Apple iMovie '08 - Manual (Page 42)

42 Chapter 2 Learn iMovie
4 To reposition the audio clip over the video, drag it to where you want it to begin
playing in your movie.
5 To make it shorter, drag the end toward the left.
To record a voiceover:
1 Click the Voiceover button to open the Voiceover window.
2 Choose the microphone you want to use from the Record From pop-up menu.
3 Drag the Input Volume slider to the right or left:
 If you have a soft voice, drag the Input Volume slider to the right to make the
recording louder.
 If you have a loud voice, drag it to the left to make the recording softer.
4 Drag the Noise Reduction slider all the way to the right to eliminate ambient noise
(white noise) as much as possible.
If you want to retain some of the background sound as part of your recording, drag the
slider to the left.
5 Select Voice Enhancement if you want to make your recorded voice sound smoother.
6 If you need to hear the audio as you record your voiceover, select the checkbox labeled
“Play project audio while recording,” and then plug in a pair of headphones so that the
microphone doesn’t pick up the sound of the audio playback. Deselecting the
checkbox silences the audio playback while you’re recording your voiceover.
7 When you’re ready to begin, click the point in a clip where you want the voiceover to
begin. iMovie counts down from three to one.
Left and Right volume
level indicators