iLife '04 All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies

by Bove, Tony; Rhodes, Cheryl

• ISBN13: 9780764573477
• ISBN10: 0764573470
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-07-02
• Publisher: For Dummies

Summary

Updated to cover the latest iLife features and enhancements, including the new GarageBand application Seven minibooks on iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD, GarageBand, iPod, and iLife Extras get readers quickly up to speed with all of Apple's digital media applications Covers the key features of each application, including ripping songs and working with a playlist (iTunes), editing and saving digital photo files (iPhoto), assembling picture and video clips into a home movie (iMovie), creating DVD slide shows and movies (iDVD), and setting up and recording in a digital music studio (GarageBand), plus bonus coverage of Apple's market-leading iPod

Author Biography

Tony Bove and Cheryl Rhodes have kicked around the computer industry for decades. They edited the influential newsletter, “Bove & Rhodes Inside Report on New Media,” and wrote weekly and monthly columns and feature articles for computer-industry magazines including Computer Currents (for computer users), Nextworld (for computer professionals), and NewMedia (for multimedia professionals). They also co-founded and edited Desktop Publishing/Publish magazine (for publishing professionals).
Tracing the personal computer revolution back to the ’60s, Bove and Rhodes produced a CD-ROM interactive documentary in 1996, Haight-Ashbury in the Sixties (featuring music from the Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, and the Jefferson Airplane). Bove and Rhodes have written over a dozen books on computing, desktop publishing, and multimedia, including at least one bestseller, The Art of Desktop Publishing (Bantam); a series of books about Macromedia Director that includes Macromedia Lingo Studio and Official Macromedia Director Studio (Random House); the long-running Adobe Illustrator: The Official Handbook for Designers (Random House) now in its fourth edition; Desktop Publishing with PageMaker and PageMaker 4: The Basics (Wiley Publishing, Inc.); and The Well-Connected Macintosh (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich).

Tony Bove has been a director of enterprise marketing for a large software company, as well as a communications director and technical publications manager. He also developed the Rockument music site, www.rockument.com, with commentary and radio programs focused on rock music history. In addition, he is a founding member of the Flying Other Brothers band (www.flyingotherbros.com).

Cheryl Rhodes is an education specialist, researcher, and advocate. She founded and served as director of the Pacific Community Charter School, and worked as a professional courseware designer for ComputerTown USA (a National Science Foundation project) and the Lawrence Hall of Science, as well as an instructor in computer courses at elementary and high schools.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(1)
About This Book	2	(1)
Conventions Used in This Book	2	(1)
Foolish Assumptions	3	(1)
How This Book Is Organized	4	(1)
Book I: iTunes	4	(1)
Book II: iPhoto	4	(1)
Book III: iMovie	4	(1)
Book IV: iDVD	4	(1)
Book V: GarageBand	5	(1)
Book VI: iPod	5	(1)
Book VII: iLife Extras	5	(1)
Icons Used in This Book	5	(1)
Where to Go from Here	6	(1)
Book I: iTunes	7	(76)
iTunes --- The Digital Jukebox	9	(22)
Setting Up iTunes	10	(2)
Playing CD Tracks	12	(2)
Rearranging and repeating tracks	13	(1)
Skipping tracks	14	(1)
Repeating a song list	14	(1)
Displaying Visuals	14	(2)
Fine-Tuning the Sound	16	(1)
Using an equalizer preset	16	(1)
Cross-fading and controlling volume	16	(1)
Buying Music Online from Apple	17	(6)
Visiting the iTunes Music Store	17	(5)
Setting the music store preferences	22	(1)
Importing Music into iTunes	23	(4)
Ripping music from CDs	23	(2)
Importing music files from other sources	25	(2)
Importing Audio Books	27	(1)
Listening to Web Radio	27	(4)
Streaming music from the Internet	28	(1)
Saving your favorite stations	29	(1)
Adding Web broadcasts	30	(1)
Organizing Your Library	31	(22)
Been Searching...Browsing, and Sorting, Too	32	(5)
Browsing by artist and album	32	(1)
Understanding the song indicators	33	(1)
Changing viewing options	34	(1)
Sorting songs by viewing options	35	(1)
Searching for songs	36	(1)
The Singer, Not the Song: Adding and Editing Information	37	(6)
Retrieving information from the Internet	37	(1)
Editing artist and band names	38	(1)
Speed editing multiple songs	39	(1)
Adding liner notes and ratings	40	(3)
Play It Again, Sam: Using Playlists	43	(2)
Creating a playlist of multiple songs	43	(1)
Creating a playlist of multiple albums	44	(1)
Generating a Smart Playlist	45	(2)
Viewing and editing a smart playlist	45	(1)
Setting up a new smart playlist	45	(2)
Gimme Shelter: Consolidating and Backing Up	47	(2)
Sharing Music (Legally)	49	(4)
Copying songs to other computers	49	(2)
Sharing music in a network	51	(2)
Enhancing the Audio	53	(18)
Deciding Your Encoding Format	54	(3)
Changing Encoders and Settings	57	(8)
Using the AAC encoder	57	(2)
Using the MP3 encoder	59	(2)
Using AIFF or WAV encoders	61	(1)
Import settings for voice and sound effects	62	(1)
Converting songs to other encoders	63	(2)
Equalize It!	65	(6)
Adjusting the preamp volume	66	(1)
Using presets	67	(1)
Adjusting frequencies	68	(1)
Assigning equalizer presets to songs	69	(2)
Burning CDs	71	(12)
Using Recordable CDs	71	(2)
Where you can play CD-Rs	72	(1)
What you can fit on a CD-R	72	(1)
Creating a Burn Playlist	73	(3)
Calculating how much music to use	74	(1)
Importing music for an audio CD-R	75	(1)
Importing music for an MP3 CD-R	76	(1)
Setting the Burning Preferences	76	(2)
Setting the sound check and gaps	76	(2)
Setting the format and recording speed	78	(1)
Burning a Disc	78	(5)
Exporting song information for liner notes	79	(1)
Dealing with trouble in CD-R paradise	80	(3)
Book II: iPhoto	83	(118)
Getting to Know iPhoto	85	(12)
Living in the Digital World	85	(5)
Why digital is better: Instant pictures	86	(1)
Resolution --- the image quality factor	87	(1)
Modifying and enhancing your photos	87	(1)
Storing, printing, and sharing your photos	88	(2)
Opening Images in iPhoto	90	(7)
Starting iPhoto	90	(1)
Changing your display settings	91	(1)
Getting around in iPhoto	92	(1)
Viewing photos	93	(4)
Importing Photos	97	(10)
Importing Photos from Digital Cameras	97	(5)
Connecting a digital camera	97	(3)
Importing from memory card readers	100	(2)
Transferring Images from Other Sources	102	(5)
Using a photo service	102	(2)
Importing images from your hard drive	104	(1)
Using a scanner	104	(3)
Organizing Photos	107	(30)
Photo Albums for All Occasions	107	(11)
Creating albums and adding photos	108	(2)
Arranging photos in albums	110	(2)
Removing photos from albums	112	(1)
Using an album for desktop and screen effects	112	(5)
Creating a smart album	117	(1)
The Digital Contact Sheet	118	(12)
Displaying photo information	119	(1)
Adding and editing titles	120	(3)
Keeping track of film rolls	123	(2)
Arranging and sorting photos	125	(1)
Adding comments	125	(1)
Adding and using keywords	126	(2)
Searching by keyword	128	(2)
Adding ratings to photos	130	(1)
Maintaining a Photo Archive	130	(5)
Backing up your library	131	(1)
Moving and switching between libraries	132	(1)
Burning a CD or DVD	133	(2)
Sharing Photos in a Network	135	(2)
Improving Photos	137	(16)
Modifying Photos	137	(1)
Cropping and Rotating Photos	138	(8)
Rotating photos	139	(1)
Cropping photos	140	(2)
Constraining cropping for print sizes	142	(4)
Fine-Tuning Photos	146	(7)
Improving brightness and contrast	146	(2)
Removing red-eye and red tint	148	(2)
Retouching and enhancing photos	150	(1)
Converting to sepia or black and white	151	(2)
Making Slideshows	153	(20)
Playing a Slideshow	153	(2)
Pausing and playing	154	(1)
Advancing manually and controlling the speed	155	(1)
Assembling a Slideshow	155	(3)
Arranging a photo album for a slideshow	156	(1)
Choosing photos that display well	156	(2)
Changing Playback Settings	158	(5)
Setting slide transitions	159	(1)
Timing your slideshow	160	(1)
Changing the music	160	(1)
Using iTunes music	161	(2)
Saving your settings	163	(1)
Sharing and Exporting Slideshows	163	(10)
Sharing slideshows online	164	(3)
Exporting to a QuickTime movie	167	(3)
Exporting a slideshow to iDVD	170	(3)
Printing and Publishing Photos and Books	173	(28)
Setting Up Your Printer	174	(2)
Picking a desktop printer and paper	174	(1)
Setting up pages for your desktop printer	175	(1)
Printing Photos	176	(5)
Printing standard prints	178	(1)
Printing greeting cards	179	(1)
Printing contact sheets for albums	180	(1)
Ordering Prints	181	(3)
Making Photo Books	184	(9)
Choosing a book layout theme	184	(2)
Fine-tuning page layouts	186	(2)
Editing titles and captions	188	(2)
Previewing and printing books	190	(1)
Ordering professionally printed books	191	(2)
Sharing Photos Online	193	(8)
Sending photos as e-mail attachments	193	(2)
Exporting to a photo service	195	(2)
Publishing photos on Web pages	197	(4)
Book III: iMovie	201	(106)
Digital Moviemaking	203	(12)
What You Can Do with iMovie	203	(5)
What you need for iMovie	205	(1)
Why you need a digital video camcorder	206	(2)
Touring iMovie	208	(4)
Starting iMovie	208	(2)
Understanding the iMovie window elements	210	(2)
Video Shooting Techniques	212	(3)
Importing Video, Audio, and Photos	215	(16)
Using a DV Camcorder	215	(7)
Connecting a DV camcorder	216	(1)
Recording video directly to a hard drive	217	(2)
Recording video from the iSight camera	219	(1)
Importing clips from DV tape	219	(2)
Automatic scene detection	221	(1)
Playing Your Clips	222	(1)
Importing Video from Other Sources	223	(3)
Importing QuickTime movies	223	(2)
Converting from film and video formats	225	(1)
Importing Multimedia Elements	226	(5)
Using photos and graphics in iPhoto	226	(1)
Using music and sounds in iTunes	227	(4)
Organizing and Improving Video Clips	231	(22)
Organizing a Project	232	(2)
Creating and saving a project	232	(1)
Copying a project	233	(1)
Organizing Clips	234	(3)
Arranging clips in the Clips pane	234	(1)
Renaming a clip	235	(1)
Importing clips from different projects	236	(1)
Deleting and Restoring Clips	237	(2)
Restoring a clip to its previous form	237	(1)
Deleting clips and emptying the Trash	238	(1)
Editing Individual Clips	239	(4)
Trimming and cropping clips	239	(2)
Splitting a clip	241	(1)
Cutting out the middle of a clip	242	(1)
Reversing the direction of a clip	242	(1)
Adding Motion and Picture Effects	243	(10)
Adding the Ken Burns Effect to photos	244	(4)
Applying effects to video clips	248	(5)
Editing Movies and Sound	253	(34)
Assembling an Oscar-Winning Sequence	254	(5)
Arranging clips in the clip viewer	254	(1)
Working in the timeline viewer	255	(2)
Slowing down or speeding up video clips	257	(1)
Overlaying and trimming clips directly	258	(1)
Bookmarking clips in the timeline	259	(1)
Transitioning Between Scenes	259	(6)
Adding transitions between clips	260	(2)
Fading in and out	262	(3)
Editing the Sound Track	265	(12)
Controlling video clip volume levels	265	(1)
Importing music from iTunes	266	(3)
Arranging sound clips in the track	269	(1)
Adjusting the volume of an audio track	270	(1)
Trimming sound clips	270	(1)
Splitting sound clips	271	(1)
Separating sound from video	271	(1)
Adding sound effects	272	(2)
Laying video over sound	274	(1)
Adding a voice-over or narration	275	(2)
Locking audio to video	277	(1)
Adding Post-Production Elements	277	(10)
Creating titles and credits	278	(4)
Adding a black clip	282	(2)
Creating chapter markers for DVD	284	(3)
Viewing and Sharing Movies	287	(20)
Playing Your Movie in Full-Screen Playback	287	(1)
Sharing Movies	288	(7)
Sharing by e-mail	290	(1)
Sharing with Bluetooth devices	290	(1)
Sharing on the Web	291	(2)
Choosing QuickTime expert settings	293	(2)
Exporting to a DV Camcorder	295	(1)
Exporting Still Images	296	(1)
Copying Movies to VHS Tape	297	(2)
Exporting to iDVD	299	(1)
Publishing Movies on the Web	300	(7)
Book IV: iDVD	307	(46)
Instant iDVD Authoring	309	(16)
What You Can Do with iDVD	310	(2)
Touring iDVD	312	(2)
Importing Digital Video into iDVD	314	(3)
Importing from iMovie	314	(2)
Importing QuickTime movies	316	(1)
Assembling Photo Slideshows	317	(8)
Importing slideshows from iPhoto into iDVD	318	(1)
Creating a slideshow in iDVD	319	(1)
Rearranging the photo order	320	(1)
Setting the slide transition and duration	320	(1)
Importing images and graphics files into slideshows	321	(1)
Adding sound to a slideshow	322	(3)
Making Menus and Buttons	325	(16)
Creating DVD Menus	325	(9)
Selecting menu themes	326	(2)
Changing a menu background	328	(2)
Changing the sound of a menu	330	(1)
Adding drop zones to the menu	330	(3)
Adding text to the menu	333	(1)
Creating Buttons	334	(3)
Adding buttons	334	(1)
Fine-tuning motion buttons	335	(1)
Customizing buttons	336	(1)
Adding Submenus	337	(3)
Turning chapter markers into submenus	338	(1)
Customizing submenus	338	(1)
Navigating menus in Map view	339	(1)
Copying an iDVD Project	340	(1)
Burning DVDs	341	(12)
Previewing the DVD	341	(2)
Using the Motion and Preview buttons	341	(1)
Using the remote control	342	(1)
Adding Project Files to the DVD	343	(3)
Putting photos on DVD-ROM	343	(2)
Putting any digital files on DVD-ROM	345	(1)
Setting Up Autoplay and Looping	346	(1)
Adding an autoplay introduction	346	(1)
Looping movies and slideshows	347	(1)
Burning a DVD	347	(3)
Testing Your DVD-R	350	(1)
Troubleshooting DVD Problems	350	(3)
Book V: GarageBand	353	(78)
Getting in Tune with GarageBand	355	(18)
Getting Started with GarageBand	355	(7)
Opening an existing song	356	(2)
Playing songs	358	(1)
Adjusting the volume of each track	359	(2)
Starting a new song project	361	(1)
Setting Song Parameters	362	(4)
Setting the tempo	363	(1)
Setting the time signature	363	(1)
Setting the key	364	(1)
Changing the tempo, time signature, and key	364	(2)
Using Your Mac as an Instrument	366	(7)
Using the on-screen keyboard	366	(2)
Using MidiKeys	368	(1)
Connecting a USB MIDI keyboard	368	(1)
Using an audio interface for MIDI	369	(4)
Adding Loops and Audio Files	373	(12)
Selecting Apple Loops	373	(5)
Using the Loop Browser	375	(1)
Using column view	376	(1)
Limiting choices by scale and key	377	(1)
Arranging Loops in the Timeline	378	(4)
Creating tracks	378	(3)
Looping loops in the track	381	(1)
Adding an Audio File	382	(3)
Recording and Arranging Music	385	(28)
Recording Software Instruments	385	(8)
Recording into a Software Instrument track	386	(2)
Changing the Software Instrument	388	(1)
Setting the instrument sound and effects	389	(3)
Saving a customized Software Instrument	392	(1)
Recording Real Instrument Tracks	393	(11)
Using the line-in connection	393	(2)
Using an audio interface	395	(2)
Using the internal microphone	397	(1)
Creating a Real Instrument track	398	(1)
Recording a Real Instrument performance	399	(1)
Changing the Real Instrument sound	400	(1)
Setting Real Instrument effects	401	(3)
Arranging Music Tracks	404	(9)
Working with regions in the timeline	405	(1)
Moving regions	405	(1)
Selecting, copying, and pasting regions	406	(2)
Looping and resizing regions	408	(2)
Splitting and joining regions	410	(1)
Recording into a cycle region	411	(2)
Getting the Best Mix	413	(18)
Mixing Tracks	413	(5)
Setting the track volume curve	414	(1)
Setting the pan position	415	(1)
Using special effects with tracks	416	(2)
Using the Track Editor	418	(6)
Editing Real Instrument tracks	420	(2)
Editing Software Instrument tracks	422	(2)
Using the Master Track Controls	424	(4)
Controlling the master volume	424	(2)
Setting the master volume curve	426	(1)
Setting master track effects	427	(1)
Moving Your Song to iTunes	428	(3)
Setting up song and playlist information	428	(2)
Exporting to iTunes	430	(1)
Book VI: iPod	431	(64)
Have iPod, Will Travel	433	(26)
Getting Started with Your iPod	434	(6)
Thinking inside the box	435	(1)
Powering up your iPod	436	(1)
Setting the language	437	(2)
Connecting to the Mac	439	(1)
Playin' in the Hand	440	(3)
Thumbing through the menus	440	(1)
Using the buttons	441	(2)
Locating and Playing Songs	443	(5)
Repeating and shuffling songs	445	(1)
Creating On-The-Go playlists	446	(1)
Adjusting the sound volume	447	(1)
Updating Automatically	448	(6)
Updating from the library automatically	449	(4)
Updating automatically by playlist	453	(1)
Updating selected songs automatically	454	(1)
Updating Manually	454	(3)
Setting the iPod to update manually	455	(1)
Copying music directly to the iPod	455	(1)
Deleting music from the iPod only	456	(1)
Editing Songs on the iPod	457	(2)
Editing playlists	457	(1)
Editing song information	457	(2)
Getting Wired for Sound	459	(14)
Making Connections	460	(5)
Playing through the Mac	462	(1)
Connecting to a home stereo	463	(2)
Connecting headphones and portable speakers	465	(1)
Listening aboard Planes, Trains, and Automobiles	465	(5)
Playing car tunes	466	(2)
Connecting by wireless radio	468	(1)
Taking music abroad	469	(1)
The Sound of Music	470	(3)
Using the iPod equalizer	470	(1)
Using the iTunes custom EQ presets	471	(1)
Using sound check	472	(1)
Managing Life on the Road	473	(22)
Getting the Most from Your iPod	473	(5)
Setting date, time, and sleep functions	474	(1)
Setting the alarm clock	475	(1)
Putting a bookmark in an Audible title	476	(1)
Customizing the menus and display	477	(1)
Playing games with your iPod	478	(1)
Adding Personal Information	478	(6)
Using iCal for custom calendars	478	(3)
Using Address Book	481	(1)
Not N'Sync? Try iSync	482	(2)
Sorting your contacts	484	(1)
Using the iPod as a Hard Drive	484	(8)
Mounting the iPod as a hard drive	485	(2)
Adding addresses from other sources	487	(1)
Adding calendars from other sources	488	(1)
Adding notes and text documents	488	(2)
Saving photos and voice recordings	490	(1)
Taking your system on the road	490	(2)
Resetting Your iPod	492	(3)
Book VII: iLife Extras	495	(58)
Understanding Your iEnvironment	497	(12)
Knowing What You Need	497	(4)
Helping iPhoto run smoothly	498	(2)
Optimizing iMovie and GarageBand performance	500	(1)
Getting the most from iDVD	501	(1)
Leveraging iMovie and iDVD	501	(3)
Backing up an iMovie Project	503	(1)
Backing up an iDVD project	503	(1)
Surfing the Apple Web Site	504	(1)
Calling for Help	505	(2)
Troubleshooting Problems	507	(2)
Enhancing Your iLife Environment with Other Tools	509	(26)
Plugging In	510	(6)
iTunes plug-ins	510	(1)
iMovie plug-ins	511	(2)
iPhoto plug-ins	513	(1)
iDVD plug-ins	514	(2)
GarageBand loops and instruments	516	(1)
Enhancing iLife with AppleScript	516	(5)
Scripting iTunes	517	(1)
AppleScripting iPhoto	517	(2)
AppleScripting iDVD	519	(2)
Supplementing iLife with Other Programs	521	(13)
Freeware and shareware	521	(8)
Commercial enhancements	529	(5)
Supplementing iLife with Hardware	534	(1)
Taking a Cue from the Media Pros	535	(18)
Taking Better Photos and Movies	535	(10)
Obeying the rule of thirds	536	(1)
Simplifying the background	537	(2)
Adjusting the altitude	539	(1)
Stabilizing the camera	539	(1)
Throwing some light on the subject	540	(1)
Shooting more than you need	541	(1)
Watching the zoom	541	(2)
Reading the fine manual	543	(1)
Enhancing the sound with an extra mic	543	(1)
Finding out more on the Internet	544	(1)
Capturing Better Audio	545	(2)
Using the right hardware and software	545	(2)
Recording narrations	547	(1)
Preparing the Shoot	547	(4)
Planning the scope	548	(2)
Filling in the details	550	(1)
Budgeting time and money	550	(1)
Planning for the DVD	551	(2)
Index	553