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Online Addendum to iDVD -- Part of iMovie ’09 & iDVD for Mac OS X: Visual QuickStart Guide: Jul 29, 2009; This addendum to Jeff Carlson's book, iMovie ’09 & iDVD for Mac OS X: Visual QuickStart Guide, covers iDvD in detail.

OtterBox for iPod: Armor Plating for Your Music: May 19, 2006; Is the OtterBox for iPod worthy of its "waterproof, dustproof, dirtproof, sandproof, and drop-proof" claims? And is it a viable case for everyday use? Dustin Sullivan puts one to the test.

Peachpit Press is First to Release New Final Cut Express Guide: Jan 9, 2003; Peachpit Press will be first on the scene with a reference tool to educate the new legions of Final Cut Express users, authored by Noted Digital Video Expert Lisa Brenneis.

Playing Music and More in iTunes: Mar 31, 2006; iTunes gives you multiple ways to locate and play songs. You may already know some of them; if you read this chapter, however, you'll likely pick up some new tricks, as well as grasp some nuances of iTunes that may save you confusion and frustration.

Pocket Guide to Using The iTunes Store With Your Apple TV: Jul 13, 2007; iTunes Store proves to be the easiest way to purchase movies and TV shows.

Pod’s Theme: iPod Essentials: Dec 8, 2006; Scott Kelby covers everything that makes your iPod work on the inside: from rating your favorites to changing the volume to setting the EQ, this chapter covers most iPod functions controllable from the main menu.

Podcasting Made Easy with GarageBand 3, iWeb, and .Mac: Apr 14, 2006; If you're worried that podcasting seems too complicated, take heart. Apple's iLife '06 makes if fun and easy to put your voice out there. Find out how easy it is with this step-by-step guide from expert Ryan Faas.

Preprocessing: How Real Movie Magic is Made: May 5, 2008; In this excerpt from Real World Video Compression, author Andy Beach shares industrial-strength preprocessing techniques that will make your video look professional no matter what device you're watching it on.

Presets and Preferences in Final Cut Pro for Mac OS X: Oct 6, 2005; Final Cut Pro's designers have carefully organized the tools you use to configure settings and preferences. The goal of this organization is to make it much easier for editors using the most common hardware and video formats to configure FCP—and much more difficult for users to unintentionally modify individual settings within a preset configuration. This chapter covers in detail the various preferences and customization options that are available in Final Cut Pro.

Q&A with Lisa Brenneis: Oct 6, 2009; Peachpit marketing manager Damon Hampson interviews Lisa Brenneis, author of Final Cut Pro 7: Visual QuickPro Guide, about some of her favorite new features in Final Cut Pro 7, exciting new developments in the world of film/video production and editing, and why all-girl bands aren't for her.

QuickStart Guide to Lighting for Movies: Feb 8, 2008; Author Jeff Carlson helps you avoid disasters in the editing room by making sure you shoot your films in the right light.

Recoding iWeb Sites Part 1: How to Combine iWeb Sites with Other Web Design Tools for Even Better Sites: May 19, 2006; Apple's iWeb makes creating polished Web pages incredibly easy because you never have to deal with the code. Unfortunately, that also means you can't add Web goodies to your site that require adding pieces of code directly to the page. Fortunately, modifying the code after publishing a site with iWeb is possible, and Ryan Faas fills you in on how to do it.

Recoding iWeb Sites Part 2: Manipulating Code for iWeb-Created Page Elements: Jun 2, 2006; You like iWeb's overall ease of use, right? But what if you need to do something extra with a few of your pages? You designed a site in iWeb and now want to expand the site with other technologies and using a different Web design tool? In part two of Ryan Faas' series, find out about the type of code iWeb creates and how you can rework it for your own use.

Revised Book/DVD to Cover Apple's New iLife Suite: Jan 8, 2003; Peachpit Press author given advance access to new versions and is available for comment on Apple's new iLife strategy

Robin Williams Cool Mac Apps: iMovie: Oct 6, 2005; There isn't much more boring than an unedited movie, and home movies are no exception. This chapter will help you learn to edit your home movies with iMovie HD.

Set Up Your Own Secure Messaging System with iChat Server: Aug 3, 2007; iChat Server makes adding secure text and audio/video chat to your network fast and easy. Read on with Ryan Faas to find out how to set up internal instant messaging and video conferencing in a few clicks without spending a fortune.

Shopping at the iTunes Music Store: Oct 15, 2004; This sample of the book Macintosh iLife 04, The: An Interactive Guide to iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD, and GarageBand by Jim Heid takes you on a tour of Apple's popular online music store and offers some tips for improving your online experience.

Shuffle That Data! Using Your iPod as a Data Repository: Mar 11, 2005; OK, so you've sprung for the iPod shuffle. You learned how to play Shuffle Roulette. (Random mode on! Click! Song. Click! Song. Click!) But you want more, more, more. The iPod shuffle can hold more than music; it can also hold your data. Larry Loeb looks at some of the tools that can help make your data synchronized and accessible.

Taking Your iPod Beyond Music: May 13, 2004; Avowed Windows lover Matthew David became enamored of a little white box full of favorite tunes. Now he has found that his Apple iPod can do even more than fill his life with music.