• Author:
  • Ihnatko, Andy
  • Bove, Tony
• Subject:
  Computer Hardware
• Published by:
  John Wiley & Sons Inc (US)
• Published:
  22/10/2004
• Price:
  $37.99
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Mac star Andy Ihnatko delivers a fun, informative, full-color guide that shows Mac users everywhere how to make the most of Apple's iLife digital media suite-iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, and iDVD.
Drawing on the cooperation of Apple Computer, Inc., Ihnatko and Bove cover the key features of each application in the suite, including ripping songs and working with a playlist (iTunes), editing and saving digital photo files (iPhoto), assembling picture and video clips into a home movie (iMovie), creating and burning DVD slide shows and movies (iDVD), and more!
* An invaluable book on Apple's digital media suite by a well-known Mac guru
* Provides entertaining, real-world guidance and awesome tips in Andy Ihnatko's inimitable style, as well as the occasional oddball "Easter Egg" chapter and, of course, a concluding chapter that offers answers to "Questions Your Aunt Might Ask You"
* Lavishly illustrated throughout, The iLife Book was developed in cooperation with Apple Computer, Inc. and covers iLife '04

Andy Ihnatko, self-described as America's 42nd Most-Beloved Industry Figure, has been a leading voice in the Macintosh community for over fifteen years. Currently the Chicago Sun-Times Technology columnist, he contributes to numerous periodicals and speaks regularly at conferences and workshops you can enjoy his blog at www.andyi.com.

Tony Bove is a musician who has shared the stage with Pete Sears, Bob Weir, and G.E. Smith. When he isn't making music, Tony writes computer books, including iPod & iTunes For Dummies® and The GarageBand Book, Cowritten  with Andy Ihnatko.

About the Author.

Part I: iLifestyle.

Chapter 1: A Day in the iLife.

Part II: iTunes.

Chapter 3: Filling Your Library with Songs.

Chapter 4: Spinning Tracks Like a Professional DJ.

Chapter 5: Rocking (Jazzing, Funking...) Outside the Box.

Part III: iPhoto.

Chapter 6: Bringing Photos In.

Chapter 7: Make It Brighter, Tighter, and Lose the Pimple.

Chapter 8: Turning Photo Albums into Books and Slideshows.

Chapter 9: Sharing Photos and Making Prints.

Part IV: iMovie.

Chapter 10: Bringing Video In.

Chapter 11: Putting Together a Story.

Chapter 12: Keeping Viewers Awake with Photos, Sounds, and Effects.

Part V: iDVD and QuickTime.

Chapter 13: Bringing Content into iDVD.

Chapter 14: Burning DVDs.

Chapter 15: Exporting QuickTime Movies.

Part VI: GarageBand.

Chapter 16: Kicking Out the Jams.

Chapter 17: Mastering the Mix.

Part VII: iLife in the Real World.

Chapter 18: Defending Your iLife with Backups.

Chapter 19: Here, There, and Everywhere.

Chapter 20: More iPodiatrics.

Part VIII: The Bonus Chapters.

Chapter 21: Getting It.

Chapter 22: Twenty Questions from My Aunt Estelle.

Index.