[MacDV] Wedding video editing

[Erica Sadun]

>I am planning on starting my first large iMovie project and am 
>wondering where I should set my goals.  First of all, I am stuck 
>with using iMovie 2, as I have a clamshell iBook on which I cannot 
>use iMovie 3 due to the 800x600 resolution limitation.
>
>I am wanting to edit my wedding video, but I am wondering how 
>creative I can get with iMovie.  I have footage from my MiniDV 
>camera that was geting the closer shots.  There was also my dad's 
>8mm camcorder on a tripod at the back recording the wedding from 
>start to finish.  I also have an audio recording of the entire 
>wedding recorded from the sound system in the church.
>
>Here's what I've been considering:
>1. Mainly using the close up video which will be better quality, but 
>cutting back and forth between it and the stationary camera to make 
>things more interesting (I'll digitize the 8mm footage).
>2. Using the recorded audio as the main audio track as it will be 
>the best quality, but I will have to either import it using my 
>camcorder or buy an iMic to get it into my iBook.
>
>I'm assuming that it is going to be a pain getting the clips in 
>sync.  Perhaps it is unrealistic to try to use the seperate audio 
>source.  Is any of this possible in iMovie 2, or am I setting my 
>sights too high?
>Thanks for any advice.

Everything you discussed is possible in iMovie 2.

-- Erica