iMovie '08 & iDVD: The Missing Manual
by David Pogue
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Book Reviews of iMovie '08 & iDVD: The Missing Manual
Book Review: A very good manual
Summary: 4 Stars
"iMovie '08 & iDVD: The Missing Manual" is a very helpful, step-by-step guide to use these programs. It is well written book that is concise, easy to understand, and very accurate. I highly recommend it. I tried having some friends with considerable iMovie experience help me with my first project, but they were stumped with the completely redesigned iMovie '08 interface and work flow. The introduction for the book essentially opines that iMovie '08 is a steaming mound of excrement, you would be better served by using any previous version of iMovie, but if you insist on using '08, this manual will help make the end product less stinky. I did not heed this advice, and pushed forward using iMovie '08 creating a 12 minute production. Thanks to this manual my presentation received glowing reviews from several hundred people, many stating that it was the best presentation at the annual event that they had seen in ten years.Book Review: Good basic information for the beginner
Summary: 3 Stars
I bought iMovie 08 missing manual after devouring the Leopard missing manual. The Leopard manual was a real page turner with excellent tips with each turn of the page. The iMovie '08 application doesn't have the depth that Leopard does so you won't find the quantity of tips and tricks in this book. The first sections of the book are dedicated to taking good videos and goes through some great basics of digital photography and equipment.
Personally I found little new information on iMovie that I didn't discover through trial and error before buying the book. I'm not sure if I read the book first if it would have saved me any time.
That all being said, there is a great section on Quicktime Pro that's a must read.
If you're new to video shooting and editing it's a good purchase. David Pogue is a terrific writer and walks you through the application like no one else.
Book Review: Buy It, Own It, Use It
Summary: 5 Stars
Before reading this book I'd never made a video or even held a video camera. With the expertise communicated in this book, IMovie is a delight to use and, my videos are gorgeous (at least the ones I'm not in). David Pogue made learning easy. The book has quickly answered every question I've had. It's an extraordinarily well written and effective reference, without question the best book I've ever used to navigate through any application or computer related miasma. It has given me confidence to use iMovie that I otherwise would never have had. Pogue has managed to blend a deep and wide knowledge of video making, computer software, older versions of iMovie and possible future versions into one terrific book. If you want to get the most out of iMovie 08 you should own this book and use it often.Book Review: Love these books
Summary: 5 Stars
I think "The Missing Manual" series are the best software guides on the market. They are easy to read, interesting, funny, and provide most of the information I want.
I could use a bit more on some complicated issues, but I think these cover 98% of what most people are looking for (myself included).
The sending the movie from iMovie to Garageband (to add Chapter Markers and background music) and then on to iDVD for burning could be a bit more descriptive in detail and why you'd choose certain options, but with this book, I figured it all out.
I own five of the "Missing Manual" series and they're all very well done. Recommended.
Book Review: incite at a price
Summary: 3 Stars
let me begin by indicating that i have a graduate degree and i've read books like "moby dick" and "les miserables". that aside, this book is wordy. pogue breaks down EVERY little thing that could conceivably occur before, during, and after use of imovie. look up "overkill" in the latest version of webster's, this book will appear.
admittedly, there are some bright tips. the man appears to really know this animal and how it differs from its predecessors. describing in painful detail the difference between various transition effects is not necessary. trim the freakin fat and this would be a much better, more readable, if not less expensive, work.