Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual, Tiger Edition

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When you click the Photos button (Figure 14-19), you’re shown the contents of your

entire iPhoto Library. Using the pop-up menu, you can even limit your view to the

contents of one iPhoto album or another.

Once you’ve pinpointed the picture you want, use the controls at the top of the Pho-

tos palette to specify the amount of time the photo will remain on the screen, and

whether or not you want the Ken Burns effect, where the “movie camera” pans and

zooms smoothly across photos, in essence animating them and directing the viewer’s

attention. (Ken Burns is the creator of PBS documentaries like The Civil War and

Baseball, which use this effect in abundance.)

Finally, drag the photo out of the thumbnail palette and into the Movie Track. The

other clips scoot out of the way to make room, and the photo becomes, in effect, a

new silent video clip with the duration you specified. (If you turned on the Ken Burns

effect, iMovie takes a few moments to render the animation. The familiar red progress

bar inches across the face of the clip.)

Note: If you don’t routinely keep your photos in iPhoto, you can also import a graphics file, or even a

QuickTime movie, right from your hard drive by choosing FileÆImport.

Phase 6: Meet Your Public

When the movie’s looking good on your Mac screen, you’re ready to distribute it to

the adoring masses. Choose FileÆ