30 Chapter 2
iMovie 2—Create and Edit Your Own Digital Movies
iMovie monitor
C
Preview your
movie or view
video directly from
a connected DV
camcorder.
Playback controlsC
Use these to play the
movie in the iMovie
monitor.
Mode switchC
Use this to
switch between
importing from
a camcorder
and editing.
Timeline
viewerC
The clip viewer
and the timeline
viewer are
visual aids for
assembling and
editing your
movie.
Editing
buttonsC
Click these to
open panels for
adjusting and
selecting sounds,
video effects,
titles (text), and
transitions. Click
the Clips button to
see the shelf.
Scrubber barC
Use this to select
sections of video.
Audio tracksC
Lets you work with
recordings, music, and
sound effects.
PlayheadC
Represents the
location of the frame
showing in the iMovie
monitor. Move the
playhead to see
where things appear
in a movie.
Video trackC
Lets you work
with audio
contained in
video clips.
Clip viewerC
ShelfC
To make clips part
of your movie after
you import them,
drag them from
the shelf to the
clip viewer.