photo booth effects in imovie

Hi

To my knowledg - not possibly else using the Green-Screen effect in iMovie'09

In iMovie'08 - No way

In iMovie up to HD 6 one can add plug-ins for Chroma-key

Alt. FinalCut Express 4 or Pro where there are several Chroma-key tools.

No like in Photo-booth.

Yours Bengt W

Is there a feasible way to use effects from photo booth in imovie?

Not directly from either app.

Here are a couple of alternatives you can consider:

(1) Record the clip in Photo Booth (PB) using the effect you want. Then quit PB and launch iMovie (iM.) Import a copy of the clip located in your Home > Pictures > Photo Booth folder and named "Movie xx.mov" into iM.

(2) If you have iMovie HD (before iMovie 7.x), record a clip and add Editing > Video FX after the clip has been recorded. These are not identical to the effects PB adds during recording, but they can approximate some of them on clips you have already made. 

I suggest a short test first to determine whether you like what you can do before you record an entire project without knowing if you can approximate the effect you want.







EZ Jim



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You're welcome.

Let us know if iM HD gives you the answer you need or if you have other questions.

We will be watching.





EZ Jim



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Kudos to you for letting us know what worked, rabbit_ch !      answered
And thanks for using the stars, too!





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Thanks for sharing the link, rabbit_ch

It has more pictures than these -> iMovie '09's "green-screen" Help <- pages.

Cheers,



EZ Jim



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