How to Fade in or out Audio in iMovie without Quality Loss

iMovie is the built-in movie maker app on Mac. It provides the basic video editing features, like adding an audio track to a video. It is wired that an audio track suddenly begins along with the video. Fortunately, iMovie offers the fade-in-and-out effect. This tutorial will explain how to fade audio in iMovie to make your audio track even better to work with the images.

Part 1: How to Fade out Audio in iMovie

iMovie provides several transitions to make a movie smooth. The fade effect is similar to the transition for audio tracks. There are two basic types of fades, fade-in, and fade-out. The former begins with a slice when an audio track begins, and eventually rises to full volume. The latter starts at full volume and decreases slowly into silence. Now, let's learn how to fade in and out audio in iMovie on Mac.

Step 1: Create a new project or open an existing project in iMovie. Next, drag and drop the target video into iMovie, and place it onto the timeline.

Step 2: Click the Settings button at the bottom to run the Project Settings dialog, and check the box next to Show Waveforms. Now, the audio track will enter the wave mode.

Step 3: Now, you will see the fade handles at the beginning and the end of the audio track. They are small white circles on the audio strip. By dragging these circles, you can make audio fade in and/or out in iMovie.

Step 4: Next, play the video to check if the effects are working as you wish. Then adjust them until you are satisfied. Finally, click the Share icon at the top right side, and choose a channel to export the video. The File option is used to save the video to your computer.

Note: In addition to the fade handles, you can also do audio fade out in iMovie on the Audio Inspector dialog. Double-click the video clip, and choose Clip Adjustments to open the Audio Inspector dialog.

Part 2: Best Alternative to iMovie to Fade out Audio

If you are looking for an alternative to iMovie on PC, AnyMP4 Video Converter Ultimate is the best choice. It is as easy to use as iMovie, but more powerful on video and audio editing on PC and Mac.

Key Features of the Best iMovie Alternative

• 1. Fade audio in and out in seconds.
• 2. Protect video and audio quality automatically.
• 3. Export movies in high quality.
• 4. Support a wide range of video formats.

How to Fade Audio in and out without iMovie

Step 1: Add a video

Run the best alternative to iMovie after installing. It is compatible with both PC and Mac. Go to the MV window from the top of the interface. Click the Add button above the storyboard and add a video or photos that you want to use.

Step 2: Fade audio

Head to the Setting panel on the left side, and locate the Audio Track section. Now, you can decide to Keep original audio track or add new Background Music and add the audio track from the library or your hard drive. Then adjust the Volume and Delay until you are satisfied. Next, check the boxes next to Fade in and/or Fade out according to your need. Pre-listen to the effect with the media player on the right side.

Step 3: Export movie

Pull down the profile menu under the media player, and select a proper video format and resolution. Go to the Export panel, set the filename and destination folder, and click the Export button.

Part 3: FAQs about iMovie Fade Audio

Conclusion

Now, you should understand how to fade audio in and out in the iMovie app on Mac. The workflow is not very intuitive, but you can get the effect with our guide. AnyMP4 Video Converter Ultimate is the best iMovie alternative for PC users to add fade-in and fade-out effects to your movie. If you have other problems, please leave your message below this post and we will reply with it quickly.