The Macintosh Digital Hub: An Interactive Guide to iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, and iDVD
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In the Macintosh world, Apple's free digital hub tools--iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD, iPod, and iTools--are the driving force behind the convergence of digital media and digital devices. You can use these tools to entertain, educate, persuade, and inspire your audiences at home, school, and work. To help you master this elegant and fun desktop studio, there's no better place to turn than The Macintosh Digital Hub. The Macintosh Digital Hub is a unique book-DVD hybrid that provides an interactive tour of the digital hub. Written by noted digital media expertJim Heid, a contributing editor of Macworld since 1984 and a Macintosh columnist for the Los Angeles Times, it uses clear, to-the-point text, gorgeous illustrations, and interactive video to do justice to the digital hub's enormous capabilities. The book-DVD combo addresses the basic concepts behind the digital hub, like how to balance file size and image quality in digital photography and how to create effective DVD menus. It also tackles more advanced concepts, like how to record Internet radio for later playback, prepare video for Web distribution, and get digital photos printed onto mugs and mousepads. The accompanying DVD-Video disc contains two hours of entertaining instruction covering all of Apple's i-programs. You'll see how to produce professional-looking digital media, and you'll see hardware add-ons that will round out your digital studio. Beautiful to look at and enjoyable to watch, The Macintosh Digital Hub is your user manual for the digital lifestyle! |
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If the current generation of the Apple Macintosh, which enables anyone to edit video and author a DVD right out of the box, represents the future of multimedia computers, then The Macintosh Digital Hub represents the future of multimedia books. Illustrated in color, and with a DVD included, this book can be read, watched, or put to use as a desktop handbook.
The new Macintosh is much more than a computer, and Jim Heid's book explains how to make the most of media management tools like iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, and iDVD. Using all of these tools to control and manage digital music, photos, and video and then share them with others is what this book, and the digital hub philosophy, is all about. Apple's online documentation is more than adequate in most cases, especially since the software itself is so easy to use. This book picks up where the official docs leave off--how to use these tools in the real world, and how to use them together. In addition to text about simply using the software, there are sections detailing things that every digital jockey should know: what MP3 compression is and how it affects what you hear, printing digital photos, tips for editing video, creating DVD menus, recording Internet radio, and importing and exporting photos and video for the Web. There's also a large section on Apple's iPod and how to use it for more than just music. The single best tip was learning how to record live Internet radio streams and save them to disk. Jim Heid has written an informative and fun manual. A small, friendly book, The Macintosh Digital Hub should be the second thing you buy after getting that hot new iMac, or the first thing given to a new owner of one. --Mike Caputo |
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| 07-26-03 | 4 | 7\7 |
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Note that as of April 2003, this book has been superceded by the author's newer "The Macintosh iLife, an Interactive Guide to iTunes, iPhoto, iMove and iDVD" which covers newer versions of these applications. I wish I had known that when I ordered this book...
Still, I enjoyed the Macintosh Digital Hub a lot. It is a great overview of the iApplications, explaining their purpose and how to do common tasks in an interesting and easy to follow way. It also points out tips and shortcuts you may not be aware of if you haven't read the documentation (and who really does?) The book itself is beautifylly laid out (coffee table style) with lots of ilustrations and pictures and the DVD complements it nicely. I'd recomend watching the DVD and then reading the more detailed chapters. This type of book would make a great gift to someone who just got a Mac. (Review Data Last Updated: 2008-09-05 08:08:28 EST)
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| 05-01-03 | 5 | 7\7 |
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I've had my iMac for about a year now and thought I had become a reasonably successful user of the iLife software (iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD). Since purchasing this book, I now realize I have only scratched the surface of possibilities for my iMac as the 'digital hub' of my home. This book/DVD combo provides for the most effective method of learning I've come across in a how-to book; I read about the steps necessary to complete an action- for example, within iMovie, then watch it on the DVD, then try it myself, stopping to pause and review the DVD if I find myself a little confused or unsure of the next step. The book and DVD complement each other perfectly. I am extremely pleased with this book. It has demonstrated the elegance and intuitive simplicity for which I bought an Apple computer. Kudos to the author and editorial team.
(Review Data Last Updated: 2007-06-24 09:05:37 EST)
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| 04-30-03 | 5 | 7\7 |
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I've had my iMac for about a year now and thought I had become a reasonably successful user of the iLife software (iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD). Since purchasing this book, I now realize I have only scratched the surface of possibilities for my iMac as the 'digital hub' of my home. This book/DVD combo provides for the most effective method of learning I've come across in a how-to book; I read about the steps necessary to complete an action- for example, within iMovie, then watch it on the DVD, then try it myself, stopping to pause and review the DVD if I find myself a little confused or unsure of the next step. The book and DVD complement each other perfectly. I am extremely pleased with this book. It has demonstrated the elegance and intuitive simplicity for which I bought an Apple computer. Kudos to the author and editorial team.
(Review Data Last Updated: 2007-03-06 09:41:06 EST)
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| 02-02-03 | 5 | 13\13 |
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After fumbling through my iMac's "Help" system, with little success (because I didn't know enough to ask the right questions), this interactive book, with a DVD, about the Macintosh iHub applications (iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie and iDVD) was a "bolt out of the blue"!
It is the best organized, and easily understood tutorial that I have ever experienced in my long computer life In a short period of time this book had me downloading my "old" VHS movies, creating titles with special fade effects, importing background music, and producing DVDs of my family's "visual history" for my kids and grandkids to play on their TV's. Thank you Mr. Heid! I hope Mr. Heid follows this up with an "update" that covers the new iLife release. (Review Data Last Updated: 2007-06-24 09:05:37 EST)
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| 01-07-03 | 5 | 8\8 |
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My office is littered with "how to" books about computers and software and none can compare to this approach. It's like having someone in the room while you make your way through the learning process. I've always believed you can't just learn how to use these programs and put them away until later. You have to use them every day, and then you will know what you are doing; this approach breaks the ice. This is like the "Teach Yourself Visually" series, only better because the DVD supplements what is in the book. They have others on Word and Photoshop and I will be buying them soon. The only bad thing I can say is buy you copy from Amazon.com for [money], I paid [money] at [name].
(Review Data Last Updated: 2007-06-24 09:05:37 EST)
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| 01-06-03 | 5 | 8\8 |
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My office is littered with "how to" books about computers and software and none can compare to this approach. It's like having someone in the room while you make your way through the learning process. I've always believed you can't just learn how to use these programs and put them away until later. You have to use them every day, and then you will know what you are doing; this approach breaks the ice. This is like the "Teach Yourself Visually" series, only better because the DVD supplements what is in the book. They have others on Word and Photoshop and I will be buying them soon. The only bad thing I can say is buy you copy from Amazon.com for [money], I paid [money] at [name].
(Review Data Last Updated: 2007-03-06 09:41:06 EST)
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| 12-30-02 | 5 | 3\3 |
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This book is one of the best interactive tutorials I ever came across.It's very fun and easy to use.It's worth ten times the investment.After working through it you will have a very good knowldge of using the "iSoftware"(iTunes,iPhoto,iMovie,iDVD).
There are also great tips on plug-ins which I woudn't have find elsewhere.The training CD and the bokk work very nicely together.You will love this book!!! (Review Data Last Updated: 2007-06-24 09:05:37 EST)
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| 12-29-02 | 5 | 3\3 |
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This book is one of the best interactive tutorials I ever came across.Itęs very fun and easy to use.Itęs worth ten times the investment.After working through it you will have a very good knowldge of using the "iSoftware"(iTunes,iPhoto,iMovie,iDVD).
There are also great tips on plug-ins which I woudnęt have find elsewhere.The training CD and the bokk work very nicely together.You will love this book!!! (Review Data Last Updated: 2007-03-06 09:41:06 EST)
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