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Faculty, iPads, Student, Students

Adding sound to iPad iMovie

Let’s say you are working on an iMovie and want to add some music or audio that is NOT builtin. Here are some options:

  • Setup your personal iTunes AppleID inSettings. Anything you’ve purchased or Synced using iTunes on a Desktop/Laptop will show up on your iPad [eventually] when you click the Audio tab [top right] and select Playlists/Albums/Artists/Songs.
  • You can record your own audio by clicking the microphone icon, bottom right.
    –> So you could record your narration this way
    –> You could also play a track on a radio, and just place the iPad near the speaker. It’s low-fi, but might work well enough!
  • You can also EMAIL an audio file to yourself.  If you have an MP3, Wav, or AIFF file that you’d like to use, then just email it to yourself.
    –> In the Mail app, open the email. The file[s] should download.
    –> Click the one you want to use. It starts playing.
    –> Click the EXPORT/”Open in….” button, top right – it looks like the square with the arrow pointing UP. Select iMovie.
    –> ….OR in the email message, just click and hold on the audio icon. The “Open in…” box will popup.
    –> iMovie will open, and you can select if you’d like to place the file into a new project, or one you’ve been working on.
    –> The audio clip will be placed at the beginning of the project. You can move it around [and trim it, etc] just like any other clip.

Click the pictures to see a larger version.

iMovie audio tab
The Audio tab
You can access your iTunes library **IF** you have things setup just so.
You can access your iTunes library **IF** you have things setup just so.
Click the microophone icon to record your own audio. You can listen to it after recording and even re-do it before accepting the take.
Click the microophone icon to record your own audio. You can listen to it after recording and even re-do it before accepting the take.
After you email audio to yourself, click-n-hold on the audio icon to see the "Open in...." box. Select iMovie.......
After you email audio to yourself, click-n-hold on the audio icon to see the “Open in….” box. Select iMovie…….
.... and then you either start a new project with the audio, OR add the audio to an existing project.
…. and then you either start a new project with the audio, OR add the audio to an existing project.

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Faculty, iPads, Student

Saving time in IOS8 Mail

Techrepublic.com published an article on using Mail and iMessage in IOS8 that you might find useful.

CLICK HERE to read it

THe tips covered include

  • how to write multiple emails at once [handy if you are in the middle of an email and need to refer to something that was previously sent],
  • How to set what happens when you swipe left or right [you can swipe to flag, trash, or even archive messages]
  • plus some tips regarding iMessage – how to leave a group discussion, etc.
Faculty, iPads, Student

“There’s not enough room to update to 8”

  1. Check other apps that might be taking up room.
  2. Music – delete it all.
  3. Photo Stream – turn it off. That takes up room.
  4. Google apps – Docs, Sheets, Drive all have an option to access a file offline. Make sure there are no files stored locally. Find the “On Device” menu item to see the list.
  5. Got any iMovies you’ve been working on? Delete ’em if you are done with them,.
  6. What about other apps that allow you create documents – Splice, Educreations, etc. Those all take up room.
If none of those work, you’ll have to wait until I pull them in later this month.