B08 Adding a Voiceover to Your Movie 1:36
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Adding a voiceover to your movie
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You can add your own commentary to any part
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of your movie by recording a voiceover.
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To get started, click the voice over button
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and then choose a microphone.
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Most macs have a built-in microphone,
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or you can use a usb mic.
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To setup iMovie for recording your voice
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begin talking in the microphone
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and drag the input volume slider left or right
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so that the meters are bouncing a little
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over half full as you speak
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and dont turn yellow or red.
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iMovie also has some great tools
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to help and enhance your voice.
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You can turn that on,
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by checking this box.
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If you wanna hear the audio from your projet
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while you are recording your voiceover,
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select Play project audio while recording
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and plug-in a pair of headphones,
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so that the microphone does not pickup
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the sound of your project playing back.
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When you are ready to record
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click the point in the clip
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where you want voiceover to start,
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wait for the coutdown and start speaking.
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♪ Boy talking… ♪
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Once you are finished,
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press the space bar.
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A purpule marker shows
your voiceover recording,
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you can drag the marker to put the voiceover
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in a different spot
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and you can always delete the voiceover
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by simply selecting the marker
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and pressing delete.
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If you wanna record
another voiceover you can
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just click the voiceover button
again and record.
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You can add as many as you like.
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♪ Boy talking… ♪
page revision: 11, last edited: 03 Oct 2009 21:56















adding a voice over to your movie
you can add your own commentary to any part of your movie by recording a voiceover
to get started , click the voice over button and then choose a microphone
most macs have a built in micro phone, or you can use a usb mic
to setup imovie for recording your voice
begin talking in the microphone and drag the input volume slider left or right so that the meters are bounsing a little over half full as you speak and dont turn yellow or red
imovie also has some great tools to help and enhance your voice.
you can turn that on , by checking this box.
if you wanna here the audio from your projet while you are recording your voice over, select play projcet audio while recording and plug-in a pair of your headphones, so that the microphone does not pickup the sound of your project playinback.
when you are ready to record click the point in the clip when your voice over to start,
wait for the coutdown and start speaking ,
Boy talking …..
once you are finished , press the space bar.
a purpule marker shows your voice over recording, you can dragg the marker to put the voice over in a different spot and
you can delete the voiceover by simply selecting the marker and press delete it
if you wanna record another voice over , you can
just click the voice over button and then record.
you can add as many as you like
Boy talking…