21. Creating with Video

Who Should Read This Chapter:

If you want to experiment with digital video, this chapter will get you started. Even inexpensive digital still cameras have a movie mode today, so you may be closer to editing your own video and burning DVDs than you think.

Not too long ago it took a high-powered computer to edit video. But now even the lowly Mac Mini and the lightweight MacBook Air have enough power to do it. But editing video doesn’t just take power; it also requires software. Fortunately, your Mac comes with iMovie, part of the iLife suite.

Recording Video with iMovie

Recording some video with iMovie is easy if you have your iSight camera hooked up. If you have a separate video camera, you can also ...

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