Sams Teach Yourself iMovie and iDVD in 24 Hours

by Kelsey, Todd

• ISBN13: 9780672324840
• ISBN10: 0672324849
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-01-01
• Publisher: Sams

Summary

People are starting to make their own digital movies like never before, and what better way to deliver them than on DVD. The sales of digital camcorders have been explosive, and DVD is established firmly as a consumer medium, with some retailers no longer carrying VHS tapes. But typical video editing or DVD authoring can involve some complex and intimidating topics, such as MPEG-2 encoding, frame rates, and file size considerations. Enter Apple, with the powerful yet friendly iMovie program, which ships with every Mac. Apple makes the process of making movies fun, and after establishing a reputation with iMovie, Apple has raised the bar with iDVD, bringing the power of DVD to the home. Sams Teach Yourself iMovie and iDVD in 24 Hoursteaches readers new to digital movies and DVD everything they need to know to begin making their own digital productions. It provides them a solid foundation in the concepts of digital video and DVD, giving them a sense of satisfaction to understand the process. And it equips them with the skills they need, without confusing them or hitting them over the head with complexity.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(1)
Who This Book Is For	1	(1)
How This Book Is Organized	2	(1)
Conventions Used in This Book	2	(3)
PART I Digital Video Basics	5	(46)
HOUR 1 Understanding Digital Video	7	(16)
Pixels	8	(3)
Screen Size	11	(3)
Frame Rate	14	(2)
Compression	16	(2)
Timecode	18	(1)
Summary	19	(1)
Workshop	20	(3)
Q&A	20	(1)
Quiz	20	(1)
Quiz Answers	21	(2)
2 Getting to Know How iMovie Works	23	(14)
Apple's FireWire Innovation Makes It Possible	24	(1)
Basic Stages: Shoot, Edit, Enhance, Share	24	(2)
Shoot and Capture	24	(1)
Edit	25	(1)
Enhance with Audio and Visual Effects	26	(1)
Share	26	(1)
Which Version of iMovie Do I Have7	26	(2)
Getting the Latest Version	28	(1)
iMovie System Requirements	28	(2)
Hard Drive Space	30	(3)
Optimizing Your Hard Drive	33	(1)
Summary	34	(1)
Workshop	34	(3)
Q&A	35	(1)
Quiz	35	(1)
Quiz Answers	36	(1)
Exercises	36	(1)
3 The iMovie Workspace	37	(14)
iMovie Monitor	37	(2)
Shelf	39	(1)
Timeline Viewer	39	(1)
Clip Viewer	40	(1)
Other Important Controls	40	(3)
Importing Video	43	(1)
Moving Around in a Clip	44	(1)
Making Basic Edits	45	(3)
Preparing a Clip	45	(3)
Summary	48	(1)
Workshop	48	(5)
Q&A	48	(1)
Quiz	49	(1)
Quiz Answers	49	(1)
Exercise	49	(2)
PART II Learning iMovie	51	(144)
HOUR 4 The Clip Viewer	53	(14)
Understanding the Clip Viewer	54	(3)
Previewing Clips	57	(3)
Enhancing Clips with Transitions	60	(5)
Summary	65	(1)
Workshop	65	(2)
Q&A	65	(1)
Quiz	65	(1)
Quiz Answers	66	(1)
Exercises	66	(1)
5 Capturing Video with iMovie	67	(14)
Connecting Camcorders	68	(5)
Understanding the FireWire Cable	68	(1)
Understanding the FireWire Connections	68	(5)
Working with Video	73	(3)
Understanding Cueing: Play, Stop, Fast Forward, Rewind	73	(3)
Capturing Video	76	(1)
Summary	77	(1)
Workshop	78	(3)
Q&A	78	(1)
Quiz	78	(1)
Quiz Answers	79	(1)
Exercises	79	(2)
6 Basic Video Editing with iMovie	81	(18)
Adding and Deleting Clips	82	(5)
Adjusting Clips	87	(8)
Summary	95	(1)
Workshop	95	(4)
Q&A	96	(1)
Quiz	96	(1)
Quiz Answers	97	(1)
Exercises	97	(2)
7 Exporting iMovies	99	(20)
Choosing a Way to Share Your iMovie	100	(1)
Exporting to Cam'ra	100	(1)
Exporting to QuickTime	100	(1)
Exporting to iDVD	101	(1)
Making Videotapes from iMovie	101	(2)
Emailing iMovies	103	(2)
Putting iMovies on the Web	105	(8)
Burning iMovies to CD	113	(1)
Putting iMovies on DVD	114	(3)
Summary	117	(1)
Workshop	117	(2)
Q&A	117	(1)
Quiz	118	(1)
Quiz Answers	118	(1)
Exercises	118	(1)
8 Intermediate Video Editing-Transitions	119	(16)
Transitions	120	(3)
Sample Transition-Cross Dissolve	121	(2)
Working with Transitions	123	(8)
Summary	131	(1)
Workshop	131	(4)
Q&A	132	(1)
Quiz	132	(1)
Quiz Answers	133	(1)
Exercise	133	(2)
9 Advanced Video Editing-Effects	135	(18)
Effects	136	(2)
Sample Effect-Brightness & Contrast	138	(1)
Working with Effects	139	(9)
Previewing	139	(1)
Applying	139	(1)
Restoring Clips	140	(1)
Undo/Redo	140	(6)
Making Changes to Effects	146	(1)
Effect In, Effect Out	146	(2)
Summary	148	(1)
Workshop	149	(4)
Q&A	149	(1)
Quiz	150	(1)
Quiz Answers	150	(1)
Exercises	151	(2)
10 Titles	153	(16)
Titles	153	(7)
Sample Title-Bounce In To Center	154	(1)
Sample Title-Centered Multiple	155	(3)
Using Titles over Black	158	(1)
Overlay Titles (over Video)	158	(2)
Adjusting Titles	160	(4)
Adding Titles	164	(2)
Summary	166	(1)
Workshop	167	(2)
Q&A	167	(1)
Quiz	167	(1)
Quiz Answers	168	(1)
Exercises	168	(1)
11 Adding Photos to iMovies	169	(12)
Photos and iMovie	170	(1)
Importing into iPhoto	170	(1)
Adding Photos to iMovie	171	(5)
The Ken Burns Effect	173	(2)
Adding Photos Directly	175	(1)
Still Images from Video	176	(1)
Still Images and Duration	176	(1)
Still Images, Effects, and Transitions	177	(1)
Summary	178	(1)
Workshop	178	(3)
Q&A	178	(1)
Quiz	179	(1)
Quiz Answers	179	(1)
Exercises	180	(1)
12 Adding Sound to iMovies	181	(14)
Sound in iMovie	182	(1)
Audio Tracks	182	(1)
Audio Playback	183	(1)
Working with Audio	183	(6)
Accessing the iTunes Music Library	183	(2)
Adding iTunes Audio to the Project	185	(1)
Manipulating Audio Within the iMovie	185	(4)
Other iMovie Audio Sources	189	(3)
iMovie Sound Effects	190	(1)
Audio CDs	190	(1)
Recording a Voice Track	191	(1)
Extracting Audio from Video Clips	191	(1)
Summary	192	(1)
Workshop	193	(4)
Q&A	193	(1)
Quiz	193	(1)
Quiz Answers	194	(1)
Exercises	194	(1)
PART III DVD Basics	195	(40)
HOUR 13 Understanding DVD Video	197	(10)
How DVD Video Works	197	(3)
Working with DVD Video	199	(1)
Preparing Digital Video for DVD	200	(1)
Importing Digital Video into iDVD	200	(1)
Encoding DVD Video	201	(1)
Burning DVD Video	202	(2)
What Is Multiplexing?	202	(2)
The SuperDrive DVD Burner	204	(1)
Summary	205	(1)
Workshop	205	(2)
Q&A	205	(1)
Quiz	206	(1)
Quiz Answers	206	(1)
Exercise	206	(1)
14 DVD Features	207	(14)
DVD Players	208	(1)
DVD Menus	208	(3)
How DVD Screens Work	209	(2)
Advanced DVD Features	211	(3)
Motion Menus	211	(1)
DVD Slideshows	212	(1)
DVD Subtitles	212	(1)
Multiple Angles	212	(2)
How iDVD Fits into the DVD Picture	214	(4)
Menus: Themes and Styles	215	(1)
Slideshows	216	(2)
Summary	218	(1)
Workshop	218	(3)
Q&A	218	(1)
Quiz	219	(1)
Quiz Answers	220	(1)
Exercises	220	(1)
15 DVD Discs	221	(14)
DVD Storage Capacity	222	(1)
Recordable DVDs	223	(1)
Recordable DVD Compatibility	223	(1)
Manufactured DVDs	224	(1)
Rewritable DVDs	225	(1)
Purchasing the Right Blank DVD Discs	226	(1)
DVD-ROM Content-Adding Computer Files on a DVD	227	(5)
Summary	232	(1)
Workshop	232	(5)
Q&A	232	(1)
Quiz	233	(1)
Quiz Answers	234	(1)
Exercises	234	(1)
PART IV Learning iDVD	235	(146)
HOUR 16 Introducing iDVD	237	(14)
The DVD Creation Revolution	238	(1)
Basic Features	238	(8)
Themes	239	(2)
iMedia Browsers-The Audio, Photos, and Movies Tabs	241	(2)
Slideshows	243	(1)
Status of Video Encoding	244	(1)
Disc Burning	245	(1)
iDVD Capabilities	246	(1)
System Requirements	247	(1)
Summary	247	(1)
Workshop	248	(3)
Q&A	248	(1)
Quiz	248	(1)
Quiz Answers	249	(1)
Exercises	249	(2)
17 Making a Sample DVD	251	(20)
Preparing the DVD Project	252	(2)
Importing Files	254	(3)
Using the Movies Tab and the other iMedia Browsers	255	(2)
Burning Your DVD	257	(4)
Customizing the DVD Project	261	(3)
Adding More Screens	264	(4)
Summary	268	(1)
Workshop	268	(3)
Q&A	268	(1)
Quiz	269	(1)
Quiz Answers	269	(1)
Exercises	270	(1)
18 DVD Menus in iDVD	271	(16)
DVD Menus	271	(4)
Themes	273	(2)
DVD Titles	275	(2)
DVD Buttons-Video and Text	277	(4)
DVD Folders (Adding Multiple Screens)	281	(3)
Summary	284	(1)
Workshop	285	(2)
Q&A	285	(1)
Quiz	285	(1)
Quiz Answers	286	(1)
Exercises	286	(1)
19 Customizing DVD Menus	287	(18)
Customizing Drop Zone Themes	287	(2)
Customizing Backgrounds	289	(5)
Customizing Titles	294	(3)
Customizing Buttons	297	(5)
Summary	302	(1)
Workshop	302	(3)
Q&A	302	(1)
Quiz	303	(1)
Quiz Answers	303	(1)
Exercises	304	(1)
20 DVD Slideshows	305	(16)
Understanding Slideshows	305	(4)
Slideshow Options	309	(4)
Display Arrows During Slideshow	309	(1)
Adding Picture Files to DVD-ROM	310	(1)
Setting Slide Duration	311	(1)
Thumbnail Size	311	(2)
Audio	313	(1)
Working with Slides	313	(5)
Summary	318	(1)
Workshop	319	(2)
Q&A	319	(1)
Quiz	319	(1)
Quiz Answers	320	(1)
Exercises	320	(1)
21 Example Project-Multiple Screens	321	(16)
Considering Multiple Screens	321	(1)
Setting Up the Project	322	(9)
Adding Final Details and Testing	331	(2)
Summary	333	(1)
Workshop	333	(4)
Q&A	333	(1)
Quiz	334	(1)
Quiz Answers	335	(2)
22 Example Project-Event DVD	337	(12)
Considering Event DVDs	338	(1)
Setting Up the Project	338	(8)
Summary	346	(1)
Workshop	346	(3)
Q&A	346	(1)
Quiz	347	(1)
Quiz Answers	348	(1)
23 Example Project-Short Movie	349	(14)
Considering Short Movie DVDs	349	(1)
Setting Up the Project	350	(8)
Planning the DVD	350	(8)
Reviewing and Previewing	358	(2)
Summary	360	(1)
Workshop	361	(2)
Q&A	361	(1)
Quiz	361	(1)
Quiz Answers	362	(1)
24 Going Beyond iMovie and iDVD	363	(18)
iMovie and Final Cut Pro-Similarities and Differences	364	(5)
Overview	364	(1)
Views	364	(1)
Import/Export	365	(2)
Timeline	367	(1)
Transitions and Effects	367	(1)
Rendering	368	(1)
An Approach to Learning Digital Video-Fun, Profit, Nonprofit	369	(1)
Introduction to DVD Studio Pro	370	(1)
Differences Between iDVD and DVD Studio Pro	371	(1)
Advanced DVD Features	371	(2)
Adjustable Video Encoding (MPEG-2)	373	(1)
Putting Together a DVD in DVD Studio Pro	374	(3)
Summary	377	(1)
Workshop	377	(6)
Q&A	378	(1)
Quiz	378	(1)
Quiz Answers	379	(2)
PART V Appendixes	381	(16)
APPENDIX A Getting Good Digital Video	383	(4)
Lighting	383	(1)
Exposure	384	(1)
Image Stabilization	384	(1)
Video Vocabulary-Framing Shots	385	(1)
Focus	385	(1)
Zooming	385	(2)
B Getting a DVD Manufactured	387	(6)
Manufacturing Discs	388	(3)
Additional Possibilities	391	(2)
C Links and Resources	393	(4)
Glossary	397	(6)
Index	403