PE5_Garage Band

The next feature I decided to take a closer look into was the movie template that is offered when you choose to start a new session. Right off the bat the program allows you to set the tempo, the key of the song, and the time signature. You can also name the session at this point to allow for easy saving and loading. With all the videos it seems that we have to create within the EMDT major, I can see this feature coming in extremely handy.

When you've made it past the first part of the template, the session will automatically load allowing you to start editing your music. For the movie template, the first thing you are going to want to do is add your actual movie file. This will allow you to time the parts of your music and sound effects to the actual video. The editing software allows you to choose the start time, the frame number, or the website URL for the video when adding music or sound effects. You can also add markers to the video file for easy reference.

Using the movie template still gives you access to all of the Garage Band loops that are available when creating other types of sessions. You can add single instruments to create a song piece by piece, you can choose music that is already created and on your computer, or you can browse through the many sound effects that Garage Band offers and add those free of charge to any parts of your video. The possibilities with adding music to your movie are nearly endless and as long as you have rights to the files you are using, it will allow you to edit the material in many different ways.

When all is said and done and you have finished editing your movie, the Garage Band software also allows you to export the file in many different ways. You can export as a single movie file with your music added, you can publish the file to your iDisk, or even add it to your iWeb account so people on the Internet can view your work immediately. Garage Band makes it extremely easy to add music and sound effects to any movie file, and I will definitely be using it in the future for our movie assignments.

This picture shows a blank movie template allowing you to add music and sound effects to any video file.