Summary

Whew, that was a lot. The good news is, you’re now totally clued in on how to bring an iMovie project from import to export. You know the principles of editing, some nifty tricks, what the menus and commands in iMovie for macOS do, and which to avoid. Let’s recap.

First of all, we looked at how to import files safely and efficiently. Then, we looked at how to sort that media by marking your favorite regions. The final stage of preparation before the assembly edit is determining your project settings. In iMovie, the resolution and frame rate are decided by the first clip placed in a blank timeline.

The assembly edit involves the simple cuts and trims we covered in Chapter 1, Chapter 2, and Chapter 3. Make sure to use the keyboard shortcuts from Chapter 4 too. After the assembly edit, we aim to make the video look and sound more polished. For sound, we looked at filling out our scenes with appropriate sound effects and music. We also looked at audio effects...