UK Easy iLife ‘09

List of contents

Chapter 1 Preparing iLife 09..........................................2
    Installing iLife 09.........................................................4
    Updating iLife Applications........................................5
    Obtaining and Configuring a MobileMe Account......6
    Backing Up Your iLife Content...................................8
    Restoring Your iPhoto Photos................................... 10
    Restoring Other iLife Content.................................. 11
Chapter 2 Getting Started with iPhoto................ 12
    Preparing iPhoto for Imports.................................... 14
    Importing Photos into the Photo Library................ 15
    Viewing Photos........................................................... 16
    Viewing Photos in Events.......................................... 18
    Identifying Faces in Photos...................................... 20
    Viewing Photos by Faces...........................................23
    Associating Photos with Known Places....................24
    Associating Photos with New Places........................26
    Viewing Photos by Places Using the Map.................28
    Viewing Photos by Places Using the List..................29
    Viewing Photos in Slideshows.................................. 30
    Viewing Photo Information.......................................32
Chapter 3 Organizing and Searching an iPhoto Photo Library.............................. 34
    Changing a Photo's Tags Using the Info Dialog Box...................................................................36
    Changing a Photo's Tags Using the Info Pane..........37
    Changing Tags for Multiple Photos Simultaneously...........................................................38
    Configuring Keywords for Photos........................... 40
    Applying Keywords to Photos...................................42
    Searching for Photos by Basic Information.............43
    Searching for Photos by Keywords.......................... 44
    Searching for Photos by Date...................................45
    Searching for Photos by Rating.................................46
    Viewing an Event's Information................................47
    Tagging an Event........................................................ 48
    Merging Events...........................................................49
    Splitting Events......................................................... 50
    Creating Events.......................................................... 51
    Moving Photos Between Events...............................52
    Organizing Albums and Projects in Folders.............53
    Creating and Adding Photos to Standard Photo Albums........................................................................54
    Creating Smart Photo Albums..................................56
Chapter 4 Improving Photos in iPhoto................. 58
    Editing Photos........................................................... 60
    Rotating Photos..........................................................62
    Applying Effects to Photos.......................................63
    Cropping Photos........................................................64
    Straightening Photos.................................................66
    Enhancing Photos.......................................................67
    Removing Red-eye......................................................68
    Retouching Photos.....................................................70
    Adjusting Photos........................................................ 72
Chapter 5 Sharing Photos with iPhoto.................74
    Printing Photos........................................................... 76
    Ordering Prints of Photos.........................................78
    Emailing Photos......................................................... 80
    Publishing Photos to a MobileMe Gallery................82
    Publishing Photos to an iWeb Web Site.................. 84
    Sharing Photos on Facebook.....................................86
    Sharing Your Photos on a Local Network................ 88
    Accessing Photos Shared with You on a Local Network............................................................89
    Burning Photos to Disc............................................. 90
Chapter 6 Creating Projects in iPhoto................ 92
    Creating Slideshows...................................................94
    Creating Calendars....................................................98
    Creating Greeting Cards........................................ 100
    Building Photo Books............................................... 102
    Previewing, Editing, and Ordering Projects..........106
Chapter 7 Getting Started with iMovie.............. 108
    Adding Video to the Event Library..........................110
    Previewing Clips in the Event Library..................... 112
    Organizing the Event Library................................... 114
    Renaming Events....................................................... 115
    Splitting Events......................................................... 116
    Merging Events.......................................................... 117
    Starting a New iMovie Project................................. 118
    Working in the Project Library................................ 119
Chapter 8 Building a Movie's Video Track.......... 120
    Adding Video Clips to a Project...............................122
    Trimming Video Clips in a Project.......................... 124
    Cropping Video Clips in a Project...........................125
    Adjusting the Video Quality of Clips in a Project................................................................ 126
    Applying Special Effects to a Video Clip................127
    Adding iPhoto Photos to a Project......................... 128
    Adding Transitions Between Video Clips in a Project................................................................130
    Adding and Editing Titles.........................................132
    Editing Clips with the Precision Editor.................. 134
Chapter 9 Building a Movie's Soundtrack..........136
    Adjusting Native Audio for Video Clipsin a Project................................................................ 138
    Adding Sound Effects to a Project.........................140
    Adding iTunes Audio to a Project........................... 142
    Trimming an Audio Track......................................... 144
    Mixing a Project's Soundtrack................................ 145
Chapter 10 Sharing Movies with iMovie................ 146
    Putting a Movie on DVD.......................................... 148
    Publishing a Project to the Web Using
    MobileMe.................................................................. 149
    Putting a Project onto an iPhone or iPod.............. 150
    Publishing a Project to the Web Using iWeb.......... 151
    Publishing a Project to the Web Using YouTube....152
Chapter 11 Getting Started with iWeb...................154
    Creating a Web Site................................................. 156
    Configuring a Web Site.............................................157
    Adding Pages to a Web Site.................................... 158
    Adding Text Content................................................160
    Formatting Text on a Web Page...............................162
    Replacing Template Graphics with Drag and Drop................................................................... 164
    Replacing Template Graphics Using the Media Browser.......................................................... 165
    Formatting Graphics................................................ 166
    Replacing and Formatting Pictures on the Photos Template...................................................... 168
    Configuring Slideshow and Download Options for Photos................................................................. 170
    Adding and Formatting Albums on the My Albums Template.......................................................172
Chapter 12 Building Up a Web Site............................. 174
    Adding Text to Web Pages........................................176
    Adding Shapes to Web Pages...................................177
    Adding Web Widgets to Web Pages........................178
    Adding Movies to Web Pages...................................179
    Adding Hyperlinks to Pages on Your Web Site......180
    Adding Hyperlinks to Other Web Sites.................. 182
    Configuring a Web Page.......................................... 184
    Adding More Sites to a Web Site............................ 186
    Removing Content from a Web Site....................... 187
Chapter 13 Publishing and Maintaining an iWeb Web Site...............................................188
    Publishing Web Sites Using MobileMe...................190
    Testing Web Sites...................................................... 191
    Maintaining and Updating Web Sites..................... 192
    Setting a Default Web Site...................................... 193
    Using Your Own Web Site Address with MobileMe.................................................................. 194
Chapter 14 Creating DVD s with iDVD ........................196
    Creating a New iDVD Project................................. 198
    Adding Movies to a DVD Project...........................200
    Adding Slideshows to a DVD Project..................... 202
    Designing Menus..................................................... 204
    Configuring Drop Zones on a Menu....................... 206
    Configuring Menus.................................................. 208
    Adding Menus to a DVD........................................... 210
    Mapping a DVD.......................................................... 211
    Previewing a DVD......................................................212
    Burning a DVD.......................................................... 213
Chapter 15 Creating a Simple Soundtrack in GarageBand.................................................214
    Creating a New Project with Magic GarageBand.............................................................. 216
    Saving and Naming a Project................................... 219
    Selecting a Track's Instrument............................... 220
    Playing an Instrument with the Keyboard..............221
    Playing an Instrument with Musical Typing............ 222
    Recording a Music Track While You Play an Instrument...........................................................224
    Adding a Loop to a Project......................................226
    Mixing Audio Tracks.................................................228
    Using GarageBand Music in iLife Projects.............229
TOC, 9780789739759, 3/13/09

About the author

Brad Miser has written extensively about technology, with his favorite topics being anything whose name starts with i, such as iLife, iPhone, and iPod. In addition to Easy iLife '09, Brad has written more than 30 books, including My iPhone, Absolute Beginner's Guide to iPod and iTunes, Special Edition Using Mac OS X Leopard, Teach Yourself Visually MacBook Air, and MacBook Pro Portable Genius. Brad is or has been a sales support specialist, the director of product and customer services, and the manager of education and support services for several software-development companies. Previously, he was the lead proposal specialist for an aircraft engine manufacturer, a development editor for a computer book publisher, and a civilian aviation test officer/engineer for the U.S. Army. Brad holds a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo and has received advanced education in maintainability engineering, business, and other topics.

Summary

Covering every application in Apple's brand-new suite, including the new integration with Apple's MobileMe online service, this full-color, simple, step-by-step book has been carefully crafted to provide instant access to the tasks beginner-to-intermediate users need to master.

Product details

• Authors: Brad Miser
• Publisher: Pearson Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2009
• EAN: 9780789739780
• ISBN: 978-0-7897-3978-0
• No. of pages: 264
• Weight: 520 g
• Series: Que; Que
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > Application software