The Epic Guide to iMovie for iOS 2019 (iPhone & iPad)

File management is at the core of any professional editors workflow, and this is no different for mobile filmmakers using iMovie for iOS. Understanding the basics of iMovie file management is an important aspect of being a productive editor on the iOS platform, especially when it comes to managing your device’s available storage, and this lesson teaches you exactly where you can access and store media when using iMovie on your iPhone or iPad.

In this lesson you'll learn how to utilise the Photos App to store your video for editing in iMovie. The Photos app is an obvious choice as anything filmed using the Camera App is automatically saved here, and many pro video apps such as FiLMiC Pro can be configured to save directly to the Photos app as well, making your clips instantly accessible in iMovie.

In this lesson you'll learn how to easily import video recorded on a camera or DSLR to an SD card by using Apple's SD Card Reader accessory.

This lesson teaches you how to connect your iOS device or DSLR directly to your iPhone or iPad to import media using Apple's camera connection kit - a powerful accessory for iOS film production.

Many 3rd party video, image and audio apps will allow you to easily send your media for editing in iMovie for iOS through two main avenues. By either saving from the app directly to the Photos app, or via the Open-In extension which will export directly to iMovie. In this lesson you'll learn how to use both to effectively send media for editing in iMovie.

iCloud drive is a great option for importing media into your iMovie projects as it is the closest you'll get to a desktop like editing experience, and can be used to import photos, video and audio files.

Did you forget your lightning cable and need to transfer video from your iOS device to a mac or another iPhone or iPad? No worries! You'll learn how to use Airdrop to wireless transfer projects and video files between devices.

Learn how to use iTunes File Sharing to quickly transfer video clips from your computer for inclusion in an iMovie for iOS project. This offers the fastest method to transfer video clips and project files to your iOS device.

In this lesson you'll learn how each of iMovie's three main navigational browsers work.

The project QuickStart browser is a really helpful feature that quickly lets you assemble a rough cut in second before performing more detailed edits. This tutorial teaches you how to use it to begin a new project.

This lesson teaches you the basics of importing three different media types into your iMovie for iOS project: video, stills and audio files.

In this lesson you'll learn the quickest way of getting video into your project timeline: by capturing directly within iMovie using Apple's camera app.

Learn how to effectively navigate your project's timeline in iMovie for iOS to be a more productive editor.

iMovie makes rearranging your clips incredibly easy, and is this tutorial you'll learn how to rearrange shots in you sequence, as well as how to quickly delete clips that are no longer needed.

Learn how to trim; split; rotate; and duplicate your clips in iMovie for iOS.

In this lesson you'll learn how to add transitions to your project in combination with iMovie’s theme chooser for powerful results.

Didn’t nail the shot on location? Don't worry about it! In this lesson you'll learn how to use iMovie’s powerful crop feature to reframe your shot with ease.

In this video tutorial, you'll learn how to give your videos a touch of Hollywood blockbuster with iMovie’s selection of cinematic filters, which can be applied on a clip by clip basis, or to all clips in your project with a single tap.

In this lesson you'll learn how to use the Ken Burns effect to animate your still images in a project. If you’ve ever watched a documentary featuring still images, chances are this technique will have been employed to add visual interest to what would otherwise be a static shot. iMovie for iOS makes this really easy to do.

In this lesson you'll learn how to make basic edits and add titles and effects to your clips using iMovie from within the Photos app, using the iMovie extension.

In this lesson you'll learn how use cutaway edits. A cutaway edit, as the name implies, is used to cut away from the main action in screen, often only momentarily before returning back to the main action, and is used for many reasons including highlighting an important element in the scene or covering up a mistake. This technique is especially useful in documentary filmmaking to complement a talking head interview by using cutaways to b-roll material to add visual interest and complement the narrative.

Picture-in-Picture edits are great for video commentaries and react videos and allows you to superimpose, scale and position a video over your main edit. In this lesson you'll learn how to achieve this effect in iMovie for iOS.

In this lesson you'll learn how to use iMovie's split screen editing function to place two clips side by side with each occupying exactly half of the frame. This effect can be used to show concurrent narratives or provide multiple perspectives on a single event.

J & L cuts describe two types of popular edits in which either the audio from the incoming clip plays before we see it on screen, or when audio from the outgoing clip continues to play over the next video clip in the sequence. You'll learn how to use this advanced (yet easy to use) editing technique to greatly improve the flow of your edits in iMovie for iOS.

In this tutorial you’ll learn how to use one of the few features exclusive to iMovie on the iPad: the Precision Editor, which can be used to fine tune edits, perform ripple and roll edits, as well as J & L cuts

In this lesson you'll learn how to create advanced fast and slow motion effects; create freeze frames; as well as implement speed ramping to manipulate the timing of your shots.

If you want to be an even more productive editor, then you should consider using a Keyboard to take advantage of iMovie’s powerful keyboard shortcut support on both iPhone and iPad. In this lesson you'll learn the most useful shortcuts for editing in iMovie for iOS.

Whilst iMovie for iOS does support exporting your finished film at 60fps in full 4k, this feature needs to be turned on first. You'll learn how to do it via iMovie's Settings Menu in this lesson, along with some other useful features.

In this lesson you'll learn how to apply titles to your clips and adjust the style, position and animation type to help bring your project to life.

In this tutorial you’ll learn how to display and edit location information as part of your title text. This feature allows you to display location info in a seperate text area in iMovie for iOS, and when using certain themes, it will actually display this location on an animated map.

Learn how to adjust the title timing for your video clips in this lesson, as well as a useful workaround to have your text run over multiple clips.

In this lesson you'll learn how to add centred subtitles to your project in iMovie for iOS - perfect for social video destined for Facebook, or for foreign language projects.

In this lesson you'll learn how to import and arrange audio files in your iMovie project, as well as how to adjust trim handles; split an audio clip; layer audio tracks; and extract the audio from a video clip and insert it into the timeline without bringing the visuals.

Learn how to adjust and mix your project audio in iMovie for iOS.

Learn how to detach audio from your video clip. This powerful feature allows you to perform J & L cuts, as well as add fade ins and fade outs to your audio tracks.

In this lesson you'll learn how to record professional voice overs directly within iMovie using your iPhones or iPad's internal microphone, or a professional iOS compatible microphone like the Apogee Mic 96k. This technique is perfect for recording ADR, dubbing your film into another language, or bringing your project to life with a narration track or director's commentary.

In this lesson you'll learn the difference between background and foreground audio types, and how you can use this to your advantage thanks to iMovie for iOS' powerful audio ducking feature.

The ability to show and hide audio waveforms in iMovie for iOS is a feature exclusive to the iPad. In this lesson you'll learn how to use it effectively.

In this lesson you'll learn how to sync your externally recorded audio with video in iMovie for iOS. This can be done easily on the iPad thanks to its ability to to show audio waveforms.

In this tutorial you'll learn how to compete with the big boys in Hollywood and master the Project Trailer type in iMovie for iOS.

This lesson will teach you how to easily export your finished film in a resolution of your choosing to the Photos app, or direct to Youtube, Facebook, or many other third party apps.

In this lesson, you'll learn how to export your iMovie for iOS project so you can resume editing on a Mac using iMovie or even Final Cut Pro X for even more advanced editing features.

You'll learn how to export to iMovie Theatre so that your finished films will be available on all devices associated with your iCloud account, including iPhones, iPads, Mac computers and even the Apple TV.

One of the main issues with iMovie for iOS is that it will conform your footage to 30fps upon export, even if you shot in another frame rate, making it less than ideal for those content producers working in a country that uses the PAL standard of 25fps.

In this lesson you'll learn how to export your iMovie for iOS project in true PAL at 25fps by sending it to your Mac.