#ADD SUBTITLES TO VIDEO IMOVIE MOVIE#
i split my entire movie into clips at the appropriate intervals for subtitles (using cmd-T).įirst of all, i notice imovie allows adding multiple subtitles, but i couldn't find a way to sync them to my movie. Then i read your post and tried following your advice. this worked well but was extremely slow, so i looked for a more efficient way. I managed to create subtitles one by one by splitting my movie with cmd-T, typing my title, dragging the slider and checking the preview until the title appeared for the right length of time, and clicking "add". Since there are no pre-made subtitles, you’ll. You can also create a new project in iMovie by dragging your video into the timeline at the bottom of your screen. i'm frankly baffled at how crippled and useless this newer version is. You can open iMovie, then click your project from the list of projects, or you can right-click the file in Finder and select Open With > iMovie. perhaps you could enlighten me?įirst of all, i had to use imovie hd (6.0.3) because imovie '08 wouldn't import my movie clip. This will enable you to see the exact frames as you skim over a clip with your cursor. This will enable you to see the exact frame you are selecting.Ģ) Click View/Playhead Info. But having these short virtual clips will enable you to add as many titles as you need, while keeping the entire video.Īlso, to facilitate this, you will need to do the following:ġ) In iMovie/Preferences be sure to check "Display Timecodes". Final Cut Pro works with subtitle files, so if you’re adding a lot of them, it may be better to use them if you have them. In the project files you have short, virtual clips, which are really in and out points that point to the event. srt files, so if you want to add subtitles, you can use the above method to add them manually. In the event files you may have long clips. Then add 1 title per clip for your subtitles. Then start with the next frame of your video, and add the frames for the next sentence that you would want to subtitle.
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Select the frames in your event that you would want for the first subtitle, and add them to your project. So the secret is to add one clip per subtitle. It is a little tricky because there is a limit to how many titles you can add to any one clip.
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You can open the font window to adjust the font and size if you want.