Edit help - trying to lighten up a clip

I am new to this discussion board. So hi to all you folks out there.
I'm also an idiot when it comes to all this software. Man, I can bearly keep up technology...
Here's my problem. I video taped my husbands blues band last weekend and posted a clip (compressed for the web) on a discussion board that we hang out on the internet. The clip is in quicktime and it's really to dark to see much. When we burned the show onto a DVD (using toaster) and watched it on the TV it was fine. Is there anyway to brighten/lighten up while I'm editing in imovieHD? I tried fooling around with the effects, but I'm sure what I'm doing here.
Thanks all for any advice, Lauralu
imac   Mac OS X (10.4.6)  

Hello, Lauralu,
Welcome to the discussions! You will find lots of help and support here that you absolutely cannot find anywhere else.
I'm also an idiot when it comes to all this software
Don't be afraid to ask for help. We are all learning this stuff.
The clip is in quicktime and it's really to dark to see much
As you have already discovered, clips that are bright enough in DVD/on TV are often quite a bit darker in iMovie. I was not aware that they would be that dark when compressed for the web, so maybe someone else who posts to the web will be able to help you out on that. I just know that my movies that appear dark when in iMovie come out fine on DVD, so I just don't worry about them.
Is there anyway to brighten/lighten up while I'm editing in imovieHD?
There is a feature in iMovie that will allow you to lighten the clip. I have used it once or twice. It is ok, but the result is more like what you see when you lighten a photo. It helps you visualize what is in the clip, but the whole thing can look unreal, faded out.
I tried fooling around with the effects, but I'm sure what I'm doing here.
I recommend doing just that....fooling around with the effects to see what they can do. You can make a copy of your clip so that you don't wreck the original and make changes to the copy.....play around. There is nothing that replaces experience in finding out how things work.
Post back if you have more questions/problems.

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