IMovie HD & IDVD 5

by Pogue, David

• ISBN13: 9780596100339
• ISBN10: 0596100337
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-04-01
• Publisher: Oreilly & Associates Inc

Summary

The latest versions of iMovie HD and iDVD 5 are, by far, the most robust moviemaking applications available to consumers today. But whether you're a professional or an amateur moviemaker eager to take advantage of the full capabilities of these applications, don't count on Apple documentation to make the cut. You neediMovie HD & iDVD 5: The Missing Manual, the objective authority on iMovie HD and iDVD 5.Even if you own a previous version of iMovie, the new feature-rich iMovie HD may well be impossible to resist. This video editing program now enables users to capture and edit widescreen High Definition Video (HDV) from the new generation of HDV camcorders, along with standard DV and the MPEG-4 video format. iMovie HD also includes "Magic iMovie" for making finished movies automatically. The feature does everything in one step--imports video into separate clips and adds titles, transitions, and music. The finished video is then ready for iDVD 5, which now includes 15 new themes with animated drop zones that can display video clips across DVD menus, just like the latest Hollywood DVDs.This witty and entertaining guide from celebrated author David Pogue not only details every step of iMovie HD video production--from choosing and using a digital camcorder to burning the finished work onto DVDs--but provides a firm grounding in basic film technique so that the quality of a video won't rely entirely on magic.iMovie HD & iDVD 5: The Missing Manualincludes expert techniques and tricks for: Capturing quality footage (including tips on composition, lighting, and even special-event filming) Building your movie track, incorporating transitions and special effects, and adding narration, music, and sound Working with picture files and QuickTime movies Reaching your intended audience by exporting to tape, transferring iMovie to QuickTime, burning QuickTime-Movie CDs, and putting movies on the Web (and even on your cell phone!) Using iDVD 5 to stylize and burn your DVD creation iMovie HD & iDVD 5: The Missing Manual--it's your moviemaking-made-easy guide.

Author Biography

David Pogue, Yale '85, is the weekly personal-technology columnist for the New York Times and an Emmy award-winning tech correspondent for CBS News. His funny tech videos appear weekly on CNBC. And with 3 million books in print, he is also one of the world's bestselling how- to authors. He wrote or co-wrote seven books in the "For Dummies" series (including Macs, Magic, Opera, and Classical Music). In 1999, he launched his own series of amusing, practical, and user-friendly computer books called Missing Manuals, which now includes 100 titles.

David and his wife Jennifer Pogue, MD, live in Connecticut with their three young children. His web site is http://www.davidpogue.com.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(1)
Meet iMovie HD	2	(1)
What's New in iMovie HD	2	(3)
About This Book	5	(4)
The Very Basics	9	(4)
Part One: Capturing DV Footage
The DV Camcorder	13	(20)
Meet Digital Video	13	(7)
Buying a DV Camcorder	20	(13)
Turning Home Video into Pro Video	33	(34)
Film vs. Videotape	34	(1)
Film-Technique Crash Course	35	(2)
Get the Shot	37	(3)
Replace the Microphone	40	(3)
Limit Zooming and Panning	43	(4)
Keep the Camera Steady	47	(2)
Video Lighting: A Crash Course	49	(6)
Keep It in Focus	55	(1)
Video Composition: A Crash Course	56	(11)
Special Event Filming	67	(18)
Interviews	67	(4)
Music Videos	71	(1)
Live Stage Performances	72	(3)
Speeches	75	(1)
Sports	75	(1)
Photos and Old Movies	76	(1)
Weddings	77	(3)
Actual Scripted Films	80	(5)
Part Two: Editing in iMovie
Camcorder Meets Mac	85	(34)
iMovie HD: The Application	85	(2)
Connecting to FireWire	87	(1)
Getting into iMovie	87	(8)
Importing Camcorder Footage	95	(6)
Four Special Cases: iSight, HDV, USB, and Live Recording	101	(4)
Magic iMovie	105	(4)
Managing Project Files	109	(2)
Converting Older Projects	111	(1)
How iMovie Organizes Its Files	112	(3)
Importing Footage from Non-DV Tapes	115	(4)
Building the Movie	119	(26)
Navigating Your Clips	119	(6)
Undo, Revert, and Other Safety Nets	125	(1)
The Project Trash	126	(2)
Shortening Clips by Dragging	128	(3)
Three Ways to Trim a Clip	131	(4)
Splitting a Clip	135	(1)
The Movie Track: Your Storyboard	136	(3)
Tricks of the Timeline Viewer	139	(3)
Playing the Movie Track	142	(2)
Full-Screen Playback Mode	144	(1)
Transitions and Effects	145	(34)
About Transitions	145	(1)
When Not to Use Transitions	146	(1)
Creating a Transition	147	(7)
Transitions: The iMovie Catalog	154	(7)
Downloading More Transition Choices	161	(1)
The Effects Pane	162	(4)
Effects: The iMovie Catalog	166	(10)
Installing More Effects	176	(3)
Titles, Captions, and Credits	179	(36)
Setting Up a Title	180	(10)
Inserting and Rendering a Title	190	(6)
The iMovie Titles Catalog	196	(19)
Narration, Music, and Sound	215	(28)
The Two iMovie Soundtracks	215	(2)
Audio Clips	217	(1)
Recording Narration	218	(3)
Importing iTunes Music	221	(3)
CD Music	224	(1)
Sound Effects	225	(2)
Editing Audio Clips	227	(9)
Overlaying Video over Sound	236	(3)
Extracting Audio from Video	239	(4)
Still Pictures and QuickTime Movies	243	(20)
Importing Still Images	243	(6)
The Dimensions of an iMovie Photo	249	(2)
The Ken Burns Effect	251	(3)
Still Images as Titles	254	(2)
Creating Still Images from Footage	256	(4)
Importing QuickTime Movies	260	(3)
Professional Editing Techniques	263	(12)
The Power of Editing	263	(5)
Popular Editing Techniques	268	(7)
Part Three: Finding Your Audience
Back to the Camcorder	275	(10)
Why Export to Tape	275	(3)
Transferring Footage to the Camcorder or VCR	278	(4)
Notes on DV Tapes	282	(3)
From iMovie to QuickTime	285	(30)
Saving a QuickTime Movie	285	(2)
Understanding QuickTime	287	(5)
The Share Presets: What They Mean	292	(3)
The Expert Settings	295	(10)
The Video Codecs: A Catalog	305	(4)
Burning QuickTime Movie CDs	309	(6)
Movies on the Web-and On the Phone	315	(20)
Make the Big Screen Tiny	315	(1)
Posting to Your Mac Account	316	(5)
Posting a Movie on Your Own Web Site	321	(10)
Optimizing Online Movies	331	(1)
Movies on Your Phone	332	(3)
QuickTime Player	335	(16)
QuickTime Player (Free Version)	335	(5)
QuickTime Player Pro	340	(4)
Advanced QuickTime Pro: Track Tricks	344	(7)
Part Four: iDVD 5
From iMovie to iDVD	351	(34)
Why iDVD?	351	(2)
What You're in For	353	(1)
Phase 1: Prepare Your Video	354	(3)
Phase 2: Insert Chapter Markers	357	(4)
Phase 3: Hand Off to iDVD	361	(1)
Phase 4: Design the Menu Screen	361	(14)
Phase 5: Burning Your DVD	375	(6)
OneStep DVDs	381	(4)
iDVD Projects by Hand	385	(24)
Building iDVDs	385	(1)
Creating a New Project	386	(1)
Adding Movies	387	(6)
Submenus (``Folders'')	393	(3)
The DVD Map---and Autoplay	396	(3)
DVD Slideshows	399	(10)
Designing iDVD Themes	409	(24)
iDVD's Built-in Themes	409	(9)
Button Styles	418	(1)
Editing and Positioning Text	419	(2)
Changing Backgrounds	421	(4)
Choosing Menu Audio	425	(2)
Saving Favorites	427	(1)
Buying Sound and Vision	428	(5)
iDVD Secrets	433	(62)
iDVD---The DVD-ROM Maker	433	(2)
Project Info	435	(2)
Uncover Your DVD Project File	437	(1)
AppleScripting iDVD	438	(2)
Modifying iDVD Itself	440	(5)
Archiving Your Project	445	(3)
Disk Images and External DVD Burners	448	(2)
Professional Duplicating	450	(7)
Part Five: Appendixes
Appendix A: iMovie HD, Menu by Menu	457	(18)
iMovie Menu	457	(5)
File Menu	462	(3)
Edit Menu	465	(3)
View Menu	468	(1)
Markers Menu	469	(1)
Advanced Menu	470	(1)
Window Menu	470	(1)
Help Menu	471	(4)
Appendix B: Troubleshooting	475	(20)
Two Golden Rules	475	(1)
General iMovie Troubleshooting	476	(1)
Starting Up and Importing	477	(3)
Title Trouble	480	(3)
Photo Problems	483	(1)
Problems Editing	484	(1)
Exporting Troubles	485	(1)
DVD Problems	486	(4)
Project Corruption	490	(1)
Problems with Sound	491	(2)
Where to Get Help Online	493	(2)
Appendix C: Master Keyboard Shortcut List	495