In the only Apple-certified guide to iLife '08, the authors have you working miracles with iLife within the first few pages. Featuring footage and images from around the world, this book/DVD combo uses real-life material and practical lessons that you can apply immediately to your own projects. Focused lessons take you step by step through all aspects of iLife '08--everything from organizing and sharing your photo library to creating polished video and soundtracks. Along the way, you'll produce podcasts, websites, blogs, video blogs, and custom DVDs.
Master the iLife suite of tools quickly through fun, real-world projects
Turn your photos into cards, picture books, calendars, or a web gallery
Add motion and sound to your slideshows, then publish them online
Create a polished video with transitions, music, and effects
Learn "Hollywood-style" techniques for making better videos
Build a soundtrack in GarageBand, and learn to score a simple movie
Publish Web sites, blogs, podcasts, and DVD menus with ease.
SPECIAL NOTE: Before starting the lessons in the book, visit www.peachpit.com/atsilife08 for important lesson file updates.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0
A good book for beginners:
I went through the entire book without the least difficulty and got a lot out of it. It is well organized going through a logical workflow of iPhoto -> iMovie -> Garageband -> iWeb and finally ending with iDVD. If you have never used iLife before, then this book is an excellent first step.
Solid Introduction to the iLife 08 suite:
It's not too difficult with the iLife suite to open up the apps and work your way around: connect a camera and phots import, open GarageBand and you can generally work out how to play a note. But the iLife suite, with just a little more research, becomes much more powerful and each application becomes far more productive. Each iLife application is, in this publication, discussed: you begin with the very basis and, by the time each application has been reviewed your in a position to understand what each... more info
Great Book:
Since iLife 08 comes with very little documentation, it is necessary to purchase something to help you along. This book is very good at getting you started. I am sure there are more in-depth books about certain subjects of iLife 08, but this is a great overall book that includes follow along lessons in each chapter. Very good book.
Did other reviewers even read the book description?:
According to the description, this book is a training tutorial to familiarize new users with the product suite. Complaining that it is not an in-depth iPhoto reference indicates that the reviewer didn't even read what the book is supposed to be. (Yes, Pogue's Missing Manual is a better fit as an in-depth iPhoto reference, but that's not the point.) The authors do a good job of introducing the products and their functionality to the reader and show how the applications interact. While I might quibble with... more info
