The Macintosh iLife: An Interactive Guide to iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, and iDVD
by Jim Heid
A DVD/book combo--what a great idea! Think of The Macintosh iLife: An Interactive Guide to iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, and iDVD as "iReading." You get a 90-minute movie that allows you to peer over author Jim Heid's shoulder as he demonstrates all the essentials of the four iApps. In iTunes, he shows how to create playlists, change the info tags for a batch of songs, burn a compilation CD, and more advanced features like choosing equalizer settings for each tune. In iPhoto, he shows how easy it is to organize even the largest collection of family pictures, and even how to make minor touch ups. In iMovie, he shows how to create a home movie that won't put your friends to sleep by incorporating cross fades, an audio track of both ambient sounds and MP3s from iTunes, still images from iPhoto, and titles. He then shows how to use iDVD to create custom menus and chapter openings.
You can watch the book's DVD on the computer and hit pause whenever you feel like practicing something for yourself. The book goes into even greater detail on each iApp, for example, covering cross fades in iTunes, working with multiple libraries in iPhoto, and tweaking variations of the Ken Burns effect in iMovie. In bonus chapters and sidebars, Heid goes in depth on related topics like the inner workings of an iPod, tips for taking better digital photos and movies, and how to hook up a TV for improved playback while editing in iMovie.
Don't miss 
The Macintosh iLife: An Interactive Guide to iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, and iDVD
by Jim Heid
Paperback: 208 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.60 x 9.26 x 8.50, Publisher: Peachpit Press; Book & DVD edition (April 1, 2003); List Price: $29.99 - buy now: Price: $20.99 and You Save: $9.00 (30%)
See similar titles in the Mac department Keywords: Macintosh OS, OSX, iApps, iLife, Networking, Add-ons, Mac OS
Approved by
The Association of Apple Computer Users, and
The User Group Network's "MUG Info Manager"
Participate in your Design BOOKSHELF
Lots of fun and information for all... we don't review or recommend any books we haven't seen and read.
- Ask for the DT&G Monthly: to receive DT&G newsletter each month, with more books as they hit the shelves, design news, software and program reviews, field trips to design studios, Photoshop Tips & Tricks, photoshop tutorials, typography, fonts, and a lot more!
- SUBSCRIBE : to the Designers' CAFE email list
- Link to this site, and then show us the link. We'll send you any of our current door prizes, just for your trouble.