IMovie 2 For Dummies? (For Dummies (Computers))
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| Rating | : | 4.44 (905 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0764507486 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 358 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-01-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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Todd Stauffer, cohost of the Emmy Award-winning Disk Doctors television show, is author of How to Do Everything with Your iMac, Macworld Mac Upgrade and Repair Bible, and other Mac bestsellers.
Now that iMovie 2 is around, Macintosh users have a much better option. As you would expect, iMovie 2 for Dummies does a super job of explaining how to accomplish tasks in the iMovie 2 environment--look for precise directions on adding titles, overlaying narration, chopping up audio clips, and doing all the other technical work associated with assembling a movie. Todd Stauffer is a longtime Mac writer, and, in this book, he communicates the fun of making movies on the Mac. iMovie 2 for Dummies explains how late-model Mac, iMac, and iBook computer users can download video from their camcorders to their computers via a FireWire multimedia link, then edit the raw footage for remarkably professional results. --David WallTopics covered:The iMovie 2 editing program for digital video on computers running Mac OS Importing video Editing Transitions
"I like it" according to Eric Flescher. I like the way the book is written and it's style. It is informative and comprehensive and details the commands and all the operation from installation to making your movies. Covers all the features and much more including getting edtra plugins, movie management, memory issues and much more. The only part I though confusing is the wording in the section on cropping your mov. Includes a good CD demo I have two other iMovie2 books, but I put out the money for this one because not only does it contains quite a few other techniques not found in other books, but because the attached CD comes only with sample movie clips of camera and editing techniques discussed in the book. It also includes among other things shareware and demo software like Adobe After Effects, sound eff
For the first time, making and editing your own movies is as easy as plugging in your camera, turning on your iMac and double-clicking the iMovie icon. iMovie for Dummies not only shows you the ins and outs of using iMovie, it also shows you the techniques and tricks to making professional-looking video. What the iMac did for Internet access iMovie will do for video editing. Storyboards, effects, titles, sound, music, manipulating tracks -- these authors cover it all in an engaging and entertaining fashion that will make learning to make movies as much fun as watching them!