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

by Jesse Feiler (Conductor)

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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Enhance your life with an amazing array of Apple tools. This thorough treatment of four new and powerful technologies--iMovie, iPhoto, iTunes, and iDVD--provides solid explanations, useful examples, and plenty of helpful references. Cover basics of the digital hub, such as digital photography, connectivity, .Mac, and other Internet features, as well as printing and more. Integrate applications and automate workflows with AppleScript. Learn to burn and mix your own music library. Direct movies and create DVDs with the ease of a Hollywood pro. With this book, digital hub tool users can take full advantage of the plug-and-play technologies, images and video, and the world-renowned Apple interface.Express yourself--make movies, photos, music, and DVDs on your Mac Tell visual stories effectively using professional techniques Reap the significant benefits of Quartz imaging and QuickTime technology Cover digital camera and camcorder basics--including resolution and pixels, lenses, filters, and batteries Utilize wired or wireless power, network, and local communication technologies Print your images on paper, transparencies, and T-shirts Capture and manipulate photos, create slide shows or albums Automate repetitive tasks or complicated processes with AppleScript Import and edit digital video, add effects and sound to your movies Back up and store data using software, CDs, and even the Internet Take advantage of Apple graphics--plus the Mac OS X kernel-based hardware