iMovie HD & iDVD 5: The Missing Manual

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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

    1. Copyright
    2. Table of Contents
    3. The Missing Credits
    4. Introduction
      1. Meet iMovie HD
      2. What’s New in iMovie HD
      3. About This Book
      4. The Very Basics
    5. Part One: Capturing DV Footage
      1. Chapter 1: The DV Camcorder
        1. Meet Digital Video
          1. Why a DV Camcorder Is Worth It
          2. What’s It Good For?
        2. Buying a DV Camcorder (1/3)
        3. Buying a DV Camcorder (2/3)
        4. Buying a DV Camcorder (3/3)
          1. DV Camcorder Features: Which Are Worthwhile?
          2. Where and How to Buy
      2. Chapter 2: Turning Home Video into Pro Video
        1. Film vs. Videotape
        2. Film-Technique Crash Course
          1. The Very Basics
          2. Get the Shot
          3. Is the Camera Ready?
          4. Are You Ready?
          5. Is the Camera Actually Recording?
          6. How Much to Shoot
        3. Replace the Microphone
          1. Clip-on (Lavalier) Microphones
          2. Wireless Mikes
          3. Other Microphones
          4. Where to Buy Them
        4. Limit Zooming and Panning
          1. Tips for Keeping Zooming Under Control
          2. Panning and Tilting
        5. Keep the Camera Steady
        6. Video Lighting: A Crash Course (1/2)
        7. Video Lighting: A Crash Course (2/2)
          1. Lighting Basics
          2. General Guidelines for Lighting
        8. Keep It in Focus
          1. Manual Focus
        9. Video Composition: A Crash Course (1/3)
        10. Video Composition: A Crash Course (2/3)
        11. Video Composition: A Crash Course (3/3)
          1. Kinds of Shots
          2. The Rule of Thirds
          3. Mind the Background
          4. Framing the Shot
          5. Camera Angle
          6. Capturing Multiple Angles
          7. Capture Footage for Cutaways and Cut-Ins
          8. Dolly Shots
      3. Chapter 3: Special Event Filming
        1. Interviews
        2. Music Videos
        3. Live Stage Performances
          1. Getting Permission
          2. Capturing the Sound
          3. Getting Power
          4. Capturing the Picture
        4. Speeches
        5. Sports
        6. Photos and Old Movies
          1. Old Photos
          2. Shooting Slides
          3. Transferring Old Movies to DV
        7. Weddings
          1. Where to Stand
          2. Getting the Sound
          3. Being Unobtrusive
        8. Actual Scripted Films
    6. Part Two: Editing in iMovie
      1. Chapter 4: Camcorder Meets Mac
        1. iMovie HD: The Application
          1. iMovie on a New Mac
          2. iMovie for an Existing Mac
          3. “.0.1” Updates
        2. Connecting to FireWire
        3. Getting into iMovie
          1. Monitor Resolution
          2. The Create Project Dialog Box
          3. Saving a New Project File
          4. iMovie Controls
        4. Importing Camcorder Footage (1/2)
        5. Importing Camcorder Footage (2/2)
          1. The Monitor Window’s Video Quality
          2. Capturing Footage
        6. Four Special Cases: iSight, HDV, USB, and Live Recording
          1. iSight Video
          2. Live Camcorder Recording
          3. USB Camcorders
          4. HDV Camcorders
        7. Magic iMovie
        8. Managing Project Files
          1. Starting a New Project
          2. Switching Projects
        9. Converting Older Projects
        10. How iMovie Organizes Its Files
          1. The Project File
          2. Cache Folder
          3. Audio Waveforms Folder
        11. Importing Footage from Non-DV Tapes
          1. Approach 1: Use a Recent Sony or Canon Camcorder
          2. Approach 2: Record onto Your DV Camcorder
          3. Approach 3: Use a Media Converter
          4. Approach 4: Use a Digital8 Camcorder
      2. Chapter 5: Building the Movie
        1. Navigating Your Clips
          1. Select a Clip
          2. Select Several Clips
          3. Play a Clip
          4. Jump Around in a Clip
          5. Step Through a Clip
          6. Scan Through a Clip
          7. Rename a Clip
          8. Reorganize Your Clips
        2. Undo, Revert, and Other Safety Nets
          1. Revert to Saved
          2. Revert Clip to Original
        3. The Project Trash
        4. Shortening Clips by Dragging
        5. Three Ways to Trim a Clip
          1. Highlighting Footage
          2. Snipping Off One End of a Clip
          3. Cropping Out the Ends of a Clip
          4. Chopping Out the Middle of a Clip
        6. Splitting a Clip
        7. The Movie Track: Your Storyboard
          1. Readouts in the Movie Track
          2. Dragging to the Movie Track
          3. Copying and Pasting Clips
        8. Tricks of the Timeline Viewer
          1. Zooming
          2. Sliding for Blackness
          3. Colorizing a Black Clip
          4. Bookmarks
        9. Playing the Movie Track
          1. Playing the Whole Movie
          2. Playing a Segment of the Movie
          3. While the Movie is Playing
          4. Editing Clips in the Movie Track
        10. Full-Screen Playback Mode
      3. Chapter 6: Transitions and Effects
        1. About Transitions
        2. When Not to Use Transitions
        3. Creating a Transition (1/2)
        4. Creating a Transition (2/2)
          1. Previewing the Effect
          2. Applying the Effect—and Rendering
          3. How Transitions Affect the Length of Your Movie
          4. How Transitions Chop Up Clips
          5. Editing the Transition
          6. Deleting a Transition
          7. Transition Error Messages
        5. Transitions: The iMovie Catalog (1/2)
        6. Transitions: The iMovie Catalog (2/2)
          1. Billow
          2. Circle Closing
          3. Circle Opening
          4. Cross Dissolve
          5. Disintegrate
          6. Fade In
          7. Fade Out
          8. Overlap
          9. Push
          10. Radial
          11. Ripple
          12. Scale Down
          13. Twirl
          14. Warp In
          15. Warp Out
          16. Wash In, Wash Out
        7. Downloading More Transition Choices
        8. The Effects Pane
          1. Selecting the Footage
          2. Surveying Your Options
          3. Removing an Effect
          4. Adjusting an Effect
          5. Superimposing Effects
        9. Effects: The iMovie Catalog (1/2)
        10. Effects: The iMovie Catalog (2/2)
          1. Adjust Colors
          2. Aged Film
          3. Black & White
          4. Brightness & Contrast
          5. Crystallize
          6. Earthquake
          7. Edge Work
          8. Edges
          9. Electricity
          10. Fairy Dust
          11. Fast/Slow/Reverse
          12. Flash
          13. Fog
          14. Ghost Trails
          15. Glass Distortion
          16. Lens Flare
          17. Letterbox
          18. Mirror
          19. N-Square
          20. Rain
          21. Sepia
          22. Sharpen
          23. Soft Focus
        11. Installing More Effects
      4. Chapter 7: Titles, Captions,and Credits
        1. Setting Up a Title (1/2)
        2. Setting Up a Title (2/2)
          1. Choose a Title Effect
          2. Type the Text
          3. Specify the Timing
          4. Preview the Effect
          5. Choose a Font
          6. Specify the Size of the Lettering
          7. Choose an Animation Direction
          8. The “Over Black” Checkbox
          9. Choose a Color for the Lettering
          10. Add a Backdrop
        3. Inserting and Rendering a Title (1/2)
        4. Inserting and Rendering a Title (2/2)
          1. Dragging the Title into the Movie Track
          2. Rendering Begins
          3. How Titles Chop Up Your Clips
          4. Checking the Result
          5. Editing a Title
          6. Deleting a Title
        5. The iMovie Titles Catalog (1/4)
        6. The iMovie Titles Catalog (2/4)
        7. The iMovie Titles Catalog (3/4)
        8. The iMovie Titles Catalog (4/4)
          1. 3D Spin
          2. Bounce Across
          3. Bounce In to Center
          4. Cartwheel
          5. Centered Title
          6. Clip to Characters
          7. Converge
          8. Cross Through
          9. Drifting
          10. Far, Far Away
          11. Flying
          12. Gravity, Gravity Multiple
          13. Music Video
          14. Scrolling
          15. Spinner
          16. Spread
          17. Stripe Subtitle
          18. Subtitle
          19. Twirl
          20. Typing
          21. Unscramble
          22. Wipe
          23. Zoom
      5. Chapter 8: Narration, Music,and Sound
        1. The Two iMovie Soundtracks
        2. Audio Clips
          1. Renaming Sound Clips (or Not)
          2. Listening to a Sound Clip
        3. Recording Narration
          1. Preparing to Record
          2. Making the Recording
          3. Choosing from Separate Takes
        4. Importing iTunes Music
        5. CD Music
        6. Sound Effects
          1. Using a Sound Effect
          2. Adding or Removing Sound Effects
        7. Editing Audio Clips (1/2)
        8. Editing Audio Clips (2/2)
          1. Making Whole-Clip Volume Adjustments
          2. Volume Adjustments Within a Clip
          3. Volume “Rubber Bands”
          4. Adjusting Many Clips at Once
          5. Locking Audio Clips to Video
          6. Cropping an Audio Clip
          7. Splitting an Audio Clip
          8. Moving an Audio Clip
          9. Superimposing Audio Clips
          10. Scrubbing Audio Clips
        9. Overlaying Video over Sound
        10. The “Extract Audio in Paste Over” Checkbox
          1. Performing the Overlay
        11. Extracting Audio from Video
      6. Chapter 9: Still Pictures and QuickTime Movies
        1. Importing Still Images
          1. Snagging Pictures from iPhoto
          2. Importing Photos from the Hard Drive
          3. Working with Photos
        2. The Dimensions of an iMovie Photo
          1. Graphics from Scratch
        3. The Ken Burns Effect
          1. Applying the Ken Burns Effect
          2. Editing or Removing the Ken Burns Effect
          3. Cropping or Moving a Photo Without Animating It
        4. Still Images as Titles
          1. The Freeze-Frame Effect
          2. The Layered Effect
        5. Creating Still Images from Footage
          1. Creating a Still Frame
          2. Exporting a Still Frame
        6. Importing QuickTime Movies
          1. Using the Imported QuickTime Clip
          2. Grabbing Clips from Other Projects
      7. Chapter 10: Professional Editing Techniques
        1. The Power of Editing
          1. Modern Film Theory
          2. Maintaining Continuity
          3. When to Cut
          4. Choosing the Next Shot
        2. Popular Editing Techniques
          1. Tight Editing
          2. Variety of Shots
    7. Part Three: Finding Your Audience
      1. Chapter 11: Back to the Camcorder
        1. Why Export to Tape
          1. To Watch It on TV
          2. To Transfer It to Your VCR
          3. To Offload Footage from Your Mac
        2. Transferring Footage to the Camcorder or VCR
          1. First to DV Tape, Then to VCR
          2. From Mac Directly to VCR
        3. Notes on DV Tapes
          1. The Two-Cassette System
          2. Labeling and Logging
          3. Long Play Mode
          4. The Protect-Tape Tab
      2. Chapter 12: From iMovie to QuickTime
        1. Saving a QuickTime Movie
        2. Understanding QuickTime
          1. A Crash Course in Video Compression
          2. About Codecs
        3. The Share Presets: What They Mean
          1. Email
          2. Web
          3. Web Streaming
          4. CD-ROM
          5. Full Quality DV
        4. The Expert Settings (1/2)
        5. The Expert Settings (2/2)
          1. The Settings Button
          2. The Filter Button
          3. The Size Button
          4. Audio Settings
        6. The Video Codecs: A Catalog
        7. Burning QuickTime Movie CDs (1/2)
        8. Burning QuickTime Movie CDs (2/2)
          1. Burning a CD or DVD for File Storage
          2. Burning a Video CD
      3. Chapter 13: Movies on the Web—and On the Phone
        1. Make the Big Screen Tiny
        2. Posting to Your .Mac Account
          1. Other Internet “Film Festivals”
        3. Posting a Movie on Your Own Web Site (1/2)
        4. Posting a Movie on Your Own Web Site (2/2)
          1. Playing the Movie in its Own Window
          2. Embedding the Movie in Your Web Page
        5. Optimizing Online Movies
        6. Movies on Your Phone
      4. Chapter 14: QuickTime Player
        1. QuickTime Player (Free Version)
        2. QuickTime Player Pro
          1. Presenting Your Movies
          2. Editing Movies
          3. Exporting Edited Movies
        3. Advanced QuickTime Pro: Track Tricks
          1. Flip a Clip
          2. Picture-in-Picture
          3. The Video Wall
    8. Part Four: iDVD 5
      1. Chapter 15: From iMovie to iDVD
        1. Why iDVD?
          1. Getting iDVD 5
        2. What You’re in For
        3. Phase 1: Prepare Your Video
          1. Safe Colors
          2. Safe Zones
          3. The Title-Safe Area
          4. The Action-Safe Area
        4. Phase 2: Insert Chapter Markers
          1. Removing Chapters
          2. Changing Chapter Names
          3. Chapter Marker Pointers
        5. Phase 3: Hand Off to iDVD
        6. Phase 4: Design the Menu Screen
          1. All about Themes
          2. Choosing a Theme
          3. Editing Menus
          4. Editing Titles and Buttons
          5. Moving Buttons Around
          6. Reordering Buttons
          7. Removing Buttons
          8. Setting Button Images
          9. Drop Zones
          10. Redesigning the Theme
        7. Phase 5: Burning Your DVD (1/2)
        8. Phase 5: Burning Your DVD (2/2)
          1. Previewing Your Project
          2. Previewing Widescreen Footage
          3. Maximum DVD Playback Time
          4. Burning Your Project
        9. OneStep DVDs
          1. Overriding OneStep
      2. Chapter 16: iDVD Projects by Hand
        1. Building iDVDs
        2. Creating a New Project
        3. Adding Movies (1/2)
        4. Adding Movies (2/2)
          1. The Import Command
          2. The Finder
          3. The Movies Media Pane
          4. Clips and Movies from iMovie
          5. Movies with Chapters
        5. Submenus (“Folders”)
          1. Navigating Submenus
        6. The DVD Map—and Autoplay
          1. Editing in the Map
          2. Autoplay
          3. Looping
        7. DVD Slideshows (1/2)
        8. DVD Slideshows (2/2)
          1. iPhoto Albums
          2. Drag Photo Folders from the Finder
          3. Add a Slideshow, Worry about the Pictures Later
          4. Editing Slideshows
          5. Slideshow Options
          6. Leaving the Slideshow Editor
          7. Burning Your Slideshow
      3. Chapter 17: Designing iDVD Themes
        1. iDVD’s Built-in Themes
          1. The Themes Pane
          2. The Built-in Themes
          3. 5.0 Themes
          4. 4.0 Themes
          5. Old Themes
        2. Button Styles
        3. Editing and Positioning Text
        4. Changing Backgrounds
          1. Background Still Images
          2. Background Video
        5. Choosing Menu Audio
          1. Replacing Menu Audio
          2. Removing Menu Audio
          3. Muting Menu Audio
        6. Saving Favorites
        7. Buying Sound and Vision
          1. Third-Party Themes
          2. Motion Backgrounds
          3. Stock Art
          4. Third-Party Buttons
          5. Audio
      4. Chapter 18: iDVD Secrets
        1. iDVD—The DVD-ROM Maker
          1. Adding Files to DVD-ROM
          2. Organizing DVD-ROM Contents
        2. Project Info
          1. The Status Pane
          2. The Info Window
        3. Uncover Your DVD Project File
        4. AppleScripting iDVD
        5. Modifying iDVD Itself
          1. Download the Developer Tools
          2. Dive into iDVD
        6. Archiving Your Project
          1. Relinking Missing Files
        7. Disk Images and External DVD Burners
        8. Professional Duplicating
          1. Prepare to Copy
          2. Choosing a Replicator
          3. Working with Replicators
          4. Fulfillment
    9. Part Five: Appendixes
      1. Appendix A: iMovie HD, Menu by Menu
        1. iMovie Menu
          1. About iMovie HD
          2. iMovie HD Hot Tips
          3. Preferences
          4. Shop for iMovie HD Products
          5. Provide iMovie HD Feedback
          6. Register iMovie HD
          7. Check For Updates
          8. Services
          9. Hide iMovie, Hide Others, Show All
          10. Quit iMovie HD
        2. File Menu
          1. New Project, Open Project, Open Recent, Close Window
          2. Save Project
          3. Save Project As
          4. Revert to Saved
          5. Import
          6. Share
          7. Save Frame
          8. Burn Project to Disc
          9. Show Info
          10. Show Trash
          11. Empty Trash
        3. Edit Menu
          1. Undo
          2. Redo
          3. Cut, Copy, Paste
          4. Clear
          5. Select All
          6. Select Similar Clips
          7. Select None
          8. Crop
          9. Split Video (Audio) Clip at Playhead
          10. Create Still Frame
        4. View Menu
        5. Markers Menu
        6. Advanced Menu
        7. Window Menu
        8. Help Menu
          1. iMovie HD Help
          2. iMovie HD Support
          3. iMovie HD Keyboard Shortcuts
      2. Appendix B: Troubleshooting
        1. Two Golden Rules
        2. General iMovie Troubleshooting
          1. Weird Inconsistent Problems
          2. Keeping Your Hard Disk Happy
        3. Starting Up and Importing
          1. “Some stray files were found” Message
          2. “Camera not connected”
          3. Import from Camera Stops After 2–3 Seconds
          4. Dropouts in the Video
          5. Banding
          6. iSight Titles and Transitions Look Wrong
          7. Widescreen Video Gets Letterboxed
        4. Title Trouble
          1. Title Backgrounds Have Jaggies
          2. The Type Is Too Small
          3. Chopped-off Type on Playback from Tape
          4. Title Flows over Edge of Movie
          5. Scrolling Block Title Scrolls Too Fast
        5. Photo Problems
          1. Can’t Change the Duration of a Still Photo
          2. Ken Burns Accelerates Too Much
          3. Ken Burns Zoom Always Shows 1.00
          4. iPhoto Slideshow Fails to Import Video
        6. Problems Editing
          1. Direct Trimming Doesn’t Work
          2. Effects Change a Clip’s Color
          3. Split Clip Disappears from Clips Pane
        7. Exporting Troubles
          1. You Live in Europe
          2. Export to Camera Fails to Stop Exporting Selected Clips
          3. Export to HomePage Doesn’t Have Fast Start
          4. Exporting DV Widescreen Doesn’t Make a Widescreen Movie
        8. DVD Problems
          1. Exporting to iDVD Fails (Error -43)
          2. Video and Audio Aren’t In Sync
          3. White Frames at Chapter Markers in Slideshows
          4. Photos Look Jaggy and Awful on DVD
        9. Project Corruption
          1. Using the Timeline Movie to Recover the Project
        10. Problems with Sound
          1. Sound Is Too Soft
          2. Random Electronic Beeps
          3. Pops at Transition or Scene Breaks
        11. Where to Get Help Online
      3. Appendix C: Master Keyboard Shortcut List
        1. Navigation
        2. Timeline Viewer Editing
        3. Titles, Effects, Transitions
        4. Trash
        5. Project Files
        6. Clips Pane
        7. Still Photos
        8. General Editing
        9. Audio Editing
        10. General iMovie Functions
    10. Index (1/3)
    11. Index (2/3)
    12. Index (3/3)
    13. Colophon

    Product information

    • Title: iMovie HD & iDVD 5: The Missing Manual
    • Author(s): David Pogue
    • Release date: April 2005
    • Publisher(s): O'Reilly Media, Inc.
    • ISBN: 9780596100339