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iPhoto 6: The Missing Manual, 5th Edition

by David Pogue, Derrick Story

March 2006

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A Note Regarding Supplemental Files
The Missing Credits
About the AuthorsAbout the Creative TeamAcknowledgementsThe Missing Manual Series
Introduction
iPhoto ArrivesWhat’s New in iPhoto 6About This BookAbout the OutlineAbout → These → ArrowsAbout MissingManuals.comThe Very Basics
I. Digital Cameras: The Missing Manual
1. Welcome to Digital Photography
1.1. Meet Digital Photography1.1.1. Instant Feedback1.1.2. Cheap Pix1.1.3. Take More Risks1.1.4. More Fun1.2. Buying a Digital Camera1.2.1. Image Resolution1.2.1.1. Pictures on the screen1.2.1.2. Printing out pictures1.2.2. Memory Capacity1.2.3. Memory Cards1.2.4. Battery Life1.2.5. Size and Shape1.2.6. Lens Quality1.2.7. Zoom1.2.8. Image Stabilizer (Vibration Reduction)1.2.9. Flip Screen1.2.10. Optical Viewfinder1.2.11. Manual Controls1.2.12. Autofocus Assist Light1.2.13. Built-In Sliding Lens Cover1.2.14. Variable “Film” Speeds1.2.15. Shutter Lag1.2.16. Attachments1.2.17. Burst Mode (RAM Buffer)1.2.18. Panorama Mode1.2.19. Software Bundle1.2.20. Noise Reduction1.2.21. Tripod Mount1.2.22. Movie Mode1.2.23. Price
2. Composing Brilliant Photos
2.1. Composition2.1.1. The Rule of Thirds2.1.2. Get Closer2.1.3. Eliminate Busy Backgrounds2.1.4. Go Low, Go High2.1.5. The Right Way to Compose
3. Beyond the Simple Snapshot
3.1. Action Photography3.1.1. Getting Close to the Action3.1.2. Fast Shutter Speeds3.1.2.1. Shutter-priority mode3.1.3. Focusing and Shutter Lag3.1.4. Light Metering3.2. Portraits3.2.1. Trick 1: Zoom In3.2.2. Trick 2: Move the Background Back3.2.3. Trick 3: Choose a Wide Aperture Setting3.2.3.1. The portrait setting (program)3.2.3.2. Aperture-priority mode3.2.4. Making the Shot3.3. Existing-Light Portraits3.3.1. Keep It Steady3.3.2. The Camera Setup3.3.3. The Model Setup3.3.4. White Balance (Color Balance)3.3.5. Taking the Picture3.4. Self-Portraits3.5. Kid Photography3.6. Theater Performances3.7. Underwater Photography3.8. Travel Photography3.8.1. Packing up3.8.2. The Museum Challenge3.8.3. Portraits on the Road3.8.4. Get Creative3.9. Outdoor Portraits3.9.1. Rim Lighting3.9.2. Open Shade3.10. Indoor Flash3.10.1. Slow-Synchro Interiors3.11. Twilight Portraits3.12. Landscape and Nature3.12.1. Shoot with Sweet Light3.12.2. Layer Your Lights and Darks3.12.3. Highlight a Foreground Object with Flash3.13. Sunsets3.14. Weddings3.14.1. Shots to Look For3.15. Photographing Objects3.15.1. The Home Studio3.15.2. Natural Lighting for Objects3.16. Nighttime Photography3.16.1. Trailing Car Lights3.16.2. Nighttime Portraits3.16.2.1. Aperture-priority mode3.16.2.2. Nighttime-flash mode3.17. Time-Lapse Photography3.18. Digital Movies3.19. Cameraphone Photography
II. iPhoto Basics
4. Camera Meets Mac
4.1. iPhoto: The Application4.1.1. iPhoto Requirements4.1.2. Getting iPhoto4.1.2.1. Upgrading from earlier versions4.1.3. Running iPhoto 6 for the First Time4.2. Getting Your Pictures into iPhoto4.2.1. Connecting with a USB Camera4.2.2. USB Card Readers4.2.3. Importing Photos from Really Old Cameras4.2.4. Importing Existing Graphics Files4.2.5. Internal or External?4.2.6. Dragging into iPhoto4.2.7. The File Format Factor4.2.7.1. RAW format4.2.7.2. Movies4.2.7.3. Other graphics formats4.3. The Post-Dump Slideshow4.4. Where iPhoto Keeps Your Files4.4.1. A Trip to the Library4.4.1.1. What all those numbers mean4.4.1.2. Other folders in the iPhoto Library4.4.1.3. Look, don’t touch
5. The Digital Shoebox
5.1. The Source List5.1.1. Library5.1.2. Library by Year5.1.3. Library by Month5.1.4. Last Roll5.1.5. Other Icons in the Source List5.2. More on Film Rolls5.2.1. Displaying Film Rolls5.2.2. Collapsing Film Rolls En Masse5.2.3. Creating Film Rolls Manually5.2.4. Merging Film Rolls5.2.5. Renaming and Dating Film Rolls5.3. Scrolling Through Your Photos5.3.1. Size Control5.4. Selecting Photos5.5. Three Ways to Open Photos in iPhoto5.5.1. Method 1: Right in the Window5.5.2. Method 2: Individual Windows5.5.3. Method 3: Full-Screen Mode5.6. Albums5.6.1. Creating an Album by Clicking5.6.2. Creating an Album by Dragging5.6.3. Creating an Album by Selecting5.6.4. Adding More Photos5.6.5. Viewing an Album5.6.6. Moving Photos Between Albums5.6.7. Removing Photos from an Album5.6.8. Duplicating a Photo5.6.9. Putting Photos in Order5.6.10. Duplicating an Album5.6.11. Merging Albums5.6.12. Deleting an Album5.7. Smart Albums5.8. Folders5.9. Three Useful Panels5.10. Information Panel: Titles, Dates, and Comments5.10.1. Titles (Renaming Photos)5.10.1.1. Changing titles, dates, or comments en masse5.10.2. Photo Dates5.10.3. Comments5.10.3.1. Comments as captions5.11. The Calendar5.12. Keywords5.12.1. Editing Keywords5.12.2. Assigning and Unassigning Keywords5.12.2.1. Method 1: Drag the picture5.12.2.2. Method 2: Get Info5.12.3. Viewing Keyword Assignments5.12.4. The Checkmark “Keyword”5.12.5. Using Keywords5.13. Searching for Photos by Text5.14. The Photo Info Window5.15. Rate Your Photos5.16. Deleting Photos5.16.1. The iPhoto Trash5.17. Customizing the Shoebox5.17.1. Changing the View5.17.2. Showing/Hiding Keywords, Titles, and Film Roll Info

6. Editing Your Shots
6.1. Editing in iPhoto6.1.1. One-Click Fixes6.1.2. One-Click Effects6.1.3. Advanced Controls6.1.4. Using the Editing Tools6.2. Full-Screen Mode6.3. Notes on Zooming and Scrolling6.3.1. Zooming in Any Editing View6.3.2. Zooming in “Separate Window” View6.3.3. Zooming in Full-Screen View6.3.4. Scrolling Tricks (Any Editing View)6.3.5. The “Before and After” Keystroke6.3.6. Backing Out6.4. One-Click Fixups: The Rotate Button6.5. Cropping6.5.1. How to Crop a Photo6.6. The Enhance Button6.7. Red-Eye6.8. Retouching Freckles, Scratches, and Hairs6.8.1. Using the Retouch Brush6.9. The Effects Palette6.10. The Adjust Panel6.11. Introduction to the Histogram6.11.1. Three Channels6.12. Exposure6.13. Adjusting the Levels6.14. Brightness and Contrast Sliders6.14.1. Brightness6.14.2. Contrast6.15. Color Balance6.15.1. Manual Color Adjustment6.15.2. Automatic Color Correction6.16. Straightening6.17. Sharpening6.18. Beyond iPhoto6.18.1. Opening Photos in Other Programs6.18.1.1. Setting up a default editing program6.18.1.2. Freedom of choice6.19. Reverting to the Original6.20. Editing RAW Files6.20.1. Outside RAW Image Editors
III. Meet Your Public
7. The iPhoto Slideshow
7.1. About Slideshows7.2. Option-Click Slideshows7.2.1. Which Photos7.2.2. Photo Order7.3. Instant Slideshows7.3.1. 7.3.1.1. Transitions7.3.2. Slide Timing7.3.3. Shuffle Slide Order7.3.4. Repeat Slideshow7.3.5. Scale Photos to Fill Screen7.3.6. Automatic Ken Burns Effect7.3.7. Show Titles7.3.8. Show My Ratings7.3.9. Show Slideshow Controls7.3.10. Music: Soundtrack Central7.3.11. Different Shows, Different Albums7.4. Saved Slideshows7.4.1. Global Settings7.4.1.1. The Music dialog box7.4.1.2. The Settings dialog box7.4.1.3. The Effect pop-up menu7.4.2. Individual-Slide Options7.4.2.1. Transition7.4.2.2. Transition speed and direction7.4.2.3. Slide timing7.4.2.4. Cropping and zooming7.4.2.5. The Ken Burns Effect checkbox7.5. Control Over the Show7.6. Slideshow Tips7.6.1. Picture Size7.6.1.1. Determining the size of your photos7.7. Slideshows and iDVD
8. Making Prints
8.1. Making Great Prints8.1.1. Resolution and Shape8.1.1.1. Calculating resolution8.1.1.2. Aspect ratio8.1.2. Tweaking the Printer Settings8.1.3. Paper Matters8.2. Printing from iPhoto8.2.1. Standard-Sized Prints8.2.2. Greeting Cards8.2.3. Printing Full Page Photos8.2.4. Contact Sheets8.2.4.1. Contact Sheet printing options8.2.5. N-Up8.2.5.1. N-Up printing options8.2.6. Sampler Pages8.2.6.1. Positioning photos in Sampler templates8.2.7. The Preview Button8.2.8. Save As PDF8.3. Ordering Prints Online
9. iWeb, Photocasting, & Network Sharing
9.1. Emailing Photos9.1.1. The Mail Photo Command9.2. Publishing Photos on the Web9.2.1. Three Roads to Webdom9.2.2. Method 1: Use iWeb9.2.2.1. What you get when you’re done9.2.2.2. Editing or deleting the Web page9.2.3. Method 2: Use .Mac’s HomePage Feature9.2.4. Method 3: Export Web Pages9.2.4.1. Preparing the export9.2.4.2. Examining the results9.2.4.3. Enhancing iPhoto’s HTML9.2.5. Better HTML9.3. The .Mac Slideshow9.3.1. Creating a .Mac Slideshow9.3.2. Subscribing to a .Mac Slideshow9.4. Photocasting9.4.1. Publishing9.4.2. Ending the Photocast9.4.3. Subscribing to a Photocast9.5. Photo Sharing on the Network9.6. Photo Sharing Across Accounts9.6.1. Easy Way: Share Your Library9.6.2. Geeky Way: Move the Library
10. Books, Calendars, & Cards
10.1. Phase 1: Pick the Pix10.2. Phase 2: Publishing Options10.2.1. Book Type10.2.2. Double-Sided Pages10.2.3. Theme Choices10.3. Phase 3: Design the Pages10.3.1. Open a Page10.3.2. Choose a Page Type10.3.3. Pick a Layout Variation10.3.4. Lay Out the Book10.3.4.1. Ways to manipulate photos10.3.4.2. Ways to manipulate pages10.3.4.3. Layout strategies10.3.5. Making Your Photos Shape Up10.3.6. Page Limits10.3.7. Hiding Page Numbers10.4. Phase 4: Edit the Titles and Captions10.4.1. Editing Text10.4.2. Formatting Text10.4.3. Check Your Spelling10.4.4. Listen to Your Book10.5. Phase 5: Preview the Masterpiece10.5.1. Print It10.5.2. Slideshow It10.5.3. Turn It into a PDF File10.6. Phase 6: Send the Book to the Bindery10.6.1. Your Apple ID and One-Click Ordering10.7. Photo Calendars10.7.1. Phase 1: Choose the Photos10.7.2. Phase 2: Choose the Calendar Design10.7.3. Phase 3: Design the Pages10.7.4. Phase 4: Edit the Text10.7.5. Phase 5: Order the Calendar10.8. Greeting Cards and Postcards
11. iPhoto Goes to the Movies
11.1. Two Kinds of Slideshows11.1.1. Instant vs. Saved Exported Files11.2. Exporting an Instant Slideshow11.2.1. Step 1: Perfect the Slideshow11.2.1.1. Which photos make the cut11.2.2. Step 2: Choose the Movie Dimensions11.2.2.1. Proportion considerations11.2.2.2. Size considerations11.2.3. Step 3: Seconds per Photo11.2.4. Step 4: Background Colors11.2.4.1. Solid colors11.2.4.2. Background graphics11.2.5. Step 5: Export the Movie11.3. Exporting a Saved Slideshow11.4. Fun with QuickTime11.4.1. Play Movies at Full Screen11.4.1.1. Selecting footage11.4.2. Advanced Audio and Video Controls11.4.3. Exporting Edited Movies11.5. Managing Movies Imported From Your Camera11.6. Editing Digital-Camera Movies11.6.1. Editing Digital-Camera Movies in QuickTime Player Pro11.7. Burning a QuickTime Movie CD11.8. Slideshow Movies on the Web11.8.1. Preparing a Low-Bandwidth Movie for the Web (No Transitions)11.8.2. Preparing a High-Bandwidth Movie for the Web (With Transitions)11.8.3. Uploading to a .Mac account
12. iDVD Slideshows
12.1. The iDVD Slideshow12.1.1. Creating an iDVD Slideshow12.1.1.1. Starting in iPhoto12.1.1.2. Starting in iDVD12.1.2. Customizing the Show12.1.2.1. Previewing the DVD12.2. Extra Credit: Self-Playing Slideshows
IV. iPhoto Stunts
13. Screen Savers, AppleScript, & Automator
13.1. Building a Custom Screen Saver13.1.1. Meet the Screen Saver13.2. One-Click Desktop Backdrop13.3. Exporting and Converting Pictures13.3.1. Exporting by Dragging13.3.2. Exporting by Dialog Box13.3.2.1. File format13.3.2.2. Name options13.3.2.3. Size options13.4. Plug-Ins and Add-Ons13.5. AppleScript Tricks13.5.1. Preparing for AppleScript13.5.2. The Scripts, One by One13.5.2.1. Assign Keywords for Last Imports13.5.2.2. Delete Album and Contents13.5.2.3. Do Photoshop Action13.5.2.4. Find Unassigned Images13.5.2.5. Open in Preview13.5.2.6. Photo Summary13.5.2.7. Photo to iDVD Background13.5.2.8. Prepare for iDVD13.5.2.9. Show Image File13.5.2.10. Speak Comments13.5.2.11. Talking Image Card13.5.3. Editing AppleScripts13.6. Automator Tricks13.6.1. The Lay of the Land13.6.1.1. Library list13.6.1.2. Action list13.6.1.3. Workflow pane13.6.2. Automating iPhoto
14. iPhoto File Management
14.1. About iPhoto Discs14.1.1. Burning an iPhoto CD or DVD14.1.1.1. What you get14.1.2. When Not to Burn14.2. iPhoto Backups14.2.1. Backing Up to CD or DVD14.2.2. Backing Up (No CD Burner)14.3. Managing Photo Libraries14.3.1. iPhoto Disk Images14.3.2. Multiple iPhoto Libraries14.3.2.1. Creating new libraries14.3.2.2. Swapping libraries (Apple’s method)14.3.2.3. Swapping libraries (automatic method)14.4. Merging Photo Libraries14.4.1. How Not to Do It14.4.2. Method 1: Use iPhoto CDs as Intermediaries14.4.3. Method 2: Share the Library with Yourself14.5. Beyond iPhoto
V. Appendixes
A. Troubleshooting
A.1. The Most Important Advice In This ChapterA.1.1. Importing, Upgrading, and OpeningA.1.1.1. “Unable to upgrade this photo library because…does not have access”A.1.1.2. “Unable to upgrade this photo library”A.1.1.3. iPhoto doesn’t recognize my camera.A.1.1.4. iPhoto crashes when I try to import.A.1.1.5. iPhoto crashes when I try to empty the Trash.A.1.1.6. There are white lines through my thumbnails!A.1.1.7. iPhoto won’t import images from my video camera.A.1.1.8. What if I don’t want iPhoto to import all the pictures from my camera?A.2. ExportingA.2.1. A.2.1.1. After I upgraded iPhoto to the latest version, my Export button became disabled.A.3. PrintingA.3.1. A.3.1.1. I can’t print more than one photo per page. It seems like a waste to use a whole sheet of paper for one 4 x 6 print.A.3.1.2. My picture doesn’t fit right on 4 x 6, 5 x 7, or 8 x 10 inch paper.A.4. Editing and SharingA.4.1. A.4.1.1. iPhoto crashes when I double-click a thumbnail to edit it.A.4.1.2. My Adjust panel is missing most of its sliders!A.4.1.3. iPhoto won’t let me use an external graphics program when I double-click a thumbnail.A.4.1.4. I’ve messed up a photo while editing it, and now it’s ruined!A.4.1.5. I published a photocast, and it wiped out another one!A.5. General QuestionsA.5.1. A.5.1.1. iPhoto’s wigging out.A.5.1.2. I don’t see my other Mac’s shared photos over the network.A.5.1.3. I can’t delete a photo!A.5.1.4. All my pictures are gone!
B. iPhoto 6, Menu by Menu
B.1. iPhoto MenuB.1.1. About iPhotoB.1.2. iPhoto Hot TipsB.1.3. PreferencesB.1.3.1. GeneralB.1.3.2. AppearanceB.1.3.3. SharingB.1.3.4. PhotocastsB.1.3.5. KeywordsB.1.3.6. AdvancedB.1.4. Empty TrashB.1.5. Shop for iPhoto ProductsB.1.6. Provide iPhoto FeedbackB.1.7. Register iPhotoB.1.8. Check for UpdatesB.1.9. Hide iPhoto, Hide Others, Show AllB.1.10. Quit iPhotoB.2. File MenuB.2.1. New AlbumB.2.2. New Album From SelectionB.2.3. New Smart AlbumB.2.4. New FolderB.2.5. Import to LibraryB.2.6. ExportB.2.7. Close WindowB.2.8. Edit Smart AlbumB.2.9. Create Film RollB.2.10. Subscribe to PhotocastB.2.11. Page SetupB.2.12. PrintB.3. Edit MenuB.3.1. UndoB.3.2. RedoB.3.3. Cut, Copy, PasteB.3.4. Select AllB.3.5. Select NoneB.3.6. FindB.3.7. FontB.3.8. SpellingB.3.9. Special CharactersB.4. Photos MenuB.4.1. Get InfoB.4.2. Batch ChangeB.4.3. RotateB.4.4. My RatingB.4.5. DuplicateB.4.6. Move to TrashB.4.7. Revert to OriginalB.4.8. Restore to Photo LibraryB.5. Share MenuB.5.1. Email, Desktop, Order Prints…B.6. View MenuB.6.1. Titles, Keywords, Film Rolls, My RatingB.6.2. Sort PhotosB.6.3. Show ThumbnailsB.6.4. Show in ToolbarB.7. Window MenuB.7.1. MinimizeB.7.2. ZoomB.7.3. Bring All to FrontB.7.4. [Window Names]B.8. Help MenuB.8.1. iPhoto HelpB.8.2. Keyboard ShortcutsB.8.3. Service and Support
C. Where to Go From Here
C.1. iPhoto and the WebC.2. Digital Photo Equipment on the WebC.3. Show Your PicturesC.4. Online InstructionC.5. Online PrintingC.6. Pocket Guide
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The Missing Credits

About the Authors

David Pogue is the weekly computer columnist for the New York Times, an Emmy-winning correspondent for CBS News Sunday Morning, and the creator of the Missing Manual series. He’s the author or co-author of 38 books, including 17 in this series and six in the “For Dummies” line (including Macs, Magic, Opera, and Classical Music). In his other life, David is a former Broadway show conductor, a magician, and a pianist. News, photos, links to his columns and weekly videos await at www.davidpogue.com.

He welcomes feedback about his books by email at david@pogueman.com.

Derrick Story focuses on digital photography, music, and Mac computing in his teaching and writing. You can keep up with his online articles, weblogs, and books at www.oreilly.com. Derrick’s also a regular contributor to Macworld magazine and speaker at the Macworld Expo. You can listen to his photography podcasts and browse his daily tips and tricks at www.thedigitalstory.com.

About the Creative Team

Joseph Schorr (co-author, first two editions), a former Macworld contributing editor, began collaborating with David Pogue in 1982—on musical comedies at Yale. Years later, they co-authored six editions of Macworld Mac Secrets. Now that Joe is a product manager at Apple, he’s technically ...

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