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Apple Training Series iLife ’11 Dion Scoppettuolo / Mary Plummer Apple Training Series: iLife ’11 Dion Scoppettuolo, Mary Plummer Copyright © 2011 by Peachpit Press Published by Peachpit Press. For information on Peachpit Press books, contact: Peachpit Press 1249 Eighth Street Berkeley, CA 94710 (510) 524-2178 www.peachpit.com To report errors, please send a note to [email protected]. Peachpit Press is a division of Pearson Education. Apple Series Editor: Lisa McClain Project Editor: Nancy Peterson Development Editor: Bob Lindstrom Production Coordinator: Kim Wimpsett, Happenstance Type-O-Rama Contributing Writers: Michael E. 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ISBN 13: 978-0-321-70097-1 ISBN 10: 0-321-70097-X 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Printed and bound in the United States of America Contents at a Glance Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii iPhoto: Rediscover Your Photos Lesson 1 Viewing and Emailing Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Lesson 2 Rating and Fixing Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Lesson 3 Arranging Photos by Faces and Places . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Lesson 4 Perfecting Your Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Lesson 5 Designing a Photo Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Lesson 6 Making Photos Move with Slideshows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Lesson 7 Importing and Managing Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 iMovie: A Little Slice of Hollywood at Home Lesson 8 Moviemaking Made Easy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 Lesson 9 Having Fun with iMovie Trailers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 Lesson 10 Creating Your Own Sports Highlights Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 Lesson 11 Refining a Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 Lesson 12 Moviemaking with Photos and iPhoto Clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 Lesson 13 Advanced Moviemaking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272 Lesson 14 Capturing and Managing Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294 GarageBand: Making Great Sounding Music Lesson 15 Learning to Play Music with GarageBand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326 Lesson 16 Jamming and Creating Music with GarageBand . . . . . . . . . . 354 Lesson 17 Recording Music in GarageBand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372 Lesson 18 Fixing, Arranging, and Mixing Music in GarageBand . . . . . .404 Lesson 19 Finishing and Sharing Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440 iDVD and iWeb: Sharing and Publishing with iLife Lesson 20 Creating a DVD with iDVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 480 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 511 Bonus Designing a Website with iWeb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1 Lesson iii Table of Contents Getting Started ............................xiii iPhoto: Rediscover Your Photos Viewing and Emailing Photos ................. 2 Lesson 1 Opening iPhoto ....................................... 4 Understanding the iPhoto Window ....................... 5 Importing Photos from a Camera ......................... 6 Viewing Photos in an Event .............................. 9 Emailing Your Photos ................................. 14 Lesson Review ........................................ 21 Rating and Fixing Photos .................... 22 Lesson 2 Rating Photos ........................................ 24 Applying Quick Fixes .................................. 29 Fixing Photos in Edit View ............................. 31 Using Effects ......................................... 45 Working with Albums ................................. 49 Transferring Photos to Mobile Devices ................... 52 Lesson Review ........................................ 54 Arranging Photos by Faces and Places ......... 56 Lesson 3 Finding People in Your Photos .......................... 58 Creating a Faces Smart Album .......................... 64 Finding Places ........................................ 66 Creating a Smart Album from a Map ..................... 75 Posting to Facebook, Flickr, and MobileMe ................ 76 Lesson Review ........................................ 79 v vi Contents Perfecting Your Pictures ..................... 80 Lesson 4 Understanding a Histogram ............................ 82 Correcting Exposure ................................... 84 Applying Definition ................................... 92 Adjusting White Balance ............................... 99 Lesson Review ....................................... 101 Designing a Photo Book .................... 102 Lesson 5 Creating a Book Layout ............................... 104 Ordering Books ...................................... 118 Lesson Review ....................................... 119 Making Photos Move with Slideshows ........ 120 Lesson 6 Using Slideshow Presets and Albums .................... 122 Using Instant Slideshow ............................... 122 Creating a Slideshow Album ........................... 124 Changing Settings and Options ......................... 127 Sharing Your Slideshow ............................... 133 Lesson Review ....................................... 135 Importing and Managing Photos ............ 136 Lesson 7 Understanding Photo Formats ......................... 138 Importing a Photo Folder ............................. 138 Organizing Your Events ............................... 140 Assigning Keywords to Photos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 Sharing Photos over a Network ......................... 151 Backing Up Your Photos .............................. 153 Lesson Review ....................................... 156 iMovie: A Little Slice of Hollywood at Home Moviemaking Made Easy ................... 158 Lesson 8 Opening iMovie ..................................... 160 Looking at the iMovie window ......................... 161 Getting Clips into iMovie .............................. 162 Skimming and Playing Clips ........................... 165 Contents vii Marking the Best and Worst Clips ...................... 166 Filtering Events ...................................... 170 Playing an Event in Full Screen ......................... 171 Creating a New Project Using a Theme .................. 172 Using Transitions .................................... 184 Getting a Movie to Your iPad, iPhone, or iPod ............ 189 Lesson Review ....................................... 190 Having Fun with iMovie Trailers ............ 192 Lesson 9 Selecting a New Event ................................. 194 Selecting a Trailer Genre .............................. 194 Changing the Outline ................................. 195 Filling in the Storyboard .............................. 197 Personalizing the Storyline ............................. 204 Lesson Review ....................................... 205 Creating Your Own Sports Highlights Video ... 206 Lesson 10 Switching Projects in the Library ....................... 208 Applying a Theme to an Existing Project ................. 209 Using the Sports Team Editor .......................... 209 Customizing a Team vs. Team Graphic ................... 213 Highlighting a Player ................................. 217 Lesson Review ....................................... 218 Refining a Movie .......................... 220 Lesson 11 Creating a Project Without Using a Theme ............... 222 Editing a Movie ...................................... 224 Enhancing Clips ..................................... 229 Working with Audio .................................. 236 Stabilizing a Project Clip .............................. 244 Lesson Review ....................................... 245 Moviemaking with Photos and iPhoto Clips ... 246 Lesson 12 Accessing iPhoto Clips ................................ 248 Finding and Using Photos ............................. 249 Choosing a Title ..................................... 253 viii Contents Creating a Cutaway Shot .............................. 254 Editing to a Musical Beat .............................. 258 Enhancing Audio .................................... 261 Analyzing for Stabilization ............................. 265 Sharing Movies Online ................................ 268 Lesson Review ....................................... 270 Advanced Moviemaking .................... 272 Lesson 13 Choosing Projects from the Library ..................... 274 Setting a Location Using Travel Maps .................... 274 Trimming with the Precision Editor ..................... 276 Recording Narration .................................. 282 Using Audio from a Video Clip ......................... 284 Enhancing Audio .................................... 285 Enabling Advanced Tools .............................. 289 Lesson Review ....................................... 292 Capturing and Managing Media ............. 294 Lesson 14 Understanding Video Formats .......................... 296 Getting Clips into iMovie .............................. 298 Managing Events in your Library ....................... 304 Adjusting a Clip’s Date and Time ....................... 309 Analyzing an Event to Detect People .................... 310 Using Keywords ...................................... 312 Making Backups ..................................... 316 Reclaiming Hard Disk Space ........................... 321 Lesson Review ....................................... 324 GarageBand: Making Great Sounding Music Learning to Play Music with GarageBand ..... 326 Lesson 15 Opening GarageBand ................................. 328 Connecting Instruments to the Mac ..................... 329 Learning to Play Guitar or Piano ....................... 332 Taking a Guitar or Piano Lesson ........................ 332 Exploring the Interface ................................ 335 Navigating Between Lesson Sections .................... 341 Contents ix Customizing the Lesson Workspace ..................... 342 Tuning During a Lesson .............................. 344 Recording and Reviewing Your Practice .................. 345 Tracking Your Progress ................................ 347 Changing a Lesson Mix ............................... 348 Downloading Additional Learn to Play Lessons ........... 350 Taking an Artist Lesson ............................... 352 Lesson Review ....................................... 352 Jamming and Creating Music Lesson 16 with GarageBand .......................... 354 Selecting a Musical Genre ............................. 356 Navigating and Controlling Playback .................... 357 Auditioning Virtual Musicians and Instrumental Parts ..... 359 Mixing Instruments in Magic GarageBand ............... 361 Setting Up Your Instrument ............................ 363 Adding a Custom Instrument .......................... 365 Recording a Part ..................................... 367 Opening and Saving the Song in GarageBand ............. 368 Lesson Review ....................................... 371 Recording Music in GarageBand ............. 372 Lesson 17 Recording Music Tracks in GarageBand .................. 374 Opening a GarageBand Project ......................... 374 Exploring the GarageBand Window ..................... 375 Setting Up an Electric Guitar Track ..................... 379 Monitoring Input .................................... 381 Recording a Single Take ............................... 383 Using Guitar Amps and Stompboxes .................... 386 Saving Effects Settings ................................ 390 Multiple Takes Recording .............................. 392 Selecting and Splitting Takes ........................... 394 Working with an Acoustic Guitar Track ................. 396 Recording a New Software Instrument Part ............... 399 Playing the Onscreen Music Keyboard ................... 399 Lesson Review ....................................... 403
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