Q: Can I do an audio-only edit in iMovie '11 ?
Can I do an audio-only edit (no video)? i want to lay down an audio soundtrack and then add picture / video to it afterward. Can I do that?
It seems I can only do as much audio as there is video. This is the opposite of much professional work which often requires laying down a sound "bed" first, then adding video / picture afterward. It's hard to believe iMovie does not allow this.
I'm a professional Final Cut editor but know little about iMovie
Thanks.
It seems I can only do as much audio as there is video. This is the opposite of much professional work which often requires laying down a sound "bed" first, then adding video / picture afterward. It's hard to believe iMovie does not allow this.
I'm a professional Final Cut editor but know little about iMovie
Thanks.
G5 & Intel MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.4)
Posted on Nov 6, 2010 12:42 AM
by Tom Wolsky,Solvedanswer
Apple TV
A typical news story, the way it is cut by a professional editor, is probably beyond of scope of iMovie, if you want to do it accurately and efficiently. You need a pro app. FCE at the least.
That said, if you want to try, rather than using the cutaway function, I'd split the text track and use the replace function. Just put a new clip on the split section, hold, and replace. The cutaways function works, but it limits what you can do with the video, like adding transitions. Probably a combination of the two will work. The lack of precision is what I think you're going find most frustrating. You might all find it easier to work in timeline view than the standard iMovie display. BTW, the timeline tracks with the playhead, who would have thought such a thing could be possible.
That said, if you want to try, rather than using the cutaway function, I'd split the text track and use the replace function. Just put a new clip on the split section, hold, and replace. The cutaways function works, but it limits what you can do with the video, like adding transitions. Probably a combination of the two will work. The lack of precision is what I think you're going find most frustrating. You might all find it easier to work in timeline view than the standard iMovie display. BTW, the timeline tracks with the playhead, who would have thought such a thing could be possible.
Posted on Nov 7, 2010 7:19 AM