Book description
While the last version of iMovie gave moviemakers the ability to capture and edit widescreen High Definition Video (HDV) from the new generation of camcorders, iMovie 6 is all about the ease of moviemaking itself. iMovie 6 includes five professionally designed themes with backgrounds, motion graphics, titles, and effects that act as building blocks for your projects. You can preview transitions and stunning new video effects--such as time-lapse video--in real time using the full screen. Or edit audio and add sound effects with a new built-in sound studio. For presenting your movie, Magic iDVD offers easy-to-use themes, including new widescreen options.
Whether you're a professional or an amateur moviemaker, this is amazing stuff. But if you want to learn the full capabilities of these applications, Apple documentation won't make the cut. Instead, iMovie 6 & iDVD: The Missing Manual is the ideal third-party authority that covers all of these changes through an objective lens. This witty and entertaining guide from celebrated author David Pogue details every step of iMovie 6 and iDVD production. The book shows you how to:
Work on multiple iMovie projects at once and drag & drop clips among them
Output your creation to a blog, its own web page, or as a video podcast with iWeb
Use "Magic iMovie" to import your video and make a movie for you
Integrate with other iLife programs to use songs, photos, and an original soundtrack
And a whole lot more
From choosing and using a digital camcorder to burning the finished work onto DVDs, posting it online, or downloading it to an iPod, iMovie 6 & iDVD: The Missing Manual zooms right in on the details in a clear, concise, and understandable manner. The book also provides a firm grounding in basic film technique so that the quality of your video won't rely entirely on magic.
Table of contents
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iMovie 6 & iDVD: The Missing Manual
- The Missing Credits
- Introduction
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I. Capturing DV Footage
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1. The DV Camcorder
- Meet Digital Video
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Buying a DV Camcorder
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DV Camcorder Features: Which Are Worthwhile?
- FireWire connector
- Analog inputs
- Three chips (CCDs)
- LCD viewfinder
- Electronic image stabilizer (EIS)
- Optical image stabilizer
- Digital8 format
- Manual override
- Optical zoom
- Minutes-remaining readout
- Built-in light
- Preprogrammed exposure options
- Remote control
- Backlight mode
- FlexiZone or Push Focus
- Night-vision mode
- Still-camera mode
- Progressive-scan CCD
- Useless Features
- Where and How to Buy
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DV Camcorder Features: Which Are Worthwhile?
- 2. Turning Home Video into Pro Video
- 3. Special Event Filming
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1. The DV Camcorder
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II. Editing in iMovie
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4. Camcorder Meets Mac
- iMovie: The Application
- Connecting to FireWire
- Getting into iMovie
- Importing Camcorder Footage
- iSight Recording
- USB Camcorders
- High-Definition Camcorders
- The Aspect-Ratio Problem
- Magic iMovie
- Time-Lapse Recording
- Managing Project Files
- Converting Older Projects
- How iMovie Organizes Its Files
- Importing Footage from Non-DV Tapes
- 5. Building the Movie
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6. Transitions and Special Effects
- About Transitions
- When Not to Use Transitions
- Creating a Transition
- Transitions: The iMovie Catalog
- Downloading More Transition Choices
- Video FX
- Effects: The iMovie Catalog
- Installing More Effects
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7. Titles, Captions, and Credits
- Setting Up a Title
- Inserting and Rendering a Title
- The iMovie Titles Catalog
- 8. Narration, Music, and Sound
- 9. Still Pictures and QuickTime Movies
- 10. Professional Editing Techniques
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4. Camcorder Meets Mac
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III. Finding Your Audience
- 11. Back to the Camcorder
- 12. From iMovie to QuickTime
- 13. Movies on the Web, the iPod, and the Phone
- 14. QuickTime Player
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IV. iDVD 6
- 15. From iMovie to iDVD
- 16. iDVD Projects by Hand
- 17. Designing iDVD Themes
- 18. iDVD Secrets
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V. Appendixes
- A. iMovie 6, Menu by Menu
- B. Troubleshooting
- C. Master Keyboard Shortcut List
- Index
- Colophon
Product information
- Title: iMovie 6 & iDVD: The Missing Manual
- Author(s):
- Release date: May 2006
- Publisher(s): O'Reilly Media, Inc.
- ISBN: 9780596527266
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