Making Movies, Photos, Music and DVDs on Your Mac: Using Apple's Digital Hub

Name: Making Movies, Photos, Music and DVDs on Your Mac: Using Apple's Digital Hub
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ISBN: 9780072225549

ISBN-10: 0072225548

ISBN-13: 9780072225549

Edition: 2002

Authors: Jesse Feiler

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This is an introduction to Apple's suite of consumer products in iMovie, iPhoto, iDVD and iTunes, taking advantage of their common use of images and video, and the interface they share. It presents explanations, descriptions and sample projects to help readers grasp and retain the ideas discussed.

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List price: $24.99
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne
Publication date: 8/28/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 432
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.584
Language: English

Acknowledgments	p. xvii
Introduction	p. xix
Getting Started
Introducing the Digital Hub	p. 3
Think Digital	p. 5
Components and Standards-Based Communications	p. 7
The Role of Mac OS X	p. 9
Consumer? Prosumer? Professional?	p. 11
Tips for Surviving and Thriving with the Digital Hub	p. 13
Summary	p. 15
Camera Basics	p. 17
It's All About Light	p. 19
Types of Cameras	p. 23
Focusing Light with Lenses	p. 27
Filtering Light	p. 31
Viewfinders	p. 32
Capturing Sound	p. 33
Batteries	p. 34
Maintenance	p. 36
Summary	p. 37
Image Quality: Pixels and Resolution	p. 39
What Is a Pixel?	p. 40
Choose Resolution Based on Photo Use	p. 42
Zooming and Enlarging Images	p. 43
Storing Images on the Camera	p. 50
File Formats on the Camera	p. 51
Other Data in Your Pictures	p. 53
Summary	p. 54
Connecting the Digital Hub	p. 55
Plug and Play Connections	p. 57
Powering Your Computer and Components	p. 59
Network and Internet Connections	p. 61
Peripherals	p. 64
Summary	p. 66
.Mac: Apple's Suite of Internet Tools for You	p. 67
What Is .Mac?	p. 68
Accessing Your iDisk	p. 70
HomePage: Creating Your Web Site	p. 74
iCards	p. 76
Summary	p. 77
Printing Your Photos	p. 79
Mechanics of Printing Images	p. 80
Connecting Printers to Your Computer	p. 87
Using Print Center	p. 88
Summary	p. 89
Using Web Sites and Email for Sharing	p. 91
Using Web Albums	p. 93
Filename Extensions	p. 93
Compression Strategies	p. 96
Using FTP to Transfer Files	p. 97
Using Email to Send Attachments	p. 98
Using iDisk to Share Files	p. 99
Summary	p. 99
Using AppleScript Automation with the Digital Hub	p. 101
What Is AppleScript?	p. 103
Automating Your Work with AppleScript	p. 105
Using Droplets to Manipulate Files and Images	p. 108
Toolbar Scripts	p. 109
Using the Script Menu	p. 110
Downloadable Scripts	p. 110
Summary	p. 112
Storing and Backing Up Your Digital Hub Files	p. 113
Stroage Issues	p. 114
Burning CDs and DVDs to Store Your Files	p. 116
Using the Internet for Storage	p. 119
iPod as Disk Backup	p. 119
Other Disk Storage Options	p. 120
Long-Term Storage Issues	p. 121
Using Backup Software (Retrospect)	p. 121
Summary	p. 128
Making Movies, Photos, Music, and DVDs
Making Movies with iMovie	p. 131
The iMovie Workflow	p. 133
Getting Around iMovie	p. 135
Importing Video and Other Files	p. 145
Exporting Video	p. 147
The iMovie Trash	p. 151
Summary	p. 151
Using iPhoto	p. 153
Getting Around iPhoto	p. 155
Importing Photos	p. 158
Organizing Photos with Albums and Keywords	p. 161
Editing Photos	p. 164
Making a Book	p. 166
Printing Photos	p. 170
Making a Slide Show	p. 171
Sending Photos via Email	p. 172
Ordering Prints	p. 173
Ordering a Book	p. 176
Creating a Page for Your .Mac Web Site	p. 177
Setting a Desktop Picture	p. 178
Creating Screen Savers from Your Photos	p. 178
Exporting Photos	p. 179
iPhoto Preferences	p. 181
Summary	p. 181
iPod and iTunes: Music and Portable Disk	p. 183
The Digital Hub: A Case Study with iPod and iTunes	p. 185
Getting Around iTunes	p. 186
Getting Around iPod	p. 188
iTunes Preferences	p. 189
iPod Preferences	p. 192
iPod as a Disk	p. 193
Using iTunes Music	p. 194
Summary	p. 195
Getting Started with iDVD	p. 197
iDVD Terminology	p. 199
The iDVD Workflow	p. 203
Getting Around iDVD	p. 204
Creating a Slideshow	p. 208
Using Themes to Customize Your DVDs	p. 209
Setting iDVD Preferences for Video Formats and Watermarks	p. 212
Importing Content for Your DVD	p. 212
Using the Project Info Window to Check Status and Rename Your DVD Disc	p. 214
Create DVDs That Will Work on All TVs	p. 215
Adding Other Content to Your DVD in a DVD-ROM Partition	p. 216
Summary	p. 216
Traveling with the Digital Hub	p. 217
Time and Time Zones	p. 218
Documentation	p. 220
Spare Parts, Cables, and Power	p. 221
Using Other Equipment on the Road	p. 222
On-the-Road Internet Connections	p. 223
On-the-Road Storage	p. 230
Summary	p. 231
Making Better Movies, Photos, Music, and DVDs
Advanced Movie and Photo Techniques	p. 235
Making Movies Look Better	p. 237
Integrating Photos	p. 247
PowerPoint in Your Movie	p. 248
Making Photos Look Better	p. 249
Summary	p. 259
Planning Your Project	p. 261
Setting Objectives	p. 263
Working from Existing Media	p. 266
Fixing It After the Fact	p. 267
Preparing Shots	p. 268
Keeping Track of Things	p. 269
Summary	p. 271
Art and Artifice	p. 273
Art Photography	p. 275
Making Your Own (Dramatic) Movies	p. 278
Summary	p. 286
Photographing Places and People	p. 289
Digital Etiquette	p. 291
Directing the Shoot	p. 293
Finding Talent	p. 295
Scouting Locations	p. 296
Creating Locations	p. 297
Summary	p. 298
Looking Good and Behaving Well on Camera	p. 299
Learning to Have Your Picture Taken	p. 300
Do, Do, Do	p. 305
What the Stars Know	p. 306
What Max Factor Knew	p. 309
Summary	p. 310
Creating a Digital Studio	p. 311
Finding a Studio	p. 313
Equipping a Studio	p. 314
Advanced Photography	p. 314
Advanced Audio	p. 317
Advanced Lighting	p. 318
Moving to Pro	p. 320
Summary	p. 321
Case Studies
Kids and Scrapbooks	p. 325
Digital or Paper? What Do You Need?	p. 327
Planning Your Scrapbook	p. 328
Helping Kids with Scrapbooks	p. 330
Ideas for Scrapbooks	p. 334
Summary	p. 337
Instructional Materials	p. 339
Why Use Digital Media for Teaching?	p. 340
Types of Instructional Materials	p. 342
Preparing to Create Instructional Materials	p. 352
Taping Live Events	p. 354
Capturing Screen Shots and Interactive Behavior	p. 354
Summary	p. 356
Creating Portfolios	p. 357
What Is a Portfolio?	p. 358
What Goes in a Portfolio?	p. 360
Creating Portfolios for Specific Purposes	p. 362
Putting Your Portfolio Together	p. 369
Summary	p. 371
Creating and Advertising Promotional Materials	p. 373
Advertising Attributes	p. 374
Planning Your Advertising	p. 376
Choosing the Message and the Look	p. 378
Multipurposing Content	p. 385
New Digital Adventures in Advertising	p. 385
Summary	p. 388
Creating Archives and Exhibitions	p. 389
Presenting Exhibits with the Digital Hub	p. 390
Archiving Your Work	p. 395
Summing Up: Making the Digital Hub Disappear	p. 398
Summary	p. 400
Index	p. 401
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