Publisher's Synopsis
Ready for action? Get your footage into iMovie, edit like a pro, and create a masterpiece
iMovie ′09 is a whole new creature, and this books is going to help you take advantage of each fabulous feature. Discover the best ways to plan a shoot, manage Events, and handle your clips. Then learn to work with iMovie themes, enhance your footage, combine video and audio tracks, and bring your creation to the world on a DVD or online.
- What′s in a movie learn what equipment you need, how to plan your video shoot, and how to anticipate the unexpected
- Editing 101 preview and organize clips, crop and resize still images, put them together, and add themes
- The virtual cutting room perform precision edits, fine–tune audio, and add titles, transitions, and effects
- Distribution share your movie via YouTube, iTunes, or MobileMe as well as on DVD
- Quick DVDs make a OneStep DVD from your video camera, or use Magic iDVD to create one using content already on your Mac
Open the book and find:
- What goes into the movie–making process
- How to import video
- What Events are and how to manage them
- Tips for effectively arranging your clips
- Ten useful hardware and software add–ons
- How transactions can enhance your movie
- Video effects that add pizzazz
- How to add professional touches to your DVD
