Apple iMovie '08 - Manual (Page 30)

30 Chapter 2 Learn iMovie
Click the crop icon to change or remove the crop at any time. You can restore your
video to the original size at any time by opening the crop editor and clicking Fit.
Adjusting Clip Volumes
iMovie gives you two simple ways to adjust general sound levels in your video
clips: reducing the maximum volume or adjusting clip volumes to fit within a
“normalized” range. You make both of these adjustments in the Audio Adjustments
window.
Nondestructive Editing
“Nondestructive editing” means that any change you make to your video (or other
media you add to your iMovie projects) is always reversible if, for example, you
change your mind or don’t like the result. This is because iMovie never alters the
original media that you edit; nor does iMovie create a copy of the original. Instead, it
simply stores the changes you’ve made and displays them every time you watch the
video, without you ever having to save them.
To undo your last action:
m Choose Edit > Undo [Action].
To restore media to its original state:
1 Select the clip and then click the button to open the tool you used to make the
original edits to the image or sound.
2 Remove the edits you don’t want.
At the end of each topic in this tutorial you’ll find more specific instructions for how
to restore your media to its original state.