Mastering Text Editing in iMovie: Step-by-Step guide

Are you tired of boring videos that lack a certain je ne sais quoi? Fear not, for with iMovie’s text editing capabilities, your videos will become the envy of all your friends and family. In this step-by-step guide, we’ll walk you through how to add, format and animate text in iMovie – so grab some popcorn (or whatever snack suits your fancy) because it’s going to be one heck of a ride.

Getting Started

First things first – let’s get into the basics of getting started.

Launching iMovie

To launch iMovie, simply click on its icon wherever it is located on your device or computer. If you are lazy like me and have no idea where it is located, hit up Command + Space on Mac or Start button + S on Windows to search for it.

Creating a New Project

Once launched, select ‘Create New’ from the project selection screen. A new window will pop up giving you different types of projects that fit what kind of video you want to create. Picking any genre is okay unless creating chaos with your work method gives great joy then by all means do otherwise.

Adding Text Elements

Now that our project has been created it’s time to add some text elements!

Adding Titles

Title screens can be added at the beginning and end of each clip using pre-designed templates provided within iMovie which allows users access highlighted characteristics when choosing as they progress or alternatively import designs externally if needed.

  1. Click on ‘T’ symbol in software.
  2. Choose Title type.
  3. Adjust settings according to preference ie; font size decreasing quickly leads nicely into bold color choice (I’m an expert).
    4.Repeat steps 1 – 3 until satisfied with results.(Or when carpal tunnel hits)

See it was easy wasn’t it? Now that we’ve added titles, let’s move onto adding text within a clip.

Adding Text Overlays

Overlays give us the flexibility to add text at any point within our footage whether its bullets on a list or captions for an interviewee.

  1. Click “T’ in software.
  2. Choose Overlay type.
  3. Enter selected text into viewer according to preference ie; size and font (if your font isn’t Comic Sans, are you even trying).
    4.. Repeat steps 1 – 3 until satisfied with results.(I hope you know that the world needs your artistic expression)

It’s important to keep in mind how long these overlays appear especially if anything is being read and timed appropriately so viewers aren’t left scratching their heads wondering what has been missed!

Formatting Text Elements

Now we have all of our desired text elements loaded into iMovie, it’s time to format them well in order to establish emphasis and encourage engagement.

Bold/Italicize Fonts

One way of drawing attention to specific words whilst using plain ol’ Arial (no offense intended) is by bolding/italicizing them!

To do this:

1.Highlight selected portion of text.
2.Click “B/I” button under “Font”
3.Or hit Command + B or Command + I for speedier results

Alignments

Centered, justified,left-aligned,right-aligned – nothing screams sophistication like ensuring symmetrical design techniques (unless your intentions are dark then feel free not following best practices).

To execute:

1.Click “Text” tab in timeline interface
2.Choose preferred alignment option from top bar

After executing above maneuvers did visual appeal improve?

Animating Text

Adding character(s) during video production remains critical as they aid captivating audience attention throughout duration thus animated typography gets job done as people retain vision faster than audio aids only! Time to spice that footage up with some animating text (prepares self)

How to Animate Text in iMovie

  1. Click desired added text element in timeline interface.
  2. Select ‘Animate’ from the right-hand menu.
  3. Pick animation style using list on graphic display (the temptation of following naming conventions can be ignored).

Aaaand voilà ! Now viewers will be wholly engaged throughout your finished masterpiece!

Conclusion

Congratulations you’ve completed an awesome step-by-step tutorial on mastering text editing within iMovie – now get out there and create something amazing, but standing apart from rest requires creativity so don’t forget to take risks for added potential laughs or gasps!

Remember – Formatting is key, taking time size tweaking, aligning controls placement and one-liner phrase tweaks make a world of difference between regular video and viral content.

Now go forth! Create, edit (don’t forget those animated texts) with confidence knowing exactly how easily accessible tool kit provided by Apple really is.

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