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Hey All:

I am new to apple and all things apple. I moved over from pc due to easier photo editing and am liking this very much so far.

I have a few questions using iMovie.

1. I am finding that my camcorder movies joined together in iMovie come out grainer than the original. Is there a setting or a trick to keep it the same or enhance it?

2. I have some video's that I would like to add tracks from itunes so how would I do that?

3. I have a few hd video's from my iPhone but it comes out really small. Is this normal?

4. If I get a high def camcorder can I burn HD to normal DVD's or how does that work?

Thanks so much

Cactus52
 
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Cactus52 said:
1. I am finding that my camcorder movies joined together in iMovie come out grainer than the original. Is there a setting or a trick to keep it the same or enhance it?
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You may be saving the finished product at too low a resolution. There are various formats available for exporting from iMovie, do a test with a short film to check out the differences.

2. I have some video's that I would like to add tracks from itunes so how would I do that?
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Apple - Find Out How - Movies - iMovie

3. I have a few hd video's from my iPhone but it comes out really small. Is this normal?
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No, not normal. This might be related to your first question. You might want to describe a little about what you do with your videos once you are done editing them.

4. If I get a high def camcorder can I burn HD to normal DVD's or how does that work?
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No. Normal DVDs can only play standard definition video, so the HD video will be scaled down quite significantly. To keep HD video at its original quality, view the videos on a computer, or upload them in HD to a service like YouTube, or get an AppleTV which can stream video over to your HDTV in its full resolution.
 
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I may have some advice for 2 and 3:

To the right of your screen in a project there is a small square to view the movie, and underneath there is a set of buttons. The one with a musical note on it is for your music/sound effects. Click on iTunes, and then search for the music you want to easily find it.

When I import my iPhone vids they come out full screen, so not sure whats happening there. I think you can change this somehow.

iMovie is really easy when you get the hang of it. Good luck!

missgiraffe;)
 

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