The Next Step

While this Visual QuickProject Guide will walk you through all of the steps required to edit a movie and burn it to a DVD, there's more to learn about iMovie and iDVD. After you complete your QuickProject, consider picking up my book iMovie HD & iDVD 5 for Mac OS X: Visual QuickStart Guide as an in-depth, handy reference.

The book includes information on using expert settings when exporting QuickTime movies, using GarageBand to score background music, shortcuts for working in the Timeline, and more. It also features a whole section on the basics of video editing, including using camcorders, composing shots, moving the camera, lighting scenes, and capturing audio.