Can IMovie trailer music be duplicated?

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Can IMovie trailer music be duplicated?

We are working on a project where we have taken a spy trailer theme and converted it into a project. We want to begin and end with spy music/motion/captions with video in the middle. If the video is 3 mins long and the spy theme music is only 1:11, we will need to run it more than once to get it to fit the whole project.

Is there any way to duplicate the song and use it more than once? It isn't listed in the sound effects.

Thanks for any advice.

Macbook, Mac OS X (10.6.6)

Posted on Mar 20, 2011 3:40 PM

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iNewbie4Now

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Mar 20, 2011 8:21 PM in response to zchristy

Just open up a new Project w/ the Spy Trailer theme. Then Export as .wav file. That should do it for ya!

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zchristy Author

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Mar 20, 2011 9:19 PM in response to iNewbie4Now

Great suggestion! Then I just snag it from itunes?

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Mar 20, 2011 9:28 PM in response to zchristy

Sure, or wherever you save to. Let us know if it worked.

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Mar 20, 2011 10:22 PM in response to zchristy

Is there any way to duplicate the song and use it more than once? It isn't listed in the sound effects.

All the elements for Trailers, including music, are located in iMovie's package contents. In Finder, go to Applications>iMovie.app. Right-click (or Control-click) on iMovie.app and select "Show Package Contents" from the pop-up menu. Click on Contents then Resources. In the Resources folder you will find all the soundtracks. The one you want is named "SoundTrack-Spy.m4a". Drag that to your Desktop, iTunes or other preferred location to copy it to that location.

NOTE: Be careful while in Package Contents not to disturb, move or rename etc anything, as this may cause problems in iMovie! However, it's quite safe to copy items.

John

Message was edited by: John Cogdell - added NOTE

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zchristy Author

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Mar 22, 2011 7:17 AM in response to John Cogdell

Really appreciate that information, John. Thank you!

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Feb 23, 2012 3:01 PM in response to John Cogdell

Thanks John, you made my day. I had been strugling with that same problem for like a month, without knoing what to do and having a work to deliver. Thanks man !!!!

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Apr 11, 2012 10:45 AM in response to zchristy

This worked for me too!!! Thank you SO MUCH!!

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