Apple Training Series: iLife 04

by Rubin, Michael

• ISBN13: 9780321256065
• ISBN10: 0321256069
• Format: Paperback w/Disk
• Copyright: 2004-01-01
• Publisher: Peachpit Press

Summary

In the only Apple-certified guide to iLife '04, digital pioneerMichael Rubinhas you making miracles with iLife within the first few pages. Using real-life material and practical lessons that you can apply immediately to your own projects, this book/DVD combo offers a complete, self-paced course in all aspects of iLife '04. Focused lessons take you step-by-step through everything from arranging your iTunes library to adding special effects to your video project. You'll learn to create funky tunes with GarageBand, make custom music CDs or DJ a party with iTunes, add motion and sound to your iPhoto slide shows, use "Hollywood style" techniques for making better videos in iMovie, and pull it all together in iDVD projects. The book is both a self-paced learning tool and the official curriculum of the Apple Training and Certification Program, used by schools and training centers worldwide. An easy, accessible style paired with ample illustrations and keyboard shortcuts guarantee that readers will make iLife their life in no time.

Author Biography

Michael Rubin is an entrepreneur, editor, and educator

Table of Contents

Getting Started	xi
What iLife Does for You	xii
The Methodology	xiii
A Word About the Lesson Content	xv
System Requirements	xvi
Copying the iLife Lesson Files	xvii
About the Apple Training Series	xviii
Resources	xviii
Making a Custom CD from Your Music Collection	1	(32)
Starting iTunes	2	(1)
Getting Songs from CDs into iTunes	3	(8)
Change Infod	11	(8)
Browsing and Viewing Your Tunes	19	(4)
Make Playlists	23	(3)
Play a Playlist and Adjust Song Order	26	(2)
Burn a Custom CD	28	(3)
What You've Learned	31	(2)
DJ a Party with Your iPod	33	(10)
Move Playlists to Your iPod	34	(1)
Customizing iPod Playlists	35	(1)
Play Your iPod Music Through a Stereo	36	(3)
Adding a Playlist to Your iPod without iTunes	39	(2)
What You've Learned	41	(2)
Shooting Digital Snapshots and Putting Them in Your Mac	43	(24)
Getting to Know Your Digital Camera	44	(3)
Shooting Great Photographs	47	(7)
Get Familiar with iPhoto	54	(1)
Importing From a Camera	55	(10)
What You've Learned	65	(2)
Organizing and Refining Your Photos	67	(28)
Organize Your Photos into Albums	69	(4)
Reorder Shots	73	(2)
Adding Comments, Keywords, and Ratings to Images	75	(6)
Creating Smart Albums	81	(4)
Cropping Photos	85	(5)
Adjust the Look of Images	90	(3)
What You've Learned	93	(2)
Printing and Sharing Your Photos	95	(24)
Preparation for Sharing	96	(1)
Printing Paper Images	96	(3)
Make a Bound Book	99	(12)
Make a Quick Slide Show	111	(5)
Other Sharing Options	116	(1)
What You've Learned	117	(2)
Adding Motion and Effects for a Dynamic Slide Show	119	(30)
Open iMovie and Look Around	120	(3)
Accessing and Using Photographs from iPhoto	123	(10)
Add Titles to a Video	133	(6)
Add Fade In/Fade Out Transitions	139	(3)
Simple Adjustments to a Dynamic Slide Show	142	(3)
Adding Music from iTunes	145	(2)
What You've Learned	147	(2)
Making a Time-Lapse Video	149	(18)
Preparation	150	(1)
Finding a Project	151	(1)
Setting Up the Camera	152	(1)
Shaping the Raw Material	153	(8)
Using Your iSight Camera Instead of a Tripod	161	(4)
What You've Learned	165	(2)
Shooting and Assembling a Very Simple Movie	167	(30)
A New Way to Think About Video	168	(1)
Organizing Your Video	169	(3)
Getting to Know Your Digital Camcorder	172	(3)
Shooting Video	175	(2)
Getting Video into iMovie	177	(4)
Getting the Right Shots	181	(2)
Getting Shots with Relationships	183	(2)
What Editing Does to Video	185	(10)
What You've Learned	195	(2)
Adding Narration to Your Dynamic Slide Show	197	(30)
Using Your Camcorder as a Microphone	198	(4)
Using Audio in iMovie	202	(17)
Adding Narration While You're Working in iMovie	219	(5)
What You've Learned	224	(3)
Shooting with Hollywood-Style Techniques for Better Videos	227	(20)
How to Approach Shooting a Video	228	(8)
Getting Coverage in Your Scene	236	(8)
Looking for Story Structure	244	(1)
What You've Learned	245	(2)
Editing and Finishing a Professional-Looking Movie	247	(28)
Reviewing Material from the Camcorder	248	(11)
Editing a Dialogue Scene	259	(7)
Add Background Music	266	(2)
Saving Your Video	268	(2)
Uploading Your Video to the Web	270	(3)
What You've Learned	273	(2)
Creating Unique Music for Your Projects	275	(32)
Creating New Music	276	(13)
Mixing Your Music	289	(3)
Adjusting Your Time Scale and Working with Real Time	292	(2)
Combining Loops from One Family to Add Variation to Your Songs	294	(6)
Getting Your Music into iTunes	300	(4)
What You've Learned	304	(3)
Putting Your Slide Show on the Internet	307	(14)
Getting Still Photos from Your Video	308	(5)
Putting Digital Files into iPhoto	313	(6)
What You've Learned	319	(2)
Burning DVDs of Your Videos and Slide Shows	321	(38)
Getting to Know a DVD	322	(2)
Getting an iMovie Movie Ready to Burn	324	(3)
Building a DVD of Your Movies	327	(27)
Previewing Your DVD	354	(2)
Burning a DVD	356	(1)
What You've Learned	357	(2)
Index	359