By David Pogue
First Edition
January 1900
Pages: 385
ISBN 10: 1-56592-859-8 |
ISBN 13: 9781565928596
(Average of 6 Customer Reviews)
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iMovie, the free Macintosh digital-video editing software, comes with almost everything you need to produce pro-quality video from your digital camcorder--except a manual. That's where iMovie:The Missing Manual comes in: it takes you through every step of iMovie video production, from choosing a camcorder to burning finished films onto CDs. The book's philosophy: giving someone iMovie without teaching basic film technique is like giving a map to a teenager without teaching him to drive.
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First Edition: January 1900
ISBN: 1-56592-859-8
Pages: 385
Average Customer Reviews: (Based on 6 Reviews)
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iMovie: The Missing Manual Review, August 07 2000
iMovie: The Missing Manual by David Pogue is a straight forward, easy-to-understand, and fully comprehensive text that neither bored me nor overwhelmed me. The most helpful aspects of this book for me have been the "work arounds" and advice (pros and cons) for adding a firewire storage drive. I carried this book around with me until I read it from cover-to-cover. It continues to be a helpful guide as I try new techniques.
iMovie: The Missing Manual Review, July 24 2000
An excellent book. As easy as iMovie is to use, this book pulls together the basics of movie making and the technical end of digital video editing. Only one problem: Mr. Pogue needs to immediately update the book for iMovie2, particularly for its improved audio capabilities.
iMovie: The Missing Manual Review, July 17 2000
Apple's release of iMovie for all promted me to buy a DV camera. Well, that and the fact that an important wedding was going to take place. With access to a G4 coupled with Cinema Display, what more could I want ? Well, a whole lot of tips.
I shot the wedding with couple of hours of DV camera preperation. I made all the beginner mistakes. My personal gaffes and a feeling of "there must be a better way" lead me to buy the book.
What a great read!
Not only did this book reinforce my personal beliefs in the greatness of DV tehnology, it gave me all the little clues I needed. I'm almost bubbling over with ideas and plans to experiment and shoot lots of DV.
Thanks for the book, hope to see something on iMovie 2.0 :)
iMovie: The Missing Manual Review, July 17 2000
Apple's release of iMovie for all promted me to buy a DV camera. Well, that and the fact that an important wedding was going to take place. With access to a G4 coupled with Cinema Display, what more could I want ? Well, a whole lot of tips.
I shot the wedding with couple of hours of DV camera preperation. I made all the beginner mistakes. My personal gaffes and a feeling of
iMovie: The Missing Manual Review, July 03 2000
David Pogue has done it again. I was first introduced to his work through his other MAC series, and found his instructions clear and fun to read as well.
I'd been extolling the value of iMovie to a fellow videomaker, who just wasn't listening. He, like many others, saw it as something merely for the average consumer to use.
Browsing for this book in a store, I showed him the passages about how Professional people are using iMovie to create on-air content. Before I could read further, he muttered, "If any book has at least ONE piece of information in it that you didn't know before, it's worth buying."
I bought the book, and savored each page during a recent vacation (makes a great plane book from CA to NY!). And he bought one and is finally using iMovie as well.
Thanks for the info, Mr. Pogue. I look forward to future volumes.
iMovie: The Missing Manual Review, June 03 2000
Happy to be the first to do a review.
This book is just plain fun—clearly written and informative. Just what I was looking for, having already gotten my feet wet with some iMovie productions.
Introductory chapters are on target—even covered basics of sound, reinforcing my RadioShack lavelier microphone purchase of earlier this week. (Use it with my Canon Ultura).
...I'll be back after I've read the whole thing. Thanks.
Media reviews
"One of the beauties of the Missing Manuals is that there is always something new to discover and the research is quite thorough...I kept finding snippets of information, in the way of Tips or Notes, that would give just that bit extra."
-- Graham K. Rogers, Bangkok Post
"Pogue, the New York Times computer columnist, is among the world's best explainers."
-- Kevin Kelly, co-founder of Wired
"I have reviewed quite a number of Missing Manual books and I am always impressed with them. David Pogue is a Mac master and the depth of his knowledge shines through."
-- Roger Bernau, ACT Apple User Group Incorporated
"About not missing out on the fun by NOT finding David Pogue's 'iMovie: The Missing Manual'...a manual and a whole lot more with its tips and hints...Don't miss this one."
--About.com Desktop Video
"I've read this book, cover to cover, twice. You see, I'm trying to decide whether or not to make the plunge into imovie making…iMovie is a deceptively simple video-editing application that does not come with a printed manual. Even the online help is insufficient. Pogue treats us to hundreds of workarounds, 'hidden' features, and creative ideas. With this book you can carry out some rather ambitious film projects."
--www.graphic-design.com
"The whole "Missing Manual" concept is brilliant. The series provides hard copy documentation for otherwise undocumented (or sketchily documented) software, and under-documented software seems to be the latest rage in the computer biz. There's no software hungrier for its Missing Manual than iMovie, and this book fills the bill admirably. If you're balking at spending $19.95 to document a free program, then you're not valuing iMovie as highly as you should. Instead, think of what an amazing deal iMovie would be if it cost $19.95 and came with this book in the box. If you're an iMovie novice, you need this book. If you're an IMovie intermediate, you'll want this book. If you're an iMovie expert...hey, you already have this book, and that's one of the reasons you're an expert!" --Jamie McCornack, ATPN (About This Particular Macintosh), April 2001
"Manuals are very expensive and time consuming to create, print and ship. This is why most manuals are terrible. I'd rather have iMovie for free, sooner, and buy David Pogue's manual, than have the software released later and at higher cost, including a manual. Which, if it were like most manuals, would be so dissatisfying that I would still buy David's excellent book." --Derek Roff, iMovie mailing list, Oct 2000
"This book by David Pogue is a must read for anyone using the Apple iMove software. It is excellent! This book goes a long way in improving ones DV experience." --Gail H. Schadt, St. Croix Mac User Group, Oct. 2000
"iMovie is a deceptively simple video-editing application that does not come with a printed manual. Even the online help is insufficient. David Pogue, the wry and insightful columnist for Macworld, fills the void with another entry in his new Missing Manual series. Through many workarounds, "hidden" features, and creative ideas, Pogue shows how you can use this powerful software to carry out ambitious film projects.This series is known for giving a lot of information at a bargain price, and this book is no exception. The text gets right to the point while leaving room for background info and tips that anticipate potential problems. Reading it is like listening to someone who has already worked through the steps In fact, this book contains an impressive amount of info. It's easy to jump in at any point in the text and discover some idea so exciting that you just have to boot up iMovie right away and get creative. --Angelynn Grant, amazon.com, June 2000
iMovie MM " iMovie: The Missing Manual is a great guide to making the most of Apple's awesome new technology. Author David Pogue covers every step of video production, from choosing a digital camcorder and shooting footage to editing your film and burning the final product onto CDs."-borders.com, July 2000
"iMovie is a deceptively simple video-editing application that does not come with a printed manual--even the online help is insufficient. David Pogue, the wry and insightful columnist for Macworld, fills the void with another entry in his new Missing Manual series. Through many workarounds, "hidden" features, and creative ideas, Pogue shows how you can use this powerful software to carry out ambitious film projects In fact, this book contains an impressive amount of info. It's easy to jump in at any point in the text and discover some idea so exciting that you just have to boot up iMovie right away and get creative. --Angelynn Grant, amazon.com, July 2000
"Despite my prejudice towards online documentation, I felt iMovies help files-especially its tutorial were pretty darn good. But David Pogue's book is betterFor users of Apple's free editing software, iMovie: The Missing Manual will quickly become an well-thumbed resource. Other computer users should keep an eye out for subsequent books in this series that may be relevant for them. It looks like the series is going to be a winner."-John Mello, Mass High Tech, July 2000
" iMovie is a deceptively simple video-editing application that does not come with a printed manual. Even the online help is insufficient. David Pogue, the wry and insightful columnist for Macworld, fills the void with another entry in his new Missing Manual series. Through many workarounds, "hidden" features, and creative ideas, Pogue shows how you can use this powerful software to carry out ambitious film projects.This series is known for giving a lot of information at a bargain price, and this book is no exception. The text gets right to the point while leaving room for background info and tips that anticipate potential problems. Reading it is like listening to someone who has already worked through the steps In fact, this book contains an impressive amount of info. It's easy to jump in at any point in the text and discover some idea so exciting that you just have to boot up iMovie right away and get creative." --Angelynn Grant, amazon.com, June 2000
" iMovie, in common with many pieces of software shipped today doesn't come with a printed manual. Apple claims iMovie is so intuitive that it doesn't need one, and for the most part Apple is right. It is a particularly easy piece of software to use however the actual operation of the software is only a part of the whole creative process. This is where "iMovie: The Missing Manual" becomes an excellent resource. Not only does it explain iMovie's operation, it also leads you through the creative process from filming your subject material, to editing it in iMovie, to outputting it back to the camera or to a QuickTime movie." --Carl Makin, for ACT Apple Users Group, Nov 2000
"Buy this book, study it, apply what you've learned, and your audience will be grateful." --Stephen Withers, Australian Personal Computer, Nov 2000
"Video editing is complicated, and needs a printed manual, but you don't get one. For iMovie, and extra $20 will get you David Pogue's iMovie: the Missing Manual (O'Reilly & Associates)" --Stephen H. Wildstrom, Business Week, Spet 25, 2000
"an easy-to-follow book for users new to iMac, iMovie, and basic film editingrecommended for all libraries." -Thom Gillespie, Library Journal, August 2000
"Respected columnist David Pogue offers some well-placed advice, explaining how to prepare your video for editing before moving n to cover each feature of iMovie in-depth. David Pogue's prose is straight to the point, and he isn't afraid to point out iMovie's faults and offer some work-arounds. Pogue has written the de facto iMovie manual. " -Computer Arts, Oct 2000
"With characteristic humility, author/publisher David Pogue describes this as "the book that should have been in the box," and, well, yeah, he's right. To quote Dizzy Dean, "it ain't braggin' if you done it." The whole "Missing Manual" concept is brilliant. The series provides hard copy documentation for otherwise undocumented (or sketchily documented) software, and under-documented software seems to be the latest rage in the computer biz. There's no software hungrier for its Missing Manual than iMovie, and this book fills the bill admirably. If you're an iMovie novice, you need this book. If you're an iMovie intermediate, you'll want this book. If you're an iMovie expert...hey, you already have this book, and that's one of the reasons you're an expert." -- Jamie McCornack, About This Particular Macintosh (ATPM), Oct 2000
