iMovie

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table of contents

Part I: Capturing DV Footage

Chapter 1: The DV Camcorder

Meet Digital Video

Buying a DV Camcorder

Chapter 2: Turning Home Video into Pro Video

Film vs. Videotape

Film-Technique Crash Course

Get the Shot

Replace the Microphone

Limit Panning and Zooming

Keep the Camera Steady

Video Lighting: A Crash Course

Keep it in Focus

Video Composition: A Crash Course

Chapter 3: Special-Event Filming

Interviews

Music Videos

Live Stage Performances

Speeches

Sports

Photos and Old Movies

Weddings

Actual Scripted Films

Part II: Editing in iMovie

Chapter 4: Camcorder Meets Mac

iMovie: the Application

Connecting to FireWire

Getting Into iMovie

Downloading Camcorder Footage

How iMovie Organizes Its Files

Importing Footage from Non-DV Tapes

Chapter 5: Building the Movie Track

Navigating your Clips

Three Ways to Trim a Clip

Splitting a Clip

The Movie Track: Your Storyboard

Playing the Movie Track

Full-Screen Playback Mode

Chapter 6: Transitions, Crossfades, and Special Effects

About Transition Effects

Creating a Transitional Effect

Transitions: The iMovie Catalog

Chapter 7: Titles, Captions, and Credits

Setting Up a Title Effect

Inserting and Rendering a Title

Titles: The iMovie Catalog

Chapter 8: Narration, Music, and SFX

The iMovie Soundtrack System

The Narration Track

The Music Track

Adding Sound Effects (SFX)

The Missing Manual Workaround: Insert Editing

Chapter 9: Picture Files and QuickTime Movies

Importing Still Images

Using Still Images as Titles

Exporting Still Images

Importing QuickTime Movies

Chapter 10: Professional Editing Techniques

The Power of Editing

Popular Editing Techniques

Part III: Finding Your Audience

Chapter 11: Back to the Camcorder

Why Export to Tape

Transferring Footage to the Camcorder

Notes on DV Tapes

Chapter 12: From iMovie to QuickTime

Saving a QuickTime Movie

Understanding QuickTime

The Expert Settings

Burning QuickTime-Movie CDs

Chapter 13: Putting Your Movies on the Web

Posting Your Movies via iTools

Embedding Movies In Web Pages

The Internet Film Festival

Part IV: Beyond iMovie

Chapter 14: Editing With QuickTime Player

Playing Movies With Quicktime Player

Editing

Chapter 15: Final Cut, EditDV, and Premiere

Final Cut Pro

EditDV

Premiere

Appendixes

iMovie Command Reference

Troubleshooting iMovie

Film and QuickTime Glossary