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tance to your movies. By Joseph O.Legaspi Do you have the filmmaking aspirations of a Scorsese, Kubrick or Ed Wood? Or do you simply want to make more sophisticat ed home movies? There are two major soft ware packages that can make you the film auteur you aspire to be: iMovie 2 for Apple Macintosh, and Windows MovieMaker for PC. iMovie 2 comes standard with the Power Mac G4, G4 Cube and iMac DV (Digital Video), and is available as a download on apple.com. Windows MovieMaker is included in Windows ME, and can be downloaded from the Windows Media Player web site (microsoft.com) onto any PC running Windows 95 or later. There are numerous advantages to movie-making software. Eliminate the clutter of your VHS library by editing and compil ing a “highlights” video of all your vacation footage. Editing software also gives you an edge in class or work presentations. If you’re a member of a service organization, club or fraternity, a film of your group’s activities is a persuasive recruiting tool. iMovie 2 automatically transfers video and audio from your camcorder to your Mac through a FireWire cable. You can then edit your video clips, arrange them in sequence, trim unwanted footage and add special effects like fades and dissolves. You can also create your own title page and closing credits. For emotional depth, apply Top ten 1. Citizen Kane (1941) 2. Casablanca (1942) 3. The Godfather (1972) 4. Gone with the Wind (1939) 5. Lawrence of Arabia (1962) 6. The Wizard of Oz (1939) 7. The Graduate (1967) 8. On the Waterfront (1954) 9. Schindlers List (1993) 10. Singin’ in the Rain (1952) Source: American Film Institute/variety.com a sepia tone or use soft focus—Barbra Streisand and Warren Beatty don’t have monopolies on this. As a next step, enhance your desktop movie with musical soundtracks or sound effects imported from MP3s or your CD col lection. You can do voice-over narration I with your computer's microphone or an | external one. When the fruit of your cine Lcv matic labor is realized, view it full screen, it"' or transfer your movies back to your cam corder and watch it on TV. Saving your masterpiece as a QuickTime file will enable you to email it to friends and family, place it on a CD-ROM or publish it on your web site. (To post on the Internet, you need iTools, available free at apple.com.) Windows MovieMaker possesses many of the same features as iMovie 2. It’s able to transfer, edit and store videos. With its 'Wlndow*ft?f Millennium Uititw high-compression features, it’s possible to store more than 20 hours of video per gigabyte of hard drive space. You can also incorporate audio files into your desktop films, view your movies in Windows Media Player (a feature of Windows ME and a free download from microsoft.com), send them via email and post them on the Internet. iMovie 2, however, offers more sophisti cated special effects. Editing clips on iMovie 2 is more precise. While Windows MovieMaker strengths are in trimming and cleaning up your pre-existing video footage, iMovie 2, a more user-friendly system, encourages play and experimentation. Besides, iMac with iMovie 2 is less expensive. If you’re ready for the next level, Final Cut Pro is the latest rave of digital movie enthusiasts. The Macintosh-only software is capable of performing the same tasks as Avid, the standard film-editing system. Keep in mind, this software is for advanced Apple products courtesy ofApple.com users and takes time to learn. There are also older programs like Premiere, Film Composer and AfterEffects. The Internet is replete with sites provid ing information and assistance: start with cyberfilmschool.com, moviemaker.com, indiewire.com orfilmlogic.com. Embark on a digital movie-making journey. No class or film degree necessary. • System requirements for Windows MovieMaker: Pentium 150MHz processor or better 32 MB of RAM or better 295MB free hard-disk space CD-ROM drive IEEE-1394 interface adapter (same as FireWire) For Macs: 300-MHz or faster Power PC (G3 or G4 ) Built-in FireWire Port FireWire 2.4 or later At least 64MB RAM (128MB recommended) CD or DVD drive 200MB available disk space links to iMovie 2 tutorials, go to .steamtiinii9ls.ni and search using keyword “iMi Related wed sites Filmfilm.com Calling all budding filmmakers and direc tors: Do you have what it takes to be the next big shot? Filmfilm will host your film’s web pages, create links to your film’s web site, and if you’re really ahead of the game, post a crew call. Now’s your chance to get that worldwide audi ence you’ve been dreaming about. Camcity.com Web cam mecca. From straight and nar row business web cams to the down right weird, this site represents the whole cyber-stream spectrum.
