is greatly appreciated! If you know someone who may benefit from this video, feel free to share it along!

[@jenj6934]

Great info

[@barbclark69]

Thanks for your intro. I’m using a 10-year-old version of IMovie and can save to iTunes. When I get my new system, there’s no more iTunes, so I was wondering what the alternative is.

[@Jack15270]

Great video, very good explanations. I am new to iMovie and learned a lot, thank you. I liked how you demonstrated the various elements and your ideas to save time. You did not mention that when emailing the large file, that an option on the Mac appears for a link to air drop from iCloud. Is the resolution then minimal? Not sure if the high quality video would sit in iCloud or whether it is at a much lower resolution. I want to show the videos on my 4K 65" TV.

[@Learnwithjoel]

Hi @Jack15270! You're correct, I did not talk much on emailing the video file because honestly I think that option in iMovie is useless for the majority of projects. If you have a 4K video project, first off you won't be able to even email it. Also it will most likely give you a warning saying that the email will fail as it may be over 10MB in size. So I personally don't recommend that option at all. Using AirDrop will only share to devices in close proximity. It's designed to copy the file from one Apple device to another. AirPlay however allows you to stream the video to another device. So if you have an Apple TV or your TV is AirPlay compatible, this would be the best option. If you don't have an AppleTV, I would highly recommend one. They're great! The other option to share to others is either iCloud Photo Shared Albums or iCloud Drive. Now with Shared Albums, it has a limitation of a 15 minute duration and it will scale the quality down. For iCloud Drive you can share the full quality and up to 50GB file with someone. I have a couple videos that discuss Shared Albums and iCloud Drive that I'll link below for reference: iCloud Photo SHARED ALBUMS - GET STARTED with sharing photos with ANYONE on ANY DEVICE! kzbin.info/www/bejne/rIaTfoWcopeoqqs How to use iCLOUD DRIVE on your Mac, iPhone and iPad - IN DEPTH understanding of syncing your files! kzbin.info/www/bejne/sHm9fZWIZ9mkZ8k I hope that helps! Thanks so much for watching! If you would like to support me and my content, please SUBSCRIBE and SUPER THANKS! It helps more than you know and is greatly appreciated! If you know someone who may benefit from this video, feel free to share it along!

[@pentacleman1000]

I’ve been watching a lot of videos for beginners, this one was pretty extensive and well done. I do have one question that no one has addressed. You kind of gave me some clues to piece together, but did not state it directly. You mentioned how the resolution of your movie is determined by the resolution of the first video you import, which is kind of important! And when you were showing the export steps it showed suggested resolutions for popular platforms like KZbin and Facebook. Which I think answers my question of what resolution should I use for still (not video) artwork of my own that I want to use? If I make my own background image is 1920x1080 going to be large enough for every kind of output? Should I start larger or does it not even matter if the export function is going to interpolate to whatever size I pick? I want to make my own backgrounds and import my own still art (as png files with transparent background?), so how big should I go? And is the resolution of my movie determined by the first still *background image* I import? Also, no one else has mentioned making multiple libraries as an organizational technique. So that was interesting. In fact, only one other video warned about how everything you import gets copied into that file, making potentially huge, and suggesting that we might want to put everything onto a large external drive. Also kind of important. Okay, one more question that no one has brought up. I’ve seen videos made from old TV shows with a different aspect ratio. So… it appears that we are not locked into only one aspect ratio. So is it cool for me to use my own preference of aspect ratio, or is that likely to cause problems in compatibility down the road?

[@Learnwithjoel]

Great questions @Guy Palm! First off for your photos and still images for backgrounds. Yes, I would recommend to match your resolution to be what your output would be. That way it won't scale and you won't have any surprises. You could make it step further and increase the resolution of your images, for example if your output is going to be 1920x1080, double that to 3840x2160 so that it's nice and crisp. As far as organizing with libraries and such, I don't think there's right or wrong way. I personally like to break it up so it's less to see and works well for me. iMovie will limit you to the aspect and resolution of whatever video clip is first there. Unlike Final Cut Pro, you can't choose a custom aspect ratio or resolution. I hope that helps! Thanks so much for watching! If you haven’t already, please support me by subscribing! It helps more than you know and is greatly appreciated! If you know someone who may benefit from this video, feel free to share it along!

[@joeyoposa3234]

Thanks for all your hard work in putting this all together and it was very thorough and really got a lot out of it. Question please as no one seems to have the answer. When you import files (photos, videos, audio) to your Media Library, does it make a second copy of your original file such as picture? And is so, what's the file path it saves it to. Thanks so much for any help you can provide. JoeyO

[@TheRockCrystalShopAU]

Thanks!

[@Learnwithjoel]

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[@oscarm8428]

I'm new, so maybe you've answered this question. I have a very specific request for iMovie - using it on the ipad was very straightforward and easy, and I could view my icloud photos, filter only videos, and view by date to pull specific days' worth of videos. I'm using a MacBook now and still wanting to create very simple import-clips-in-and-trim-and save videos. I CAN'T figure out how to view my icloud photos, filter to only video and by date, so I can import videos from a specific day. Thank you for any guidance!

[@Learnwithjoel]

Hi @Oscar M! When you're in iMovie on the Mac and you want to access you Photos Library it should show up on the far left hand side as "Photos" under the category of "LIBRARIES". I will say that my experience with it has always been a little frustrating with the speed and accuracy of finding what you want, especially if you have a lot of photos/videos in there. Also note that if you are using iCloud Photos on your Mac and have it set to "Optimize Photo Storage", it won't have the full resolution copy of your photos or videos in Apple Photos all the time which also makes it for challenging for iMovie to see it correctly. My best workaround is to just open up Apple Photos, select all the items you want and drag to a folder on the desktop or wherever. (note that when you drag out of Apple Photos, it's always making a copy). Then after that I import that content into iMovie which also copies it into the iMovie library which I can then delete the folder on my desktop or wherever. It seems like more steps, but it's not too bad with the amount of time it saves you trying to hunt for photos within iMovie. Thanks so much for watching! If you haven’t already, please support me by subscribing! It helps more than you know and is greatly appreciated! If you know someone who may benefit from this video, feel free to share it along!

[@ThaiLife2122]

​@@Learnwithjoel This is a great response to a great question. I made the upgrade from iPad Pro, M1, to MacBook Pro M1,16g, 1Tb. The iPad shares the iPhoto Libraries making it easy to use the same content in different applications. While Smart Albums can help solve the original question about finding content, only 6 of 20 photo/video albums randomly showed up in iMovie on the MacBook Pro. I called Apple Support and they confirmed iCloud settings were correct and replicated the problem. After 90 minutes we identified a possible bug that prevents iMovie from picking up all the photos in iPhoto or in the photo/video (and Smart) Albums. The big issue is by dragging photos onto the desktop and then again into iMovie you can possibly have 3 files of the same picture thereby depleting a lot of your storage capacity. So... is it possible to save the library files on a removable drive (or SD Card in the card slot) and then use that in real time for editing with iMovie? How would you point to where the library files can be located (did not see the option in settings)? Thanks for the great tutorial!

[@alaasemaka]

Great video, one thing I want to mention for all the newBs in editing (like myself), DO NOT edit a video imported directly from Camera or SD-Card, because after you are all done, iMovie will not let you export it and you would lose all the efforts you put on the project and you gotta do it all over again!! Make sure to move those videos to your disk and then import them and edit them.

[@Learnwithjoel]

Great advice and I completely agree @Alaa Semaka! Always import the footage from the card! Another tip, always let your camera/camcorder format the SD-Card or whatever card you have in it first and not the computer. Thanks so much for watching! If you haven’t subscribed already and would like to support me and my content, please SUBSCRIBE and use the THANKS button! It helps more than you know and is greatly appreciated! If you know someone who may benefit from this video, feel free to share it along!

[@donnybryan6762]

The problem that I have is when I store videos or photos on a remove drive, iMovie cannot fine them. Macs have the worst file management system that I have ever used. The put things where the can only be accessed on the laptop file server.

[@Motorhoming_Fun]

Great vlog can I ask one question does iMovie support 5k video I fly a DJI Mavic classic and it films in 5.1k will it render a video in that resolution ?

[@Learnwithjoel]

Great question @Motorhoming Fun. I did some testing and with a 5K and 8K video file into iMovie. The highest resolution it will let you export is 4K. You can import and edit high quality, but not export. If you do a lot of video editing, I would highly consider Final Cut Pro. It's amazing! I hope that helps! Thanks so much for watching! If this video was helpful and you learned something new, please SUBSCRIBE to my channel if you haven’t already! If you want to support my content click THANKS below or better yet, SHARE it with a friend on social media and say how it helped you! It helps more than you know and is greatly appreciated!

[@Learnwithjoel]

Your videos look pretty nice @Motorhoming Fun. I love content of where people are traveling!

[@celsoampy5425]

I have window 10. I like to download this software in my system. If I buy this app. will be onetime purchase or by subscription? I initially free download but after export it shows watermark. Please advise.

[@Learnwithjoel]

Hi @celso c! iMovie for all Apple products is 100% free, but also keep in mind it's only available on Apple Devices. Not Windows! You would find it in the Mac App Store: apps.apple.com/us/app/imovie/id408981434?mt=12 Thank you for the continued support! I’m glad this video was helpful! If you learned something new and want to support my channel, click SUPER THANKS! It helps more than you know and is greatly appreciated! If you know someone who may benefit from this video, feel free to share it along!

[@wieebenholz8443]

I know this might be a weird question, but can you tell me which mouse you were using when recording this? It has the best clicking sound ever.

[@Learnwithjoel]

LOL...no worries at all @wie ebenholz! So actually it's just the trackpad on the Mac. I often don't use a Mouse as I prefer the trackpad. This current laptop in this video was a 2016 15" MacBook Pro. I hope that helps! Thanks so much for watching! If you haven’t already, please support me by subscribing! It helps more than you know and is greatly appreciated! If you know someone who may benefit from this video, feel free to share it along!

[@wieebenholz8443]

@@Learnwithjoel Thank you very much! :)

[@willscotmont]

Appreciated your iMovie overview. I’ve just started my first project. I’m using it to create a video to assist a sale of my used off road vehicle. The only thing that I had hoped that you would touch on is creating the thumbnail for my KZbin video. The one that is automatically selected is not useful for a sale. I will search your video library later.

[@diannepowell4782]

Very informative video thank you! The idea of editing your clips before you put them in a project is a great one. However I’m not sure this will work for me. My videos are coming off of DVDs saved from even older formats, each clip is 45 to 50 minutes. I discovered you can’t split the clip before it’s in a project. Any ideas?

[@celsoampy5425]

I wanted to buy this I Movie software and download it to my computer. How can I buy this? Will this be a one time purchase or subscription. I went online and started purchasing this but it shows : "Recurring Payment Term" Initial payment $39.99 and $9.99 charged monthly. When I read this and took a pause. I don't like to submit myself on subscription. Thanks

[@Learnwithjoel]

Hi @celso c! iMovie for all Apple products is 100% free, but also keep in mind it's only available on Apple Devices. Not Windows! You would find it in the Mac App Store: apps.apple.com/us/app/imovie/id408981434?mt=12 I hope that helps! Thanks so much for watching! If you would like to support me and my content, please SUPER THANKS! It helps more than you know and is greatly appreciated! If you know someone who may benefit from this video, feel free to share it along!

[@AnneGoggansQHHT]

My apple photos is not available unless I copy to desktop, what am I doing wrong?

[@TheVineyardFarmhouse]

When exporting my video, I get a notification of “Share failed” Can’t find a solution to this problem.

[@AnneMcCueMusic]

It may mean your images aren't actually saved in the library. I had to start a new library on an external drive for every new project. Since then I haven't had the problem.

[@Learnwithjoel]

Hey @The Vineyard Farmhouse! There could be a variety of reasons that you might get an error such as "Share Failed" A few questions and things to look at: 1. Where are you sharing to? A local folder like Movies, Desktop or Documents? Or are you trying to share to a service like KZbin or Facebook or something? 2. If you are sharing to a local folder, do you have enough hard drive space? 3. Did you get any other information related to the error? Or did it just say "Share Failed"? 4. What type of media are you using? Files that you directly imported into iMovie, or are you using content dragged in from your Photos Library? I'd love to help, but for sure need a little more information! I hope that helps! Thanks so much for watching! If you haven’t already, please support me by subscribing! It helps more than you know and is greatly appreciated! If you know someone who may benefit from this video, feel free to share it along!

[@Learnwithjoel]

Hey @Anne McCue! Good point if the files aren't saved in the library. I am curious though...you shouldn't have to create a new library for every new project. Thanks for helping out!

[@hauntednightmaremedia]

How to do close-ups? And I've never been able to save the title so I don't bother anymore.

[@Learnwithjoel]

Hi @Douglas E Wright! I just want to make sure we're on the same page...what do you mean by "How to do close-ups" Looks forward to chatting! Thanks so much for watching and the continued support!

[@hauntednightmaremedia]

@@Learnwithjoel hi, I mean taking a video and moving for a close up of a face and then returning to its normal position. Whenever I see it in a video it seems to happen where there might’ve been a splice in the film. So, I don’t think it’s actually moving the camera closer and back again.

[@Learnwithjoel]

@@hauntednightmaremedia Ah yes! Usually that's referred to as the "Ken Burns" effect. When you have a video selected and you go to the top right in the view, you need to select the "Crop" tool and there are 3 different Styles: Fit, Crop to Fill and Ken Burns. Ken Burns gives you two boxes overlayed on the video. A start and a stop. You can adjust the size and placement of both, and that creating the digital zoom effect for the close ups. Hope that helps and makes sense!

[@hauntednightmaremedia]

@@Learnwithjoel thanks a lot, Joel! I’ll give it a shot, so to speak. Just got a 2 TB HD for a place to put movies and pictures. I always forget where they are on the iMac. I save them everywhere. Now I have the Mac Mini which of course the Bluetooth doesn’t work. Anyway, thanks again. 👻

[@Learnwithjoel]

@@hauntednightmaremedia I can relate all too well! Happy editing and don’t hesitate to reach out!

[@CarlyWaarly]

again another example where you have missed out filters that can change it to old looking or x ray!

[@Learnwithjoel]

I know @CSMedia! There's so many options! Thanks for referencing! Thanks so much for watching! If this video was helpful and you learned something new, please SUBSCRIBE to my channel if you haven’t already! If you want to support my content click THANKS below or better yet, SHARE it with a friend on social media and say how it helped you! It helps more than you know and is greatly appreciated!

[@BudFunOne]

Great video. Thank you

[@Learnwithjoel]

You're very welcome @BudFunOne! Thanks so much for watching! If you haven’t subscribed already and would like to support me and my content, please SUBSCRIBE and click THANKS below on the video! It helps more than you know and is greatly appreciated! If you know someone who may benefit from this video, feel free to share it along!