iMovie 2 for Macintosh (Visual QuickStart Guide) (Paperback)

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iMovie 2 is the latest version of the easy-to-use movie editing software that has encouraged so many Mac users to make their own desktop movies. iMovie 2 offers powerful new moviemaking tools, the ability to work with more video footage, and new visual, sound, and titling effects that let users create movies in even more visually interesting ways.

iMovie 2 for Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide covers the basics of working with iMovie - shooting and capturing footage, viewing clips, editing and working in the iMovie timeline; using special effects and transitions; adding sound, music, titles, and narration, and more. These step-by-step lessons are illustrated with hundreds of screenshots, making it easy for readers to walk through each task. This Visual QuickStart Guide can be used as a tutorial for users completely new to iMovie, while readers already familiar with the software can use this guide as a handy reference. This book is great for teachers, students, hobbyists, corporate users, aspiring filmmakers, and anyone interested in creating their own movies.

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iMovie 2 is the latest version of the easy-to-use movie editing software that has encouraged so many Mac users to make their own desktop movies. iMovie 2 offers powerful new moviemaking tools, the ability to work with more video footage, and new visual, sound, and titling effects that let users create movies in even more visually interesting ways. iMovie 2 for Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide covers the basics of working with iMovie - shooting and capturing footage, viewing clips, editing and working in the iMovie timeline; using special effects and transitions; adding sound, music, titles, and narration, and more. These step-by-step lessons are illustrated with hundreds of screenshots, making it easy for readers to walk through each task. This Visual QuickStart Guide can be used as a tutorial for users completely new to iMovie, while readers already familiar with the software can use this guide as a handy reference. This book is great for teachers, students, hobbyists, corporate users, aspiring filmmakers, and anyone interested in creating their own movies.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 216 pages
• Publisher: Peachpit Press; 1st edition (December 15, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0201787881
• ISBN-13: 978-0201787887
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,811,460 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best of Breed book, September 26, 2002

By	W. Fisher "--BilFish--" (Golden, CO United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Great for novices wanting to make their first iMovie (that was me) to those people wanting answers that don't come up until you start to really dig into iMovie and want more, more more (that is me now).

I spent an hour reviewing 4 versions at the bookstore, took this home, and think it's great. Very simple, very short, very much to the point, this is a great reference as well as a beginning tutorial.

So, it has depth, clarity, and brevity, admirable qualities all.

iMovie seems a very simple application (with a wonderfully simple interface) but there are a lot of neat tips and tricks to create very cool movies, videos, whatever.

Cheers,

BilFish

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best of Breed book, September 26, 2002

By	W. Fisher "--BilFish--" (Golden, CO United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Great for novices wanting to make their first iMovie (that was me) to those people wanting answers that don't come up until you start to really dig into iMovie and want more, more more (that is me now).

I spent an hour reviewing 4 versions at the bookstore, took this home, and think it's great. Very simple, very short, very much to the point, this is a great reference as well as a beginning tutorial.

So, it has depth, clarity, and brevity, admirable qualities all.

iMovie seems a very simple application (with a wonderfully simple interface) but there are a lot of neat tips and tricks to create very cool movies, videos, whatever.<P...P>Cheers,

BilFish

4.0 out of 5 stars Lots of good stuff in a thin book, June 17, 2002

By	Manuel A. Ricart "aricart" (Cottage Grove, MN United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have read this and the "iMovie 2: The Missing Manual". I like the Visual Quickstart Guide a bit better because it is very concise but not lacking in information (true of the series).

The thing with iMovie is that is seems like it should do more than it seems. While some of the techniques are not obvious, there are few of these (most presented in this book) that will definetly get your movies going. Get this book and look in the internet for additional sources of information.