Apple Training Series: iLife 08 [Paperback]

Michael E. Cohen (Author), Jeff Bollow (Author), Richard Harrington (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0321502671 | ISBN-13: 978-0321502674 | Publication Date: November 12, 2007

iLife 08
iPhoto, iMovie, GarageBand, iWeb, iDVD

In the only Apple-certified guide to iLife '08, the authors have you working miracles with iLife within the first few pages. Featuring footage and images from around the world, this book/DVD combo uses real-life material and practical lessons that you can apply immediately to your own projects. Focused lessons take you step by step through all aspects of iLife '08--everything from organizing and sharing your  photo library to creating polished video and soundtracks. Along the way, you’ll produce podcasts, websites, blogs, video blogs, and custom DVDs.

• Master the iLife suite of tools quickly through fun, real-world projects
• Turn your photos into cards, picture books, calendars, or a web gallery
• Add motion and sound to your slideshows, then publish them online
• Create a polished video with transitions, music, and effects
• Learn "Hollywood-style" techniques for making better videos
• Build a soundtrack in GarageBand, and learn to score a simple movie
• Publish Web sites, blogs, podcasts, and DVD menus with ease.

SPECIAL NOTE: Before starting the lessons in the book, visit www.peachpit.com/atsilife08 for important lesson file updates. 

Product Details

• Paperback: 552 pages
• Publisher: Peachpit Press (November 12, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0321502671
• ISBN-13: 978-0321502674
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #946,969 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #14 in Books > Computers & Technology > Apple > iLife

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42 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Beginner's Book, December 25, 2007

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V. Aubourg - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Apple Training Series: iLife 08 (Paperback)

If you need a general overview of all the new applications in iLife 08, then this book is for you. The book does a reasonable job of combining all the apps into one overall task (i.e. building a website with photos, podcasts, video, blogs, etc).

If however, you are looking for a more detailed book on video editing, web site development, photo editing, and / or audio production then this book (and ilife for that matter) is not for you.

Other than that, this is a great beginner's book.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Did other reviewers even read the book description?, March 3, 2008

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Dennis R. Cohen (Spokane, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Apple Training Series: iLife 08 (Paperback)

According to the description, this book is a training tutorial to familiarize new users with the product suite. Complaining that it is not an in-depth iPhoto reference indicates that the reviewer didn't even read what the book is supposed to be. (Yes, Pogue's Missing Manual is a better fit as an in-depth iPhoto reference, but that's not the point.) The authors do a good job of introducing the products and their functionality to the reader and show how the applications interact. While I might quibble with the approach of focusing on the end-to-end integration, at least I knew that approach was being taken before I got the book. The book delivers what it promises.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Solid Introduction to the iLife 08 suite, July 3, 2008

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Mike B of Syd "Mike" (Oz) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Apple Training Series: iLife 08 (Paperback)

It's not too difficult with the iLife suite to open up the apps and work your way around: connect a camera and phots import, open GarageBand and you can generally work out how to play a note. But the iLife suite, with just a little more research, becomes much more powerful and each application becomes far more productive.

Each iLife application is, in this publication, discussed: you begin with the very basis and, by the time each application has been reviewed your in a position to understand what each can do to the point where you're at that 'comfortable' point of being able to do the majority of things you'd like to do on a daily basis. Edit photos, print them, etc. Know how to edit a movie and burn it to DVD.

While those with particular interests are likely to move to titles focused on a particular application, if you're interest is in just using the iLife suite to more fully utilise the applications that come with the mac then this is a book well placed to help you achieve that.