Ingredients
1 – Computer (Mac)
1 – iMovie Software (Pre-installed on Mac OSX)
1 – Video Camera
1 – External Hard Drive
Directions
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Make sure that your external hard drive is connected to your computer.
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Select File → Open Library → New.
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Name the library in the Save As box in window that opens.
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In the where box, select your external hard drive (Note: you may have to click the down arrow next to Save As to see your external hard drive). Click Save.
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The library will appear in the Libraries section of the iMovie window.
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You may now right click the default iMovie Library and select Close Library.
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Insert the SD Card from your video camera into the computer’s SD Card reader. Alternately, you can connect the USB cable from the camera to the computer.
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A window will open that displays all the video clips stored on the SD Card.
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To import one video clip, select the cideo clip you wish to import and select Import Selected.
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To import some but not all, hold Command on the keyboard, and select the clips your would like to import, then press Import Selected.
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To import all, deselect all clips (by clicking in the blank space where there are no videos) and press Import All.
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The clips will be imported and placed in the events section of the iMovie window. The circles on each video clips show the progress of the import.
