The Macintosh iLife: An Interactive Guide to iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, and iDVD
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| Rating | : | 4.73 (983 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0321170113 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-03-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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Well written, informative, and not just for the novice! I've been using Macintoshes since 198Well written, informative, and not just for the novice! David Troup I've been using Macintoshes since 1984, and am usually an "early adopter" of new software as it's released. Before reading this book and watching the DVD video, I'd already used all of the iLife applications and thought I knew how to use them, more or less.Well, I found out that I knew how to use them less, rather than more! Jim Heid's excellent book and video is great for the novice, but it also has ple. , and am usually an "early adopter" of new software as it's released. Before reading this book and watching the DVD video, I'd already used all of the iLife applications and thought I knew how to use them, more or less.Well, I found out that I knew how to use them less, rather than more! Jim Heid's excellent book and video is great for the novice, but it also has ple. B. Rutledge said Best computer book value ever - no, really!. I have bought many computer books ("Best computer book value ever - no, really!" according to B. Rutledge. I have bought many computer books (20 in the past year due to switching to a different computer system) and this is the hands-down best value ever. The DVD alone is easily worth what Amazon charges for this book - there is nothing quite like watching someone actually doing the work to teach you how it is done. The book itself is very clearly written, and colorful and highly informative to boot. I bought . 0 in the past year due to switching to a different computer system) and this is the hands-down best value ever. The DVD alone is easily worth what Amazon charges for this book - there is nothing quite like watching someone actually doing the work to teach you how it is done. The book itself is very clearly written, and colorful and highly informative to boot. I bought . The Path through the Forest I agree totally with "A Reader" from Portland. I sat and watched the DVD totally amazed at the elegant simplicity of the Mac iLife group of apps. And the clarity with which Jim Heid builds one on the next. To me that was the revelation - he breaks it down and demystifies how they work together, which after all is the point! This isn't about Art or Technique: it's about using them; the Apps, your camera(s
He then shows how to use iDVD to create custom menus and chapter openings. In iPhoto, he shows how easy it is to organize even the largest collection of family pictures, and even how to make minor touch ups. --Angelynn Grant. In iTunes, he shows how to create playlists, change the info tags for a batch of songs, burn a compilation CD, and more advanced features like choosing equalizer settings for each tune. The book goes into even greater detail on each iApp, for example, covering cross fades in iTunes, working with multiple libraries in iPhoto, and tweaking variations of the Ken Burns effect in iMovie. Anyone working in OS X, even seasoned Mac users, will learn new techniques, timesaving tips, and lots of ideas on how to get the most out of everything the iLife promises. And it may even turn skeptics who thought this was jus
You'll see how to produce professional-looking digital media, and you'll see hardware add-ons that will round out your digital studio. It also tackles more advanced concepts, like how to record Internet radio for later playback, prepare video for Web distribution, and get digital photos printed onto mugs and mousepads. Written by noted digital media expertJim Heid, a contributing editor of Macworld since 1984 and a Macintosh columnist for the Los Angeles Times, it uses clear, to-the-point text, gorgeous illustrations, and interactive video to do justice to the digital hub's enormous capabilities. The book-DVD combo addresses the basic concepts behind the digital hub, like how to balance file size and image quality in digital photography and how to create effective DVD menus. Beautiful to look at and enjoyable to watch, The Macintosh iLife is your user manual for the digital lifestyle!. Updated to cover iTunes 3, iDVD 3, iPhoto 2, iMovie 3, new iPod models, and the conversion to .Mac, a fee-based Web service replacing the previously free iTools Web service, The Macintosh iLife is a unique book-DVD hybrid that provides an inter
A 20-year veteran of the personal computer world, Jim Heid is a noted writer and teacher who specializes in digital media technologies. He has been a contributing editor of Macworld since 1984, and is the personal technology columnist for the Los Angeles Times. . He has also written for PC World,Internet World, and Newsweek magazines