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# Creating a video - EXPOS20Saha
## iMovie

The Learning Lab team uses mainly Premiere and FinalCut Pro to edit video footage, but another good, simple option is iMovie. Explore the following resources to learn more about editing in iMovie.

[Creating a new iMove Project](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210410)
[Editing video in iMovie](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210430)

The staff at the Virtual Media Lab from Lamont Library are iMovie experts. If you have questions, check out [their Canvas page](https://canvas.harvard.edu/courses/73232/pages/getting-started-with-video-editing), stop by their [virtual office hours](https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSIjnbTxgMgXrl6_B7JOqv_p2abGoQNRa6ZOAxnxEz4bV3Gx0kUPXYgi-IZ2tZt2JdUmq1b7BONw0wP/pub), or email them at [mediaAnd@fas.harvard.edu](mailto:mediaand@fas.harvard.edu).

## Premiere

These tutorials were made for Adobe Premiere, a video editing platform in the Adobe Creative Suite. Adobe Premiere is available for download for Harvard students [here](https://harvard.service-now.com/ithelp/www.poetry.fas.harvard.edu?id=kb_article&sys_id=9f3244d3dba304d430ed1dca489619e0).

![Premiere!](https://files.slack.com/files-pri/T0HTW3H0V-F012LNC0N5R/screen_shot_2020-04-27_at_11.12.25_am.png?pub_secret=6f516904db)
1. [Editing Basics in Premiere Pro](http://resources.learninglab.xyz/simple/people/mike-o/EditingBasics-PremierePro) by Mike Oliveri (Github page)
2. [An Intro To Video Making: A comparison of Final Cut Pro X, Adobe Premiere, and DaVinci Resolve ](https://spark.adobe.com/page/gNK86sCrYm6GN/) by Elmer Vivas Portillo (Spark page)
3. [Color Correction and Grading](https://spark.adobe.com/page/5RWYBqHShSlaz/) by Diane Andronica (Spark page)
4. [Audio Sweeting: Fixing Distant & Muffled Audio](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbgopG86zm8&feature=youtu.be) by Lily Dickinson (Youtube)
5. [Audio Sweeting: Takings Hums out of audio in Premiere](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2-zdBGoGxM&feature=youtu.be) by Lily Dickinson (Youtube)
6. [Keyframing Volume, Panning, and EQ](https://vimeo.com/417791770) by Lily Dickinson (Vimeo)
7. [Overlaying, cropping, and animating an image on top of a video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaU_ANED98E&feature=youtu.be) by Mike Oliveri (Youtube)
8. [Downloading Youtube videos, and importing into Premiere Pro](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hjv5LbI57I) by Erin Chadwick (Youtube)
9. [Adding Text to Video in Premiere Pro](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rldYMJwi6s&feature=youtu.be) by Erin Chadwick (Youtube)
10. [Overlaying video with a split screen effect](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fd0r4Jrg8og&amp=&feature=youtu.be) by Mike Oliveri (Youtube)
11. [Smoothing Handheld Video Footage](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tv6PgwmDlSg&feature=youtu.be) by Casey Cann (Youtube)

## Request help from the LL
If you experience any challenges, don’t hesitate to submit a question at [help.learninglab.xyz](http://help.learninglab.xyz) or contact us through your course Slack on the `#ll-course-expos20saha` shared channel!!