How To Make Special Effects In iMovie

[Stilton142]

Can I do this in iPod?

[jimbugaty]

@Stilton142 Not that i know of, sorry.

[zieljouj]

how do i do if i have osx lion?????

plz help

[jimbugaty]

@zieljouj This was done one OSX Lion, it should be the exact same, if you are having a more specific problem, i may need you to reply in more detail

[MrEDGARSCRAZYVIDEOS]

do you  need a mac for this???

[SuperBadactors]

hey dude i am wondering did you downloaded these effects or did it came in you macbook or iMac already please reply i need to get these but i can't find them please reply asap

[imovieFX1]

no offence but those effects are crap if u want to see how to do really good effects check out my channel i promiss you that you wont be disapointed :)

[swagrepcrew]

i have the same pack but when i put it in my movie the gun fire i got the fire and the black screen how i get only the fire in my movie is it with green screen you only do picture in picture i do it to but i have the black and fire :s

[magicmishka]

hey man! great vid! where did u get the intro music??? did u get it on iMovie? if yes, where exactly is it? thanx again!

[jimbugaty]

@magicmishka It is from iMovie its called "Headspin" to find it you need to look for the music symbol at the bottom of iMovie above the timeline on the right, when you click it there should be a folder called "iLife Sound Effects" and under that section when you click the folder there is a search bar, then in the search bar search for headspin and there you go, hope this works, if not reply to this and il try and a help bit more :)

[Yukizilla1]

Does anyone know where to get a meteor effect for iMovie? For free?

[Bellhorn25]

Thumbs up if you thought it was Mclovin when if first started

[ps3orme]

But how do u get the packs

[landan15]

is there any free fx

[jimbugaty]

@ThatReporterKid I have a video on my channel on the best import and export settings for iMovie, try watching that and see if that helps at all /watch?v=HYeC9N62Ltk

[TheCoolCatsClub]

are there any good free effect sites you know of?

[jimbugaty]

@TheCoolCatsClub No, sorry, I either buy my effects or make them myself in Adobe After Effects and Photoshop

[PBJStudios1]

@TheCoolCatsClub hey there is one called footage crate

[xBlackModzZz]

@TheCoolCatsClub

there are some good free effects on footage crate or detention films...just google them

[superatombomb142]

@TheCoolCatsClub you will need utorrent type get action essentials 2 free and get it in pirate bay

[JackiesDrawings]

I do all that but why do I have a black background instead of the transparency? My effects are per keyed also. :(

[jimbugaty]

@JackiesDrawings I have a video on my channel on the best import and export settings for iMovie, try watching that and see if that helps at all /watch?v=HYeC9N62Ltk

[OllieGforyou]

wait where do you get these effects?

[jimbugaty]

@OllieGforyou Link in description

[corrado]

I would suggest a script, this video could have been 2 minutes max. Too many "ummm" pauses etc. Not a bash at all, merely a suggestion.

[jimbugaty]

@corrado I know I'm sorry, I've noticed them and I've been trying to edit them all out in my videos lately, but thanks for the suggestion and I may start to use a script.

[Fabi3105]

HELLO JIMBUGATY, MY PROBLEM IS THAT MY FOOTAGE VIDEO IS BLACK IN THE BACKGROUP WHEN I IMPORT THEM... ALSO IF I DONT CLICK OPTIMIZE WHILE IMPORTING THE VIDS. PLEASE HELP ME !!!!

SORRY FOR THAT BAD ENGLISH, I'M GERMAN...:D

[jimbugaty]

@Fabi3105 If the video has black in the background then you will want to key out the black in another piece of software.

[CJandMP]

@Fabi3105 i have a video that could help you.

[2chickenmama]

How do you get the pack?

[julay201201]

Hi, i have the action essencials pack, but, the effects haves the black background and i want it off and in the after effects it will take me a lot of time, is there a easier way?

[jimbugaty]

@julay201201 when you have your clip of the gun shot onto of your original clip, select the gun shot on the timeline and on the far left of the clip you should see a blue settings button, click it and there should be a section on settings called "Cropping, Ken Burns & Rotation" click it and on the top left of your video there should be three settings "Fit, Crop, Ken Burns" make sure Crop is clicked and bellow those settings should be allow black and you want to make sure it's un clicked.

[julay201201]

@jimbugaty thanks for answer, but it´s still black

[jimbugaty]

@julay201201 apart from putting the footage into after effects and keying out the black I'm not sure what to do, sorry. i found that Action Essentials 2 has pre-keyed footage so some "non official retailers" if you want to call them may give you the footage for a cheaper, easy option.

[julay201201]

@jimbugaty i found the problem, when i import the video i checked the Optimize option. Now the black background is gone. Thanks a lot for the answers and congrats for the videos.

[jimbugaty]

@julay201201 Awesome! glad it worked and thanks.

[747Grant]

where do i get the effects!!!!!! plz respond

[jimbugaty]

@747Grant you can buy them from 'Video Copilot' and it's called 'Action Essentials 720p'

[dim36425]

how i can get imovie HD????

[jimbugaty]

@dim36425 Do you mean iMovie HD edition or how to get better quality videos from iMovie?

[dim36425]

@jimbugaty basicly..both of them:)

[jimbugaty]

@dim36425 iMovie HD is iMovie 08 you want to make sure you have iMovie '11 because iMovie 11 works in HD, if you have a old G5 processor mac then you want to buy iMovie HD on ebay but if you have an intel iMac then you want iMovie 11 which comes pre-installed on all newer macs or you can buy it from the app store, you also want to film your footage in HD as well and when you have finished with your video you want to click share at the top of the screen then export movie and select any HD option.

[dim36425]

@jimbugaty :/

i have intel mac....i bought it before 2 month...i have imovie 11, the 9.0.4 version, i put HD video but when i go share...export...i cant select HD...until 720x540:(((((

[jimbugaty]

@dim36425 When you import your footage you need to make sure that the box saying optimise video is not selected, that may decrease the quality of your video

[dim36425]

@jimbugaty man i cant do that :(((

i go FILE-->import--->i movie HD...i dont select optimise....and i cant import the video...wtf:/

OR

if i go...share-->export movie,..there isnt selection to the optimise video...

[dim36425]

@jimbugaty btw can u make a short video...how u can import imovie HD video...there isnt at YOUTUBE!

[jimbugaty]

@dim36425 I'm just about to film it now so it will be on my channel within a few hours

[dim36425]

@jimbugaty thanks a lot man...u are very kind:))))

really thanks for the time:)

[jimbugaty]

@dim36425 It's no problem :) - The video is exporting now and will be up very soon.

[dim36425]

@jimbugaty i am waiting to watch it:)......

one more question...action essential is videos effects..or its programe?

[jimbugaty]

@dim36425 The video is out and action essentials is a video effects package (just a series or folders with video clips of special effects such as explosions, muzzle flashes, dirt etc. it also comes with some sound effects too.

[dim36425]

@jimbugaty hmmm....i downloaded the special effects...so i think i can find how to use them at i movie right?

[jimbugaty]

@dim36425 Yeh they work in iMovie, you just have to import them in, i would recommend adding them into a new event

[dim36425]

@jimbugaty  its easy to use them..or i must go to find a video tutorial?

[jimbugaty]

@dim36425 well once you've imported the effects you can use this tutorial to use them, but for some of them you may want to use a more professional piece of software.

[dim36425]

@jimbugaty such as?what software?

from copilot...or somethink more pro again...

[jimbugaty]

@dim36425 Adobe after effects, but that is if you want to do effects such as bullet hits (creating damage to walls) and motion tracking smoke puffs etc.

[dim36425]

@jimbugaty i did it:)

one more question my friend...howu get the effect from essential to your i movie on the right ?

[dim36425]

@dim36425 question NO2:can i get more themes

(for example the way that a video change to another video,like cross zoom or spin in etc....:)

[dim36425]

@dim36425 

[dim36425]

@dim36425 question NO3...i make new project i put picture in picture .....but there is a video and the effect of essential is still LIKE A PHOTO...not like a video...what was my mistake?

[dim36425]

@dim36425 question NO4..is there any programme for mac to do things like that?

Sony Vegas 9.0 Special Effects Compilation / Montage

[jimbugaty]

@dim36425 Im not quite sure what your asking in this question

[jamaicanhobos14]

@dim36425 get motion

[jimbugaty]

@dim36425 To add a photo into iMovie you can drag and drop it into the timeline and then you select the photo in the timeline and on the far left of the 'clip' there is a blue settings button, click that and select cropping, ken-bruns and rotation and make sure it's on either crop or fit

[jimbugaty]

@dim36425 not unless you upgrade to Final Cut Pro X, your stuck with the few themes that you get with iMovie

[jimbugaty]

@dim36425 after you import your videos from essentials you follow the second part of this tutorial where i do the muzzle flashes, also well done, glad it worked :)

[yeabuddy74]

but how do u get that pack that has the effects in it. does it cost money

[jimbugaty]

@yeabuddy74 yeh, it does cost money, it's from Video Copilot and it's called Action Essentials, but it comes with hundreds of video effects and sound effects.

[superturtle2th]

Were is The setting that says allow black

[jimbugaty]

@superturtle2th Does you clip have transparency before you put it into iMovie?

[superturtle2th]

Its black!

[jimbugaty]

@superturtle2th If it's black BEFORE you put it into iMovie then you need something like Adobe After Effects to key out the black, If its transparent BEFORE and black AFTER you put it into iMovie then you need to set the picture in picture clip to CROP and make sure that ALLOW BLACK is selected, hope this helps, if not then you may need to be more specific on what is wrong and il help you.

[superturtle2th]

my clip aren't transparent

[jimbugaty]

@superturtle2th Do they have a transparent background before you put them into iMovie?

[SuperFrontinho]

How do you get it ?

[jimbugaty]

@SuperFrontinho How do you get what?

[SuperFrontinho]

@jimbugaty The gun effects..

[jimbugaty]

@SuperFrontinho You can make them yourself in photoshop, but one of my friends had a collection of gun effects that he gave to me, there not something built into iMovie - if you want them there by Video Copilot, and the effects pack is called Action Essentials but they do cost money.

[MASTERAK26]

Ok ill send a private message tommarow

[MASTERAK26]

Ok now that worked but im trying to add in a blood effect into one of my ww2 movies im still editing. theres a white background and when i crop it to the blood only it covers like a ton of the screen. now what?

[jimbugaty]

@MASTERAK26 im not quite sure what you are talking about, if you could send me a more detailed version of what you are asking in a personal message on youtube i may be able to help.

[MASTERAK26]

i tryed this but my imovie is different. it doesnt say video on video

[jimbugaty]

@MASTERAK26 make sure you go to file (at the top left of your mac) click preferences and in the 'General' tab on your iMovie preferences click "Show Advanced Tools" then it should work.

[dyl40011]

How do you get action essentials pack I'm making a movie and were using prop guns with a fake muzzle flash which makes a huge sound and we were fined for disturbance

[jimbugaty]

@dyl40011 One of my friends bought it from Video Co-Pilot (the makers of action essentials) and he let me copy the files from him.

[FallOutMGTV]

which version of imovie is this?....(that is the most important part!!!!)

[jimbugaty]

@FallOutMGTV This is iMovie '11 but im pretty sure this works with iMovie '09

[milkshakesvideos]

how did you get the black background to go away

[jimbugaty]

@milkshakesvideos on what part of the video?

[milkshakesvideos]

@jimbugaty On the gunshots. In your event it showed a black background behind the gunshot, how did you get it to go away

[jimbugaty]

@milkshakesvideos The black background was removed in Adobe After Effects before importing the video into iMovie, I'm not sure why it shows a black background in iMovie but there isn't one.

[firat211]

Very Good!

[jimbugaty]

@firat211 Thank you

[CaramelBrowniez]

pretty pointless but still fairly good

[jimbugaty]

@CaramelBrowniez Some people don't have any high end editing programs like we do so they may want to know how to add these effects in, in something like iMovie, so for them it's not pointless