Book description
The latest versions of iMovie HD and iDVD 5 are, by far, the most robust moviemaking applications available to consumers today. But whether you're a professional or an amateur moviemaker eager to take advantage of the full capabilities of these applications, don't count on Apple documentation to make the cut. You need iMovie HD & iDVD 5: The Missing Manual, the objective authority on iMovie HD and iDVD 5. Even if you own a previous version of iMovie, the new feature-rich iMovie HD may well be impossible to resist. This video editing program now enables users to capture and edit widescreen High Definition Video (HDV) from the new generation of HDV camcorders, along with standard DV and the MPEG-4 video format. iMovie HD also includes "Magic iMovie" for making finished movies automatically. The feature does everything in one step--imports video into separate clips and adds titles, transitions, and music. The finished video is then ready for iDVD 5, which now includes 15 new themes with animated drop zones that can display video clips across DVD menus, just like the latest Hollywood DVDs. This witty and entertaining guide from celebrated author David Pogue not only details every step of iMovie HD video production--from choosing and using a digital camcorder to burning the finished work onto DVDs--but provides a firm grounding in basic film technique so that the quality of a video won't rely entirely on magic. iMovie HD & iDVD 5: The Missing Manual includes expert techniques and tricks for:
Capturing quality footage (including tips on composition, lighting, and even special-event filming)
Building your movie track, incorporating transitions and special effects, and adding narration, music, and sound
Working with picture files and QuickTime movies
Reaching your intended audience by exporting to tape, transferring iMovie to QuickTime, burning QuickTime-Movie CDs, and putting movies on the Web (and even on your cell phone!)
Using iDVD 5 to stylize and burn your DVD creation
iMovie HD & iDVD 5: The Missing Manual--it's your moviemaking-made-easy guide.
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Table of contents
- Copyright
- Table of Contents
- The Missing Credits
- Introduction
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Part One: Capturing DV Footage
- Chapter 1: The DV Camcorder
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Chapter 2: Turning Home Video into Pro Video
- Film vs. Videotape
- Film-Technique Crash Course
- Replace the Microphone
- Limit Zooming and Panning
- Keep the Camera Steady
- Video Lighting: A Crash Course (1/2)
- Video Lighting: A Crash Course (2/2)
- Keep It in Focus
- Video Composition: A Crash Course (1/3)
- Video Composition: A Crash Course (2/3)
- Video Composition: A Crash Course (3/3)
- Chapter 3: Special Event Filming
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Part Two: Editing in iMovie
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Chapter 4: Camcorder Meets Mac
- iMovie HD: The Application
- Connecting to FireWire
- Getting into iMovie
- Importing Camcorder Footage (1/2)
- Importing Camcorder Footage (2/2)
- Four Special Cases: iSight, HDV, USB, and Live Recording
- Magic iMovie
- Managing Project Files
- Converting Older Projects
- How iMovie Organizes Its Files
- Importing Footage from Non-DV Tapes
- Chapter 5: Building the Movie
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Chapter 6: Transitions and Effects
- About Transitions
- When Not to Use Transitions
- Creating a Transition (1/2)
- Creating a Transition (2/2)
- Transitions: The iMovie Catalog (1/2)
- Transitions: The iMovie Catalog (2/2)
- Downloading More Transition Choices
- The Effects Pane
- Effects: The iMovie Catalog (1/2)
- Effects: The iMovie Catalog (2/2)
- Installing More Effects
- Chapter 7: Titles, Captions,and Credits
- Chapter 8: Narration, Music,and Sound
- Chapter 9: Still Pictures and QuickTime Movies
- Chapter 10: Professional Editing Techniques
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Chapter 4: Camcorder Meets Mac
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Part Three: Finding Your Audience
- Chapter 11: Back to the Camcorder
- Chapter 12: From iMovie to QuickTime
- Chapter 13: Movies on the Web—and On the Phone
- Chapter 14: QuickTime Player
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Part Four: iDVD 5
- Chapter 15: From iMovie to iDVD
- Chapter 16: iDVD Projects by Hand
- Chapter 17: Designing iDVD Themes
- Chapter 18: iDVD Secrets
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Part Five: Appendixes
- Appendix A: iMovie HD, Menu by Menu
- Appendix B: Troubleshooting
- Appendix C: Master Keyboard Shortcut List
- Index (1/3)
- Index (2/3)
- Index (3/3)
- Colophon
Product information
- Title: iMovie HD & iDVD 5: The Missing Manual
- Author(s):
- Release date: April 2005
- Publisher(s): O'Reilly Media, Inc.
- ISBN: 9780596100339
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