Overview
In the only Apple-certified guide to iLife '04, digital pioneer Michael Rubin has you making miracles with iLife within the first few pages. Using real-life material and practical lessons that you can apply immediately to your own projects, this book/DVD combo offers a complete, self-paced course in all aspects of iLife '04. Focused lessons take you step-by-step through everything from arranging your iTunes library to adding special effects to your video project. You'll learn to create funky tunes with GarageBand, make custom music CDs or DJ a party with iTunes, add motion and sound to your iPhoto slide shows, use "Hollywood style" techniques for making better videos in iMovie, and pull it all together in iDVD projects. The book is both a self-paced learning tool and the official curriculum of the Apple Training and Certification Program, used by schools and training centers worldwide. An easy, accessible style paired with ample illustrations and keyboard shortcuts guarantee that readers will make iLife their life in no time.
Synopsis
In the only Apple-certified guide to iLife '04, digital pioneer Michael Rubin has you making miracles with iLife within the first few pages. Using real-life material and practical lessons that you can apply immediately to your own projects, this book/DVD combo offers a complete, self-paced course in all aspects of iLife '04. Focused lessons take you step-by-step through everything from arranging your iTunes library to adding special effects to your video project. You'll learn to create funky tunes with GarageBand, make custom music CDs or DJ a party with iTunes, add motion and sound to your iPhoto slide shows, use "Hollywood style" techniques for making better videos in iMovie, and pull it all together in iDVD projects. The book is both a self-paced learning tool and the official curriculum of the Apple Training and Certification Program, used by schools and training centers worldwide. An easy, accessible style paired with ample illustrations and keyboard shortcuts guarantee that readers will make iLife their life in no time.
Editorials
From Barnes & Noble
The Barnes & Noble ReviewWith the arrival of Apple’s iLife 04 media suite, all the iApps you love are better than ever. Plus, Apple’s new GarageBand does for music what iMovie did for video. Now there’s an Apple-certified tutorial that’ll give you a running jump-start with all these programs.
Michael Rubin organizes iLife into 14 hands-on projects that cover all the basics -- plus a few surprises you might not have expected. For instance, you’ll learn how to deejay a party with your iPod: move playlists there, customize them, play your iPod music through your external speakers. Or how about time-lapse video? (Just don’t budge that camcorder: Find your remote!)
When it comes to teaching iMovie editing, Rubin’s really in his element. He helped pioneer these techniques at LucasFilm back in the '80s, long before anyone imagined doing them on a Mac. Later, he assisted in post-production on Bernardo Bertolucci's The Sheltering Sky and served as principal nonlinear editor on Paul McCartney’s concert film Get Back.
But there’s way more to this book than video editing. Rubin walks you through organizing your photo library, then creating dynamic slide shows -- complete with motion, effects, and narration. You’ll score your production with GarageBand, then publish it on the Web -- or burn it to DVD with iDVD 4. Sample lesson files are on the accompanying CD-ROM.
If you’ve got a Mac, chances are you’ve always wanted to really master these tools. Why not do it now? This full-color, step-by-step book makes it super-easy. Bill Camarda
Bill Camarda is a consultant, writer, and web/multimedia content developer. His 15 books include Special Edition Using Word 2003 and Upgrading & Fixing Networks for Dummies, Second Edition.