When you open up iMovie, either the last project that was worked on will open, or you will see a menu with the option to begin a new project. If you see the menu, choose “new project” and the save dialog box will appear (see below). If a previous project opens, continue to step two.

• Go to the File menu, New Project.
• In the “Save As” dialog box, give your project a name.

• Save your file in the Save here (external drive) folder on the Desktop. To do this, slide the horizontal scroll bar all the way to the left. Save here (external drive) will now be an option. When in the Save here directory choose New Folder and name it after your username. Click in the folder you just created and then click Save.

• Make sure the toggle switch is moved to the left towards the picture of the camera (see next page.) The display screen should read “Camera Connected."
• Insert the VHS tape into the VCR and press Play if it does not start automatically.
• If the display screen does not begin to display your VHS tape, click the Play button in iMovie (see next page.) The play button located in iMovie acts as the on/off switch to a TV. It will not actually start playing the DVD itself. If the footage still does not display on the screen, consult a FITS staff member for assistance.
• Click Import to start recording a clip into iMovie (see next page.) The current clip will appear to the right of the display screen. Click Import again to stop recording. It is best to capture some extra footage before and after the footage you would like to use to ensure that you do not miss anything you want. You can always crop out extra footage later. Repeat step 3 for each section of footage you would like to capture.