iMovie '09 & iDVD '09 For Dummies^®

by Dennis R. Cohen (Sunnyvale, California); Michael E. Cohen (Santa Monica, CA, multimedia producer )

• ISBN13: 9780470502129
• ISBN10: 0470502126
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-06-01
• Publisher: For Dummies

Summary

What the book covers: Starting with transferring movie clips from a camcorder or digital camera, the book covers all important features of the iMovie '09 and iDVD '09 software, including the new Project Library, editing effects, transitions, image stabilization, the precision editor, the cover flow interface, image stabilization, image effects, maps and backgrounds, and themes. The book also covers creating multimedia DVDs with iDVD that are playable on a DVD player. Series features: Information presented in the straightforward but fun language that has defined the Dummies series for more than fifteen years.

Author Biography

Dennis Cohen is a Mac authority and coauthor of several Mac-related books, including iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, and iDVD Bible and Apple Works 6 for Dummies. Michael Cohen develops instructional writing software and coauthored The Mac Xcode 2 Book as well as several other books.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Pre-Production and Getting Started

Making and Sharing Movies

Creating and Assembling Your Source Material

Managing Events

Working with Clips

Doing a Rough Cut

Creating a Project

Video Editing Basics

Working with Stills

Using Themes to Enhance Your Movie

In the Cutting Room

Adding Titles, Transitions, and Effects

Precision Editing

Editing Audio

Production and Distribution

Sharing Your Movie

Making a Quick DVD

Working with iDVD Themes

Assembling Your DVD

Burning Your DVD

The Part of Tens

Ten Useful Hardware and Software Add-ons

Ten Tips and Troubleshooting Hints

Index

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