Since my unsuccessful Wednesday, when a ludicrous amount of time was poured into two frustrating pieces of software and no palpable product could be squeezed out at the end, I decided to experiment a little further with iMovie, before I attempt to re-do my slide show. 

I’ve armed myself with the Nikon D40, which I barely know how to use, but that’s irrelevant. The idea is to practice. And so, I’ve been pointing it at everything around me hoping something will stick. Having got together a decent amount of pictures… (about 600 so far)… I’ve decided to practice putting together an iMovie slide show with the ones least likely to end up in the final product. Unfortunately for my subjects, the photos in question are of my friends.

But hey! I’m using them for educational purposes! Firstly I’ve learned how to prevent iMovie from applying the Ken Burns crop effect (previously called the “drunken sailor zoom”). I figured out how to standardize the length of all clips, and I fiddled with the options to add background music and opening and closing credits to the slide show. I also figured out how to upload the thing directly to YouTube. Most importantly I learned how to save the project I’m working on!!! So, while the subject matter of my little experiment may not be all that Wall Street, my skill set is definitely getting better.

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