Macintosh iLife '09

This bestseller, fully updated to cover iLife '09, explores the Mac as a digital lifestyle hub.

Popular Mac guru Jim Heid walks readers through all the tools in iLife '09: iPhoto, iMovie, iWeb, GarageBand, and more.
Practical advice on integrating iLife apps in the home and at work.
Updated to cover the latest enhancements to the software suite, including Faces and Places in iPhoto and Animated Travel Maps in iMovie that enhances vacation movies with eye-catching animations.

Thanks to Apple's uniquely integrated creative tools, millions of Macintosh users view their Macs as the hub of a digital lifestyle where music, movies, digital photos, CDs, and DVDs converge. They use iTunes to organize their digital music libraries to play on their iPods; iMovie to edit, title, and produce effects for their own movies; iPhoto to enhance, organize, and share their photography; iDVD to create interactive DVDs; GarageBand to create their own digital music (even non-musicians); and iWeb to share their photos, movies, podcasts and blogs on the Web. But the real power comes when they begin to put the various media together. In The Macintosh iLife '09, longtime digital media guru Jim Heid makes the most of iLife '09 by delivering a highly interactive, enaging learning experience. This book is beautifully illustrated and contains tips, and project ideas, that readers can turn to for all things iLife '09. The updated coverage includes the latest products in iLife '09 (now available for $79): iPhoto '09 (including the revolutionary new Faces and Places features that allows users to organize their photos based on who's in them); iMovie '09 (including new Animated Travel Maps that enhance vacation movies with eye-catching animations); GarageBand '09; iWeb '09; and more. These amazing applications bring out the creative spirit in everyone.