iLife 201: A Comprehensive Study of iLife '09

iLife 201: A Comprehensive Study of iLife '09 Cost: $1200 REGISTER NOW!

Discover new ways to enjoy photos, create movies, make music, websites and more

Course Description

This three-day, hands-on course introduces students to the features and interface of iLife ’08. iLife ’08 is a suite of digital authoring tools that comes with every Mac: iPhoto, iMovie, GarageBand, iDVD, and iWeb. With iLife’08, 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 Attend?

This class is designed for anyone who prefers hands-on and interactive instruction to best explore the functionality of all iLife ’08 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 with iWeb
• Creating a DVD with iDVD

Prerequisites

Students should have the following prerequisite knowledge prior to attending the course:

Basic knowledge of the Macintosh OS

Course Outline - Day 1

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

Course Outline - Day 2

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

Course Outline - Day 3

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