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

Jeff Carlson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 15, 2001 | Series: Visual QuickStart Guide

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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From the Back Cover

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.

About the Author

Jeff Carlson divides his time between his Seattle Web design company, Never Enough Coffee Creations, and writing for publications such as PalmPower, Macworld, and HOW Magazine. He's also the managing editor of the weekly electronic newsletter TidBITS. His previous books include: Real World Adobe GoLive 5 co-author, Handspring Visor: Visual QuickStart Guideand Palm Organizers, 2nd Edition: Visual QuickStart Guide.

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 Best Sellers Rank: #3,106,651 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #46 in Books > Computers & Technology > Apple > iMovie + iDVD

More About the Author

I'm a freelance writer and designer. I've authored and edited a number of best-selling books about video editing, Web design, the Mac, and Palm devices. I'm a columnist for The Seattle Times, contribute regularly to magazines such as Macworld, HOW Magazine, and Photoshop Elements Techniques. The closest thing I have to a real job is Managing Editor of TidBITS.

See my personal weblog at http://www.jeffcarlson.com/, and my iMovie/video editing weblog at http://www.jeffcarlson.com/imovievqs/. More information about my work and current projects can be found at http://www.necoffee.com/.

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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

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W. Fisher "--BilFish--" (Golden, CO United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: iMovie 2 for Macintosh (Visual QuickStart Guide) (Paperback)

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

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W. Fisher "--BilFish--" (Golden, CO United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: iMovie 2 for Macintosh (Visual QuickStart Guide) (Paperback)

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

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Manuel A. Ricart "aricart" (Cottage Grove, MN United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: iMovie 2 for Macintosh (Visual QuickStart Guide) (Paperback)

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.