iMovie HD & iDVD 5: The Missing Manual - page 1
- iMovie HD iDVD 5: The Missing Manual
- iMovie HD iDVD 5: The Missing Manual
- Table of Contents
- The Missing Credits
- About the Authors
- About the Creative Team
- Acknowledgments
- The Missing Manual Series
- Introduction
- Meet iMovie HD
- What s New in iMovie HD
- About This Book
- The Very Basics
- Part I: Capturing DV Footage
- Chapter 1. The DV Camcorder
- Section 1.1. Meet Digital Video
- Section 1.2. Buying a DV Camcorder
- Chapter 2. Turning Home Video into Pro Video
- Section 2.1. Film vs.Videotape
- Section 2.2. Film-Technique Crash Course
- Section 2.3. Get the Shot
- Section 2.4. Replace the Microphone
- Section 2.5. Limit Zooming and Panning
- Section 2.6. Keep the Camera Steady
- Section 2.7. Video Lighting: A Crash Course
- Section 2.8. Keep It in Focus
- Section 2.9. Video Composition: A Crash Course
- Chapter 3. Special Event Filming
- Section 3.1. Interviews
- Section 3.2. Music Videos
- Section 3.3. Live Stage Performances
- Section 3.4. Speeches
- Section 3.5. Sports
- Section 3.6. Photos and Old Movies
- Section 3.7. Weddings
- Section 3.8. Actual Scripted Films
- Part II: Editing in iMovie
- Chapter 4. Camcorder Meets Mac
- Section 4.1. iMovie HD: The Application
- Section 4.2. Connecting to FireWire
- Section 4.3. Getting into iMovie
- Section 4.4. Importing Camcorder Footage
- Section 4.5. Four Special Cases: iSight, HDV, USB, and Live Recording
- Section 4.6. Magic iMovie
- Section 4.7. Managing Project Files
- Section 4.8. Converting Older Projects
- Section 4.9. How iMovie Organizes Its Files
- Section 4.10. Importing Footage from Non-DV Tapes
- Chapter 5. Building the Movie
- Section 5.1. Navigating Your Clips
- Section 5.2. Undo, Revert, and Other Safety Nets
- Section 5.3. The Project Trash
- Section 5.4. Shortening Clips by Dragging
- Section 5.5. Three Ways to Trim a Clip
- Section 5.6. Splitting a Clip
- Section 5.7. The Movie Track: Your Storyboard
- Section 5.8. Tricks of the Timeline Viewer
- Section 5.9. Playing the Movie Track
- Section 5.10. Full-Screen Playback Mode
- Chapter 6. Transitions and Effects
- Section 6.1. About Transitions
- Section 6.2. When Not to Use Transitions
- Section 6.3. Creating a Transition
- Section 6.4. Transitions: The iMovie Catalog
- Section 6.5. Downloading More Transition Choices
- Section 6.6. The Effects Pane
- Section 6.7. Effects: The iMovie Catalog
- Section 6.8. Installing More Effects
- Chapter 7. Titles, Captions, and Credits
- Section 7.1. Setting Up a Title
- Section 7.2. Inserting and Rendering a Title
- Section 7.3. The iMovie Titles Catalog
- Chapter 8. Narration, Music, and Sound
- Section 8.1. The Two iMovie Soundtracks
- Section 8.2. Audio Clips
- Section 8.3. Recording Narration
- Section 8.4. Importing iTunes Music
- Section 8.5. CD Music
- Section 8.6. Sound Effects
- Section 8.7. Editing Audio Clips
