A Comprehensive Study of iLife '09 (iLife 201) | 3 Day Course | $599
Course Description This three-day, hands-on course introduces students to the features and interface of iLife ?08. iLife ?09 is a suite of digital authoring tools that comes with every Mac: iPhoto, iMovie, GarageBand, iDVD, and iWeb. With iLife?09, you will learn to create media-rich digital projects, and share them online with a few clicks. You will learn to easily create stunning websites, photo books, and DVDs. You will learn to organize your photos more intuitively, collect all your video clips in one library and make movies in seconds, and share your media with a few clicks in a Web Gallery. Who Should AttendThis class is designed for anyone who prefers hands-on and interactive instruction to best explore the functionality of all iLife ?09 applications. This course prepares students to pass the Apple Certified Associate, iLife ?08 exam. What You Will Learn- Organizing and editing pictures in iPhoto
- Editing and sharing movies with iMovie
- Creating music to score a movie with GarageBand
- Recording a Podcast
- Creating a website and a Blog in iWeb
- Creating a DVD with iDVD
PrerequisitesStudents should have the following prerequisite knowledge prior to attending the course: - Basic knowledge of the Macintosh OS
Course OutlineDay 1| Topic | Description |
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| Getting Photos into iPhoto | Shooting Pictures, Connecting Your Camera to iPhoto, Importing Pictures from a Camera or Card, Importing Video from a Camera, and Importing Picture Files | | Arranging Your Pictures | Viewing Pictures, Organizing Your Events, Building Picture Albums, Hiding and Discarding Pictures, Describing your Pictures and Searching Your iPhoto Library | | Editing Your Pictures | Cropping Pictures, Rotating and Strengthening Pictures, Touching Up Pictures, and Applying Adjustments and Effects | | Publishing Your Pictures | Archiving Your Pictures, Making a Slideshow, Printing Pictures, Ordering Prints, Making a Greeting Card, Creating a Calendar, Assembling a Picture Book, Sharing Your Pictures on a Network, and Publishing a Web Gallery | | Assembling a Simple Movie | Opening iMovie, Importing Clips into the Event Library, Skimming Video, Arranging Clips in a Project, Trimming Clips, Cropping a Clip, Adding Clip Transitions, Adding Background Music and Adding Titles | | Sharing a Movie | Using iTunes to Share a Movie, on Your iPod, iPhone or Apple TV, Posting Your Movie on YouTube, Putting a Movie in Your MobileMe Web Gallery, Publishing a Movie to the iLife Media Browser, and Exporting a QuickTime Movie |
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| Shooting and Importing: Movie-Making Basics | Moving-Camera Techniques, Framing Shots, Recording Sound, Getting Coverage in Your Scene, Looking for Story Structure, Getting Clips into iMovie | | Editing Your Movie | Organizing Your Workspace, Skimming Video to Select Shots, Working with Advanced Tools, Using Keywords, Assembling Your Edit, Shaping the Narrative, Extracting and Shifting Audio, Using a Variety of Shots, and Recording a Voiceover | | Finishing Your Movie | Trimming Your Edit, Adding Still Images, Rotating a Photo, Creating a Still Image from Video, Creating Transitions, Correcting Color, Adjusting Color to Create Effects, and Adding Titles and Credits | | Working with Audio in iMovie | Adjusting Audio Tracks and Sound Levels, Adding Sound Effects and Adding Music | | Scoring an iMovie or QuickTime Video | Creating a New Movie Score Project, Working with Video Files in the Media Browser, Preparing the Project for Scoring, Building a Soundtrack in the Timeline, Using Track Automation Curves, Monitoring Tracks, Working with a Software Instrument Loop, and Sharing a GarageBand Project |
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| Recording a Podcast | Creating a New Podcast Project, Editing the Podcast, Working with Artwork and Markers, and Adding Episode Info to a Podcast | | Creating Music with GarageBand | Exploring GarageBand, Exploring Tracks and Regions, Recording a New Software Instrument Part, Working with Real Instruments, Mixing and Effects, Creating a Rough Mix, and Sharing Your Finished Projects | | Creating a Website | Deciding the Site?s Purpose, Choosing a Template, Making the Homepage, Publishing the Site and Adding and Linking New Pages | | Creating Blogs, Photo Pages and Podcasts | Building a Photo Page, Building a Blog, and Making a Podcast | | Making a DVD | Exploring iDVD, Exploring the iDVD Main Window, Building the Project, Switching Themes, Editing Drop Zones, Editing the Main Menu, Previewing the DVD, Modifying the Menu Buttons, Adding a Slideshow to the Project, and Publishing the DVD | | Certification Exam | Students take a one hour exam to earn Apple Certified Associate, iLife ?08 status |
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