| iMovie can easily import photos you've scanned or taken with a digital still cameraor better, images that you've modified in an image-editing program such as Adobe Photoshop (www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/) or GraphicConverter (www.lemkesoft.com). But first, make sure the image is ready to be imported. To prepare a still picture for import: 1. | Open the picture in your favorite image-editing application. | 2. | Size the image so that its dimensions match the format you're working in (Figure 9.16): - DV, MPEG-4, and iSight: 655 by 480 pixels
- DV Widescreen: 874 by 480 pixels
- HDV 1080i: 1,920 by 1,080 pixels
- HDV 720p: 1,280 by 720 pixels
Figure 9.16. Crop images before importing them into iMovie to ensure that they appear without black bars at the edges (Photoshop shown here).
| 3. | Save the image as a JPEG file. |
To import a still picture: - Drag an image file from the Desktop to iMovie's Clips pane or Timeline.
Or 1. | In iMovie, choose Import from the File menu (or press Command-Shift-I). | 2. | In the Import File dialog, select the still image you want (Figure 9.17) and click the Open button. The image appears as a clip on the Clips pane, which can be added to your movie like any other clip (Figure 9.18). |
Figure 9.17. Using the Import command, you can see a preview of your image before you import it.
Figure 9.18. Come on, did you honestly think I could write an iMovie book and not include a kid's picture?
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