Errata
The errata list is a list of errors and their corrections that were found after the product was released.
The following errata were submitted by our customers and have not yet been approved or disproved by the author or editor. They solely represent the opinion of the customer.
Color Key: Serious technical mistake Minor technical mistake Language or formatting error Typo Question Note Update
| Version | Location | Description | Submitted by | Date submitted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Printed | Page 8 or 43 3rd ? on p. 8; 1st & 2nd ?s on p. 43 (in box) |
On page 8 you tell us that "AVCHD is the same as H.264?," but in the UP TO SPEED box on page 43 you appear to treat them differently. Page 43 lists H.264 among the formats in the first paragraph that iMovie can edit. Then, in the second paragraph, you note that AVCHD and HDV must first be converted to AIC before they can be edited. Then, in case it isn't confusing enough for the reader at this point, you throw in additional references to both AVCHD and H.264 formats in the same box, with no indication that they are the same thing. |
John Longville | Nov 15, 2010 |
| Printed | Page 13 3rd ? |
If Sony's camcorders incorporate an infrared light SOURCE to illuminate subjects with light that falls below the frequency visible by human eyes, but which can be picked up by the camcorders' chips and then converted into a higher-frequency color we can see, that could properly be called an "infrared transmitter" ? although that "transmitter" would not be the component that "measures the heat given off by various objects in its path?." If the camcorders do not include an infrared light source, then they are transmitting nothing, but rather only are RECEIVING the existing infrared light (which does correspond to heat) coming from objects, just as a camcorder without this feature receives the normal range of light visible to human eyes. |
John Longville | Nov 15, 2010 |
| Printed | Page 18 2nd ? under "The Tech Specs of NTSC" |
There are 525 lines in the NTSC standard definition format, not 575. And only 486 of these actually paint the screen, while the remaining 39 contain other data or are blank. |
John Longville | Nov 15, 2010 |
| Printed | Page 52 1st paragraph |
TO: David Pogue |
James Robert Ingram | Jan 02, 2011 |
| Printed | Page 125 & 241 last line on p. 125 (in TIP) & 1st ? on p. 241 (in box) |
Last line on p. 125 says "See page 241 for details on making a black clip." They aren't there, but in the first bullet point in the POWER USERS' CLINIC box on that page we are told to "Insert a black background just after the final fade-out. (Page 231 has the instructions.)" They aren't there either, although if you start reading the "iMovie Backgrounds" section that begins there and follow on to page 233 you will learn how to insert a background, which one can infer (accurately) includes a solid black background. This needs to be cleaned up and clarified. |
John Longville | Nov 15, 2010 |
| Printed | Page 216 bottom box |
On pg 216, Extracting Audio from Video, Fig. 9-13. When I "drag a selection from my event browser into my story board" I do not get the 'drag and drop menu' shown when I let go. On the contrary no menu of any kind pops up. This is the one flaw I have found in this otherwise quite excellent text book for iMovie 09. |
peter rudolfi | Oct 01, 2010 |
| Printed | Page 332 |
Please include an explanation of how a theme selected when the movie was created in iMovie relates to selecting a theme in iDVD when the movie is imported. This issue has been a weak point in all Apple explanations. Trial and error has been the only solution. But for those of us who make movies infrequently, we forget the details. I like to have information before I begin. Your chapter iDVD Basics would be strengthened if you were to add such information in iMovie '11. In the meantime, where can I find an answer? |
Donna G B Munger | Dec 06, 2010 |