Ultimate iMovie Muzzleflash Tutorial using Action Essentials 2 (Tutorial 8 of 13)

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If your muzzleflash has a black background, watch this tutorial
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffqyIW47VxU

Sometimes the Action Essentials 2 Effect will not play, or will freeze when you tell iMovie to play. This is normal. The reason it freezes is the high quality special effect combined with the video is a lot for iMovie to keep track of. iMovie is not a very powerful program compared to other movie editing software. Don't worry about the freezing. All what matters is how your video looks at the end, not how iMovie plays it.

When importing your Action Essentials 2 files, make sure the "optimize video" box is unchecked!!!!!!! This is the reason why a black background appears most of the time.

Other muzzle flash tutorials:
These use Adobe After Effects, but the second half of the filmriot one uses a no budget idea with a light.

filmriot
Watch the second half of this video for a no budget muzzle flash:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDx83vsLLKk

freddiew2
Realistic Muzzle Flare Tutorial
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsViAvVYoMQ

samandniko
TUTORIAL: Muzzle Flashes (Includes Stock Footage!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtHe76pWfEs

I know many of you don't have Adobe After Effects, but the point is using ideas and concepts from these videos and seeing how to improve yours for iMovie.

Sound Effects:
-One of my favorite sound effects site
http://www.findsounds.com/
-You could also google search "gun sounds pack for ___." In the blank, type in a video game like Counter Strike or something.

Action Essentials 2 website:
http://www.videocopilot.net/

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How to Remove Black Backgrounds (aka key our black backgrounds)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7_ZbGCW9bI

Multiple Picture in Picture in iMovie Tutorial
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2Ah6k4mXyY

All iMovie Green Screen problems resolved and explained
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVucDSnqBHU

The Best iMovie Sniper Scope Special Effect Tutorial You Will Find
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qae9sUBWTBo

Even More Green Screen Help with Position and Location and Slow-mo Bullet Tutorial
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Be6kONBPa_s

Great, Easy, and Simple 3D animation program tutorial
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVCPGIA17nw

Action Essentials Tutorial iMovie fully in-depth
Coming Soon

iMovie muzzle flash
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJt7O_whbpw

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[iizrad2006]

@AL00ZER Isnt Action essetionals 2 not compatible with imovie? Cuz i really want to get some effect like muzzle flashes, but i dint want to spend money on buying a new program so i want to stick with imovie. so can i get action essentials 2 and use the effects with imovie? Thanks!

[AL00ZER]

@iizrad2006 Action Essentials 2 is compatible with iMovie09 and iMovie11. I use to use iMovie09 with AE2 before I got Final Cut and other more advanced programs.

[OverloadedArsenal]

Can you tell me how to add the sound effects????

[AL00ZER]

@OverloadedArsenal I plan on doing imovie 11 tutorials on my second channel because of copyright bla bla bla. I will throw in a sound effects tutorial video. What would you like to know? second channel youtube username: 2ndL00zer

[iizrad2006]

Thanks!

[AL00ZER]

@masterchief5679 sorry my reply comment popped up like 5 times. I was having a case of bad internet. lol. yup, here to help, glad to help!

[masterchief5679]

@AL00ZER :O. i feel stupid

[AL00ZER]

@masterchief5679 read description. Your question is answered there.

[OverloadedArsenal]

@Randomvids412 You may have not realized it but you have saved my life with telling me that. THNX

[masterchief5679]

Could you do a tutorial of a blood effect? and here's my problem. I got all the footage with action essentials, but the footage won't play. it just freezes when i play it. HELP!