Sometimes its the best stuff that gets left out of books on consumer applications. Not with the iMovie Project Book! This book delivers the cool stuff in a fun and engaging format. It jumps over the manual part of what's covered in most books to get right to tips, projects, and how to be productive. The book starts off with a chapter on the essentials and then gets into the captivating cool stuff. To grab readers' attention and direct them to valuable information the book has many entry points for the reader on each page, such as tips and notes. Fun, engaging, lively, and information-rich, this project book is designed for a new generation of learners who want to move past boring text heavy documentation and build knowledge effortlessly.

This volume covers every step of iMovie video production, from choosing and using a digital camcorder to burning the finished work onto CDs. This book helps iMovie 3 users realize the software's potential as a breakthrough in reducing the cost, complexity, and difficulty of desktop video production.

Explains how to use the Macintosh video production programs to capture and edit digital videos, apply effects, create DVD menus, and burn DVDs.

This edition covers iMovie 10.0 for Mac and iMovie 2.0 for iOS. iMovie's sophisticated tools make it easier than ever to turn raw footage into sleek, entertaining movies--once you understand how to harness its features. Experts David Pogue and Aaron Miller give you hands-on advice and step-by-step instructions for creating polished movies on your Mac, iPhone, or iPad. Dive in and discover why this is the top-selling iMovie book. The important stuff you need to know Get started. Import footage, review clips, and create movies, using iMovie's new, streamlined layout. Include stunning effects. Introduce instant replays, freeze frames, fast-forward or slo-mo clips, and fade-outs. Add pro touches. Create cutaways, picture-in-picture boxes, side-by-side shots, and green-screen effects. Make movies on iOS devices. Tackle projects on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch with our book-within-a-book. Produce stunning trailers. Craft your own Hollywood-style "Coming Attractions!" previews. Share your masterpiece. Quickly post movies to YouTube, Facebook, Vimeo, CNN iReport, and iTunes. Watch iMovie Theater. Play your movies on any Apple gadget in iMovie's new full-screen cinema

This entertaining guide not only takes readers through every step of iMovie video production--from choosing and using a digital camcorder to burning the finished work onto CDs--but also covers in depth the many new features in Version 2.

The latest versions of iMovie HD and iDVD 5 are, by far, the most robust moviemaking applications available to consumers today. But whether you're a professional or an amateur moviemaker eager to take advantage of the full capabilities of these applications, don't count on Apple documentation to make the cut. You need iMovie HD & iDVD 5: The Missing Manual iMovie HD & iDVD 5: The Missing Manual Capturing quality footage (including tips on composition, lighting, and even special-event filming) Building your movie track, incorporating transitions and special effects, and adding narration, music, and sound Working with picture files and QuickTime movies Reaching your intended audience by exporting to tape, transferring iMovie to QuickTime, burning QuickTime-Movie CDs, and putting movies on the Web (and even on your cell phone!) Using iDVD 5 to stylize and burn your DVD creation iMovie HD & iDVD 5: The Missing Manual.

-Shipping on every new Macintosh, iMovie 3 comes with a ready-made audience: the millions of Mac users eager to start making digital movie magic!-Loaded with tips and techniques gleaned from noted author Jeff Carlson's real-world iMovie digital video editing experience.-Amply illustrated with hundreds of screen shots--all updated to reflect iMovie 3's new interface.

Presents a comprehensive guide to Macintosh filmmaking and DVD design that includes film techniques, editing basics, and mastering DVDs.

Welcome to this book of the Mon Mac & Moi collection dedicated to iMovie 11 ! In its new version, Apple proposes a more efficient and friendly application dedicated to the achievement and sharing of your movies while keeping the advantages which made its success: simplicity and immediacy. Whether you are a beginner or a longtime user, we propose to get more from your home movies or your holidays and friends memories. Throughout the pages of this book, you will learn how to manage a project from beginning to end: import from your camera, share on DVD or Facebook and embed images and add sound. You will also discover how to quickly and simply create exciting films through assisted editing functions such as themes, trailers or instant effects. You will also be able to control and enhance your film thanks to the many advanced tools and the new modes of audio editing available.