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Step 1 - Attach your camera and turn it on. 

Step 2 - Open iMovie and start a new video project

Help: Starting a new video project

Step 3 -  Import your video off your camera.

(This may take a while)

Video: iMovie '09: Getting Started

Help: Importing video from a USB camcorder or camera

Help: Importing video from movie files

Step 4 -  Trim your video clips and add them to your project timeline.

Video: iMovie '09: Getting Started

Video: Trimming edits between video clips

Video: Cropping and rotating your video

Help: Adding video to a project

Help: Rotating video and photos

Help: Splitting a clip in an iMovie project

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Step 5 - If you are using pictures, add them to your project timeline.

Video: iMovie '09: Adding Pictures

Help: Adding photos from iPhoto

Help: Adding Cutaway Clips

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Step 6 - Adjust your clips settings and apply video effects

Video: iMovie '09: Add Video Effects

Help: Enhancing the look of your video with Video Effects

Help: Adjusting default settings for photo duration, cropping, and the Ken Burns effect

Help: Adjusting colors, brightness, contrast, and other image qualities

Help: Slowing down, speeding up, and reversing video

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Step 7 - Add titles and transitions

Video: Adding titles to your movie

Video: Adding transitions between video clips

Video: Adding theme titles and transitions

Help: Adding titles over video

Help: Adding videos between video clips

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Step 8 - Add audio narration/voiceover (if appropriate)

Video: Record a voiceover

Help: Recording a voiceover

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Step 9 - Add sound effects and background music

Video: Adding sound effects and other audio

Video: Adding background music to your movie

Help: Attaching a sound effect to your project

Help: Adding background music to your project

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Step 10 - Watch your entire movie and make final edits.

Step 11 - Export your movie

Help: Exporting your movies to a finder window

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