Description
David Pogue highlights the newest features, changes, and improvements of the incomparable iLife '05; covers the capabilities and limitations of each of the five programs within the suite; and delivers countless undocumented tips, tricks, and secrets for getting the best performance out of each. With iLife '05: The Missing Manual at the ready, there's nothing standing between you and professional-caliber music, photos, movies, and more.
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Table of Contents
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iTunes
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Chapter 1 Getting Music Into iTunes
- A Quick Tour
- Music from CDs
- Importing Other Music Files into iTunes
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Chapter 2 Getting Music Out of iTunes
- Playing Music
- Internet Radio
- Podcasts
- Burning a CD or DVD
- CD Covers and Printed Playlists
- Playing Songs Across a Network
- AirPort Express and AirTunes
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Chapter 3 Managing Your Music
- Deleting Songs
- Searching for Songs
- Ratings
- Song Information
- Converting Between File Formats
- Joining Tracks
- Start and Stop Times for Songs
- Playlists
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Chapter 4 The iTunes Music Store
- Welcome to the Music Store
- A Store Tour
- Searching and Shopping
- What to Do with Music You've Bought
- Music Store Billing
- "Books on Tape" from Audible
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Chapter 5 The iPod Connection
- Your Very First Sync
- Variations on the Auto-Transfer Theme
- The Unspeakable Act: iPod to Mac Copying
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iPhoto
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Chapter 6 Camera Meets Mac
- iPhoto Arrives
- Getting Your Pictures into iPhoto
- The Post-Dump Slideshow
- Where iPhoto Keeps Your Files
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Chapter 7 The Digital Shoebox
- The Source List
- More on Film Rolls
- Working with Your Photos
- Albums
- Folders
- Smart Albums
- Three Useful Panels
- Information Panel: Titles, Dates, and Comments
- The Calendar
- Keywords
- Searching for Photos by Text
- The Photo Info Window
- Rate Your Photos
- Deleting Photos
- Customizing the Shoebox
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Chapter 8 Editing Your Shots
- One-Click Fixes
- Advanced Fine-Tuning
- Using the Editing Tools
- One-Click Fixups: The Enhance Button
- Cropping
- Painting Over Freckles, Scratches, and Hairs
- Red-Eye
- B & W, Sepia
- Rotate
- The Adjust Panel
- Introduction to the Histogram
- Exposure
- Adjusting the Levels
- Brightness and Contrast Sliders
- Color Balance
- Straightening
- Sharpening
- Beyond iPhoto
- Reverting to the Original
- Editing RAW Files
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Chapter 9 The iPhoto Slideshow
- About Slideshows
- Option-Click Slideshows
- Instant Slideshows
- Saved Slideshows
- Control Over the Show
- Slideshows and iDVD
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Chapter 10 Prints and Books
- Making Great Prints
- Printing from iPhoto
- Ordering Prints Online
- Publishing a Photo Book
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Chapter 11 Photos Online— and on Your Network
- Emailing Photos
- Publishing Photos on the Web
- Photo Sharing on the Network
- The QuickTime Slideshow
- Building a Custom Screen Saver
- One-Click Desktop Backdrop
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Chapter 12 iPhoto File Management
- About iPhoto Discs
- iPhoto Backups
- Managing Photo Libraries
- Merging Photo Libraries
- Beyond iPhoto
- Exporting and Converting Pictures
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iMovie
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Chapter 13 Camcorder Meets Mac
- Meet Digital Video
- Connecting to FireWire
- Getting into iMovie
- Importing Camcorder Footage
- Managing Project Files
- Converting Older Projects
- How iMovie Organizes Its Files
- Magic iMovie
- Importing Footage from Non-DV Tapes
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Chapter 14 Building the Movie
- Navigating Your Clips
- Undo, Revert, and Other Safety Nets
- The Project Trash
- Shortening Clips by Dragging
- Three Ways to Trim a Clip
- Splitting a Clip
- The Movie Track: Your Storyboard
- Tricks of the Timeline Viewer
- Playing the Movie Track
- Full-Screen Playback Mode
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Chapter 15 Transitions and Effects
- About Transitions
- When Not to Use Transitions
- Creating a Transition
- Transitions: The iMovie Catalog
- The Effects Pane
- Effects: The iMovie Catalog
- Installing More Effects
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Chapter 16 Titles, Captions, and Credits
- Setting Up a Title
- Inserting and Rendering a Title
- The iMovie Titles Catalog
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Chapter 17 Narration, Music, and Sound
- The Two iMovie Soundtracks
- Audio Clips
- Recording Narration
- Importing iTunes Music
- CD Music
- Sound Effects
- Editing Audio Clips
- Overlaying Video over Sound
- Extracting Audio from Video
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Chapter 18 Still Pictures and QuickTime Movies
- Importing Still Images
- The Dimensions of an iMovie Photo
- The Ken Burns Effect
- Still Images as Titles
- Creating Still Images from Footage
- Importing QuickTime Movies
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Chapter 19 Finding Your Audience
- Why Export to Tape
- Transferring Footage to the Camcorder or VCR
- Exporting to a QuickTime Movie
- Posting Movies on the Web
- Movies on Your Phone
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iDVD
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Chapter 20 From iMovie to iDVD
- Why iDVD?
- What You're in For
- Phase 1: Insert Chapter Markers
- Phase 2: Hand Off to iDVD
- Phase 3: Design the Menu Screen
- Phase 4: Burning Your DVD
- OneStep DVDs
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Chapter 21 iDVD Projects by Hand
- Building iDVDs
- Creating a New Project
- Adding Movies
- Submenus ("Folders")
- The DVD Map—and Autoplay
- DVD Slideshows
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Chapter 22 Advanced iDVD
- Designing Your Own Themes
- Button Styles
- Editing and Positioning Text
- Changing Backgrounds
- Choosing Menu Audio
- Saving Favorites
- Buying Sound and Vision
- iDVD—The DVD-ROM Maker
- Archiving Your Project
- Disk Images and External DVD Burners
- Professional Duplicating
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GarageBand
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Chapter 23 Setting Up the Garage
- The Two GarageBand Challenges
- Opening GarageBand
- Playback
- Cycling (Looping)
- Navigating the Music
- Two Kinds of Music
- Tracks
- Muting and Soloing Tracks
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Chapter 24 Loops
- Starting a New GarageBand Project
- The Loop Browser
- Placing a Loop
- More Loops
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Chapter 25 Regions
- Selecting Regions
- Renaming Regions
- Dragging Regions
- The Grid
- Looping Regions
- Shortening Regions I
- Shortening Regions II
- Lengthening Regions
- Splitting Regions
- Joining Regions
- Copy and Paste
- Option-Drag
- Delete
- The Time Display
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Chapter 26 Software Instruments (MIDI)
- How to Feed a Hungry GarageBand
- Your FREE! Onscreen Digital Piano
- The Mac Keyboard as Piano
- MIDI Synths and Controllers
- Recording a MIDI Track
- Retakes
- Spot Recording (Punch In/Punch Out)
- Cumulative Recording
- Mod Wheels and Other MIDI Fun
- Editing Software Instrument Parts
- Quantizing ("Align To" Button)
- Velocity, Pedaling, and Other MIDI Data
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Chapter 27 Recording and Editing Live Audio
- The Setup
- Recording a Live Audio Track
- Editing Real Instrument Regions
- Enhance Timing, Enhance Tuning
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Chapter 28 Effects, Guitar Amps, and Instrument Modules
- Instrument-Named Presets
- Save Instrument, Delete Instrument
- Effect Modules
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Chapter 29 Mixing and Publishing
- Mixing Tracks
- The Master Track
- Publishing the Song
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Troubleshooting
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Chapter 30 Troubleshooting iTunes
- Rule 1: Get the Latest
- Rule 2: Back Up Your Library
- Store-Bought Songs Won't Play
- Playback Problems
- Files Missing in Action
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Chapter 31 Troubleshooting iPhoto
- Importing and Opening
- Exporting
- Printing
- Editing
- General Questions
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Chapter 32 Troubleshooting iMovie and iDVD
- Two Golden Rules
- General iMovie Troubleshooting
- Starting Up and Importing
- Title Trouble
- Photo Problems
- Problems Editing
- Exporting Troubles
- DVD Problems
- Project Corruption
- Problems with Sound
- Relinking Missing Files
- Where to Get Help Online
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Chapter 33 Troubleshooting GarageBand
- The Speed Problem
- Set the Stage
- Trouble with Loops
- Mixing and Publishing Glitches
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Product Details
- Title:
- iLife '05: The Missing Manual
- By:
- David Pogue
- Publisher:
- O'Reilly Media / Pogue Press
- Formats:
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- Ebook
- Safari Books Online
- Print Release:
- August 2005
- Ebook Release:
- June 2009
- Pages:
- 744
- Print ISBN:
- 978-0-596-10036-0
- | ISBN 10:
- 0-596-10036-1
- Ebook ISBN:
- 978-0-596-10567-9
- | ISBN 10:
- 0-596-10567-3
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