Is there any way to download the background music from the iMovie trailer template "Romance" to be used in another iMovie of greater length than that of a trailer?
iMovie '11
In addition to Tom's good advice, another method is to access the audio file in iMovie's package contents folder.
In Finder, in the Applications folder, right-click (or control-click) on iMovie.app and select Show Package Contents from the pop-up menu. Open the folder Contents>Resources. In that folder you will find components for each Trailer, including the soundtrack. The file you are seeking is named "SoundTrack - Romance.m4a".
Copy then paste the file to your Desktop (don't otherwise mess with items in package contents folders!). Open the file in QuickTime - it is titled "Love Story FC2". Opening the Inspector in QuickTime (Window>Show Movie Inspector) reveals it as AAC format. If you wish, as Tom indicated, you can Export the file from QuickTime in other sound formats, such as AIFF. If preferred, you can import either the AAC file or the converted file to iTunes (or other audio apps) for use as required.
John
In addition to Tom's good advice, another method is to access the audio file in iMovie's package contents folder.
In Finder, in the Applications folder, right-click (or control-click) on iMovie.app and select Show Package Contents from the pop-up menu. Open the folder Contents>Resources. In that folder you will find components for each Trailer, including the soundtrack. The file you are seeking is named "SoundTrack - Romance.m4a".
Copy then paste the file to your Desktop (don't otherwise mess with items in package contents folders!). Open the file in QuickTime - it is titled "Love Story FC2". Opening the Inspector in QuickTime (Window>Show Movie Inspector) reveals it as AAC format. If you wish, as Tom indicated, you can Export the file from QuickTime in other sound formats, such as AIFF. If preferred, you can import either the AAC file or the converted file to iTunes (or other audio apps) for use as required.
John
Most times the name of the Trailer is at the bottom of the trailer thumbnail. That is often also the name of the soundtrack file. And sometimes it will be a .caf instead of a .m4a file with iMovie '11.
So the names of the sound tracks would be:
Action
Adventure
Blockbuster
Documentary
Epic_Drama
Film_Noir
Friendship
Holiday
Love_Story
Pets
Romantic_Comedy
Sports
Spy
Supernatural
Travel
Don't look at the 'titles' in the video thumbnails themselves, they have nothing to do with the names of the soundtracks embedded in the iMovie.app file itself.
The music length is what it is. You can export the trailer to QuickTime. Set the export to sound to AIFF and the sample rate to 48k. Reimport the music and use it in whatever projects you want.
does anyone know how to find out the name of the songs used in the trailers. in paricularly the one used for the Love Story trailer. Its simple titled, "Romance"
How can I get the background music from iMovie trailer, "Romance"to be used in another imovie?
