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Lights! Camera! Action! Your fun and easy guide to making DV movies Apple's iMovie 2 gives you the tools you need to produce professional-quality digital videos but you still need to get up to speed on shooting, editing, and post-production essentials. That's where this friendly guide comes in. Packed with plain-English explanations and lively examples, it shows you step-by-step how to craft an Oscar-worthy production. all this on the bonus CD-ROM QuickTime movies that illustrate techniques from the book GraphicConverter Demo version of SmartSound QuickTime System requirements: PowerPC G3 or higher processor; Mac OS 9 (Mac OS 9.0.4 recommended, some of these applications may not work correctly in the Classic environment within Mac OS X.); 64 MB of RAM; CD-ROM drive; FireWire ports. Plus leading Internet and multimedia tools
Discover how to: Select the right digital camcorder Control lighting and record sound like a pro Enhance your movie with editing and post-production tricks Add QuickTime special effects Distribute iMovies on CD or the Web
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Synopsis
For the first time, making and editing your own movies is as easy as plugging in your camera, turning on your iMac and double-clicking the iMovie icon. What the iMac did for Internet access iMovie will do for video editing. iMovie for Dummies not only shows you the ins and outs of using iMovie, it also shows you the techniques and tricks to making professional-looking video. Storyboards, effects, titles, sound, music, manipulating tracks -- these authors cover it all in an engaging and entertaining fashion that will make learning to make movies as much fun as watching them!
About the Author
Todd Stauffer, cohost of the Emmy Award-winning Disk Doctors television show, is author of How to Do Everything with Your iMac, Macworld Mac Upgrade and Repair Bible, and other Mac bestsellers.
Table of Contents
Introduction.
PART I: Getting Started with iMovie.
Chapter 1: So You Want to Be a Director.
Chapter 2: And Action! Shooting Your Movie.
Chapter 3: Starting iMovie and Creating a Project.
Chapter 4: Importing Video.
PART II: In the Editing Bay.
Chapter 5: Making Edits and Placing Your Clips.
Chapter 6: Building Transitions between Clips.
Chapter 7: Giving Credit: Adding Titles and Text.
Chapter 8: Editing Your Audio.
Chapter 9: Releasing Your Inner DJ: Narration, Music, and Sound Effects.
PART III: Post Production: Making Your Movie Look Fabulous.
Chapter 10: Adding Razzle-Dazzle with Special Effects.
Chapter 11: Adding Images, Animations, and Better Titles.
Chapter 12: Working with iMovie Plug-ins.
Chapter 13: Take Two: Advanced Editing Techniques.
PART IV: Opening Night: Presenting Your Movie.
Chapter 14: Exporting to the Small Screen.
Chapter 15: Turning iMovies into QuickTime Movies.
Chapter 16: Putting Movies on CDs and in Applications.
Chapter 17: iMovies Online: The Internet and Apple's iTools.
PART V: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 18: Burning Plastic: Ten iMovie-Making Purchases.
Chapter 19: Ten Tips for Better Movies.
Chapter 20: Ten Troubleshooting Tips.
Appendix: About the CD.
Index.
IDG Books Worldwide End-User License Agreement.
Installation Instructions.
Book Registration Information.