Peachpit apple training series ilife 06 may 2006 ISBN 0321421647

AppleTrainingSeriesiLife'06
ByMichaelRubin
...............................................
Publisher:PeachpitPress
PubDate:April25,2006
PrintISBN-10:0-321-42164-7
PrintISBN-13:978-0-321-42164-7
Pages:480

TableofContents|Index

IntheonlyApple-certifiedguidetoiLife'06,youwillbemakingmiracleswithiLifewithin
thefirstfewpages.Usingreal-lifematerialandpracticallessonsthatyoucanapply
immediatelytoyourownprojects,thisbook/DVDcombooffersacomplete,self-paced
courseinallaspectsofiLife'06.Focusedlessonstakeyoustep-by-stepthrougheverything
fromarrangingyouriTuneslibrarytocreatingHollywood-stylemoviesusingmotiontitles.
FullyupdatedtocoverallthenewfeaturesofiLife'06includingthebrandnewiWeb
application,thisbookwilltakeyoufromnewbietoproducerofyourownmediacontentin
oneday!Thebookisbothaself-pacedlearningtoolandtheofficialcurriculumofthe
AppleTrainingandCertificationProgram,usedbyschoolsandtrainingcentersworldwide.
Aneasy,accessiblestylepairedwithampleillustrationsandkeyboardshortcutsguarantee
thatreaderswillmakeiLifetheirlifeinnotime.


AppleTrainingSeriesiLife'06
ByMichaelRubin
...............................................
Publisher:PeachpitPress
PubDate:April25,2006
PrintISBN-10:0-321-42164-7
PrintISBN-13:978-0-321-42164-7

Pages:480

TableofContents|Index

Copyright
Acknowledgments
AbouttheAuthors
GettingStarted
WhatiLifeDoesforYou
TheMethodology
AWordAbouttheLessonContent
SystemRequirements
CopyingtheiLifeLessonFiles
AbouttheAppleTrainingSeries
Resources
Lesson1.MakingaCustomCDFromYourMusicCollection

StartingiTunes
GettingSongsFromCDsIntoiTunes
ChangeInfo
BrowsingandViewingYourTunes
MakePlaylists
PlayaPlaylistandAdjustSongOrder
BurnaCustomCD
UsingiTunesWithaniPod
MovingPlayliststoYouriPod
PlayingYouriPodMusicThroughaStereo
LessonReview
Lesson2.ShootingDigitalSnapshotsandPuttingTheminYourMac

GettingtoKnowYourDigitalCamera
ShootingGreatPhotographs
GettingFamiliarWithiPhoto
ImportingFromaCamera
LessonReview
Lesson3.OrganizingandRefiningYourPhotos
PreparingfortheLesson
OrganizingYourPhotosIntoAlbums
ReorderingShots
AddingComments,Keywords,andRatingstoImages
CreatingSmartAlbums
CroppingPhotos
AdjustingtheLookofImages
OrganizingYourSourcesIntoFolders
LessonReview
Lesson4.PrintingandSharingYourPhotos
PreparingtoShare
PrintingPaperImages
MakingaBoundBook
MakingaQuickSlideshow
ExploringOtherSharingOptions
LessonReview
Lesson5.BuildingaDynamicSlideshow
CustomizingYourSlideshow
MakingSlideshowsWithiMovie
ExploringiMovie
AccessingandUsingPhotographsFromiPhoto
CreatingTitles
ApplyingTransitionEffects
MakingSimpleAdjustmentstoaDynamicSlideshow

AddingMusicFromiTunes
LessonReview
Lesson6.MakingaTime-LapseVideo
PreparingtoShoot
FindingaProject
SettingUptheCamera
ShapingtheRawMaterial
MakingYourFirstCut
UsingYouriSightCameraInsteadofaTripod

LessonReview
Lesson7.ShootingandAssemblingaVerySimpleMovie
ANewWaytoThinkAboutVideo
OrganizingYourVideo
GettingtoKnowYourDigitalCamcorder
ShootingVideo

GettingVideoIntoiMovie
GettingtheRightShots
GettingShotsWithRelationships
WhatEditingDoestoVideo
LessonReview
Lesson8.AddingNarrationtoYourDynamicSlideshow
UsingYourCamcorderasaMicrophone
UsingAudioiniMovie
AddingNarrationWhileYou'reWorkinginiMovie
LessonReview
Lesson9.ShootingWithHollywood-StyleTechniquesforBetterVideos
HowtoApproachShootingaVideo
GettingCoverageinYourScene
LookingforStoryStructure
LessonReview
Lesson10.EditingandFinishingaProfessional-LookingMovie
EditingMaterialFromtheCamcorder
EditingaDialogueScene
AddingFinishingTouchestotheVideo
LessonReview
Lesson11.CreatingUniqueMusicforYourProjects
CreatingNewMusic
MixingYourMusic
AdjustingYourTimeScaleandWorkingWithRealTime
ImportingYourMovie
CombiningLoopstoVaryYourSongs
GettingYourMusicIntoiTunes
LessonReview
Lesson12.ProducingYourFirstPodcast
MakingaPodcast

PublishingYourPodcast
LessonReview
Lesson13.BuildingaWebPageforYourNewMedia

GettingStillPhotosFromYourVideo
PuttingDigitalFilesIntoiPhoto
CreatingaWebSiteWithiWeb
LessonReview
Lesson14.BurningDVDsofYourVideosandSlideshows
GettingtoKnowaDVD
GettinganiMovieMovieReadytoBurn
BuildingaDVDofYourMovies
PreviewingYourDVD
BurningaDVD
LessonReview
PublishingandGivingYourPresentation(iWorkBonusLesson)
Index


Copyright
AppleTrainingSeries:iLife'06
MichaelRubin
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Acknowledgments
Thisbookrepresentsavortexofsomeofmyfavoritepeople
whirlingaroundmanyofmygreatestpassions.Foremost,I
wanttothankmyfriendsatAppleinparticularPatricia
Montesionforhavingavisiontoenrollpeopleinthedigital
lifestylethatmeshessowellwithmyown,andforgivingme
theopportunitytospeakdirectlytothepeopleIwanttoreach

withthesemediacreationtools.Thisrevisionwouldn'thave
beenpossiblewithoutmyassociateLisaStrong-Aufhauser,a
writer,videographer,andphotographerofgreattalentand
immenseflexibility.Thankyouforallyoursupportandgreat
ideas.Ofcourse,thebookwasacollaborationwithPeachpit
PressthankstoNancyRuenzelandSerenaHerrfor
spearheadingourefforts.Thankyou,too,forpullingtogether
suchasharpandsupportiveteam:myeditors,NancyPeterson
andKathySimpson;copyeditorGailNelson;technical
reviewersEricGeoffroyandMarkSpencer;compositorChris
Gillespie;andproductioncoordinatorLaurieStewart.Igeta
chilleventryingtoimaginepullingoffthisbookonourradical
schedulewithouttheteamwehad.
Whilethisbookreachesintothesideofmybrainengrossed
withthingsdigitalandmedia,itmagicallyembracestheother
sideofmybrainthePetroglyphside.Thankstoeveryoneat
Petroglyphwhotoleratesmyunusualprojects:directorof
studiosRichardMorse;SantaCruzloungemanagerKatyPagni
andherteam,RachelHallandHeatherOrr;ourshareholders;
andmostimportant,allourstaffandgreatcustomers,whose
ceramicsgracethesepagesandwhosepassionsIhopewe
captured.
Aspecialthankstoourstars:ChrisHosmer,FearonHosmer,
AlexHodgson,MichelleDiBartolomeo,TessDoud,LihiBenisty,
andStevenCarrillo.


Finally,tomyfamily,whoencouragedmeandsupportedthe
unprecedentedpaceofthisbook.JonahandAlina,youweretoo
youngtoendupinthesepages,butyouarethemost

importantpeopleinmylife.AndJennifer.Doyouneedwords
heretoacknowledgeyourcontributiontothiswork?The
cofounderofPetroglyph,thecreativeforceofourcompany,the
motherofourchildren,thankyouforplayingyourselfinthese
pagesandforfinallyacceptingcreditforthewonderfulbusiness
webuilttogether.Thisbookisyourbook,too.You'reineach
lineandeverypicture.Iloveyoumadly.


AbouttheAuthors

MichaelRubinisaneditor,educator,andwriter.In1985he
joinedtheteamthatGeorgeLucasassembledtointroduce
cutting-edgetechnologytoHollywood.Sincethenhehas
designednonlineareditingtools,andsupportedfeaturefilms
andtelevisionprojectssuchTheTwilightZoneandThe
ShelteringSky.HehasconsultedforSonyandAppleonvideo
literacy,andistheauthorofnumerousbooks,includingThe
LittleDigitalVideoBookandBeginner'sFinalCutPro(bothfrom
PeachpitPress).Heistheco-founderofPetroglyphCeramic
Loungeandispresentlythedirectorofcommunityexperiences
atNetflix.HismostrecentpublicationisDroidmaker:George
LucasandtheDigitalRevolution.MichaellivesinSantaCruz,
California,withhiswifeandtwochildren.

LisaStrong-Aufhauserisawriter,producer,cinematographer,
soundrecordist,andeditor.SherunsStrongMountain
Productions,adigitalmediaproductioncompanyspecializingin
nature,science,andhistoryformuseumexhibits,multimedia,
DVDs,andtheWeb.Recentprojectshaveincludedworkfor

NationalGeographic'sCrittercam,YosemiteNationalPark,and
thePetersburgMarineMammalCenter.Lisaisanationally
publishedmagazinewriterandstillphotographer,withcreditsin
LIFE,Earth,andCaliforniaWild,andanaturalistwithmany
yearsteachingphotography,naturalhistory,andoutdoorskills


inYosemite,Sequoia,andsoutheasternAlaska.


GettingStarted
WelcometotheofficialAppletrainingcoursefortheiLife'06
suiteofproducts:iTunes,iPhoto,iMovie,iDVD,GarageBand,
andiWeb.Youdon'tneedtohaveanyspecialbackgroundtoget
started,otherthanhavingaMac(andperhapsahealthy
curiosityaboutwhatyoucanreallydowithit).LearningiLife
reallymeanslearningtolivedigitally;you'renotsomuch
learningtousenewsoftwareaslearninghowtointegrateyour
Maccomfortablyintothenichesinyourhome,school,and
work.TheiLifetoolsareonlypartofthepictureandthisbookis
notsomuchatrainingmanualasitisawaytoshowyouhow
toenrichyourworldbyweavingdigitalaudio,photos,and
videosintomanyaspectsofyourlife.
Evenifyou'realongtimeMacuser,delvingintothese
interestingandfunapplicationsmaybesomethingyou'veput
off,havingchoseninsteadtofocusonother,perhapshigherlevelsoftwaretools.It'stimetotakealookatthese(deep
breath)life-alteringproducts.Insteadofteachingyouallthe
geekydetailsofthesehiptools,I'mgoingtoconcentrateon
howrealpeoplereallyusethem.Imayevenskipentireareas
offunctionality,allwithaneyetohavingfun,achievingquick

success,andformingafoundationofconfidenceonwhichyou
canbuild.




WhatiLifeDoesforYou
Therewasatimewhenyourphotographswereinonepartof
yourhouse;yourmusiccollectionsomewhereelse;VHS
videotapesscatteredaroundthetelevision;and,ifyouhavea
camcorder,Hi-8(orsomesuchformat)cassettesinabag.Each
mediumistrickytokeeporganized.
Butwhenallyourmediaisdigitalintheformofdigital
snapshots,digitalaudio(CDs,MP3s,andsoon),anddigital
video(DVDsandDVcassettes)keepingthemorganizedispretty
easy,sharingcontentisstreamlined,andusingthematerial
interchangeablybetweenformatsisbothsimpleandkindof
fun.
AMacintoshisdesignedtositattheepicenterofyourdigital
home.It'sjustacomputer,butnowit'sfinelytunedtomake
themanagementandcombiningofallthiscontenteffortless.
Betterthanthat,AppleprovidesfreeonallMacssoftwarethat
orchestratesthecomminglingofallthiscontent.iLifeisafamily
ofproductsmadeupofprogramsdesignedtostandalonebut
alsotunedtoworktogetherinremarkableways.
WhatiLifeteachesyouismedialiteracy:theabilityto
communicateinavarietyofpowerfulways,differentfrom
speakingorwritingorevendoingpagedesign.Making
professional-qualityvideosandmovies,andbeingableto
combinepictureandsoundeffectively,isaskillthatapplies

throughoutyourlife.Onceyouhaveit,you'llbestunnedhow
oftenyoucanuseitforpersonalpleasureorcommercial
advantage.
It'stoosimplistictosaythatiTunesisthemusicsoftwareand
iMovieisthevideosoftware.iTuneshandlestheorganizationof
yourmusic,true,butonceyourmusicisthere,usingitin
slideshowsandvideosisveryeasy.There'smusiciniPhotoand


iMovietoo.Youcan'tbuildaboxaroundeachcomponentof
iLife.Sowhileyoumightwanttolearnallyoucanabouteach
product,thetruthisitmaybemorefuntolearnalittlebit
aboutabunchofproducts.Ratherthanfocusonexpertisein,
say,iTunes,thisbookwillaimtohelpyoucreatereal-world
projects.Faceit,learningsoftwareisnofun.Butmaking
moviesorpodcasts,promotingyourbusiness,orbuildinga
creativereportforschoolcanbe.You'llenduplearningthe
softwarealongtheway.


TheMethodology
Thisbookmovesthroughlessonsbyprogressivelyincreasing
thecomplexityofthemediayou'reusing.Youstartbylearning
aboutaudioalone,thenmovetomanagingstillimages,printing
stillimages,turningstillimagesintomoving(dynamic)images,
andexploringthepossibilitiesofvideo.Withdigitalcontentand
thefourcoreiLifeapplications(iTunes,iPhoto,iWeb,and
iMovie),youcancreateeverythingfromscrapbookphotostoTshirts,books,DVDs,dynamiccontentforWebpages,andeven
afeaturefilmreadyforprojectiononthebigscreen.

CourseStructure
Beyondall,thelessonsaremeanttobepracticalnotesoteric
projectstoshowoffthesoftware,butreal-lifeprojectsfrom
real-lifepeople,withtimeconstraints,well-wornequipment,
andconcernsaboutbudget.Thelessonscoverthreegeneral
areas:musicandsound,stillimages,andmovies.
Lesson1:Mostlymusic.UseiTunestomakeacustomCD,
andplayyourmusiconbothaniPodandthrougharegular
stereosystem.
Lessons2through5:Mostlystillimages.Useimagesfrom
yourdigitalcamerainiPhoto;printphotos;makea
slideshow;andcreateaprofessional-lookingbookofprints.
Lessons6through12:Mostlymovies.Combinestillphotos
withmusic,specialeffects,andtitlesiniMovie;makea
time-lapsevideo;learntoshootvideocreativelyandeditto
maximumeffect;addnarrationtoyourvideos;mixsound
withpicture;createoriginalmusicthatyouaddtovideos;


andproduceasimplepodcast(withorwithoutimages).
Lessons13and14:Alloftheabove(sharingyourprojects).
UploadslideshowsandvideostotheInternetusingiWeb
andanApple.Macaccount;emailphotographs;andburn
DVDsofyourprojectsusingiDVD.

RolePlaying
Oneofthemostenjoyableaspectsofthisbookisthatyou're
goingtoassumetheroleofthreedifferentpeople,allusing
iLife,allusingthesameequipment.Oneisaparent,
Christopher,overseeinghisdaughter's12thbirthdayparty.

Thesecondisahighschoolstudent,Charlie,puttingtogethera
reportforschool.Andthethirdisasmall-businessowner,
Jennifer,usingherMacforavarietyofcommercialmedia
functions.
Youralteregos:Christopher,Charlie,andJennifer


Allthreeofthemhappentobeinthesameplaceatthesame
time:acontemporaryceramicspaintingstudio.Youwillseethe
oneplaceandcommoneventthroughiLifefromthreeunique
vantagepoints.
Thesetting:PetroglyphCeramicLounge,onatypicalJanuary
day.


Therefore,youcanprogressthroughthisbookoflessonsina
numberofways.Youcouldstartatthebeginningandwork
systematically,Lesson1toLesson14.Irecommendthis.
Iwouldnotrecommendtheseeminglylogicalpathwhereyou
skipfromlessontolesson,focusingononeproductsay,iPhoto.
Bytheendyou'dthinkyou'dhaveaprettygoodsetof
experiencesiniPhoto,butyou'dmisstheintricateandpowerful
waysthedifferentproductsintertwineandbuildononeanother.
Iwouldalsoencourageyoutopassontryingtofollowone
personalityforinstance,Jennifer,thebusinessownerthroughthe
iLifesuite.Maybeyoutooownabusinessandareprimarily
interestedinthewaysyourMacandiLifecanimmediately
impactyourwork.Again,thishasitsmerits,butsinceallthree
peopleareusingalltheproducts,beingtoofaithfulabout
followingtheindividualwithyouragendawillleadyoutomiss

importantpointsthatmaybethefocusofoneoftheother
characters.


AWordAbouttheLessonContent

Often,trainingmaterialsareprofessionallycreatedusingactors,
complicatedproduction(withlights,microphones,tripods,and
acrew),andsoon.Theresultingmaterialisofhighqualitybut
bearslittlesimilaritytothekindofprojectsyouwillbeworking
on.Tomakethistrainingasreal-worldandpracticalaspossible,
itwasmadeinpreciselythewayyouwouldmakeyourown
videosthequalityoftheshots(forbetterorworse)is
comparabletowhatyoucangetwithtypicalconsumer
equipment;thesophisticationoftheprojectsispreciselywhat
youcanachieveusingtheiLifetools,withsettings(and
challenges)youwillcommonlyfindyourselfin.Theevents
depictedhereweretrulyrecordedinthewayyouarebeing
taughttowork.Ideally,thiswillgiveyouclearandrealistic
expectationsaboutwhatyoucandowithyournewfoundskills.



SystemRequirements
ThisbookiswrittenforiLife'06,whichcomesfreewithanynew
Macintoshcomputer.IfyouhaveanolderversionofiLife,you
willneedtoupgradetothecurrentiLifeversiontofollowalong
witheverylesson.Theupgradecanbepurchasedonlineat
www.apple.comandisavailablefromanystorethatsellsApple
software.

Beforeyoubeginthelessonsinthisbook,youshouldhavea
workingknowledgeofyourMacanditsoperatingsystem.You
don'tneedtobeanexpert,butyoudoneedtoknowhowto
usethemouseandstandardmenusandcommands,andhowto
open,save,andclosefiles.Youshouldhaveaworking
understandingofhowOSXhelpsorganizefilesonyour
computer,andyoushouldalsobecomfortablelaunching
applications(fromtheDockoratleasttheApplicationsfolder).
Ifyouneedtoreviewanyofthesetechniques,seetheprinted
oronlinedocumentationthatcamewithyourcomputer.
TheminimumsystemrequirementsfortheiLifesuiteof
productsare
MacintoshcomputerwithaPowerPCG4,PowerPCG5,or
IntelCoreprocessorplusbuilt-inFireWireandaDVDdrive
forinstallation
733MHzG4orfasterforiDVD
256MBofphysicalRAM(512MBisrecommended)
MacOSX10.3.9or10.4.3orlater(MacOSX10.4.4is
recommended)


QuickTimePlayer7.0.4(includedwithiLife)
ForburningDVDs,anAppleSuperDriveorcompatiblethirdpartyDVDburner
1024x768-pixelresolutiondisplay
10GBoffreediskspacetoinstalliTunes,iPhoto,iMovie,
iDVD,iWeb,andGarageBand;350MBtoinstalliTunes,
iPhoto,andiMovieonly;andanadditional4.2GBtoinstall
allprojectsandmediafilesontheaccompanyingtrainingmaterialsDVD

CopyingtheiLifeLessonFiles
TheAppleTrainingSeries:iLife'06DVD-ROMincludesfolders
containingthelessonfilesusedinthiscourse.Eachlessonhas
itsownfolder,andyoushouldcopythesefolderstoyourhard
drivetousethefilesforthelessons.

ToinstalltheiLifeLessonfiles:
1. InserttheATS_iLife06DVDintoyourDVDdrive.
2. DragtheLessonsfolderfromtheDVDontoyourdesktop.
Thiswillcopythefoldertoyourharddrive.Insidethisfolder
istheLessonsfolder,whichcontainsallofthefilesyou'lluse
forthisbook.


AbouttheAppleTrainingSeries
AppleTrainingSeries:iLife'06ispartoftheofficialtraining
seriesforAppleapplications,developedbyexpertsinthefield
andcertifiedbyAppleComputer.Thelessonsaredesignedtolet
youlearnatyourownpace.Althougheachlessonprovides
step-by-stepinstructionsforcreatingspecificprojects,there's
roomforexplorationandexperimentation.Youcanprogress
throughthebookfrombeginningtoendordiverightintothe
lessonsthatinterestyoumost.It'suptoyou.
Forthosewhoprefertolearninaninstructor-ledsetting,Apple
alsoofferstrainingcoursesatAppleAuthorizedTrainingCenters
worldwide.ThesecoursesaretaughtbyAppleCertifiedTrainers,
andbalanceconceptsandlectureswithhands-onlabsand
exercises.AppleAuthorizedTrainingCentershavebeen
carefullyselectedandhavemetApple'shigheststandardsinall
areas,includingfacilities,instructors,coursedelivery,and

infrastructure.ThegoaloftheprogramistoofferApple
customers,frombeginnerstothemostseasonedprofessionals,
thehighest-qualitytrainingexperience.
TofindanAuthorizedTrainingCenternearyou,goto
www.apple.com/training.