Apple Training Series: iLife '11

578 Pages·2010·13.7 MB·English

by  Dion Scoppettuolo

Apple Training Series
iLife ’11
Dion Scoppettuolo / Mary Plummer
Apple Training Series: iLife ’11
Dion Scoppettuolo, Mary Plummer
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Contents at a Glance
Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
iPhoto: Rediscover Your Photos
Lesson 1 Viewing and Emailing Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Lesson 2 Rating and Fixing Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Lesson 3 Arranging Photos by Faces and Places . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Lesson 4 Perfecting Your Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Lesson 5 Designing a Photo Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Lesson 6 Making Photos Move with Slideshows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Lesson 7 Importing and Managing Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
iMovie: A Little Slice of Hollywood at Home
Lesson 8 Moviemaking Made Easy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Lesson 9 Having Fun with iMovie Trailers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Lesson 10 Creating Your Own Sports Highlights Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Lesson 11 Refining a Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Lesson 12 Moviemaking with Photos and iPhoto Clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Lesson 13 Advanced Moviemaking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Lesson 14 Capturing and Managing Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
GarageBand: Making Great Sounding Music
Lesson 15 Learning to Play Music with GarageBand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Lesson 16 Jamming and Creating Music with GarageBand . . . . . . . . . . 354
Lesson 17 Recording Music in GarageBand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372
Lesson 18 Fixing, Arranging, and Mixing Music in GarageBand . . . . . .404
Lesson 19 Finishing and Sharing Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440
iDVD and iWeb: Sharing and Publishing with iLife
Lesson 20 Creating a DVD with iDVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 480
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 511
Bonus Designing a Website with iWeb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
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Table of Contents
Getting Started ............................xiii
iPhoto: Rediscover Your Photos
Viewing and Emailing Photos ................. 2
Lesson 1
Opening iPhoto ....................................... 4
Understanding the iPhoto Window ....................... 5
Importing Photos from a Camera ......................... 6
Viewing Photos in an Event .............................. 9
Emailing Your Photos ................................. 14
Lesson Review ........................................ 21
Rating and Fixing Photos .................... 22
Lesson 2
Rating Photos ........................................ 24
Applying Quick Fixes .................................. 29
Fixing Photos in Edit View ............................. 31
Using Effects ......................................... 45
Working with Albums ................................. 49
Transferring Photos to Mobile Devices ................... 52
Lesson Review ........................................ 54
Arranging Photos by Faces and Places ......... 56
Lesson 3
Finding People in Your Photos .......................... 58
Creating a Faces Smart Album .......................... 64
Finding Places ........................................ 66
Creating a Smart Album from a Map ..................... 75
Posting to Facebook, Flickr, and MobileMe ................ 76
Lesson Review ........................................ 79
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Perfecting Your Pictures ..................... 80
Lesson 4
Understanding a Histogram ............................ 82
Correcting Exposure ................................... 84
Applying Definition ................................... 92
Adjusting White Balance ............................... 99
Lesson Review ....................................... 101
Designing a Photo Book .................... 102
Lesson 5
Creating a Book Layout ............................... 104
Ordering Books ...................................... 118
Lesson Review ....................................... 119
Making Photos Move with Slideshows ........ 120
Lesson 6
Using Slideshow Presets and Albums .................... 122
Using Instant Slideshow ............................... 122
Creating a Slideshow Album ........................... 124
Changing Settings and Options ......................... 127
Sharing Your Slideshow ............................... 133
Lesson Review ....................................... 135
Importing and Managing Photos ............ 136
Lesson 7
Understanding Photo Formats ......................... 138
Importing a Photo Folder ............................. 138
Organizing Your Events ............................... 140
Assigning Keywords to Photos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Sharing Photos over a Network ......................... 151
Backing Up Your Photos .............................. 153
Lesson Review ....................................... 156
iMovie: A Little Slice of Hollywood at Home
Moviemaking Made Easy ................... 158
Lesson 8
Opening iMovie ..................................... 160
Looking at the iMovie window ......................... 161
Getting Clips into iMovie .............................. 162
Skimming and Playing Clips ........................... 165
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Marking the Best and Worst Clips ...................... 166
Filtering Events ...................................... 170
Playing an Event in Full Screen ......................... 171
Creating a New Project Using a Theme .................. 172
Using Transitions .................................... 184
Getting a Movie to Your iPad, iPhone, or iPod ............ 189
Lesson Review ....................................... 190
Having Fun with iMovie Trailers ............ 192
Lesson 9
Selecting a New Event ................................. 194
Selecting a Trailer Genre .............................. 194
Changing the Outline ................................. 195
Filling in the Storyboard .............................. 197
Personalizing the Storyline ............................. 204
Lesson Review ....................................... 205
Creating Your Own Sports Highlights Video ... 206
Lesson 10
Switching Projects in the Library ....................... 208
Applying a Theme to an Existing Project ................. 209
Using the Sports Team Editor .......................... 209
Customizing a Team vs. Team Graphic ................... 213
Highlighting a Player ................................. 217
Lesson Review ....................................... 218
Refining a Movie .......................... 220
Lesson 11
Creating a Project Without Using a Theme ............... 222
Editing a Movie ...................................... 224
Enhancing Clips ..................................... 229
Working with Audio .................................. 236
Stabilizing a Project Clip .............................. 244
Lesson Review ....................................... 245
Moviemaking with Photos and iPhoto Clips ... 246
Lesson 12
Accessing iPhoto Clips ................................ 248
Finding and Using Photos ............................. 249
Choosing a Title ..................................... 253
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Creating a Cutaway Shot .............................. 254
Editing to a Musical Beat .............................. 258
Enhancing Audio .................................... 261
Analyzing for Stabilization ............................. 265
Sharing Movies Online ................................ 268
Lesson Review ....................................... 270
Advanced Moviemaking .................... 272
Lesson 13
Choosing Projects from the Library ..................... 274
Setting a Location Using Travel Maps .................... 274
Trimming with the Precision Editor ..................... 276
Recording Narration .................................. 282
Using Audio from a Video Clip ......................... 284
Enhancing Audio .................................... 285
Enabling Advanced Tools .............................. 289
Lesson Review ....................................... 292
Capturing and Managing Media ............. 294
Lesson 14
Understanding Video Formats .......................... 296
Getting Clips into iMovie .............................. 298
Managing Events in your Library ....................... 304
Adjusting a Clip’s Date and Time ....................... 309
Analyzing an Event to Detect People .................... 310
Using Keywords ...................................... 312
Making Backups ..................................... 316
Reclaiming Hard Disk Space ........................... 321
Lesson Review ....................................... 324
GarageBand: Making Great Sounding Music
Learning to Play Music with GarageBand ..... 326
Lesson 15
Opening GarageBand ................................. 328
Connecting Instruments to the Mac ..................... 329
Learning to Play Guitar or Piano ....................... 332
Taking a Guitar or Piano Lesson ........................ 332
Exploring the Interface ................................ 335
Navigating Between Lesson Sections .................... 341
Contents ix
Customizing the Lesson Workspace ..................... 342
Tuning During a Lesson .............................. 344
Recording and Reviewing Your Practice .................. 345
Tracking Your Progress ................................ 347
Changing a Lesson Mix ............................... 348
Downloading Additional Learn to Play Lessons ........... 350
Taking an Artist Lesson ............................... 352
Lesson Review ....................................... 352
Jamming and Creating Music
Lesson 16
with GarageBand .......................... 354
Selecting a Musical Genre ............................. 356
Navigating and Controlling Playback .................... 357
Auditioning Virtual Musicians and Instrumental Parts ..... 359
Mixing Instruments in Magic GarageBand ............... 361
Setting Up Your Instrument ............................ 363
Adding a Custom Instrument .......................... 365
Recording a Part ..................................... 367
Opening and Saving the Song in GarageBand ............. 368
Lesson Review ....................................... 371
Recording Music in GarageBand ............. 372
Lesson 17
Recording Music Tracks in GarageBand .................. 374
Opening a GarageBand Project ......................... 374
Exploring the GarageBand Window ..................... 375
Setting Up an Electric Guitar Track ..................... 379
Monitoring Input .................................... 381
Recording a Single Take ............................... 383
Using Guitar Amps and Stompboxes .................... 386
Saving Effects Settings ................................ 390
Multiple Takes Recording .............................. 392
Selecting and Splitting Takes ........................... 394
Working with an Acoustic Guitar Track ................. 396
Recording a New Software Instrument Part ............... 399
Playing the Onscreen Music Keyboard ................... 399
Lesson Review ....................................... 403