Apple has released a new version of iMovie that makes things much easier and simpler with video editing, whether you’re using the iPhone or the larger iPad screen.
With the new Storyboards feature, content creators can learn how to edit and develop new storytelling techniques using pre-made templates for the different types of videos commonly shared on social media.
There’s also a new feature called Movie Magic to automatically add transitions, effects, and music to selected scenes and photos, so the tool creates a project in no time.
Let’s take a detailed look at what each of these new features that come with Magic Movie for iMovie 3 are all about. The iMovie 3 tool is completely free on the App storewith the only caveat that your device must be running iOS or iPad OS 15.2 or later to be supported.
How to Make a Movie in iMovie 3
Before making transitions and applying effects to selected video and photo scenes, let’s show how to do it with iMovie 3 application.
Chances are your iPhone or iPad already has it installed, so we only recommend making sure you’re using the latest version presented by Apple. To do this, go to the App Store and search for “iMovie”. The system will guide you to update it if you don’t have the latest version.
- Launch iMovie and under the “Start a new project” section, tap Magic Movie.
- The “Choose your media” section displays your photo albums. Go to the album and if you have a mix of videos and photos, try looking in “Recents” or the desired album.
- Select the means you want by clicking on each item. Items you select will display a blue checkmark. Then tap “Create Magic Movie” at the bottom of the screen to make iMovie edit the video.
- After creating the movie, you will be taken to a screen with a video preview and a list of video clips. You might want to rename the title, so tap the video preview image (not the play button).
- An editing screen will appear. Click on the title and use the text editing tools that appear to be able to edit the title. Tap “Done” in the top right corner above the keyboard when you’re done.
That’s all! You can click the Share button (the rectangle with an arrow) at the top right to export the video and share it on social media or via AirDrop.
Editing Upcoming Magic Movie News
You can make further changes through the “Magic Movie” function. After creating the movie (steps 1-3 above), you will be taken to a screen with a video preview and a list of video clips. There are many things you can do here:
- Preview video in player
- Tap a video clip to access that part of the player.
- Tap a video box on the right to bring up a pencil in the box. Then long press on this box and a context menu will appear allowing you to replace, resume or edit the clip.
- Press ‘+’ to add or record a new video clip, add a clip from your library or add titles.
- Click “Select” and select buttons will appear to the left of each video clip. Select the clips, then tap “Delete or Duplicate” at the bottom.
- Swipe left on a video clip and the “Delete” function will appear on the right.
- Move a video to another location by touching and holding it, then drag it to a new location.
If you click on the Magic Movie icon located on the right side (icons with filmstrip and stars), you can do the following:
- Choose the title style, font, and color.
- Choose background music. Apple provides several songs, but you can use your own.
- Use a video filter to give your video a new and unique look.
To trim a video clip, tap the video frame in the preview window to enter the editing screen, then swipe left or right on the clips below the preview window to find the video clip wish.
You can also tap on a video clip to select it, then tap on it until a pop-up menu appears. Then select “Edit Video Clip”. With the clip you want to shorten, press and drag either end to the desired length.
Editing and saving tools
When you are on the “Edit” screen, more editing tools are available at the bottom of the screen. You’ll find more tools for designing titles, adjusting audio volumes, doing VoiceOver, and more.
iMovie automatically saves the project file. You can export the project and open it in iMovie for iPad. You can open the project in iMovie for Mac, but it will appear in the normal timeline view, not the Magic Movie interface.
To export a project, press the “Share” button (the rectangle with an arrow), then press “Options”. On the ‘Options’ screen, select ‘Project’ then click ‘Done’. Then you can save it to files or send it by
To export the entire video, click on the ‘Share’ button (the rectangle with an arrow), then on ‘Options’. Under “Type” you will need to select “Video” and under “Resolution” choose the desired resolution.
You can then select “Save Video”, which saves it to “Photo Library”, or you can also save it to Files and then select your iCloud Drive account so you can instantly access the video from your Mac or Apple TV .
If you are a new iOS user, you might be interested in our article on how to use iMovie on iPhone. We also have a special on The best apps to edit videos on iPhone.
Original article published in igamesnews US.
