iMovie Tutorial (Book)

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iMovie Tutorial (Book)

I bought a copy of iLife.05 book at MAC Expo in London and whilst it`s quite good it`s not what I`d call iMovie Specific. Does anynone know a really good book (tutorial) with colour help-as-you-go pics for would be Movie Moguls in the making like me please.

I`ve tried the `support and `Apple tutorials` but I have to constantly trawl back and fro to try and find what I want. I could take a book with me and read it anywhere, anytime? Any Ideas/Suggestions as my local bookshops are no good.

Russell (Uk)

17 iMac & 12 iBook (wireless) + iSight, Mac OS X (10.4.3)

Posted on Jan 20, 2006 5:22 AM

Answer 1

SDIllini

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Jan 20, 2006 6:04 AM in response to Russell Croft

Hi Russell:

Two good wones that come to mind:

iMovie HD & iDVD 5: The Missing Manual
By David Pogue

http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/imoviehdtmm/

The Macintosh iLife '05: An Interactive Guide to iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie HD, iDVD, and GarageBand (Paperback)
by Jim Heid

Sue

Answer 2

Russell Croft Author

Level 2

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Jan 20, 2006 1:19 PM in response to SDIllini

Hi Sue,

Thanks for this - I`ll try to get to have a look at the `missing manual`, sounds interesting.

Russell (uk)

Answer 3

SDIllini

Level 6

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Jan 20, 2006 2:26 PM in response to Russell Croft

Great-and for the record I do know how to spell "ones"

😉 Sue

Answer 4

Russell Croft Author

Level 2

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Jan 20, 2006 11:35 PM in response to SDIllini

Hmmmmmmmm , `yes` I noticed that but was too polite to say. I`ve seen worse typos but it made me laugh anyway - "what is life without laughter".

Have a great weekend.

Russell (Uk)

Answer 5

Jan 21, 2006 2:32 AM in response to Russell Croft

See the iMovie tutorials (in html and QT movie form) at:
http://www.apple.com/support/imovie/
(Scroll down a bit)

See the iMovie tutorials (in pdf form) at:
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/iMovieAtAGlance.pdf
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/iMovieHDGettingStarted.pdf
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/iMovieLesson1.pdf
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/iMovieLesson2.pdf
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/iMovieLesson3.pdf
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/iMovieLesson4.pdf
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/iMovieLesson5.pdf
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/iMovieLesson6.pdf
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/iMovieLesson7.pdf

Answer 6

Russell Croft Author

Level 2

161 points

Jan 24, 2006 12:33 PM in response to SDIllini

Hi Sue,

Amazon have now sent the `Missing Manual` book I ordered so I can`t wait to have a good read when it arrives and learn more........

Russell (Uk)

Answer 7

SDIllini

Level 6

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Jan 24, 2006 12:38 PM in response to Russell Croft

Hi Russell:

You won't be disappointed!

😉 Sue

it's a good "wone" 😉

iMac ppcG5 1.8 GHz 20FP & iMac G4 800MB 17FP Mac OS X (10.3.9) Superdrives & 1 G RAM all around

Answer 8

Russell Croft Author

Level 2

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Feb 14, 2006 1:22 PM in response to SDIllini

Hi Sue,

You`re right - I`m not dissapointed. It`s a great read and so informative, wish I`d bought this book at the outset.

Lot more than just iMovie - I`ve learnt a lot about basic videography too.

Best wishes,

Russell (Uk)

Answer 9

SDIllini

Level 6

16,685 points

Feb 14, 2006 1:45 PM in response to Russell Croft

hello Russell:

Thank you so much for taking the time to post again to tell me your thoughts. So many never do!!

Best regards,

Sue

Answer 10

Feb 16, 2006 1:56 AM in response to Russell Croft

Greetings
I'd just like to throw my two cents worth in and agree with others that the book by David Pogue is absolutely excellent. Brilliant!!
Well worth buying.
I've learnt so much by reading that book.
Regards.

Answer 11

Feb 16, 2006 8:40 AM in response to Jetnavigator

Hello,

I have a simple tiny "mini camera" (aka pinhole camera) with an analog video signal and I understand that if I run it through an analog to digital converter like the Pinnacle Studio MovieBox, I can view it in iMovie. I tried it, and was able to get iMovie to acknowledge that the camera is connected, but I wasn't able to view the image.

Any ideas?

Answer 12

Feb 16, 2006 8:49 AM in response to cosmas Demetriou

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