While you press and hold the Option key, click the iMovie app in the Dock or double-click the iMovie app in the Applications folder. In the Open Library window, click New to create a new library. Name the test library 'Test iMovie Library,' then save it to the Desktop. Oct 12, 2020 This wikiHow teaches you how to find and download the iMovie app from the App Store, using a Mac. Open the App Store on your Mac. The App Store looks like a icon in your Applications folder.
Create a new iMovie project
Learn how to set up a new project and add content to it on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac.
Change the way the video clips in your movie look with video filters, color adjustment tools, the Ken Burns effect, and more.
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Edit video in iMovie
After you create your iMovie project and add video clips and photos to it, fine-tune your movie by making clips longer or shorter, changing the sequence of clips, and more.
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Create a new iMovie project
Learn how to set up a new project and add content to it on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac.
Learn how to make a new iMovie project
Add photos and videos
Add photos and videos to your iMovie project on an iPhone, iPad, or Mac.
Learn how to add photos and videos
Use effects in iMovie
Change the way the video clips in your movie look with video filters, color adjustment tools, the Ken Burns effect, and more.
Learn more about how to use effects
Edit video in iMovie
After you create your iMovie project and add video clips and photos to it, fine-tune your movie by making clips longer or shorter, changing the sequence of clips, and more.
Learn how to edit videos
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