How to Get started with iMovie >

1 Start a project

Let’s start a new iMovie project. Open the app, tap Start New Project and select Movie. Tap Video in the sidebar, and then tap each video you want to include and tap the tick icon that appears above its reel.

4 Detach audio

We want to add a music track behind the video, so we need to silence the audio that’s already there. Tap a clip, tap Detach Audio and then lower the volume slider to zero; you haven’t lost the audio by the way, just silenced it.

7 Discover more tools

Try the Mic icon to record a voiceover for your movie. The Camera icon to take new photos or videos. Tap the Play icon to preview the movie you’ve created. Tap the waveform icon to collapse and expand the audio tracks.

2 Create your movie

When you’ve chosen all the video elements you want, tap Create Movie. Your clips are turned into a continuous video, playing one after another. You can play it as it is, but we want to do more with it, so tap the Edit button.

5 Add the chosen audio

To add background music, tap the ‘+’ icon (top right), at the bottom of the panel that appears. Tap Audio and then navigate to the track you want. Tap the ‘+’ next to it. You might have to download the track in Music first.

8 Go even further

Tap the gear icon in the top right of this window. With the tools here, you can set a project-wide filter, add a theme to your movie, and various other actions such as adding a Theme Soundtrack, Fade In/Out and more.

3 Edit your clips

You’re shown your clips along the foot of the screen. If you want to shorten a clip, tap on it. You’ll see that it’s now bordered in yellow. Drag the handles at the start and end of the clip until you’re left with the length of clip you want.

6 Delete and undo

Tap a clip and you can edit it, change its speed, add captions and use filters using these tools. Tap a clip or audio track and delete it by tapping the Bin. Use the curved arrow next to the Bin to undo your last edit.

9 Add transitions

You can change the way the clips segue into each other during the video. Tap the square icon found between two clips and choose from the range offered. When ready, tap Done (top left) and play or share it from the next screen.