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Cohen, Jeff Bollow, Richard Harrington</p> <p><strong>Publisher:</strong> Peachpit Press</p> <p><a href="http://www.peachpit.com/store/product.aspx?isbn=9780321502674">www.peachpit.com</a></p> <p><b>Released:</b> Nov 2, 2007</p> <p><b>Pages:</b> 552</p> <p>$39.99 USD, $40 CND, £20 GBP</p> <p><b>ISBN-10:</b> 0321502671</p> <p><b>ISBN-13:</b> 978-0321502674</p> <p><strong>Audience:</strong> Beginner/Intermediate/Advanced</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Strengths: </strong>The only Apple-certified guide to iLife 08, DVD included with all lesson materials.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Weaknesses:</strong> None.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>I</strong><strong>ntroduction</strong></p> <p> </p> <p>Everyone knows by now that iLife ’08 is a suite of applications designed and provided to bring out the creative side of anyone using a Mac. From beginner to semi–pro, everyone can easily use iPhoto, iMovie, IWeb, GarageBand, and iDVD. Depending on when you bought your Mac, it will be included with the installation software, or you may have to purchase it individually.</p></td> <td width="144" valign="top"><p align="center" style='text-align:center'><iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=maccompanionm-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=0321502671&fc1=000000&IS2=1<1=_blank&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="width:120px;height:240px;" scrolling="no" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0"></iframe> </p> <p align="center" style='text-align:center'> </p> <p align="center" style='text-align:center'><img border="0" width="144" height="42" src="ilife08_files/image004.jpg" v:shapes="_x0000_i1026" /></p></td> </tr> </table> <p> </p> <p>This book is set how to teach you how to use these applications. It is not, however, designed to just give you the gory details of each and every app and what every button and functional process does. That is why I liked this book. It teaches you processes. It teaches you how to do what you need to do, and not just the application.</p> <p> </p> <p>What that means, is that you start by doing lessons with iPhoto and still images, then progressively increase the complexity of the media your using. It will show you how to create everything from photo books to DVD’s, podcasts, websites and movies. More importantly, the lessons are practical, real–life projects. Not something that will just show off how neat the program is.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>In this book…</strong></p> <p> </p> <p>The Apple Training Series of iLife ’08 is unique in that it covers the material in a text-book type format. There are questions and a review at the end of each chapter that you can use to make sure you understand what they are trying to teach. This really can be quite helpful if you actually go through them, because they do drive home important aspects not only of the application, but the theory behind it. For example, one of the questions in the first chapter on working with photos is “What is the rule of thirds and how can it improve your pictures.”</p> <p> </p> <p>Obviously the authors are not only trying to teach you the material, but by being certified as an Apple Training product, it is designed so you can teach others what you have learned. Therefore, it will most likely instruct you on questions that others may ask you about the material.</p> <p> </p> <p>The lessons cover four general areas: still images, movies, music, and publishing.</p> <ul> <li> Working with Photos you will learn how to import, organize, search, keyword, edit and archive your pictures. Slideshows, cards, picture books, calendars and web gallery’s are also covered.</li> <li> Creating Simple Movies you start working with video, though it will combine still photos, music, special effects, graphics and titles. This is perhaps one of the most important sections of the book, as it covers the new iMovie. Love it or hate it, it is in the iLife suite, and can actually be quite powerful. As intuitive and easy it is to use, instruction is needed now more than ever to gain full use of the program.</li> <li> Composing and Arranging Music actually teaches you to build an original score for the movie you just made. Believe me, it’s far easier than it looks! You’ll also record an original podcast and create music for it.</li> <li> Going Public. Finally you put it all together. Using all the applications and media that you have created earlier, you’ll build a web site with dynamic content, publish a blog, have web albums and a podcast. In the end you use iDVD to build a DVD menu for your movie.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Conclusion</strong></p> <p> </p> <p>If you want or need to learn all aspects of iLife ’08, then I can recommend without reservation this book. The included DVD has all the material you need to proceed through all the lessons. Also, the media included on the DVD is not professionally produced. It’s pretty much exactly what you would expect coming out of your camera or camcorder. This will challenge you to use the tools available to try and make the most of what you currently have.</p> <p> </p> <p>A learn at your own pace, step by step approach to real–world practical training. 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