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Publishing Your Movie to Apple Devices
To create a movie that can be played on Apple devices or any computer using iTunes, use the Share to iTunes command. With your movie open, choose Share > iTunes. A dialog opens, asking which size you would like to publish. The dots beneath each icon in the dialog identify which sizes are suitable for which [...]
Continue reading...Importing Old VHS Tapes Using a DV Camcorder
8. March 2009
If you own a digital camcorder, but still have some older VHS (or other format) tapes, you can bring that footage into iMovie to edit or even just to store digitally. Connect your VCR to your camcorder and record the contents of the VHS tape to the DV tape. Then, you can import your footage into [...]
Continue reading...iMovie Chapters as iDVD Clips
22. March 2008
Q: I use iMovie and iDVD to make DVDs of family video clips. I would like to map the DVD chapters so that after each one plays, you return to the DVD menu instead of continuing on to the end of the DVD. Is there a way to do this, either as part of the [...]
Continue reading...Keep Using iMovie HD 6 Even After Upgrading to iMovie ‘08
16. March 2008
iMovie ‘08 looks like it will be an innovative and uniquely useful program. However, at present it’s lacking some of the features of iMovie HD 6. For example, it currently lacks themes, multi-audio support, dedicated timeline view, and plug-in support. Also, the available transitions and effects are very limited. It appears that Apple is currently [...]
Continue reading...A Word About iMovie 7
16. March 2008
Of all the applications that make up iLife ‘08, one has attracted some critical attention — iMovie 7. The cause of the kerfuffle is that iMovie 7 is a complete rewrite of the program rather than just an update, and that it has adopted a completely new paradigm. While this has won praise in some quarters, [...]
Continue reading...iMovie and iDVD Documents
18. May 2006
One of the most common problems computer users have is that they don’t know where their documents are saved. For iMovie and iDVD users, the problem can be complicated by the fact that they’re not quite sure what they’re looking for. As it happens, the situation has recently been complicated a bit, as these applications [...]
Continue reading...iMovie Undo
2. February 2006
iMovie has ten undos. Just keep pressing Command/Z until you get back to your mistake. You must not have emptied iMovie’s Trash somewhere in the 10 undos.
Continue reading...Clip Conveyance
9. November 2005
Q: I’ve been trying to copy a movie clip from one iMovie project into another. The problem is that when I try to move just the small clip that I’ve designated, the whole original moves. What’s the proper way to do this? ~ Martin Goldstein A: In all likelihood, when you attempt to move that one [...]
Continue reading...iLife Resources
24. October 2005
It’s been some time since any of us have written about iLife. I use iPhoto and iTunes on a regular basis, but I don’t use either application in any depth. I haven’t used iMovie in a long time, have never used iDVD except to write an article, and have used GarageBand only two or three [...]
Continue reading...VHS to Computer
24. June 2005
In Video Smidio there is much discussion about various ways to go from VHS to computer. The best solution, by far is to just use a modern video camera into a VCR and copy the VHS to DVtape. Then plug the DV camcorder into the computer and, voila, you have digital video to edit, etc. [...]
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Apple News 
Antiglare Display Option For 15-inch MacBook Pro Now Available
If you prefer a display with antiglare coating for a matte rather than glossy viewing experience, an antiglare display is now available as a configure-to-order option on all 15-inch MacBook Pro models. This display has a silver aluminum bezel, which is the same as the 17-inch antiglare MacBook Pro display.Google CEO Schmidt leaves Apple board
In a statement, Apple CEO Steve Jobs cited potential conflicts of interest in explaining Schmidt’s resignation.
“Eric’s effectiveness as an Apple board member will be significantly diminished, since he will have to recuse himself from even larger portions of our meetings,” he said.
Apple is racing to offer a portable tablet-sized computer in time for the Christmas shopping season, in what the entertainment industry hopes will be a new revolution.
via Financial Times.
Apple updates MacBook Pro firmware
Apple has released an update for its newest MacBook Pro notebooks introduced at its Worldwide Developers Conference earlier this month.
via CNET News.
19. July 2009
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