In the Macintosh world, Apple's digital hub
tools--iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, and iDVD—are the
driving force behind the convergence of digital media and
digital devices. You can use these tools to entertain,
educate, persuade, and inspire your audiences at home,
school, and work. To help you master this elegant and fun
desktop studio, there's no better place to turn than The
Macintosh iLife.
Updated to cover iTunes 3, iDVD 3, iPhoto 2, iMovie 3,
new iPod models, and the conversion to .Mac, a fee-based
Web service replacing the previously free iTools Web
service, The Macintosh iLife is a unique book-DVD hybrid
that provides an interactive tour of the digital hub.
Written by noted digital media expertJim Heid, a
contributing editor of Macworld since 1984 and a Macintosh
columnist for the Los Angeles Times, it uses clear,
to-the-point text, gorgeous illustrations, and interactive
video to do justice to the digital hub's enormous
capabilities. The book-DVD combo addresses the basic
concepts behind the digital hub, like how to balance file
size and image quality in digital photography and how to
create effective DVD menus. It also tackles more advanced
concepts, like how to record Internet radio for later
playback, prepare video for Web distribution, and get
digital photos printed onto mugs and mousepads. Updated
chapters include completely new sections covering iTunes
3's Smart Playlists, iDVD's AppleScript support, the iPod's
new calendar features, and more!
The accompanying DVD-Video disc contains two hours of
entertaining instruction covering all of Apple's
i-programs. You'll see how to produce professional-looking
digital media, and you'll see hardwareadd-ons that will
round out your digital studio. Beautiful to look at and
enjoyable to watch, The Macintosh iLife is your user manual
for the digital lifestyle!
Contents
- Introducing iLife
- iTunes and iPod: Making Music
- iPhoto: organizing and Sharing Image
- iMovie: Editing Video
- iDVD: Putting it all Together