iMovie Tutorial for Mac – The COMPLETE Beginner’s Guide 2023

iMovie is a free video editing application made by Apple for the Mac, the iPhone, and the iPad. It includes a range of video effects and tools like color correction and image stabilization but is designed to be accessible to users with little or no video editing experience.

With iMovie, create professional‑looking videos without an editing degree. Easily add photos and videos to projects, trim clips with your finger, and add seamless transitions.

On iOS and iPadOS, iMovie is preinstalled by default, though you can remove it and reinstall it from the App Store. It requires iOS 15.3 or later. I tested this version of iMovie on an iPhone X and a standard iPad (2019 version). Though Apple has worked to keep the desktop and mobile versions in sync, there are feature differences, discussed below in the mobile section.

This course is designed for beginners with zero experience in video editing.

By the end of the course, you will learn:

1. How to Download and Install the Software

2. How to Create a Project

3. The General Overview of the Platform

4. How to Import Media

5. How to do Basic Editing

6. How to add B-Rolls

7. How to add Music and Sound Effects

8. How to add Titles

9. How to add Backgrounds

10. How to add Transitions

11. How to do Colour Balancing and Corrections

12. Other Extra Features

13. How to Export Videos in Different Formats

All you need to start this course is an apple laptop, iPhone, or iPad with the iMovie software installed.

Thank you for joining and I look forward to meeting you in class.