Making Movies, Photos, Music, & DVDs on Your Mac: Using Apple's Digital Hub

by Jesse Feiler (Conducted by)

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780072225549
Publisher:	McGraw-Hill/Osborne Media
Publication date:	08/28/2002
Series:	Consumer Series
Pages:	432
Product dimensions:	7.38(w) x 9.14(h) x 1.00(d)

Table of Contents

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