Many students and faculty who visit the Learning Studio are new to video editing. Apple’s iMovie software comes free on all Macintosh computers, so it’s the most obvious place to begin. 

The iLife suite–including iMovie, iPhoto, and GarageBand–is available on any Macs in the Learning Commons or Learning Studio. iMovie was designed around the ability to organize, edit, and share your video as quickly as possible. With the addition of the tapeless camcorders, now available for checkout in the Learning Studio, this means you’ll have your clips loaded and ready to edit almost immediately.

Here are a few ways you might use iMovie for projects this semester:

1. Import footage from a checkout camera or mobile device and cut it into a short video.
2. Bring images from iPhoto or the web and assemble them into a narrated slideshow with panning effects.
3. Combine still images, video footage, and audio tracks to create a basic digital story.