iMovie Basics Tutorial - How To Use iMovie

Learn the how to edit video in this iMovie Basics Tutorial for 2024. We'll cover all the features within the program and provide tips for editing your next video.

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[dr.davidadelson]

a really efficient use of time...covers a bunch of useful features is a really short amount of time with no wasted time

[melissamartin]

I am an older (57) woman who wanted to learn how to use iMovie. It was very confusing. After watching your video though, it was the best instructional video I've ever watched on this subject and I want to thank you! It was thorough, easy to understand and I loved the way you visually demonstrated for us. Thank you again!

[ayandasilk]

Okay so this is the fifth iMovie for beginners tutorial that I am coming to and I am SO relieved. This is exactly what I wanted and I was actually stuck for about 30 minutes in a spot and your video literally helped me figure it out in seconds. Thank you so much, this was a HUGE help!!

[LouAnnTrischler]

I've watched so many videos the last 2 days trying to learn iMovie. Wish I had found this one first. 10 minutes and it gives all the highlights I need to get started. Well done!

[suer]

Thx for making this - I don't use iMovie all the time, so this quick yet covering the basic features of iMovie always help me refresh what I did before. Thx!

[jenndelaney]

I had not done any editing in over 6 months and with the updates I just could not figure out what I needed to do. This was more than enough information to put me back on track and get my last few videos done and uploaded.

[bonniemackinnon]

Finally! A iMovie tutorial that gets right down to it, and explains everything step by step. Nice work, VideoZues!

[LinhHoang-zimt]

Seriously, this is the best video tutorial. I actually used all tricks in here making my first video. Thank you so much.

[Luckwatchero_Outdoors]

It's been a long time since the last time I used imovie and everything I know about it has been lost...so thank you my memory about iMovie is slowly coming back to me. More power bro!

[afterhoursandi]

so helpful... i've had a macbook for years and not even used imovie once but now i definitely feel equipped to do so. thank you!!

[salisbkr]

Omg you are the best! I have been pulling my hair out with so many videos of horrific teaching techniques! I wanted to give up until I found you. Thank you for being awesome at step by step and explaining everything in detail.

[walletmothstudios]

Great tutoring thank you. Ives been milking Final Cut 7 for too long and needed to make something quick on iMovie and this really helped. I’m the writer and director of Carts of Darkness so I’ve been through a lot of professional editing, your tutorials are straight to the point. Thank you.

[pravessh]

This is the most detailed tutorial I have ever seen! Now I can edit my videos more professionally and easily! Thanks a lot!

[buzzmoulton]

Thanks Brian. Great tutorial! A beginner can be up and running in a flash.

[holtonf-w]

I wanted to make a new youtube account and I am a beginner and this was very useful, all of the other tutorials were going very fast and hard to follow but this was going not going too slow and not going too fast. Thank you!

[lindachubbuck]

I'm SO grateful for this video! Though I've worked a bit in iMovie before, it keeps changing and I feel so lost. I'm taking NOTES from your video on the terminology! That in itself will help me use the iMovie Help. There's a great deal of valuable content in this fairly short video and again, I'm so grateful. Thank you!

[BharatGosher]

Very Simple and complete guide to know basics of imovie in minutes

[smartgirlchic]

I was getting crazy frustrated with iMovie, but your video makes this finally feel like something I can use. Thank you!

[JaneCWoods]

Very clear and concise. I can't say in all honesty I've quite got it...yet...but I'm much further ahead than I was. Thank you!

[stevetaylor]

Excellent refresher. Over the years I had become conversant with several video editing systems - including Final Cut Pro - but the most recent was more than a decade ago. As I watched this video I edited a test project of my own. It went very well and, I'm sure, saved me a lot of time. I was surprised how many of the keyboard and mouse commands were unchanged. They came back easily. Thanks!