Blackbox VideoClip-HD User Manual

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RESEARCH AND
INSTRUCTIONAL
SUPPORT
REVISED: AUGUST 2006
Digital Video Capture and Edit with iMovie HD 6.0.2
Project Management
Plan out your time and process before beginning the capture and edit. A few major items to
keep in mind:
1. Uncompressed digital video files are VERY large. You will not be able to save the raw
files for your project into any of your network spaces. In most cases your raw files will
not even fit on a zip disk or CD.
Uncompressed video files require up 3.5 MB of space for every second of footage, thus:
-An empty 100MB zip disk will only hold about 25 seconds of uncompressed digital
video.
-An empty CD-R will hold only about 2 and 1/2 minutes of uncompressed digital
video clips. The best plan is to finish your project in one sitting by exporting your movie to
either a QuickTime movie (for web or CD – 3 minute max!) or back out to a digital video
camera (DV) before you leave the station.
2. Plan how you will use your finished movie before you begin. QuickTime movies can be
played on the web, sent through email, and posted to a WebCT or Ella course. MiniDV can
be transferred to VHS by hooking the camera up to a VCR. Exported QuickTime movies
that are under 3 minutes should be small enough to save to a zip disk or to attach to an email
message.
Setting up
1. Shut down the MAC station you will be using if it is already on. It is best to connect
and turn on your DV camera before restart. The camera should have a DV
Firewire cable in its bag. Check with Media Resources if you do not find one. The
smaller end plugs into the camera (look for slot on camera) and the larger end plugs
into the MAC (look for FireWire symbol ). Turn camera on (playback mode) and
start up the MAC.
2. After station has restarted, launch iMovie HD (from dock) and check iMovie
configuration:
a. In iMovie, from the iMovie HD menu, choose Preferences - Playback
b. Make sure that the Play DV project video through to DV camera box is NOT
checked.
c. Click OK.
d. Quit out of iMovie HD
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RESEARCH ANDINSTRUCTIONALSUPPORTREVISED: AUGUST 2006Digital Video Capture and Edit with iMovie HD 6.0.2Project ManagementPlan out your time and proces

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102. Click the red button on the bottom right to start recording through the externalmicrophone. Click the red button again to stop recording. The voi

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11EffectsInserting a video effect1. Select desired clip in the Timeline.2. Click on the Editing button3. Click on the Video FX tab4. Select an effect

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12Inserting an audio effect1. Select desired clip in the Timeline.2. Click on the Editing button3. Click on the Video FX tab4. Select an effect by cli

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13your movie output. Note: Export uncompressed QuickTime (.mov)file for use in other editing programs like Final Cut Pro, AfterEffects or Motion.

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2e. Re-launch iMovie HD and proceed to Capturing.Capturing (recording) a Video Clip1. Launch iMovie HD. From the three options (Create a New Project,

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3import video from your digital video camera, compose it into a movie, and send it to iDVDso you can burn it on a DVD disc or save it in another forma

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4The clip viewer, shown below, displays clips in the order that they will appear in yourmovie. It shows you the clip sequence and transitions used in

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5Splitting ClipsYou can split single clips into two clips. This is useful if you want to keep an unusedportion of a clip on the shelf for later editin

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6Adding a Title Over a Video Clip1. Select the desired clip in the Timeline or Clip viewer.2. Click the Editing button located beneath the clip pane,

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7selected clip plus the title, drag the highlighted title style from the style list in thetitle palette in front of the selected clip in the Timeline

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8Creating a Transition1. Click on the Editing button located beneath the clip pane, and then choose theTransitions tab (see image above).2. Select a t

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92. Create a new transition if desired.Inserting Pre-Recorded Sounds1. Click on the Media button located beneath the clip pane, and then choose the Au

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