PE2_iMovie

Capture

I noticed that the interface for capture is on the dash and very straight forward. 

So to import footage from my camera, I need to connect it to my Mac via a FireWire cable, which I have already done, but I haven't turned it on yet.  

Once I do so, iMovie automatically recognize that I have turned the camera on, and opens up the Import window. 

Now, in Final Cut this is done by a Log and Capture or Log and Transfer feature found under the file menu. I am using a tape from my HD camera just to test what i have learned. When i used this camera it didn’t work until I turned off the iLink settings. I still needed to use the manual import because it kept stopping. I am thinking this was caused by stops or breaks in the footage.  

We also have the option to analyze our video after we import it, and we can analyze for Stabilization, People, or Stabilization and People. The Stabilization feature is an ability of iMovie that can take shaky footage and smooth it out. the People option is a new feature of iMovie in which it will go through your footage and try to detect the presence of people.  On the timeline the people clips can be viewed as having a purple line and stabilized clips a tan line. Once you have decided on your settings, you can click Import. So that's how you import/Capture footage from my tape-based camera in iMovie `11.