Apple iMovie '08 - Manual (Page 17)

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Recording Video Directly into iMovie
If your Mac has a built-in iSight camera, or if you connect an iSight or other compatible
web camera or camcorder with a FireWire cable, you can record video directly into
iMovie and work with it.
To record directly into iMovie:
1 Connect your iSight if it’s not built in (or your other web camera or FireWire-equipped
camcorder.)
2 Click the Import button to open the Import window.
3 If you have more than one device connected to your computer, choose the camera you
want to use from the Camera pop-up menu.
4 Click Capture.
5 From the Save To pop-up menu, choose a disk where you want to store the recorded
video.
You can choose any supported hard disk that’s connected to your computer with a
FireWire cable. It can take several GB of space to store one hour of video, so make sure
you have enough space on the disk you choose. The amount of free space on each
available disk is shown in parentheses next to the disk’s name in the pop-up menu.
6 Choose how you want to organize the recorded video in your Event Library:
 To create a new Event with the recorded video, type a name for it in the “Create new
Event” field (for example, “Birthday Party”).
 To add the recorded video to an already existing Event, select “Add to Existing Event,”
and then choose its name from the pop-up menu.
7 When you’re ready to begin recording, click OK. iMovie begins to record immediately.
8 To stop recording, click Stop anytime.
You can start and stop recording as often as you like. Each time you stop recording,
iMovie takes a few moments to generate thumbnail images representing the video.
Each time you start recording again, you can create a new Event, or click OK to
continue adding the new video to the same Event.
9 When you’re finished recording, click Done.
Import button