30 Chapter 2
iMovie 2—Create and Edit Your Own Digital Movies
iMovie monitor
Preview your
movie or view
video directly from
a connected DV
camcorder.
Playback controls
Use these to play the
movie in the iMovie
monitor.
Mode switch
Use this to
switch between
importing from
a camcorder
and editing.
Timeline
viewer
The clip viewer
and the timeline
viewer are
visual aids for
assembling and
editing your
movie.
Editing
buttons
Click these to
open panels for
adjusting and
selecting sounds,
video effects,
titles (text), and
transitions. Click
the Clips button to
see the shelf.
Scrubber bar
Use this to select
sections of video.
Audio tracks
Lets you work with
recordings, music, and
sound effects.
Playhead
Represents the
location of the frame
showing in the iMovie
monitor. Move the
playhead to see
where things appear
in a movie.
Video track
Lets you work
with audio
contained in
video clips.
Clip viewer
Shelf
To make clips part
of your movie after
you import them,
drag them from
the shelf to the
clip viewer.