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Make your own movie or watch a movie on dvd – Apple iMac G4 Flat Panel 15-inch (Original) User Manual

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Make your own movie or watch a movie on DVD.

Use iMovie to edit video from a digital video camera.

Playback controls

Use these to play the movie in the

iMovie monitor. Click the Play Full

Screen button to use the

entire screen.

To learn more about iMovie:

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Open iMovie and choose iMovie Help from the
Help menu.

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Go to www.apple.com/store to find compatible
DV cameras or to purchase a FireWire cable.

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Shoot video
with a digital video
camera. Then
connect the
camera using a
6-pin to 4-pin
FireWire cable and
import your clips.

iMovie monitor

Preview your movie or

view video from a

connected DV camera.

Viewers

Click the clip viewer

(eye tab) to edit and

place clips. Click the

timeline viewer (clock tab)

to edit sound.

Editing buttons
Click to open panels for
adjusting and selecting
sounds, video effects,
titles, and transitions.

Shelf
Clips appear here when
you import them. Move
clips to the viewer
to make them part of
your movie.

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You can export
your finished
movie to a
tape in your DV
camera or to a
QuickTime file.