Teach Yourself VISUALLY ILife '04

Name: Teach Yourself VISUALLY ILife '04
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ISBN: 9780764544668

ISBN-10: 0764544667

ISBN-13: 9780764544668

Edition: 2004

Authors: Michael E. Cohen, Dennis R. Cohen

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Are you a visual learner? Do you prefer instructions that show you how to do something - and skip the long-winded explanations? If so, then this book is for you. Open it up and you'll find clear, step-by-step screen shots that show you how to tackle more than 150 iTunes, iPhoto", iMovie, iDVD", and GarageBand" tasks, from ripping songs and shopping at the iTunes music store to retouching photos, cropping video clips, building movie menu buttons, and creating real or software instrument tracks in GarageBand.'What fantastic teaching books you have produced! Congratulations to you and your staff.'- Bruno Tonon(Melbourne, Australia)'Like a lot of other people, I understand things best when I…

Book details

List price: $29.99
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 5/10/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 7.75" wide x 8.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.090
Language: English

Getting Started with iLife
Getting Started with iLife
Introducing the iLife Programs	p. 4
Understanding iTunes	p. 6
Understanding iPhoto	p. 8
Understanding iMovie	p. 10
Understanding iDVD	p. 12
Understanding GarageBand	p. 14
Explore the Macintosh Dock	p. 16
Start and Quit an iLife Application	p. 17
Explore the Finder	p. 18
Open and Save Files	p. 20
Working with iTunes
iTunes Basics
Set Up iTunes	p. 24
Play a CD	p. 28
Rip a Music CD	p. 30
Search the Music Library	p. 32
Browse the Music Library	p. 34
Remove a Song from the Music Library	p. 36
Rate a Song	p. 38
Play Internet Radio	p. 40
Add an Internet Radio Station	p. 42
Share Music over a Network	p. 44
Creating Playlists and Burning Disks with iTunes
Create a Playlist	p. 46
Rearrange a Playlist	p. 48
Burn a Standard Audio CD	p. 50
Burn an MP3 CD	p. 52
Burn an Archive CD or DVD	p. 53
Create a Simple Smart Playlist	p. 54
Create an Advanced Smart Playlist	p. 56
Using the iTunes Music Store
Sign Into and Out of the iTunes Music Store	p. 58
Search the iTunes Music Store	p. 60
Purchase Music with 1-Click Shopping	p. 62
Purchase Music with the Shopping Cart	p. 64
Deauthorize a Computer to Play Purchased Music	p. 66
Using Advanced iTunes Features
Using the Equalizer	p. 68
View and Add Album Artwork	p. 70
Change the Import Format	p. 72
Convert a Song's Format	p. 74
Set a Song's Tag Information	p. 76
Change an Album's Tag Information	p. 78
Adjust a Song's Start and End Times	p. 80
Using the Visualizer	p. 82
Update Songs on an iPod	p. 84
Copy Songs to and Delete Songs from an iPod	p. 86
Working with iPhoto
iPhoto Basics
Set Up iPhoto	p. 90
Import Images from a Camera	p. 92
Import Images from a Card Reader	p. 94
Import Images from Files	p. 96
Organize the iPhoto Library by Film Roll	p. 98
Set Photo Titles and Descriptions	p. 100
Assign Keywords to Photos	p. 102
Organize the iPhoto Library by Date, Title, or Rating	p. 104
View Photo Information	p. 106
Rotate a Photo	p. 108
Delete Photos from the iPhoto Library	p. 110
Create an Album	p. 112
Organize an Album	p. 114
Share Photos on a Network	p. 116
Create a Smart Album	p. 118
Editing Photos with iPhoto
Adjust the Edit View	p. 120
Select and Crop a Photo	p. 122
Enhance a Photo's Color	p. 124
Change a Photo to Black and White, or Sepia	p. 125
Eliminate Red Eye	p. 126
Retouch a Photo	p. 128
Adjust Brightness and Contrast	p. 130
Using a Separate iPhoto Editing Window	p. 132
Customize a Separate iPhoto Editing Window	p. 134
Using a Separate Picture Editing Program in iPhoto	p. 136
Using Photos with iPhoto
E-mail a Photo	p. 138
Print a Photo	p. 140
Create a Slideshow	p. 142
Save a Slideshow as a QuickTime Movie	p. 144
Make a Slideshow DVD	p. 146
Set Up an iPhoto Account with Apple	p. 148
Order Prints from Apple	p. 150
Make a Photo Book	p. 152
Arrange a Photo Book's Pages	p. 154
Add and Change a Photo Book's Captions	p. 156
Preview and Order a Photo Book	p. 158
Create a .Mac Web Page	p. 160
Export Web Pages	p. 162
Publish a Slideshow on .Mac	p. 164
Using a Photo as a Desktop Picture	p. 166
Export Photos to a Hard Disk	p. 168
Create a CD or DVD Archive	p. 170
Using an Archive CD or DVD	p. 172
Working with iMovie
iMovie Basics
Set Up iMovie	p. 176
Connect a Digital Camcorder	p. 180
Import Video from a Digital Camcorder	p. 182
Import Video Clips from Disk	p. 184
Insert and Arrange Clips in a Movie	p. 186
Make a Clip from a Still Image	p. 188
Create a Still Frame from a Clip	p. 189
Create a Clip from an iPhoto Picture	p. 190
Adjust the Ken Burns Effect	p. 192
Editing with iMovie
Crop a Clip	p. 194
Split a Clip	p. 196
Using the Trash	p. 197
Apply a Transition to a Single Clip	p. 198
Apply a Transition Between Two Clips	p. 200
Apply a Visual Effect to a Clip	p. 202
Modify a Visual Effect	p. 204
Add Single Titles	p. 206
Add Multiple Titles	p. 208
Add Subtitles	p. 210
Adjust Title Animation	p. 212
Modify Title Font and Color	p. 214
Using Advanced iMovie Features
Work with the Timeline	p. 216
Separate Audio from Video	p. 220
Adjust Audio Volume	p. 222
Add iTunes Audio to a Movie	p. 224
Add iMovie Sound Effects	p. 226
Record Narration	p. 228
Record from iSight	p. 230
Change a Clip's Speed	p. 232
Reverse a Clip's Direction	p. 233
Paste Over at Playhead	p. 234
Add Chapters for iDVD	p. 236
Export to Camera	p. 238
Share a Movie	p. 240
Working with iDVD
iDVD Basics
Set Up iDVD	p. 244
Select a Picture Theme	p. 248
Change a Theme's Audio	p. 250
Select a Motion Theme	p. 252
Change a Motion Theme Movie	p. 254
Select a Drop Zone Theme	p. 256
Add Media to a Drop Zone Theme	p. 258
Save a Modified Theme as a Favorite	p. 260
Creating DVD Menus with iDVD
Change a Menu Title's Format	p. 262
Create a Movie Menu Button	p. 264
Change a Menu Button's Shape	p. 265
Change a Menu Button's Text Format	p. 266
Add a Custom Button Image or Movie	p. 268
Arrange Menu Buttons	p. 270
Change a Motion Menu Button's Start Frame	p. 272
Change the Motion Menu Buttons' Duration	p. 273
Create a Submenu	p. 274
Create a Scene Submenu from iMovie	p. 278
Using the Map	p. 280
Using Advanced iDVD Features
Create and Add Photos to a Slideshow	p. 282
Arrange Pictures in a Slideshow	p. 286
Change a Slideshow's Duration	p. 288
Change a Slideshow Button's Image	p. 289
Add Audio to a Slideshow	p. 290
Check an iDVD Project's Status	p. 292
Check the TV Safe Area	p. 293
Preview a DVD	p. 294
Add Data Files to a DVD	p. 296
Burn a DVD	p. 298
Working with Garageband
GarageBand Basics
Set Up GarageBand	p. 302
Create a Software Instrument Track	p. 306
Create a Real Instrument Track	p. 307
Browse Loops	p. 308
Add a Loop	p. 310
Edit a Software Loop	p. 312
Make Music with GarageBand
Using the On-screen Keyboard	p. 314
Record a Software Loop	p. 316
Edit a Software Loop's Notes	p. 318
Adjust Track Volume	p. 320
Change a Software Instrument Track's Settings	p. 322
Record a Real Instrument	p. 324
Edit a Real Instrument Loop	p. 326
Change a Real Instrument Track's Settings	p. 328
Export a Song to iTunes	p. 330
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