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Chapter 24. Exploring the iMovie Interface

iMovie lets you take video that you’ve recorded with a camcorder and make your own movies. It gives you the power to be your own movie director. In Hollywood, the process of deciding which parts of the footage end up in the final product is called editing. Movie editors craft the various scenes to fit together—in essence, they’re making the same kind of decisions that you’ll make for your iMovie.

By the Way

iMovie will also let you capture video directly from iSight cameras, which were introduced in Chapter 16, “Using iChat AV.” We’ll discuss further details in Chapter 25, “Working with Video and Clips in iMovie.”

Basic Stages—Shoot, Edit, Enhance, Share

Apple explains the process of making iMovies in four ...