May 2006
Beginner
512 pages
16h 43m
English
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About This Book
Don’t let the rumors fool you. iMovie and iDVD may be simple, but they’re not simplistic. Unfortunately, many of the best techniques aren’t covered in the only “manual” you get with iLife—its electronic help screens.
This book was born to address three needs. First, it’s designed to give you a grounding in professional filming and editing techniques. The camcorder and iMovie produce video of stunning visual and audio quality, giving you the technical tools to produce amazing videos. But most people don’t have much experience with the artistic side of shooting—lighting, sound, and composition—or even how to use the dozens of buttons packed onto the modern camcorder. This book will tell you all you need to know.
Second, this book is designed to serve as the iMovie/iDVD manual, as the book that should have been in the box. It explores each iMovie feature in depth, offers illustrated catalogs of the various title and transition effects, offers shortcuts and workarounds, and unearths features that the online help doesn’t even mention.
About the Outline
iMovie 6 & iDVD: The Missing Manual is divided into five parts, each containing several chapters:
Part 1, Capturing DV Footage , covers what happens before you get to iMovie. It explains the DV format, helps you buy and learn to use a camcorder, and offers a crash course in professional film technique.
Part 2, Editing in iMovie , is the heart of the book. It leads you through transferring your footage into iMovie, editing ...
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