Comments on: MacMost Now 264: iMovie 09 Titles http://macmost.com/imovie-09-titles.html MacMost: Making the most of your Mac, iPod, Apple TV and iPhone. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:27:42 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Gary Rosenzweig http://macmost.com/imovie-09-titles.html#comment-18444 Gary Rosenzweig Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:23:43 +0000 http://macmost.com/imovie-09-titles.html#comment-18444 If you have the ability to create your own graphics, then you can do it in iMovie. Just create a graphic and drag that into your iMovie project. You can even use a semi-transparent graphic and put it in as picture-in-picture for it to appear over video. If you have the ability to create your own graphics, then you can do it in iMovie. Just create a graphic and drag that into your iMovie project. You can even use a semi-transparent graphic and put it in as picture-in-picture for it to appear over video.

]]> By: mike http://macmost.com/imovie-09-titles.html#comment-18441 mike Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:30:53 +0000 http://macmost.com/imovie-09-titles.html#comment-18441 Gary Thanks. In fact I have since found a way to add a title graphic though this method is in Quicktime Pro CREATE A VIDEO TITLE IN QUICKTIIME Without AppleScript: 1. Copy the image you want. 2. Create a new movie in QuickTime Player. 3. Paste the image in, then copy the movie and close it (yes, you need to copy what you just pasted). 4. Open an existing movie. 5. Select the first few seconds of the movie and choose "Add to Selection and Scale" from the Edit menu. 6. Show the movie properties (command-J), select the newly-created video track (probably called "video track 2"), and click the Extract button. A new movie will appear that contains the image you pasted, only this one will last for several seconds (or however much you selected in step 5). Now just copy this and paste it into any movie you want. You can close and not save the dummy movie you opened in step 4. Of course imovie is not subtle enough to make a title appear clearly from the start and only fade out not jade in. As you say in need final cut. The automatic transcripts I was referring to is the text of your presentation in the box below your video. Was this manually transcribed or automatic? As my next task is to find some automatic speech soundtrack transcription software. Thanks Gary Thanks. In fact I have since found a way to add a title graphic though this method is in Quicktime Pro
CREATE A VIDEO TITLE IN QUICKTIIME

Without AppleScript:
1. Copy the image you want.
2. Create a new movie in QuickTime Player.
3. Paste the image in, then copy the movie and close it (yes, you need to copy what you just pasted).
4. Open an existing movie.
5. Select the first few seconds of the movie and choose “Add to Selection and Scale” from the Edit menu.
6. Show the movie properties (command-J), select the newly-created video track (probably called “video track 2″), and click the Extract button.

A new movie will appear that contains the image you pasted, only this one will last for several seconds (or however much you selected in step 5). Now just copy this and paste it into any movie you want. You can close and not save the dummy movie you opened in step 4.
Of course imovie is not subtle enough to make a title appear clearly from the start and only fade out not jade in. As you say in need final cut.

The automatic transcripts I was referring to is the text of your presentation in the box below your video. Was this manually transcribed or automatic?
As my next task is to find some automatic speech soundtrack transcription software. Thanks

]]> By: Gary Rosenzweig http://macmost.com/imovie-09-titles.html#comment-18416 Gary Rosenzweig Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:24:59 +0000 http://macmost.com/imovie-09-titles.html#comment-18416 You can't build custom titles in iMovie -- you have to adapt one of the existing titles to suit your needs. To go further, you'd need another piece of software, like Final Cut. And there's no way to make automatic transcripts -- but I'm not sure that's what you are asking. Do you mean subtitles? You can’t build custom titles in iMovie — you have to adapt one of the existing titles to suit your needs. To go further, you’d need another piece of software, like Final Cut. And there’s no way to make automatic transcripts — but I’m not sure that’s what you are asking. Do you mean subtitles?

]]> By: mike http://macmost.com/imovie-09-titles.html#comment-18402 mike Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:17:14 +0000 http://macmost.com/imovie-09-titles.html#comment-18402 Gary. very clear and useful. Have you advice for making your own title or adapting and saving an existing one. I just need a bit more room for a clear education context set up of content about three lines. Also How do you get the text transcipt by hand or automatic? Thanks again Gary. very clear and useful. Have you advice for making your own title or adapting and saving an existing one. I just need a bit more room for a clear education context set up of content about three lines. Also How do you get the text transcipt by hand or automatic?
Thanks again

]]> By: bobbunch http://macmost.com/imovie-09-titles.html#comment-17450 bobbunch Tue, 21 Jul 2009 02:03:16 +0000 http://macmost.com/imovie-09-titles.html#comment-17450 Great work Gary. Love your podcast. your a true inspiration Great work Gary. Love your podcast. your a true inspiration

]]> By: Jeff http://macmost.com/imovie-09-titles.html#comment-17424 Jeff Tue, 14 Jul 2009 03:57:10 +0000 http://macmost.com/imovie-09-titles.html#comment-17424 Cool! Cool!

]]> By: Eirik http://macmost.com/imovie-09-titles.html#comment-17423 Eirik Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:10:07 +0000 http://macmost.com/imovie-09-titles.html#comment-17423 Great video Great video

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