Apple iMovie '08 - Manual (Page 41)

Chapter 2 Learn iMovie 41
5 To preview your work, click the Play button in the viewer, and when you like the way it
looks, click Done.
To make the title shorter or longer:
m Let the pointer hover over either end of the title until it changes to a vertical line, and
then drag either end of the title icon.
To reposition the title:
m Drag it to where you want it to appear in your video. You can even place it so that it
straddles two clips.
To edit a title you’ve already created:
m Double-click the title icon and make your changes in the viewer.
To delete a title:
m Select the title icon, and then press the Delete key.
Adding Sound Effects and Voiceovers to Your Project
You can add any sound effect or voiceover recording to your project and anchor it to a
particular video frame, so that it starts and stops when you want it to. You can use any
sound file available in your iTunes library or one of the sound effects folders for a sound
effect. You can record a voiceover directly over video in iMovie.
To add a sound effect:
1 Click the “Music and Sound Effects” button in the iMovie toolbar, or choose Window >
“Music and Sound Effects.”
2 Click a sound effects folder to see a list of sound effects, or use the search field at the
bottom of the pane to find an audio file by name.
You can preview any audio file by double-clicking it.
3 Select a music file and drag it to where you want it to begin playing in your iMovie
project.
A green sound clip icon appears below the video clips.
The pointer changes
to let you drag the
ends of the title icon.
Sound effect icon