We
will be using a program called iMovie to record and save
sounds. This skill will be useful if you would like to have
the directions for your mini lesson and/or webquest read
aloud. As its name implies, iMovie can be used for much
more than just recording and saving sounds! Its primary
purpose is editing digital videos, but in this class we
will only cover iMovie's sound recording feature. If you
are interested in learning more about additional movie editing
features in iMovie, go to http://www.apple.com/imovie/
or refer to iMovie's tutorial or help sections.
NOTE:
iMovie is only installed on the iBooks.
To
begin your recorded sound file, you will need to create
a new movie project in iMovie. To do this:
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Open iMovie
and click the New Project button if a dialog
box appears, or choose New Project from the File
menu.
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Type a name
for your new movie in the Name: dialog box.
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Save the
new movie by clicking Create.
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iMovie automatically
creates a folder with the name of your movie in which
it stores the movie file and a folder called Media which
contains all clips (video, audio, and still) that make
up the movie.
Once
you have started your movie project, you will be able record
and edit sound clips:
- Click
on the Audio button.
-
Prepare to
have your voice recorded.
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Click on
the Record Voice button to begin recording audio.
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Click on
the Record Voice button again to end recording.
5. An audio clip will appear
on the timeline in one of iMovie's sound tracks called Voice
01.
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You can continue
to record as many new audio clips as you would like
in the manner described above.
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Each time
you add a new audio clip the number in its name will
increase by one. So the next audio clips that you record
will be called Voice 02, Voice 03, and so on. New audio
clips that you record will appear in the order that
you record them in the timeline.
To
create a sound file that you can include in your web lessons,
you will need to export your movie:
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Go to the
File Menu and choose Export Movie....
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In the Export
Movie dialog box that appears, change the Export:
field to "To QuickTime". Leave the default
format (Email Movie, Small) as is. Check the box before
Quicktime 3.0 compatible. Like this:
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Click the
Export button.
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When the
Export QuickTime Movie dialog box appears, change the
filename to sound.mov or directions.mov
and make sure that it is being saved in your folder
on ETC.
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Click the
Save button.
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Exporting
may take as many as ten minutes depending on the length
and number of the audio clips that you recorded.
You
now have a sound that can be linked into your web lesson!
You will learn how to do this in the Dreamweaver section.
