Press Release
October 31, 2007
iMovie '08 & iDVD, Leopard--New Missing Manuals from O'Reilly Media; Finally, Instructions You Really Want to Read
Sebastopol, CA--If you're like David Pogue you love new computer software
and gadgets, but dread wading through dry, difficult-to-understand
manuals. In fact, David founded the Missing Manual series to provide
superbly written instructions for computer products that don't come with
printed manuals (which is just about all of them). Every Missing Manual
delivers addictively readable guidance--truly, the book that should have
been in the box.
And just in time for the holidays--following the bestselling iPhone: The
Missing Manual--David has authored two exciting new titles which are sure
to bring smiles to the faces of Apple aficionados everywhere. iMovie '08
& iDVD: The Missing Manual (O'Reilly, $39.99 USD) is available now. And
Mac OS X Leopard: The Missing Manual (O'Reilly, $34.99 USD) is scheduled
for release in early December.
In iMovie '08 & iDVD, David provides a crash course in cinematography to
show users how to give their home movies professional polish. He ably
covers iMovie '08's features--fast, effortless editing of video from tape
and tapeless camcorders, both standard and high-definition. And he
illuminates what's new--a different focus and overhauled workflow. David
also shows budding cinematographers how to find an audience by exporting
their masterpieces to the Web (YouTube, .Mac Gallery, or your own site) or
to their Apple TVs, iPods, or iPhones.
David also details movie distribution--Hollywood-style. "iDVD can preserve
your movies on home-recorded DVDs that look and behave amazingly close to
the commercial DVDs you rent from Netflix or Blockbuster," explains David.
"iDVD '08 wasn't a huge update from the previous version, but there are a
few useful changes. It's faster, for one thing. It accepts more video
formats, and comes with more predesigned menu-screen themes."
And if you're planning to upgrade your operating system, stuff a new Mac
into a loved one’s stocking, or gift yourself, be sure to pick up a copy
of Mac OS X Leopard: The Missing Manual. Due in stock in early December,
David’s timely new book will offer honest, straightforward instructions on
all things Leopard, detailing what’s hot, and what’s not. You'll find
useful information about all the features of “the sleek, modern-looking
Leopard” and learn how to use its Time Machine, Boot Camp, and File
Stacks.
Indeed, there's something new on practically every page of these books,
and David Pogue gets extra points for bringing his celebrated wit and
expertise to every one of them. Whether you plan to make the next indie
hit, just create more polished home movies, or upgrade to Leopard, David's
new Missing Manuals provide all the information you need--and keep you
smiling, too.
David Pogue is the weekly personal-technology columnist for the New York
Times and an Emmy award-winning tech correspondent for CBS News. With 3
million books in print, he is also one of the world's bestselling how-to
authors. He wrote or co-wrote seven books in the "for Dummies" series
(including Macs, Magic, Opera, and Classical Music); in 1999, he launched
his own series of complete, funny computer books called the Missing Manual
series.
iMovie 08 & iDVD: The Missing Manual
David Pogue
ISBN: 0-596-51619-3, $39.99 US
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596516192/
Mac OS X Leopard: The Missing Manual
David Pogue
ISBN: 0-596-52952-X, $34.99 US
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596529529/
order@oreilly.com
1-800-998-9938
1-707-827-7000
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