An Introduction to iLife Training

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Anyone who prefers hands-on, interactive instruction to best explore the functionality of the iLife applications.

• Organizing and editing pictures in iPhoto
• Editing and sharing movies with iMovie
• Working with audio in iMovie
• Recording a podcast
• Creating a web site with iWeb
• Creating a blog

iPhoto

1. Viewing and E-mailing Photos

• Opening iPhoto
• iPhoto Window
• Importing Photos from a Camera
• Viewing Photos in an Event
• E-mailing Your Photos

2. Rating and Fixing Photos

• Rating Photos
• Applying Quick Fixes
• Fixing Photos in Edit View
• Using Effects
• Working with Albums
• Transferring Photos to Mobile Devices

3. Arranging Photos by Faces and Places

• Finding People in Your Photos
• Creating a Smart Album from a Map
• Finding Places
• Creating a Smart Album from a Map
• Posting to Facebook, Flickr, and MobileMe

4. Perfecting Your Pictures

• Histogram
• Correcting Exposure
• Applying Definition
• Adjusting White Balance

5. Designing a Photo Book

• Creating a Book Layout
• Ordering Books

6. Making Photos Move with Slideshows

• Using Slideshows, Presets, and Albums
• Using Instant Slideshow
• Creating and Sharing a Slideshow Album
• Changing Settings and Options

7. Importing and Managing Photos

• Photo Formats
• Importing a Photo Folder
• Organizing Your Event
• Assigning Keywords to Photos
• Sharing Photos Over a Network

iMovie

8. Moviemaking Made Easy

• Opening iMovie
• Looking at the iMovie Window
• Getting Clips into iMovie
• Skimming and Playing Clips
• Marking the Best and Worst Clips
• Filtering Events
• Playing an Event in Full Screen
• Creating a New Project Using a Theme
• Using Transitions
• Getting a Movie to Your iPad, iPhone, or iPod

9. Having Fun with iMovie Trailers

• Selecting a New Event and a Trailer Genre
• Changing the Outline
• Filling in the Storyboard
• Personalizing the Storyline

10. Creating Your Own Sports Highlights Video

• Switching Projects in the Library
• Applying a Theme to an Existing Project
• Using the Sports Team Editor
• Customizing a Team vs. Team Graphic
• Highlighting a Player

11. Refining a Movie

• Creating a Project without Using a Theme
• Editing a Movie and Enhancing Clips
• Working with Audio
• Stabilizing a Project Clip

12. Moviemaking with Photos and iPhoto Clips

• Accessing iPhoto Clips
• Finding and Using Photos
• Choosing a Title
• Creating a Cutaway Shot
• Editing to a Musical Beat and Enhancing Audio
• Analyzing for Stabilization
• Sharing Movies Online

13. Advanced Moviemaking

• Choosing Projects from the Library
• Setting a Location Using Travel Maps
• Trimming with the Precision Editor
• Recording Narration
• Using Audio from a Video Clip
• Enhancing Audio
• Enabling Advanced Tools

14. Capturing and Managing Media

• Video Formats
• Getting Clips into iMovie
• Managing Events in Your Library
• Adjusting a Clip's Date and Time
• Analyzing and Event to Detect People
• Using Keywords and Making Backups
• Reclaiming Hard Disk Space
• GarageBand

15. Learning to Play Music with GarageBand

• Opening GarageBand
• Connecting Instruments to the Mac
• Learning to Play Guitar or Piano
• Exploring the Interface
• Navigating Between Lesson Sections
• Customizing the Lesson Workspace
• Tuning During a Lesson
• Recording and Reviewing Your Practice
• Tracking Your Package
• Changing a Lesson Mix
• Downloading Additional Learn to Play Lessons
• Taking an Artist Lessons

16. Jamming and Creating Music with GarageBand

• Selecting a Musical Genre
• Navigating and Controlling Playback
• Auditioning Virtual Musicians and Instrumental Parts
• Mixing Instruments in Magic GarageBand
• Setting Up Your Instrument and Adding a Custom Instrument
• Recording a Part
• Opening and Saving the Song in GarageBand

17. Recording Music in GarageBand

• Recording Music Tracks in GarageBand
• Opening a GarageBand Project
• Exploring a GarageBand Window
• Setting Up an Electric Guitar Track
• Monitoring Input
• Recording a Single Take
• Using Guitar Amps and Stompboxes
• Saving Effects Settings
• Multiple Takes Recording
• Selecting and Splitting Takes
• Working with an Acoustic Guitar Track
• Recording a New Software Instrument Part
• Playing the Onscreen Music Keyboard

18. Fixing, Arranging, and Mixing Music in GarageBand

• Recognizing Timing Issues
• Quantizing a Software Instrument Region
• Trimming and Looping a Region
• Working with Groove Matching and Apple Loops
• Browsing and Adding Loops to the Project
• Arranging Loops and Tracks in the Timeline
• Duplicating and PanningTracks
• Transposing a Region in the Editor

19. Finishing and Sharing a Project

• Finishing a Song
• Adding Effects to the Overall Song
• Sharing with other iLife Applications
• Saving a Project with iLife Preview
• Finishing a Podcast
• Importing a GarageBand Project
• Working with Artwork and Markers
• Using the Artwork Editor
• Adding Podcast Episode Info
• Sending a Podcast to iWeb
• Exporting a Project as a Quicktime Movie
• iDVD and iWeb

20. Perfecting Your Pictures

• Preparing a Movie for iDVD
• Starting Your iDVD Project
• Navigating Your Project with the Map
• Switching Themes
• Editing Drop Zones and Menus
• Creating a Photo Slideshow in iDVD
• Previewing and Burning Your DVD