Title:
Making movies, photos, music & DVDs on your mac : using apple's digital hub
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Publication Information:
New York, NY : McGraw-Hill Osborne , 2002
ISBN:
9780072225549
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Summary
Summary
An introduction to Apple's suite of consumer products in iMovie, iPhoto, iDVD and iTunes, taking advantage of their common use of images and video, and the interface they share. It presents explanations, descriptions and sample projects to help readers grasp and retain the ideas discussed.
Author Notes
Jesse Feiler has worked as a developer and manager
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments | p. xvii |
Introduction | p. xix |
Part 1 Getting Started | |
Chapter 1 Introducing the Digital Hub | p. 3 |
Think Digital | p. 5 |
Components and Standards-Based Communications | p. 7 |
The Role of Mac OS X | p. 9 |
Consumer? Prosumer? Professional? | p. 11 |
Tips for Surviving and Thriving with the Digital Hub | p. 13 |
Summary | p. 15 |
Chapter 2 Camera Basics | p. 17 |
It's All About Light | p. 19 |
Types of Cameras | p. 23 |
Focusing Light with Lenses | p. 27 |
Filtering Light | p. 31 |
Viewfinders | p. 32 |
Capturing Sound | p. 33 |
Batteries | p. 34 |
Maintenance | p. 36 |
Summary | p. 37 |
Chapter 3 Image Quality: Pixels and Resolution | p. 39 |
What Is a Pixel? | p. 40 |
Choose Resolution Based on Photo Use | p. 42 |
Zooming and Enlarging Images | p. 43 |
Storing Images on the Camera | p. 50 |
File Formats on the Camera | p. 51 |
Other Data in Your Pictures | p. 53 |
Summary | p. 54 |
Chapter 4 Connecting the Digital Hub | p. 55 |
Plug and Play Connections | p. 57 |
Powering Your Computer and Components | p. 59 |
Network and Internet Connections | p. 61 |
Peripherals | p. 64 |
Summary | p. 66 |
Chapter 5 .Mac: Apple's Suite of Internet Tools for You | p. 67 |
What Is .Mac? | p. 68 |
Accessing Your iDisk | p. 70 |
HomePage: Creating Your Web Site | p. 74 |
iCards | p. 76 |
Summary | p. 77 |
Chapter 6 Printing Your Photos | p. 79 |
Mechanics of Printing Images | p. 80 |
Connecting Printers to Your Computer | p. 87 |
Using Print Center | p. 88 |
Summary | p. 89 |
Chapter 7 Using Web Sites and Email for Sharing | p. 91 |
Using Web Albums | p. 93 |
Filename Extensions | p. 93 |
Compression Strategies | p. 96 |
Using FTP to Transfer Files | p. 97 |
Using Email to Send Attachments | p. 98 |
Using iDisk to Share Files | p. 99 |
Summary | p. 99 |
Chapter 8 Using AppleScript Automation with the Digital Hub | p. 101 |
What Is AppleScript? | p. 103 |
Automating Your Work with AppleScript | p. 105 |
Using Droplets to Manipulate Files and Images | p. 108 |
Toolbar Scripts | p. 109 |
Using the Script Menu | p. 110 |
Downloadable Scripts | p. 110 |
Summary | p. 112 |
Chapter 9 Storing and Backing Up Your Digital Hub Files | p. 113 |
Stroage Issues | p. 114 |
Burning CDs and DVDs to Store Your Files | p. 116 |
Using the Internet for Storage | p. 119 |
iPod as Disk Backup | p. 119 |
Other Disk Storage Options | p. 120 |
Long-Term Storage Issues | p. 121 |
Using Backup Software (Retrospect) | p. 121 |
Summary | p. 128 |
Part 2 Making Movies, Photos, Music, and DVDs | |
Chapter 10 Making Movies with iMovie | p. 131 |
The iMovie Workflow | p. 133 |
Getting Around iMovie | p. 135 |
Importing Video and Other Files | p. 145 |
Exporting Video | p. 147 |
The iMovie Trash | p. 151 |
Summary | p. 151 |
Chapter 11 Using iPhoto | p. 153 |
Getting Around iPhoto | p. 155 |
Importing Photos | p. 158 |
Organizing Photos with Albums and Keywords | p. 161 |
Editing Photos | p. 164 |
Making a Book | p. 166 |
Printing Photos | p. 170 |
Making a Slide Show | p. 171 |
Sending Photos via Email | p. 172 |
Ordering Prints | p. 173 |
Ordering a Book | p. 176 |
Creating a Page for Your .Mac Web Site | p. 177 |
Setting a Desktop Picture | p. 178 |
Creating Screen Savers from Your Photos | p. 178 |
Exporting Photos | p. 179 |
iPhoto Preferences | p. 181 |
Summary | p. 181 |
Chapter 12 iPod and iTunes: Music and Portable Disk | p. 183 |
The Digital Hub: A Case Study with iPod and iTunes | p. 185 |
Getting Around iTunes | p. 186 |
Getting Around iPod | p. 188 |
iTunes Preferences | p. 189 |
iPod Preferences | p. 192 |
iPod as a Disk | p. 193 |
Using iTunes Music | p. 194 |
Summary | p. 195 |
Chapter 13 Getting Started with iDVD | p. 197 |
iDVD Terminology | p. 199 |
The iDVD Workflow | p. 203 |
Getting Around iDVD | p. 204 |
Creating a Slideshow | p. 208 |
Using Themes to Customize Your DVDs | p. 209 |
Setting iDVD Preferences for Video Formats and Watermarks | p. 212 |
Importing Content for Your DVD | p. 212 |
Using the Project Info Window to Check Status and Rename Your DVD Disc | p. 214 |
Create DVDs That Will Work on All TVs | p. 215 |
Adding Other Content to Your DVD in a DVD-ROM Partition | p. 216 |
Summary | p. 216 |
Chapter 14 Traveling with the Digital Hub | p. 217 |
Time and Time Zones | p. 218 |
Documentation | p. 220 |
Spare Parts, Cables, and Power | p. 221 |
Using Other Equipment on the Road | p. 222 |
On-the-Road Internet Connections | p. 223 |
On-the-Road Storage | p. 230 |
Summary | p. 231 |
Part 3 Making Better Movies, Photos, Music, and DVDs | |
Chapter 15 Advanced Movie and Photo Techniques | p. 235 |
Making Movies Look Better | p. 237 |
Integrating Photos | p. 247 |
PowerPoint in Your Movie | p. 248 |
Making Photos Look Better | p. 249 |
Summary | p. 259 |
Chapter 16 Planning Your Project | p. 261 |
Setting Objectives | p. 263 |
Working from Existing Media | p. 266 |
Fixing It After the Fact | p. 267 |
Preparing Shots | p. 268 |
Keeping Track of Things | p. 269 |
Summary | p. 271 |
Chapter 17 Art and Artifice | p. 273 |
Art Photography | p. 275 |
Making Your Own (Dramatic) Movies | p. 278 |
Summary | p. 286 |
Chapter 18 Photographing Places and People | p. 289 |
Digital Etiquette | p. 291 |
Directing the Shoot | p. 293 |
Finding Talent | p. 295 |
Scouting Locations | p. 296 |
Creating Locations | p. 297 |
Summary | p. 298 |
Chapter 19 Looking Good and Behaving Well on Camera | p. 299 |
Learning to Have Your Picture Taken | p. 300 |
Do, Do, Do | p. 305 |
What the Stars Know | p. 306 |
What Max Factor Knew | p. 309 |
Summary | p. 310 |
Chapter 20 Creating a Digital Studio | p. 311 |
Finding a Studio | p. 313 |
Equipping a Studio | p. 314 |
Advanced Photography | p. 314 |
Advanced Audio | p. 317 |
Advanced Lighting | p. 318 |
Moving to Pro | p. 320 |
Summary | p. 321 |
Part 4 Case Studies | |
Chapter 21 Kids and Scrapbooks | p. 325 |
Digital or Paper? What Do You Need? | p. 327 |
Planning Your Scrapbook | p. 328 |
Helping Kids with Scrapbooks | p. 330 |
Ideas for Scrapbooks | p. 334 |
Summary | p. 337 |
Chapter 22 Instructional Materials | p. 339 |
Why Use Digital Media for Teaching? | p. 340 |
Types of Instructional Materials | p. 342 |
Preparing to Create Instructional Materials | p. 352 |
Taping Live Events | p. 354 |
Capturing Screen Shots and Interactive Behavior | p. 354 |
Summary | p. 356 |
Chapter 23 Creating Portfolios | p. 357 |
What Is a Portfolio? | p. 358 |
What Goes in a Portfolio? | p. 360 |
Creating Portfolios for Specific Purposes | p. 362 |
Putting Your Portfolio Together | p. 369 |
Summary | p. 371 |
Chapter 24 Creating and Advertising Promotional Materials | p. 373 |
Advertising Attributes | p. 374 |
Planning Your Advertising | p. 376 |
Choosing the Message and the Look | p. 378 |
Multipurposing Content | p. 385 |
New Digital Adventures in Advertising | p. 385 |
Summary | p. 388 |
Chapter 25 Creating Archives and Exhibitions | p. 389 |
Presenting Exhibits with the Digital Hub | p. 390 |
Archiving Your Work | p. 395 |
Summing Up: Making the Digital Hub Disappear | p. 398 |
Summary | p. 400 |
Index | p. 401 |