Imovie

by Pogue, David

• ISBN13: 9781565928596
• ISBN10: 1565928598
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-05-01
• Publisher: Oreilly & Associates Inc

Summary

To help the process of editing camcorder footage on the iMac DV computer, an award-winning "MacWorld" columnist takes readers through every step of iMovie video production, from choosing and using a digital camcorder to burning the finished work onto CDs. The book also covers Apple DVD Player.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(1)
Meet iMovie	2	(1)
About this Book	3	(6)
Part One: Capturing DV Footage
The DV Camcorder	9	(24)
Meet Digital Video	9	(7)
Buying a DV Camcorder	16	(17)
Turing 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 Panning and Zooming	43	(4)
Keep the Camera Steady	47	(2)
Video Lighting: A Crash Course	49	(6)
Keep it in Focus	55	(2)
Video Composition: A Crash Course	57	(10)
Special-Event Filming	67	(18)
Interviews	67	(4)
Music Videos	71	(1)
Live Stage Performances	72	(3)
Speeches	75	(1)
Sports	76	(1)
Photos and Old Movies	76	(2)
Weddings	78	(2)
Actual Scripted Films	80	(5)
Part Two: Editing in iMovie
Camcorder Meets Mac	85	(26)
iMovie: the Application	85	(4)
Connecting to FireWire	89	(1)
Getting into iMovie	90	(7)
Downloading Camcorder Footage	97	(6)
How iMovie Organizes its Files	103	(3)
Importing Footage from Non-DV Tapes	106	(5)
Building the Movie Track	111	(18)
Navigating your Clips	111	(6)
Three Ways to Trim a Clip	117	(4)
Splitting a Clip	121	(1)
The Movie Track: Your Storyboard	122	(3)
Playing the Movie Track	125	(2)
Full-Screen Playback Mode	127	(2)
Transitions, Crossfades, and Special Effects	129	(18)
About Transitional Effects	129	(1)
When to Use Transitions	130	(1)
Creating a Transitional Effect	131	(6)
Transitions: The iMovie Catalog	137	(10)
Titles, Captions, and Credits	147	(26)
Setting Up a Title Effect	148	(7)
Inserting and Rendering a Title	155	(7)
The iMovie Titles Catalog	162	(11)
Narration, Music, and Sound	173	(24)
Audio in iMovie	173	(1)
The Three iMovie Soundtracks	174	(11)
Editing Audio Clips	185	(5)
Overlaying Video Over Sound	190	(7)
Picture Files and Quick Time Movies	197	(20)
Importing Still Images	197	(12)
Using Still Images as Titles	209	(2)
Exporting Still Images	211	(2)
Importing QuickTime Movies	213	(4)
Professional Editing Techniques	217	(12)
The Power of Editing	217	(5)
Popular Editing Techniques	222	(7)
Part Three: Finding Your Audience
Back to the Camcorder	229	(10)
Why Export to Tape	229	(5)
Transferring Footage to the Camcorder	234	(2)
Notes on DV Tapes	236	(3)
From iMovie to QuickTime	239	(30)
Saving a QuickTime Movie	239	(3)
Understanding QuickTime	242	(7)
The Expert Settings	249	(10)
The Video Codecs: A Catalog	259	(3)
Burning QuickTime-Movie CDs	262	(7)
Putting Movies on the Web	269	(20)
Make the Big Screen Tiny	269	(1)
Free Movie-Posting Pages	270	(6)
Posting a Movie on Your Own Web Site	276	(9)
Optimizing Online Movies	285	(4)
Part Four: Beyond iMovie
QuickTime Player Pro	289	(16)
QuickTime Player (Free Version)	289	(5)
QuickTime Player Pro	294	(11)
Final Cut, Premiere, and EditDV	305	(50)
Into to the Pro Leagues	306	(4)
Working with Pro DV Software	310	(4)
Specialized Efficiency Tools	314	(1)
Special Effects	315	(8)
Part Five: Appendixes
Appendix A: iMovie, Menu by Menu	323	(10)
File Menu	323	(2)
Edit Menu	325	(4)
Help Menu	329	(4)
Appendix B: Troubleshooting iMovie	333	(22)
How iMovie Likes it	333	(1)
Starting Up and Capturing Video	334	(5)
Problems Editing Video	339	(5)
Problems with Sound	344	(3)
Problems Exporting to Tape	347	(2)
The Secret Preferences Document	349	(6)
Where to Get Help Online	355