Unleash Your Creativity: iMovie Picture-in-picture Effect Tutorial

I show you how to make dynamic video content using another one of iMovie's powerful, but not-so-obvious, tools: Picture in Picture.
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:32 Adding graphics
2:00 Picture in Picture dissolve
4:12 Picture in Picture zoom
5:18 Picture in Picture swap
8:33 More iMovie power tips
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OMG.... I had no idea the Reset button was to save the changes..... in other applications it's to return to default settings..... thank you Michael!!!

[@1MollyJ]

I do little humble community videos with a single camera shoot and I love the way this adds just a little interest to what would otherwise be a static view. You are clear and make it easy. I feel better about my videos. Thanks.

[@Kevin.S.McCarter_PhD]

This video is so informative, as all of your videos are. On top of the content, I learn a lot by the way you present yourself and speak on camera; very professional and pleasing to listen to and watch. Over the past four years (since the beginning of the pandemic, when we had to take our teaching online), I have learned so much from you, and learning from you has been an enjoyable experience. Thank you!!!

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WOW!! Thank you so much for your clarity! You are terrific!

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I absolutely love your channel. I have been watching your content for a year now and have been able to greatly improve my videos. I also now can appreciate how hard you work on your videos to make then so seamless and informative. Thank you ❤

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Yes me too

[@MacVideoMagic]

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Your are really helping to understand how we can use imovie.Thanks.

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You just changed my entire editing ability!! thank you for these videos !

[@MacVideoMagic]

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[@johnvanek2931]

Wow, solved my problem with an animated arrow I didn’t want animated! I’m new to IMovie and an already viewing your other videos. Thanks!

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Thanks for the insightful tutorial. It was exactly what I wanted to learn!

[@JohnFrytag]

Thanks! Breathing new life into IMovie. Was thinking of FC until I found your channel and realized how terribly I’m underusing IM. You are an excellent teacher!!

[@MacVideoMagic]

Thank you!

[@fheering]

Very slick, indeed! I’m going to try this swap tool right away! Thanks for another great tip on iMovie!

[@MacVideoMagic]

No problem 👍

[@LauraGYoung]

Brilliant!! So glad your channel looks to be finally getting the attention it deserves. I don't have the time to comment as often as I'd like, but (as everyone keeps saying) thanks again SO MUCH for putting these "out of the box" software videos. Not everyone has the bigger, more expensive editing programs, so you really are filling a much-needed niche. :)

[@planetbell1]

These tutorials are so useful. I get Premiere Pro free through my work, but it is simply too complicated. I actually like using iMovie and your videos help me get the most out of it.

[@MacVideoMagic]

Great to hear!

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Another great video. I'm happy to see you channel grow.

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Great tutorial; on point, neat, well narrated. Kudos from Houston!

[@georgee3401]

Excellent tutorial. Very well presented. Many thanks!

[@MacVideoMagic]

You're very welcome!

[@you5450]

Your videos are so clearly explained and so helpful -thank you!!

[@SoNowWhat]

Very cool! I love your easy-to-follow, well-explained tutorials.

[@MacVideoMagic]

Glad you like them!

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Thanks as always for your crystal clear tutorials.

[@rep1989]

thank you so much for these tutorials. I love imovie for the simplicity and your videos help me so much.

[@MacVideoMagic]

Happy to hear that!

[@Sarbionics]

Brilliant. Loved the swap effect. Thanks

[@MacVideoMagic]

Glad you liked it!

[@Beamthere]

Excellent tutorial. You're a wonderful instructor. Your pace and clarity is perfect for my senior ADD attention span. Thank you.

[@ADWZOfficial]

Thanks for this! I thought I knew about this feature and this was one I missed!

[@semilife]

You are a legend I was wondering how to do this. Thanks.

[@bibleandbibs6407]

Thank you! I truly appreciate your efforts, knowledge and teaching skills.

[@MacVideoMagic]

I appreciate that!

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GREAT Stuff.... I did not know about this... Very useful, thank you very much .

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Glad it was helpful!

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Glad you like them!

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Magnificent content as always 😊

[@MacVideoMagic]

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Thank you

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Game changer 💯

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Cool!

[@davidcking7]

Love the way you very carefully and thoroughly explain every step ... you make a complex effort very simple and understandable. Thank you for being a great teacher and sharing useful content. 🙇

[@MacVideoMagic]

My pleasure 😊

[@CanYouWORLD]

This is actually very cool. Do you know how to make a vertical videos?

[@_hb6181]

You are very cool, I have benefited from your channel a lot because you care about the basic Apple programs and the way to take advantage of them, I hope you have a series in the way to take advantage of Final Cut Pro and Pixelmator pro because I did not find in your channel an explanation of the photo editing software instead of Photoshop.

[@extdms]

Hi there, thanks for the great tutorial. Is there any easy way to add two different pictures to the video at the same time? I have a logo and an image of my URL that I want to add to my video using iMovie.

[@FLAVMEDIA]

GREAT TIP:))

[@MacVideoMagic]

Glad you think so!

[@GEOsustainable]

Mike, have you ever done a video on Color matching clips?

[@TheRockCrystalShopAU]

Thanks!

[@MacVideoMagic]

Thank you for the Super Thanks! Much appreciated.

[@hmongCAM]

Great tutorial. Could you do a tutorial on how to loop a running creek video? Say from a ten seconds running creek in which I want to loop it and make it longer; like from ten seconds to something like thirty minutes or so? I tried looping such video but I can’t seems to get rid of the jump from one loop to another’s. A good example of such video can be found on my KZbin channel; the the video titled: Great Smoky Mountain Creek Scenery….the scene that starts at the 3:35 minute mark on. Thank you very much in advance for your help❤

[@gyver471]

You should do one like this but with a video like doing a reaction video start and stopping it while you talk.

[@gyaanmathematics]

Can we change video background without using green screen with the help of i movie in macbook sir?

[@kenbowles6319]

Your videos are the best and easiest to follow. Thank you for making them. Is it possible to have more than one Picture in Picture at the same time?

[@MacVideoMagic]

You can, but not easily. Check out this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fIGni4qQn9BkjpI

[@andrewb293]

Like it.

[@mrcombiBedford]

Dear Michael, you are the best person to teach iMovie, but its features are so limited, I don't use it any more now Capcut, so much better my vids look amazing, Is it possible you can do a series on how to use Capcut? regards Jerzy UK🙏

[@Math_with_Mrs.Mautner]

Great explanation, and I love your voice/intonation! Do you read off a script in your videos? If so, it comes across so natural, which is great!

[@MacVideoMagic]

Started out reading script 6 years ago. Now, I use a point-form outline to stay on track.

[@Math_with_Mrs.Mautner]

Awesome! I hope I can get that good! Already I'm finding that making youtube videos is helping me learn about how to improve my classroom teaching! Thanks for all your videos! @@MacVideoMagic

[@Trackhoe075]

As always very informative Quick question for you do you use FCP or just stick with iMovie so you can help us ? Great video!!! The more I learn the more I find out that iMovie and keynote combined can really take you up several levels. It may still not be able to do everything that FCP can but for being free it comes extremely close and with your pre-rendering trick well I think that works quite well with the limit of 2 video tracks!!! I do have FCP as well but I seemingly am using iMovie and keynote more these days

[@MacVideoMagic]

Rarely use FCP. Not much of a need for it at the moment.

[@Trackhoe075]

@@MacVideoMagicgotcha again thanks for the video and keep up the great work you do to help us become better iMovie users it’s much appreciated

[@bobchesker2820]

Hi. Please make a video "How to edit in iMovie on iPhone"?

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Really wish Final Cut had something this simple. I miss Imovie for this reason sometimes.

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Funny how "professional" and "simple" are sometimes at odds with each other.

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