iMovie '09 & iDVD '09 For Dummies

iMovie '09 is a whole new creature, and this books is going to help you take advantage of each fabulous feature. Discover the best ways to plan a shoot, manage Events, and handle your clips. Then learn to work with iMovie themes, enhance your footage, combine video and audio tracks, and bring your creation to the world on a DVD or online.

• What's in a movie — learn what equipment you need, how to plan your video shoot, and how to anticipate the unexpected
• Editing 101 — preview and organize clips, crop and resize still images, put them together, and add themes
• The virtual cutting room — perform precision edits, fine-tune audio, and add titles, transitions, and effects
• Distribution — share your movie via YouTube, iTunes, or MobileMe as well as on DVD
• Quick DVDs — make a OneStep DVD from your video camera, or use Magic iDVD to create one using content already on your Mac

Open the book and find:

• What goes into the movie-making process
• How to import video
• What Events are and how to manage them
• Tips for effectively arranging your clips
• Ten useful hardware and software add-ons
• How transactions can enhance your movie
• Video effects that add pizzazz
• How to add professional touches to your DVD