The new iMovie 3 for the iPhone and iPad has a feature called Magic Movie . It ’s majuscule for anyone who want to promptly make a longer - form video out of a set of brusque video recording clips and a few pic . Those quick video “ snapshots ” can well be used for a Magic Movie .

Here ’s a flavor at how to use Magic Movie , using several shortsighted videos and a couple of picture have with an iPhone . The video tutorial below uses an iPad mini , and the tutorial article that follows involve iMovie 3 for iPhone , but it ’s basically the same process on either gadget.iMovie 3 is free in the App Store , but your gadget need to race iOS / iPadOS 15.2 or by and by .

How to make a Magic Movie in iMovie 3

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That ’s it ! you may tap the plowshare clitoris ( the rectangle with an arrow ) on the upper right and export the television .

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Basic editing tasks in a Magic Movie

you could do further edits to a Magic Movie . After the film is make ( steps 1 to 3 above ) , you ’ll be taken to a screen with a video trailer and a itemisation of the clips . There ’s a tidy sum you’re able to do here :

Tap the Magic Movie image on the upper rightfield ( the ikon with the film strip and star ) and you could do the following :

To shorten a clip , tap the video ’s image in the preview window to go to the edit CRT screen , then swipe allow or in good order on the clips below the preview windowpane to ascertain the clip you want . ( Or in the clip listing , tap a magazine to select it , and then press on it until a pop - up menu appears . SelectEdit Clip . ) With the clip you require to expurgate selected , closet and drag in one of the end to where you want to length to be .

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More editing tools and saving the video/project

When you ’re in the Edit screen , there are more redaction tools available at the bottom of the projection screen . There you ’ll regain more tools for title layouts , adjust audio book , doing a VoiceOver , and more .

iMovie mechanically saves the project Indian file . you may export the project and open it in iMovie for iPad . you may unfold the labor in iMovie for Mac , but it will look in regular timeline view , not in the Magic Movie interface . To export a project , tap the part button ( the rectangle with an pointer ) , then tap Options . In the Options screen , selectProject , thenDone . Then you may Save it to Files or Air Drop it to another exploiter / gadget .

To export the completed telecasting , tap the percentage button ( the rectangle with an pointer ) , thenOptions . Under Type , selectVideo , and under Resolution , choose the resolve you need . TapDone . Now you’re able to selectSave Video , which saves it to the Photos Library , or you canSave to Filesand then select your iCloud Drive so you’re able to get the video on a Mac or other gimmick .

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