iMovie '08 & iDVD - The Missing Manual, David Pogue
by Paul Pazdera (paulus)
Having graduated to a faster CPU. i.e. from a G4/400 via a Sonnet 1.8 card, it seemed timely to meet these iLife '08 components.
For me it was natural to stick with David Pogue/O'Reilly and target a relevant The Missing Manual.
A technical tome of 450 pages at first it seemed rather intimidating, until I remembered from earlier TMMs of his that this would be not just an overview and road-map towards application-competence, but a quasi hands-on step-by-step show-me!
From reviewing camcorders, camera-handling, shooting raw dv-footage serendipitously or to a story-board. Pogue guides you along, with clarity and encouragement.
The fullness of videography is presented in real-time workflow-order.
Importing raw footage, editing, cut/copy and paste, transitions, titling, addition of speech/sound/music, photos/graphics - all presented so even newbies to video understand the concepts.
But wait! - there is more! You want an audience for your finished indie - on iPod, Apple TV, etc. - all via iTunes. Or via iMovie to YouTube and the Web.
So you are going to burn to disc and Pogue again leads us in the techniques and options of turning out a memorable video on DVD disc.
Tripping is part of trying and learning and so the book closes with Troubleshooting for recovery.
Read this tutorial fluently, or read the section of immediate interest to you (H-E-L-P !) - it's a good read and an excellent investment!<Recension TMM- iMovie & iDVD.rtf>
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