iMovie 2—Create and Edit Your Own Digital Movies

iMovie monitor

Preview your movie or view video directly from a connected DV camcorder.

Mode switch

Use this to switch between importing from

acamcorder and editing.

Clip viewer

Timeline viewer

The clip viewer and the timeline viewer are visual aids for assembling and editing your movie.

Video track

Lets you work with audio contained in video clips.

Playback controls

Use these to play the movie in the iMovie monitor.

Audio tracks

Lets you work with recordings, music, and sound effects.

Scrubber bar

Use this to select sections of video.

Playhead

Represents the location of the frame showing in the iMovie monitor. Move the playhead to see where things appear in a movie.

Shelf

To make clips part of your movie after you import them, drag them from the shelf to the clip viewer.

Editing buttons

Click these to open panels for adjusting and selecting sounds, video effects, titles (text), and transitions. Click the Clips button to see the shelf.

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Apple G4 manual IMovie 2-Create and Edit Your Own Digital Movies, Playhead