Apple iMovie '08 - Manual (Page 28)

28 Chapter 2 Learn iMovie
To delete rejected clips:
1 Choose View > Rejected Only, or choose Rejected Only from the Show pop-up menu.
2 Click “Move to Trash” in the upper-right corner above the rejected clips.
If you want to regain the disk space occupied by the video you’ve deleted, you must
empty the Trash on your computer.
To regain disk space from deleted clips:
m Click the desktop to activate the Finder, and then choose Finder > Empty Trash.
Favorites and Unmarked View
As you’re working in iMovie, you may find it easier to show only the video you’ve
marked as a favorite or left unmarked. To do this, return to the default view.
In this view, any video you reject disappears immediately from the view. To see it again,
choose Rejected from the Show pop-up menu.
To restore the default view (Favorites and Unmarked), do one of the following:
m Press Command (x)-L.
m Choose “Favorites and Unmarked” from the Show pop-up menu.
m Choose View > “Favorites and Unmarked.”
m If you’re in Rejected Only view, click Hide Rejected in the upper right-hand corner of
the Event browser.
Step 3: Enhance Video Images and Adjust Sound Volume
As you watch your video, you may feel that even your favorite moments could use
some improvement. Perhaps in your favorite clip the volume is too loud or too soft.
In another clip, the main subject gives you a great smile—but he’s a bit too far away.
Or maybe you think the colors look dull or overexposed. With iMovie you can easily
enhance your video’s appearance and sound.
Cropping Video Images
Just as you might crop a photograph, with iMovie you can do the same to video,
creating a close-up shot of your chosen subject where you didn’t have one before.
If you’re working with standard or lower-resolution video, cropping the clip may cause
it to appear grainy. With high definition video, cropped clips can look almost as good
as the originals.