Teach Yourself VISUALLY^TM iLife '04^®

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

• ISBN13: 9780764544668
• ISBN10: 0764544667
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-01-01
• Publisher: Visual

Summary

Illustrated throughout with step-by-step color screen shots, this is an unbeatable visual guide to iLife, the suite of free digital media software that comes standard with new Mac computers None of the iLife programs come with a user's manual, so this book will help readers tap the potential of the four applications in the suite: iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, and iDVD Offers a brief overview of each application and its user interface, then provides step-by-step examples that show readers how to get amazing results with digital photos, music, and videos Shows how to accomplish many beyond-the-basics tasks, including creating a smart playlist in iTunes, designing a coffee table book in iPhoto, adding special effects to clips in iMovie, and adding menus to movies in iDVD

Table of Contents

GETTING STARTED WITH ILIFE
Getting Started with iLife
Introducing the iLife Programs	4	(2)
Understanding iTunes	6	(2)
Understanding iPhoto	8	(2)
Understanding iMovie	10	(2)
Understanding iDVD	12	(2)
Understanding GarageBand	14	(2)
Explore the Macintosh Dock	16	(1)
Start and Quit an iLife Application	17	(1)
Explore the Finder	18	(2)
Open and Save Files	20	(4)
WORKING WITH ITUNES
iTunes Basics
Set Up iTunes	24	(4)
Play a CD	28	(2)
Rip a Music CD	30	(2)
Search the Music Library	32	(2)
Browse the Music Library	34	(2)
Remove a Song from the Music Library	36	(2)
Rate a Song	38	(2)
Play Internet Radio	40	(2)
Add an Internet Radio Station	42	(2)
Share Music over a Network	44	(2)
Creating Playlists and Burning Disks with iTunes
Create a Playlist	46	(2)
Rearrange a Playlist	48	(2)
Burn a Standard Audio CD	50	(2)
Burn an MP3 CD	52	(1)
Burn an Archive CD or DVD	53	(1)
Create a Simple Smart Playlist	54	(2)
Create an Advanced Smart Playlist	56	(2)
Using the iTunes Music Store
Sign Into and Out of the iTunes Music Store	58	(2)
Search the iTunes Music Store	60	(2)
Purchase Music with 1-Click Shopping	62	(2)
Purchase Music with the Shopping Cart	64	(2)
Deauthorize a Computer to Play Purchased Music	66	(2)
Using Advanced iTunes Features
Using the Equalizer	68	(2)
View and Add Album Artwork	70	(2)
Change the Import Format	72	(2)
Convert a Song's Format	74	(2)
Set a Song's Tag Information	76	(2)
Change an Album's Tag Information	78	(2)
Adjust a Song's Start and End Times	80	(2)
Using the Visualizer	82	(2)
Update Songs on an iPod	84	(2)
Copy Songs to and Delete Songs from an iPod	86	(4)
WORKING WITH IPHOTO
iPhoto Basics
Set Up iPhoto	90	(2)
Import Images from a Camera	92	(2)
Import Images from a Card Reader	94	(2)
Import Images from Files	96	(2)
Organize the iPhoto Library by Film Roll	98	(2)
Set Photo Titles and Descriptions	100	(2)
Assign Keywords to Photos	102	(2)
Organize the iPhoto Library by Date, Title, or Rating	104	(2)
View Photo Information	106	(2)
Rotate a Photo	108	(2)
Delete Photos from the iPhoto Library	110	(2)
Create an Album	112	(2)
Organize an Album	114	(2)
Share Photos on a Network	116	(2)
Create a Smart Album	118	(2)
Editing Photos with iPhoto
Adjust the Edit View	120	(2)
Select and Crop a Photo	122	(2)
Enhance a Photo's Color	124	(1)
Change a Photo to Black and White, or Sepia	125	(1)
Eliminate Red Eye	126	(2)
Retouch a Photo	128	(2)
Adjust Brightness and Contrast	130	(2)
Using a Separate iPhoto Editing Window	132	(2)
Customize a Separate iPhoto Editing Window	134	(2)
Using a Separate Picture Editing Program in iPhoto	136	(2)
Using Photos with iPhoto
E-mail a Photo	138	(2)
Print a Photo	140	(2)
Create a Slideshow	142	(2)
Save a Slideshow as a QuickTime Movie	144	(2)
Make a Slideshow DVD	146	(2)
Set Up an iPhoto Account with Apple	148	(2)
Order Prints from Apple	150	(2)
Make a Photo Book	152	(2)
Arrange a Photo Book's Pages	154	(2)
Add and Change a Photo Book's Captions	156	(2)
Preview and Order a Photo Book	158	(2)
Create a Mac Web Page	160	(2)
Export Web Pages	162	(2)
Publish a Slideshow on Mac	164	(2)
Using a Photo as a Desktop Picture	166	(2)
Export Photos to a Hard Disk	168	(2)
Create a CD or DVD Archive	170	(2)
Using an Archive CD or DVD	172	(4)
WORKING WITH IMOVIE
iMovie Basics
Set Up iMovie	176	(4)
Connect a Digital Camcorder	180	(2)
Import Video from a Digital Camcorder	182	(2)
Import Video Clips from Disk	184	(2)
Insert and Arrange Clips in a Movie	186	(2)
Make a Clip from a Still Image	188	(1)
Create a Still Frame from a Clip	189	(1)
Create a Clip from an iPhoto Picture	190	(2)
Adjust the Ken Burns Effect	192	(2)
Editing with iMovie
Crop a Clip	194	(2)
Split a Clip	196	(1)
Using the Trash	197	(1)
Apply a Transition to a Single Clip	198	(2)
Apply a Transition Between Two Clips	200	(2)
Apply a Visual Effect to a Clip	202	(2)
Modify a Visual Effect	204	(2)
Add Single Titles	206	(2)
Add Multiple Titles	208	(2)
Add Subtitles	210	(2)
Adjust Title Animation	212	(2)
Modify Title Font and Color	214	(2)
Using Advanced iMovie Features
Work with the Timeline	216	(4)
Separate Audio from Video	220	(2)
Adjust Audio Volume	222	(2)
Add iTunes Audio to a Movie	224	(2)
Add iMovie Sound Effects	226	(2)
Record Narration	228	(2)
Record from iSight	230	(2)
Change a Clip's Speed	232	(1)
Reverse a Clip's Direction	233	(1)
Paste Over at Playhead	234	(2)
Add Chapters for iDVD	236	(2)
Export to Camera	238	(2)
Share a Movie	240	(4)
WORKING WITH IDVD
iDVD Basics
Set Up iDVD	244	(4)
Select a Picture Theme	248	(2)
Change a Theme's Audio	250	(2)
Select a Motion Theme	252	(2)
Change a Motion Theme Movie	254	(2)
Select a Drop Zone Theme	256	(2)
Add Media to a Drop Zone Theme	258	(2)
Save a Modified Theme as a Favorite	260	(2)
Creating DVD Menus with iDVD
Change a Menu Title's Format	262	(2)
Create a Movie Menu Button	264	(1)
Change a Menu Button's Shape	265	(1)
Change a Menu Button's Text Format	266	(2)
Add a Custom Button Image or Movie	268	(2)
Arrange Menu Buttons	270	(2)
Change a Motion Menu Button's Start Frame	272	(1)
Change the Motion Menu Buttons' Duration	273	(1)
Create a Submenu	274	(4)
Create a Scene Submenu from iMovie	278	(2)
Using the Map	280	(2)
Using Advanced iDVD Features
Create and Add Photos to a Slideshow	282	(4)
Arrange Pictures in a Slideshow	286	(2)
Change a Slideshow's Duration	288	(1)
Change a Slideshow Button's Image	289	(1)
Add Audio to a Slideshow	290	(2)
Check an iDVD Project's Status	292	(1)
Check the TV Safe Area	293	(1)
Preview a DVD	294	(2)
Add Data Files to a DVD	296	(2)
Burn a DVD	298	(4)
WORKING WITH GARAGEBAND
GarageBand Basics
Set Up GarageBand	302	(4)
Create a Software Instrument Track	306	(1)
Create a Real Instrument Track	307	(1)
Browse Loops	308	(2)
Add a Loop	310	(2)
Edit a Software Loop	312	(2)
Make Music with GarageBand
Using the On-screen Keyboard	314	(2)
Record a Software Loop	316	(2)
Edit a Software Loop's Notes	318	(2)
Adjust Track Volume	320	(2)
Change a Software Instrument Track's Settings	322	(2)
Record a Real Instrument	324	(2)
Edit a Real Instrument Loop	326	(2)
Change a Real Instrument Track's Settings	328	(2)
Export a Song to iTunes	330