iMovie '09 and iDVD '09 For Dummies

by Dennis R. Cohen, Michael E. Cohen

A fun, full-color guide to creating, editing, dressing up, and sharing home movies using iMovie and iDVD

Make home movies 21st Century style, complete with special effects, themes, backgrounds, and other elements you can add yourself when you know how to use iMovie and iDVD. This fun and friendly guide makes it easy

iMovie and iDVD are preloaded on every new Mac. Especially if you're new to the Mac, you'll appreciate how "iMovie '09 & iDVD '09 For Dummies" walks you through every step, starting with transferring footage from your camcorder to your computer. You'll learn to use all the features and put your finished product on DVD for others to enjoy.Explains how to transfer movie clips to the computer from a camcorder or digital cameraCovers all the features of both iMovie '09 and iDVD '09Shows how to use the new Project Library, editing effects, transitions, image stabilization, and Precision EditorGuides you through the cover flow interface, image stabilization, image effects, maps and backgrounds, and themesProvides step-by-step directions for creating multimedia DVDsIllustrated in beautiful full color

"iMovie '09 & iDVD '09 For Dummies" will have you making movies in no time and having fun doing it.

256 pages, Paperback

First published June 3, 2009

About the author

Dennis R. Cohen has been developing software since his days with the Jet Propulsion Lab’s Deep Space Network in the 1970s and has been writing and editing technology books and magazine articles since the late 1970s. He’s author, coauthor, or contributing author of more than 30 books and the editor of more than 300 technology titles. He has also taught mathematics, helped run a restaurant, and was a dealer in the 1972 World Series of Poker.