The Macintosh iLife 09 [Paperback]

Jim Heid (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 18, 2009 | ISBN-10: 0321601343 | ISBN-13: 978-0321601346 | Edition: 1

The definitive iLife reference, completely updated and revised!

The Macintosh iLife ’09  is a lavishly illustrated handbook packed with easy-to-follow instructions, essential technical background, and tips for iLife users of all levels.

Each two-page spread is a self-contained tutorial or set of tips. Everything you need is at your fingertips, and every page is updated for iLife ’09, including coverage of the Faces feature in iPhoto that allows users to organize their photos based on who's in them, the new Animated Travel Maps in iMovie that enhances vacation movies with eye-catching animations and much more!

• Organize your photos using iPhoto's new Faces facial-recognition and Places geotagging technologies
• Share your photos on Flickr and Facebook
• Create spectacular slide shows using iPhoto's new slide show themes
• Master the spectacular new features iMovie '09, including the precision editor, motion stabilization, video effects, and motion- graphics themes
• Improve your photography and video-shooting techniques
• Assemble a video library with the all-new iMovie—and create animated Travel Maps in your scenes
• Produce spectacular slide shows, photo books, calendars, and greeting cards
• Record and arrange your own music with GarageBand
• Create and publish your own Web sites, blogs, and podcasts
• Preserve the past: digitize old records, photos, and movies

Get updates, tips, and much more at this book’s companion Web site, www.macilife.com.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Jim Heid is one of the most admired writers and instructors in the Mac community. Known for his clear and friendly writing style, he’s been a senior contributor of Macworld magazine since 1984 and has been using and teaching each of the programs in the iLife suite since its debut.

Product Details

• Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: Peachpit Press; 1 edition (June 18, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0321601343
• ISBN-13: 978-0321601346
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 8.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #413,744 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #11 in Books > Computers & Technology > Apple > iLife

More About the Author

Jim Heid describes himself as a poster child for Apple's iLife software: he has been taking photos, making movies, and playing music since he was a kid. His best-known book series, "The Macintosh iLife," is the world's top-selling line of iLife books.

He began writing about personal computers in 1980, when he computerized his home-built ham radio station with a Radio Shack TRS-80 Model I. As Senior Technical Editor of one of the first computer magazines, Kilobaud Microcomputing, he began working with Mac prototypes in 1983. He began writing for Macworld magazine in 1984, and is now a Senior Contributor. He has also written for PC World, Internet World, and Newsweek magazines, and wrote a weekly, nationally syndicated technology column for the Los Angeles Times.

Jim is a frequent speaker at user groups, conferences, and other events. He has taught at the Kodak Center for Creative Imaging in Camden, Maine, at the University of Hawaii, and at dozens of technology conferences in between.

Jim blogs about iLife and digital media topics at www.macilife.com.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Very Useful and Handy Source, June 30, 2009

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K. Zelasko (Las Vegas, Nevada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Macintosh iLife 09 (Paperback)

I have purchased ALL of Mr. Heid's iLife books. I have found them all to be on target with Apple's iLife Suite. This recent edition is by far his very best. In over 400 pages Jim has shown the novice, as well as the experienced user, that learning this suite can be one of the easiest and most useful set of technologies Apple has produced. What I really like about this book is that I can open a 2-page spread and get a full overview of that aspect of iPhoto, iMovie, iWeb, or GarageBand. To me that is a major plus for me. If you want the very best reference book on iLife, you don't have to look any further than Jim Heid's iLife '09.... it's the best on the market.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My Highest Praises for 'The MacIntosh iLife '09'!, July 27, 2009

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Laurie York "Independent Filmmaker" (Northern California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Macintosh iLife 09 (Paperback)

As a professional photographer and filmmaker, I purchased this book in order to learn how to use the '09 version of Garageband and to attempt to create some of my own film scores. Jim Heid makes learning FUN and EASY with his chapter entitled, "Garageband: Music, Podcasts, and More". I have thoroughly enjoyed learning this AMAZING program thanks to this outstanding book!

What's great is that the author is a musician who guides readers through all the incredible capabilities of Garageband '09. In just a matter of hours I was able to record multiple tracks using Garageband's orchestral instruments, tweak, edit, and fine tune (as if I actually knew what I was doing) thanks to the extremely easy to follow instructions in 'The MacIntosh iLife '09'.

The book also contains excellent and exciting, in-depth chapters such as "iPhoto and Digital Photography", "iMovie: Making Movies", "iDVD: Putting It All Together" and "iWeb: Your World on the Web".

If you want a polished professional guide to using iLife to its highest potential this is THE absolute BEST "missing manual" to purchase. I give it my highest praises!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Everything you need for iLife!, July 12, 2009

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Amy Fredericks "Amy" (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Macintosh iLife 09 (Paperback)

Wow what a great book! I'm pretty experienced with my Mac and I still learned new things about iLife from this book. I love how it covers all the iLife programs and shows how they work together. I also gave a copy to a friend who just got his first Mac and he loved it, too.

This book is clearly written and fun with lots of humor. The design is beautiful! Just browsing through it inspires me to try new things. A great guide from basic to advanced!