Book description
Bursting with new features, Apple's iMovie '09 is vastly more usable and complete than iMovie '08 -- amazing right out of the box. But the box doesn't include a good user's guide, so learning these applications is another matter. iMovie '09 and iDVD: The Missing Manual gets you up to speed on everything you need to turn raw digital footage into highly creative video projects.
You get crystal-clear, jargon-free explanations of iMovie's new video effects, slow & fast motion, advanced drag & drop, video stabilization, and more. Author and New York Times tech columnist David Pogue uses an objective lens to scrutinize every step of process, including how to:
From choosing and using a digital camcorder to burning the finished work onto DVDs, posting it online, or creating versions for iPod and iPhone, iMovie '09 & iDVD: The Missing Manual helps you zoom right in on the details.
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Table of contents
- The Missing Credits
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Introduction
- The Difficult Birth of iMovie ’08 and ’09
- iDVD
- iMovie: What’s It Good For?
- A Camcorder Crash Course
- About This Book
- The Very Basics
- Safari® Books Online
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I. Editing in iMovie
- 1. Importing Video
- 2. The Lay of the Land
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3. Building the Movie
- Phase 1: Review Your Clips (Skim + Play)
- Phase 2: Select the Good Bits
- Phase 3: Build the Storyboard
- Phases 2–3 (Alternate): Paint-to-Insert
- Phase 4: Fine-Tune the Edit
- Storyboard Playback
- Full-Screen Playback
- Rearranging Video
- Copying and Pasting Video
- Shortening or Lengthening Clips
- Splitting a Clip
- Cutaways
- The Precision Editor
- 4. Video Chunks: Keywords, Favorites, and Rejects
- 5. Transitions, Themes, and Travel Maps
- 6. Video Effects, Slo-Mo, Green Screen, and Picture-in-Picture
- 7. Stabilization, Color Fixes, Cropping, and Rotating
- 8. Titles, Subtitles, and Credits
- 9. Narration, Music, and Sound
- 10. Photos
- 11. Advanced Editing
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II. Finding Your Audience
- 12. Exporting to iPod, iPhone, Apple TV, or Front Row
- 13. Exporting to YouTube and the Web
- 14. From iMovie to QuickTime
- 15. QuickTime Player
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III. iDVD ’09
- 16. iDVD Basics
- 17. DVD Menus, Slideshows, and the Map
- 18. Designing iDVD Themes
- 19. Advanced iDVD
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IV. Appendixes
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A. iMovie ’09, Menu by Menu
- iMovie Menu
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File Menu
- New Project
- New Folder
- Duplicate Project
- Project Properties
- Move to Trash
- Move to Rejected Clips Trash
- Space Saver
- Consolidate Media
- Merge Events
- Split Event Before Selected Clip
- Move Rejected Clips to Trash
- Adjust Clip Date and Time…
- Analyze for Stabilization
- Optimize Video Full/Large
- Import from Camera, Import Movies, Import Camera Archive, Import iMovie HD Project
- Page Setup, Print Project
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Edit Menu
- Undo
- Redo
- Cut, Copy, Paste
- Paste Adjustments
- Delete, Delete Entire Clip (Reject, Reject Entire Clip)
- Select All Events
- Select None
- Trim to Selection
- Trim Clip End
- Split Clip
- Join Clip
- Detach Audio
- Mute/Unmute Clip
- Reveal in Event Browser
- Arrange Music Tracks
- Unpin Music Track
- Add Beat Marker
- Spelling
- Special Characters
- View Menu
- Text Menu
- Share Menu
- Window Menu
- Help Menu
- Drag and Drop Menu
- B. Troubleshooting
- C. Master Keyboard Shortcut List
- D. Visual Cheat Sheet
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A. iMovie ’09, Menu by Menu
- Index
- About the Authors
- Colophon
- Copyright
Product information
- Title: iMovie '09 and iDVD: The Missing Manual
- Author(s):
- Release date: April 2009
- Publisher(s): O'Reilly Media, Inc.
- ISBN: 9780596801410
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