Working with sound effects

on Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Sound effects can really separate a good movie from a great movie. I suggested that if a picture is worth a thousand words, sometimes a sound is worth a thousand pictures. Consider how various sound effects can affect the mood of a scene:A quiet...

Adjusting volume dynamically

on Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Believe it or not, I very seldom adjust the overall volume of an entire clip or track. Usually I prefer to adjust volume dynamically throughout the clip. Adjusting volume dynamically allows me to fine-tune audio to better match other things that...

Adjusting overall volume

on Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Modifying the overall volume for an audio clip or a whole track is pretty simple, but the procedure varies a bit depending on which program you are using.In Apple iMovie, follow these steps:Click a clip to select it. (To adjust multiple clips simultaneously,...