PE1_iMovie

This is my first experience with Lynda.com.  Lynda.com is an online training tool that has a variety of tutorials for just about any technology that you can think of.  They even have a tutorial on how to use Lynda.com.  When you have completed a training, you will receive a certificate of completion.  

I am about one third of the way through watching  iMovie '11 tutorials.  I like the format of this tutorial.  The videos are broken down into short sections.  It is easy to watch as little or as much as you would like at one time.  When you go back to Lynda.com, you know where you left off.  You also have the option of making videos appear as if you haven't watched them yet . This does not have an effect on your certificates, it is just a way to make the videos that you show as un-viewed so you can go back and watch those parts again. 

I look forward to the rest of the tutorial.  I wish I had taken advantage of Lynda.com sooner.  I definitely want to watch as many tutorials as I can while I still have a valid membership. 

Some parts that stood out to me are:

• iMovie automatically saves your changes as you go so that you will not lose information if you lose power or if you encounter another problem.  This is great because you don't have to worry about saving your work often.  You can just continue to make changes.

• When uploading video, you have the option to copy the file or move the file.  This will allow you to either take it off the recording device completely or copy the file and leave it as it is on the device.

 

• I was unsure what to do in this menu when beginning a new project.  If you know the frame rate you can select it in this menu.  iMovie also may show the number of frames per second on the clip with yellow letting.

 

• The toggle button will allow you to mute the playback sounds as you are skimming.  I am very glad to know this because that noise drives me crazy.

•  You may hide the Event Library when you are finished with it by clicking the symbol in the lower left hand corner.  This would be helpful when selecting parts of your video to use because it gives you more space.