OReilly IMovie 6 and IDVD the missing manual may 2006 ISBN 0596527268

iMovie6&iDVD:TheMissingManual
ByDavidPogue
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Publisher:O'Reilly
PubDate:May2006
PrintISBN-10:0-596-52726-8
PrintISBN-13:978-0-59-652726-6
Pages:512

TableofContents|Index

WhilethelastversionofiMoviegavemoviemakerstheabilitytocaptureandedit
widescreenHighDefinitionVideo(HDV)fromthenewgenerationofcamcorders,iMovie6
isallabouttheeaseofmoviemakingitself.iMovie6includesfiveprofessionallydesigned
themeswithbackgrounds,motiongraphics,titles,andeffectsthatactasbuildingblocks
foryourprojects.Youcanpreviewtransitionsandstunningnewvideoeffects--suchas
time-lapsevideo--inrealtimeusingthefullscreen.Oreditaudioandaddsoundeffects
withanewbuilt-insoundstudio.Forpresentingyourmovie,MagiciDVDofferseasy-to-use
themes,includingnewwidescreenoptions.
Whetheryou'reaprofessionaloranamateurmoviemaker,thisisamazingstuff.Butifyou
wanttolearnthefullcapabilitiesoftheseapplications,Appledocumentationwon'tmake
thecut.Instead,iMovie6&iDVD:TheMissingManualistheidealthird-partyauthority
thatcoversallofthesechangesthroughanobjectivelens.Thiswittyandentertaining
guidefromcelebratedauthorDavidPoguedetailseverystepofiMovie6andiDVD
production.Thebookshowsyouhowto:

WorkonmultipleiMovieprojectsatonceanddrag&dropclipsamongthem
Outputyourcreationtoablog,itsownwebpage,orasavideopodcastwithiWeb
Use"MagiciMovie"toimportyourvideoandmakeamovieforyou
IntegratewithotheriLifeprogramstousesongs,photos,andanoriginalsoundtrack
Andawholelotmore

FromchoosingandusingadigitalcamcordertoburningthefinishedworkontoDVDs,


postingitonline,ordownloadingittoaniPod,iMovie6&iDVD:TheMissingManualzooms
rightinonthedetailsinaclear,concise,andunderstandablemanner.Thebookalso
providesafirmgroundinginbasicfilmtechniquesothatthequalityofyourvideowon't
relyentirelyonmagic.


iMovie6&iDVD:TheMissingManual
ByDavidPogue
...............................................
Publisher:O'Reilly
PubDate:May2006
PrintISBN-10:0-596-52726-8
PrintISBN-13:978-0-59-652726-6
Pages:512

TableofContents|Index

Copyright
TheMissingCredits
Introduction
PartI:CapturingDVFootage
Chapter1.TheDVCamcorder
Section1.1.MeetDigitalVideo
Section1.2.BuyingaDVCamcorder
Chapter2.TurningHomeVideointoProVideo
Section2.1.Filmvs.Videotape
Section2.2.Film-TechniqueCrashCourse
Section2.3.GettheShot
Section2.4.ReplacetheMicrophone
Section2.5.LimitZoomingandPanning
Section2.6.KeeptheCameraSteady
Section2.7.VideoLighting:ACrashCourse
Section2.8.KeepItinFocus
Section2.9.VideoComposition:ACrashCourse
Chapter3.SpecialEventFilming
Section3.1.Interviews
Section3.2.MusicVideos
Section3.3.LiveStagePerformances
Section3.4.Speeches
Section3.5.Sports

Section3.6.PhotosandOldMovies

Section3.7.Weddings
Section3.8.ActualScriptedFilms
PartII:EditinginiMovie
Chapter4.CamcorderMeetsMac
Section4.1.iMovie:TheApplication
Section4.2.ConnectingtoFireWire
Section4.3.GettingintoiMovie
Section4.4.ImportingCamcorderFootage

Section4.5.iSightRecording
Section4.6.USBCamcorders
Section4.7.High-DefinitionCamcorders
Section4.8.TheAspect-RatioProblem
Section4.9.MagiciMovie
Section4.10.Time-LapseRecording
Section4.11.ManagingProjectFiles
Section4.12.ConvertingOlderProjects
Section4.13.HowiMovieOrganizesItsFiles
Section4.14.ImportingFootagefromNon-DVTapes
Chapter5.BuildingtheMovie
Section5.1.NavigatingYourClips
Section5.2.Undo,Revert,andOtherSafetyNets
Section5.3.ProjectTrashandtheDisk-SpaceParadox
Section5.4.ShorteningClipsbyDragging
Section5.5.ThreeWaystoTrimaClip
Section5.6.SplittingaClip
Section5.7.TheMovieTrack:YourStoryboard
Section5.8.TricksoftheTimelineViewer
Section5.9.PlayingtheMovieTrack
Section5.10.Full-ScreenPlaybackMode
Section5.11.Themes
Chapter6.TransitionsandSpecialEffects
Section6.1.AboutTransitions
Section6.2.WhenNottoUseTransitions
Section6.3.CreatingaTransition
Section6.4.Transitions:TheiMovieCatalog
Section6.5.DownloadingMoreTransitionChoices
Section6.6.VideoFX
Section6.7.Effects:TheiMovieCatalog

Section6.8.InstallingMoreEffects

Chapter7.Titles,Captions,andCredits
Section7.1.SettingUpaTitle
Section7.2.InsertingandRenderingaTitle
Section7.3.TheiMovieTitlesCatalog
Chapter8.Narration,Music,andSound
Section8.1.TheTwoiMovieSoundtracks
Section8.2.AudioClips
Section8.3.RecordingNarration

Section8.4.ImportingMusicfromiTunesorGarageBand
Section8.5.ScoringinGarageBand
Section8.6.SoundEffects(Crickets,Etc.)
Section8.7.AudioEffects(Reverb,Etc.)
Section8.8.VolumeAdjustments
Section8.9.ManipulatingAudioClips
Section8.10.OverlayingVideoOverSound
Section8.11.ExtractingAudiofromVideo
Chapter9.StillPicturesandQuickTimeMovies
Section9.1.ImportingStillImages
Section9.2.TheDimensionsofaniMoviePhoto
Section9.3.TheKenBurnsEffect
Section9.4.StillImagesasTitles
Section9.5.CreatingStillImagesfromFootage
Section9.6.ImportingQuickTimeMovies
Chapter10.ProfessionalEditingTechniques
Section10.1.ThePowerofEditing
Section10.2.PopularEditingTechniques
PartIII:FindingYourAudience
Chapter11.BacktotheCamcorder
Section11.1.WhyExporttoTape
Section11.2.TransferringFootagetotheCamcorderorVCR
Section11.3.NotesonDVTapes
Chapter12.FromiMovietoQuickTime
Section12.1.SavingaQuickTimeMovie
Section12.2.UnderstandingQuickTime
Section12.3.TheSharePresets:WhatTheyMean
Section12.4.TheExpertSettings
Section12.5.TheVideoCodecs:ACatalog
Section12.6.BurningQuickTimeMovieCDs

Chapter13.MoviesontheWeb,theiPod,andthePhone

Section13.1.MaketheBigScreenTiny
Section13.2.Method1:PublishingMoviesona.MacAccount
Section13.3.PostingaMovieonYourOwnWebSite
Section13.4.OtherInternet"FilmFestivals"
Section13.5.OptimizingOnlineMovies
Section13.6.MoviesontheiPod
Section13.7.MoviesonYourPhone
Chapter14.QuickTimePlayer
Section14.1.QuickTimePlayer(FreeVersion)

Section14.2.QuickTimePlayerPro
Section14.3.AdvancedQuickTimePro:TrackTricks
PartIV:iDVD6
Chapter15.FromiMovietoiDVD
Section15.1.WhyiDVD?
Section15.2.WhatYou'reinFor
Section15.3.Phase1:PrepareYourVideo
Section15.4.Phase2:InsertChapterMarkers
Section15.5.Phase3:HandOfftoiDVD
Section15.6.Phase4:DesigntheMenuScreen
Section15.7.Phase5:BurningYourDVD
Section15.8.OneStepDVDs,MagiciDVDs
Chapter16.iDVDProjectsbyHand
Section16.1.BuildingiDVDs
Section16.2.CreatingaNewProject
Section16.3.AddingMovies
Section16.4.Submenus("Folders")
Section16.5.TheDVDMapandAutoplay
Section16.6.DVDSlideshows
Chapter17.DesigningiDVDThemes
Section17.1.iDVD'sBuilt-inThemes
Section17.2.ButtonStyles
Section17.3.EditingandPositioningText
Section17.4.ChangingBackgrounds
Section17.5.ChoosingMenuAudio
Section17.6.SavingFavorites
Section17.7.BuyingSoundandVision
Chapter18.iDVDSecrets
Section18.1.iDVDTheDVD-ROMMaker
Section18.2.ProjectInfo

Section18.3.UncoverYourDVDProjectFile
Section18.4.AppleScriptingiDVD
Section18.5.ArchivingYourProject
Section18.6.DiskImages
Section18.7.ProfessionalDuplicating
PartV:Appendixes
AppendixA.iMovie6,MenubyMenu
SectionA.1.iMovieMenu
SectionA.2.FileMenu
SectionA.3.EditMenu
SectionA.4.ViewMenu
SectionA.5.MarkersMenu
SectionA.6.ShareMenu
SectionA.7.AdvancedMenu
SectionA.8.WindowMenu
SectionA.9.HelpMenu
AppendixB.Troubleshooting
SectionB.1.TwoGoldenRules
SectionB.2.PreparingthePlayground
SectionB.3.GeneraliMovieTroubleshooting
SectionB.4.StartingUpandImporting
SectionB.5.TitleTrouble
SectionB.6.PhotoProblems
SectionB.7.ProblemsEditing
SectionB.8.ExportingTroubles
SectionB.9.ProjectCorruption

SectionB.10.ProblemswithSound
SectionB.11.DVDProblems
SectionB.12.WheretoGetHelpOnline
AppendixC.MasterKeyboardShortcutList
Colophon
Index


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TheMissingCredits
AbouttheAuthors

DavidPogueistheweeklycomputercolumnistforthe
NewYorkTimes,anEmmy-winningcorrespondentforCBS
NewsSundayMorning,andthecreatoroftheMissingManual
series.He'stheauthororco-authorof39books,including17in
thisseriesandsixinthe"ForDummies"line(includingMacs,
Magic,Opera,andClassicalMusic).Inhisotherlife,Davidisa
formerBroadwayshowconductor,amagician,andapianist.
News,photos,linkstohiscolumnsandweeklyvideosawaitat
www.davidpogue.com.
Hewelcomesfeedbackabouthisbooksbyemailat
(Ifyou'reseekingtechnicalhelp,
however,pleaserefertothesourcesinAppendixB.)

EricaSadun(iDVDchapters)holdsaPhDin
ComputerSciencefromtheGeorgiaInstituteofTechnology.She
haswritten,co-writtenandcontributedtoalmosttwodozen
booksabouttechnology,particularlyintheareasof
programming,digitalvideo,anddigitalphotography.An
unrepentantgeek,Ericahasnevermetagadgetshedidn't

need.Hercheckeredpastincludesrun-inswithNeXT,Newton,
andavastmyriadofbothsuccessfulandunsuccessful
technologies.Whennotwriting,sheandhergeekhusband
parentthreeadorablegeeks-in-training,whoregardtheir
parentswithunrestrainedbemusement.Email:




AbouttheCreativeTeam
RoseCassano(coverillustration)hasworkedasan
independentdesignerandillustratorfor20years.Assignments
havespannedeverythingfromthenonprofitsectortocorporate
clientele.ShelivesinbeautifulsouthernOregon,gratefulforthe
miraclesofmoderntechnologythatmakelivingandworking
thereareality.Email:Web:
www.rosecassano.com.
DennisCohen(technicalreviewer,previouseditions)has
servedasthetechnicalreviewerformanybestsellingMac
books,includingseveraleditionsofMacworldMacSecretsand
mostMissingManualtitles.Heistheauthororco-authorof
FileMakerPro8Bible,TheXcode2Book,MacDigital
Photography,TeachYourselfVisuallyiLife'04,andnumerous
otherbooks.Email:
TimGeaney(stillphotos)hasshoteditorialphotosforSelf,
GQ,Glamour,andMademoisellemagazines,amongothers.His
commercialphotographyclientsincludeVictoria'sSecret,
Nautica,J.Crew,Spiegel,Nordstrom,NeimanMarcus,andSaks
FifthAvenue.(TheDVfilmmakingbughasbithim.Checkout
hisshortfilmsatwww.timgeaney.com.)

KarlPetersen(technicalreviewer,co-authorAppendixB)lives
withhiswife,Joan,andaCollieonBainbridgeIsland,
Washington,a30-minuteferryridefromSeattle.(It'stheferry
MichaelDouglasrunsontoinDisclosure.)Abreakbetweenjobs
(includingastintinthePeaceCorpsandacareerininsurance)
gaveKarlthechancetoexplorethefirstMacs,andhenever
lookedback.Healsowritessoftware.
TeresaNoelleRoberts(copyeditor)isafreelancecopyeditor
andproofreader,aswellasapublishedfictionwriterandpoet.


Whenshecantearherselfawayfromthecomputer,shemaybe
foundgardening,bellydancing,orenjoyingthebeautiful
beachesofNewEngland.
PhilSimpson(designandlayout)worksoutofhisofficein
Southbury,Connecticut,wherehehashadhisgraphicdesign
businesssince1982.Heisexperiencedinmanyfacetsof
graphicdesign,includingcorporateidentity,publicationdesign,
andcorporateandmedicalcommunications.Email:

LesaSnider(production/technicaleditorandgraphics
goddess)assistsDavidPogueonmanyprojects.AsChief
EvangelistforiStockphoto.comandaveteranwriterfor
internationalgraphicspublications,Lesaisonamissiontoteach
theworldhowtocreatebeautifulgraphics.Youcanseemoreof
herworkatTheGraphicReporter.com,andcatchherliveat
manyconferences.

Acknowledgments
TheMissingManualseriesisajointventurebetweenPogue

Press(thedreamteamintroducedonthesepages)andO'Reilly
Media(adreampublishingpartner).
Aspecialgroupdidgreatfavorsforthisproject:JimKanterand
IreneLusztigweremyvideogurusandtechnicaleditorsforthe
book'sfirstedition,whoseheartsbeatoninthisone.(Jimalso
wrotesometerrificsidebarsaboutvideoequipment.)Arwen
O'Reilly,DougGraham,CharlesPetzold,PhilLefebvre,Michael
Krein,CharlesWiltgen,Sony'sYolandaHunt-Boes,andthe
membersoftheMacDVdiscussionlist
(www.themacintoshguy.com)allpitchedinwithsmallfavors
andinfo-bits.TimFranklinexpertlydraftedChapter13.
GlennReid,iMovie'soriginalleadprogrammer,agreedtoserve
astechnicaleditorforthesecondandthirdeditionsofthis


book.Forthisedition,iMovieproductmanagerPaulTownerand
histeamsharedtheirexpertadvice,answers,andmost
importantlytheirenthusiasmfortheproject.I'malsogratefulto
DavidRogelberg,myagent.
Finally,thankstoKelly,Tia,andJeffrey,myfavoriteiMovie
stars,andmywife,Jennifer,whomadethisbookandeverything
elsepossible.

TheMissingManualSeries
MissingManualsarewitty,superblywrittenguidestocomputer
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Introduction
Overtheyears,homemovieshavedevelopedabadname,one
that'snotentirelyundeserved.Afterall,youknowwhatit'slike
watchingotherpeople'scamcorderfootage.You'reheldprisoner
onsomeneighbor'scouchafterdesserttowitness60
excruciating,uneditedminutesoftheirtriptoMexico,ormaybe
25toomanyminutesofthebabywearingthespaghettibowl.
Deepdown,mostcamcorderownersareawarethattheviewing
experiencecouldbeimprovedifthevideowereediteddownto
justthegoodparts.Theyjusthadnoideahowtoaccomplish
that.UntiliMoviecamealong,editingcamcorderfootageonthe
computerrequiredseveralthousanddollars'worthofdigitizing
cards,extremelycomplicatededitingsoftware,andthehighesthorsepowercomputerequipmentavailable.
SomecleversoulstriedtoedittheirvideosbybuyingtwoVCRs,
wiringthemtogether,andcopyingpartsofonetapeonto
another.Thatworkedgreatifyoudidn'tmindtheburstsof
distortionandstaticateachsplicepointandthemassive
generationalqualityloss.
Youknowwhat?Unlesstherewasapaycheckinvolved,editing
footageunderthosecircumstancesjustwasn'tworthit.The
fast-forwardbuttonontheremotewasaloteasier.
AllofthatchangedwheniMoviecamealong.Itcertainlywasn't
thefirstdigitalvideo(DV)editingsoftware.Butitwasthefirst
DV-editingsoftwarefornonprofessionals,peoplewhohavealife

outsideofvideoediting.Withinsixmonthsofitsreleasein
October1999,iMoviehadbecome,inwordsofbeamingiMovie
papa(andAppleCEO)SteveJobs,"themostpopularvideoeditingsoftwareintheworld."
AppleonlyfannedtheflameswhenitreleasediMovie2inJuly


2000(for$50),iMovie3inJanuary2003(forfree),andthenas
partoftheiLifesoftwaresuiteiMovie4,iMovieHD,andiMovie6
insuccessiveJanuaries.

Note:TheiconandwelcomescreenforiMovie6stillsay
"iMovieHD."Butthat'salsowhatthepreviousversionwas
called!Toavoidcompletelyconfusingyou,thisbookrefersto
theiLife'06versionasiMovie6,andthepreviousversionas
iMovieHD.

MeetiMovie
iMovieisvideo-editingsoftware.Itgrabsacopyoftheraw
footagefromyourdigitalcamcorderorstillcamera.Thenitlets
youeditthisvideoeasily,quickly,andcreatively.
iMovieistheworld'sleastexpensiveversionofwhatthe
Hollywoodproscallnonlineareditingsoftwareforvideo,just
likeitsmuchmorepowerful(andmuchmorecomplex)rivals,
likeFinalCutExpress($300),FinalCutPro($1,000),andAvid
editingsuites($100,000).The"nonlinear"partisthatnotapeis
involvedwhileyou'reediting.There'snorewindingorfastforwarding;youjumpinstantlytoanypieceoffootageasyou
putyourmovietogether.
Yourinterestinvideomaybeinspiredbyanynumberof
ambitions.Maybeyouwanttocreateprofessional-looking
showsforyourlocalcablestation'spublic-accesschannel.Or

youaspiretocreatethenextBlairWitchProject(whichwas
createdbynonprofessionalsusingacamcorderandnonlinear
editingsoftware)orthenextTarnation,aniMovieprojectthat
wasahitattheSundanceandCannesFilmFestivals.
Ontheotherhand,maybeallyouwanttodoismakebetter
homemoviesmuch,muchbetterhomemovies.Eitherway,


iMoviecanaccommodateyou.
Theworldofvideoisexploding.Peoplearegivingeachother
DVDsinsteadofgreetingcards.Peoplearewatchingeachother
viavideoontheirWebsites.Peoplearequittingtheirdaily-grind
jobstobecomevideographersforhire,makingmoneyfilming
weddingsandcreatinglivingvideoscrapbooks.Video,inother
words,isfastbecominganewstandarddocumentformatfor
thenewcentury.
IfyouhaveiMovieandacamcorder,you'llbeready.

What'sNewiniMovie6
iMovie6representsonlyalightoverhauloftheprogram,so
iMovieveteranswon'thavealottolearnandunlearn.

Big-TicketFeatures
Here'sasummaryofthereallybigimprovementsiniMovie6,
theonesthatAppleeitheradvertisesorshould:
Full-sizepreviews.Whenyou'resettingupavideoeffect,
title,ortransition(crossfade),youusedtohavetopreview
theresultsinatiny,Triscuit-sizewindow.IniMovie6,
though,theentirefull-sizeMonitorwindowshowsthe
preview.Itloopsoverandover,changingitsdisplayinreal

timeasyoufiddlewiththesettingsofyoureffect.
Themes.Atheme,iniMovielingo,isaprefab,canned,
professionalanimatedgraphicthatyoucanuseforopening
credits,sectiondividers,end-of-movie"bumpers,"andso
on.Actually,they'renotentirelycanned.EachTheme
designcontainsbigholescalleddropzonesthatyoucanfill


withyourownphotosormovies,sothattheresultlooks
likeitwastailoredjustforyourmovie.(TheThemesmatch
themenu-designtemplatesiniDVD,too,sothewholething
canhaveaconsistentlookwhenburnedtoDVD.)
Morethanonemovieopenatonce.Nolongermustyou
closeonemovieprojectbeforeopeninganother.Infact,you
canhave10ofthemopenatonce,foreaseincomparing
versionsorcopyingmaterial(ordrag-and-dropping
material)betweenthem.
Audioeffects.iMovie6offersanew,sweetsuiteofaudioprocessingeffects.There'sagraphicequalizertobringout
(orthrottleback)thebass,treble,ormidrange;reverband
delayforthoseechoeyeffects;evenatooltochangethe
pitchofsomeonetalking,turningamanintoawomanora
womanintoachipmunk.
MagiciMovie.Whenyou'repressedfortime,checkoutthe
newlyenhancedMagiciMovieacompletelyautomated
movie-assemblyfeature.Youconnectthecamcorder,
choosethemusicandoptionsyouwant,andthensitback
(orwalkaway).iMovie,unattended,rewindsthetape,
createsanopeningtitle,importsallthefootage,adds
transitionsbetweenshots,backsitallupwithmusicthat
youchoose,and,ifyoulike,handsofftheresulttoiDVDfor

quickburningtodisc.
Time-lapseimporting.Nowyou,too,cancreate
spectacularPBSnaturedocumentaries!Speedupthe
blossomingofaflower,thesettingofthesun,theclouds
crossingtheskybyhundredsoftimes,sothatwhatusually
takeshourstakesonlyaminute.
Moreexportofferings.Whenyourmovieisfinished,you
cannowfireitoffnotonlytoiDVD,aQuickTimemovie,a


cellphone,oratapeinthecamcorder,butalsotoiWeb(for
turningintoaWebpageorvideoblog)oryouriPodfor
watchingontheroad.Cooleryet,youcanactuallyexport
aniMoviemovietoGarageBandandthencomposea
soundtrackforitinrealtimeasthemovieplays!
Morevisualeffects.Dozensmore,actually.Someare
totallyundocumentedbutprofoundlyuseful,likethe
Exposurecontrolthatcanbringoutlostdetailsfrom
deterioratingoldVHStapes.
Newpreferencesettings.iMoviecanhandleboth
standard-definitionvideo(shapedroughlysquarish)andhidefvideo(widescreen).Thingscangetsticky,though,when
youtrytomixandmatch.Forexample,whatifyouowna
widescreenTVandyoutrytoplayolder,4:3videosonit?Or
whatifyouhaveatraditional4:3TVandyoutrytoplay
widescreenmaterialonit?Anewpreferenceletsyou
specifywhetheriMovierespondsbystretchingthevideoor
byaddingblackletterboxbars.
Anothernewpreferencesettinglimitsthelengthofeach
incomingclipto,say,twominutes(orwhateveryou
specify)which,forcomplicatedtechnicalreasonsdescribed

inChapter5,canhelpyoukeepdownthemassivesizeof
yourprojectsondisk.
You'llalsofindlotsofsmallertweaks.Someareunheraldedbut
fantastic,likearevisedKenBurnseffect(gracefulzoomingor
panningacrossastillphoto)thatslowsdown,ratherthan
speedsup,asitapproachestheend.Othersareunheraldedbut
lessjoyous,likearedesignofthemaincontrol-panebuttons
thatrequiresanextraclicktoview,say,youreffectoptions.

iDVDChanges


Asyoumayhavenoticed,thisiMoviebookcomeswithafree
bonusbook:iDVD6:TheMissingManual,whichconstitutes
Chapters15,16,17,and18.IfyourMachasaDVDburner,
iDVDcanpreserveyourmoviesonhome-recordedDVDsthat
lookandbehaveamazinglyclosetothecommercialDVDsyou
rentfromNetflixorBlockbuster.
iDVD6isloadedwithenhancementsthathelpyoumakeyour
DVDlookevenmorelikeacommercialHollywoodDVD.
WidescreenDVDs.Someday,high-definitionDVDswillbe
standardandcommonplace,andiDVDwillbeupdatedto
handlehigh-defvideo.As2006andiDVD6dawned,
however,theworldwasstillusingstandard-definitionDVD
discs.TheonesfromHollywood,though,oftencomein
widescreeneditions,cinematicallyshapedtofittoday'shidefTVscreens.Forthefirsttime,iDVDcancreatediscs
whosepicturefitsthatwidescreenTVshape.
MagiciDVD.Youcandrasticallyreducetheamountoftime
youspendfiddlingaroundiniDVDusingthisfeature.You
chooseamenu-screendesign;specifywhichmoviesand

slideshowphotosyouwanttoinclude;andclickonebutton.
iDVDcreatesthemenuscreens,chaptermenus,and
slideshowsautomatically.Theresultisaready-to-burnDVD
projectoraready-to-editone,ifyouchoosetofine-tunethe
resultsfirst.
Autofilldropzones.Adropzoneisaplaceholderinoneof
Apple'sdozensofmenu-screendesignswhereyoucan
installyourownphotosormovies.Now,atyouroption,
iDVDcanfillthemautomatically,usingrawmaterialsfrom
theDVDitself.
Editablemap.AsaDVD'smenudesigngrowsmore
complicated,iDVD'sMapviewbecomesmoreuseful.It


lookslikeacorporateorganizationalchart,exceptthateach
littletilerepresentsonemenuscreen.IniDVD6,thesetiles
aredraggableandeditable,makingitpossibletodesign
yourentiremenustructureonasinglebird's-eye-view
screen.
Non-AppleDVDburners.Atlast,youcanburnDVDseven
ifyou'veboughtsomethird-partyDVDdrive.Youcanuse
allkindsofblankDVDstoburnon,too,includingDVD-R,
DVD-RW,DVD+R,DVD+RW,andDVD+RDL.
Thereareothernicetouches,too.AsingleProjectInfowindow
showsyouthestatusofyourproject,andwarnsyouifanything
isamissbeforeburning(likeyou'vegottoomuchvideotofiton
onedisc).Newstage-bystageprogressbarsandevenalive
videothumbnailshowyouexactlywhereyouareintheburning
progress.TherearetennewmenuThemes,too,fiveofwhich
arecoordinatedtomatchiMovie'snewThemes.Moreflexibility

awaitswhenitcomestothebuttonsonyourmenuscreens,
too;youhavegreatertypefaceandtransitioncontrol,for
example.

AboutThisBook
Don'tlettherumorsfoolyou.iMovieandiDVDmaybesimple,
butthey'renotsimplistic.Unfortunately,manyofthebest
techniquesaren'tcoveredintheonly"manual"yougetwith
iLifeitselectronichelpscreens.
Thisbookwasborntoaddressthreeneeds.First,it'sdesigned
togiveyouagroundinginprofessionalfilmingandediting
techniques.ThecamcorderandiMovieproducevideoof
stunningvisualandaudioquality,givingyouthetechnicaltools
toproduceamazingvideos.Butmostpeopledon'thavemuch
experiencewiththeartisticsideofshootinglighting,sound,and
compositionorevenhowtousethedozensofbuttonspacked


ontothemoderncamcorder.Thisbookwilltellyouallyouneed
toknow.
Second,thisbookisdesignedtoserveastheiMovie/iDVD
manual,asthebookthatshouldhavebeeninthebox.It
exploreseachiMoviefeatureindepth,offersillustratedcatalogs
ofthevarioustitleandtransitioneffects,offersshortcutsand
workarounds,andunearthsfeaturesthattheonlinehelpdoesn't
evenmention.

AbouttheOutline
iMovie6&iDVD:TheMissingManualisdividedintofiveparts,
eachcontainingseveralchapters:

Part1,CapturingDVFootage,coverswhathappens
beforeyougettoiMovie.ItexplainstheDVformat,helps
youbuyandlearntouseacamcorder,andoffersacrash
courseinprofessionalfilmtechnique.
Part2,EditinginiMovie,istheheartofthebook.Itleads
youthroughtransferringyourfootageintoiMovie,editing
yourclips,placingthemintoatimeline,addingcrossfades
andtitles,workingwithyoursoundtracks,andmore.
Part3,FindingYourAudience,helpsyoutakethe
cinematicmasterpieceonyourscreentotheworld.Evenif
youdon'thavethenecessarygeartoburnyourworkonto
DVD,iMovieexcelsatexportingyourworkintwodifferent
ways:backtoyourcamcorder(fromwhichyoucanplayit
onTV,transferittoyourVCR,andsoon)toaQuickTime
moviefile(whichyoucanburnontoaCD,postonaWeb
page,orsendtofriendsbyemail),ortothescreenofa
videoiPod.Thispartofthebookoffersstep-by-step
instructionsforeachofthesemethods,andalsoshowsyou


howyoucanuseQuickTimePlayerProtosupplementthe
editingtoolsiniMovie.
Part4,iDVD6,isjustwhatyou'dexpect:abonusvolume
dedicatedtotheworld'seasiest-to-useDVDdesignand
burningsoftware,writtenbyguestauthor(andbestselling
digital-videogoddess)EricaSadun.Itgoesway,way
beyondthebasics,asyou'llsee.
Attheendofthebook,threeappendixesprovideamenu-bymenuexplanationoftheiMoviemenucommands,a
comprehensivetroubleshootinghandbook,andanewmaster
cheatsheetofiMovie'skeyboardshortcuts.

About These Arrows
Throughoutthisbook,andthroughouttheMissingManual
series,you'llfindsentenceslikethisone:"OpenyourHome
Library Preferencesfolder."That'sshorthandforamuch
longerinstructionthatdirectsyoutoopenthreenestedfolders
insequence,likethis:"IntheFinder,chooseGo Home.In
yourHomefolder,you'llfindafoldercalledLibrary.Openthat.
InsidetheLibrarywindowisafoldercalledPreferences.Doubleclicktoopenit,too."
Similarly,thiskindofarrowshorthandhelpstosimplifythe
businessofchoosingcommandsinmenus,asshowninFigure
I-1.

FigureI-1.Inthisbook,arrownotationshelpto
simplifyfolderandmenuinstructions.For
example,"Choose Dock PositiononLeft"is
amorecompactwayofsaying,"Fromthe
menu,chooseDock;fromthesubmenuthatthen


appears,choosePositiononLeft,"asshownhere.

TechnicalNotesforPALPeople
IfyouliveintheAmericas,Japan,oranyof30othercountries,
yourcamcorder,VCR,andTVrecordandplaybackavideo
signalinaformatthat'sknownasNTSC.Evenifyou'venever
heardtheterm,everycamcorder,VCR,TV,andTVstationin
yourcountryusesthissamesignal.(Thefollowingdiscussion
doesn'tapplytohigh-definitionvideo,whichisthesameacross
continents.)

WhatitstandsforisNationalTelevisionStandardsCommittee,
thegangwhodesignedthisformat.Whatitmeansis
incompatibilitywiththesecondmostpopularformat,whichis
calledPAL(PhaseAlternatingLine,forthecurious).InEurope,


Africa,theMiddleEast,Australia,andChina(amongother
places),everyone'sequipmentusesthePALformat.Youcan't
playanAmericantapeonastandardVCRinSwedenunless
you'rehappywithblack-and-white,sometimesjitteryplayback.

Tip:France,theformerSovietUnioncountries,andafew
othersuseathirdformat,knownasSECAM.iMoviedoesn't
workwithSECAMgear.Tofindoutwhatkindofgearyour
countryuses,visitaWebsitelike
www.vidpro.org/standards.htm.
Fortunately,iMovieconversesfluentlywithbothNTSCandPAL
camcorders.Whenyoulaunchtheprogram,itautomatically
studiesthecamcorderyou'veattachedanddeterminesits
format.
However,mostofthediscussionsinthisbookuseNTSC
terminology.Ifyou'reafriendofPAL,usethefollowing
informationtotranslatethisbook'sdiscussions.

TheTechSpecsofNTSC
Whetheryou'reawareofitornot,usingtheNTSCstandarddefinitionformatmeansthatthepictureyouseeis
characterizedlikethis:
30framespersecond.Aframeisoneindividualpicture.
Flashedbeforeyoureyesatthisspeed,thestillimages
blendintowhatyouperceiveassmoothmotion.

575scanlines.TheelectronguninaTVtubepaintsthe
screenwiththisnumberoffinehorizontallines.


TheDVpicturemeasures720x480pixels.Thisfigure
referstothenumberofscreendots,orpixels,thatcompose
oneframeofimageintheDV(digitalvideo)versionofthe
NTSCformat.(Butdon'tcountonthesespecsifyour
intentionistocropphotosorgraphicstojustthatsize,
thinkingthatthey'llfitneatly.Theywon't,asdescribedin
Section9.2.)

TheTechSpecsofPAL
WheniMoviedetectsaPALcamcorder(orwhenyouinformit
thatyou'reusingone),itmakesthenecessaryadjustments
automatically,including:
25framespersecond.Videofansclaimthatthelower
frameratecreatesmoreflickerthantheNTSCstandard.On
theotherhand,thisframerateisveryclosetotheframe
rateofHollywoodfilms(24framespersecond).Asaresult,
manyindependentfilmmakersfindPALabetterchoice
whenshootingmoviestheyintendtoconverttofilm.
625scanlines.That's20percentsharperandmore
detailedthanNTSC.Thedifferenceisespeciallyvisibleon
large-screenTVs.
TheDVpicturemeasures720x576pixels.This
informationmayaffectyouasyoureadChapter9and
preparestillimagesforusewithiMovie.

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