Apple Training Series: iLife 06 (Apple Training)
Written by: Michael Rubin
Editorial Reviews:
In the only Apple-certified guide to iLife ’06, you will be making miracles with iLife within the first few pages. Using real-life material and practical lessons that you can apply immediately to your own projects, this book/DVD combo offers a complete, self-paced course in all aspects of iLife ’06. Focused lessons take you step-by-step through everything from arranging your iTunes library to creating Hollywood-style movies using motion titles. Fully updated to cover all the new features of iLife ’06 including the brand new iWeb application, this book will take you from newbie to producer of your own media content in one day! The book is both a self-paced learning tool and the official curriculum of the Apple Training and Certification Program, used by schools and training centers worldwide. An easy, accessible style paired with ample illustrations and keyboard shortcuts guarantee that readers will make iLife their life in no time.
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Customer Rating:
Summary: APPLE TRAINING SERIES: iLIFE 06
Comment: THIS IS A GREAT LEARNING TOOL FOR iLIFE 06. COMPLETE AND UNDERSTANDABLE DIRECTIONS. BOOK WAS A NEW UNUSED ITEM AS STATED. QUICK DELIVERY.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Good tutorial
Comment: It's a good tutorial book, but kind of specific to their examples. For a dumb guy like me ;), I couldn't kind of bring their expertise into my projects.
Customer Rating:
Summary: beginners please
Comment: Logically and spaciously designed, well-written and conceived, ilife 06 is the perfect beginner's introduction to creative tools. It allows someone who has net zero experience in visual, audio, or web processing to put something together on the web in a matter of days. The reason ilife 06 is so good is that it limits itself to instructing true beginners and never tries to be an all-in-one manual. Of course that's also the book's downside: it will only take you through the software's most basic uses, even though the ilife suite is a much deeper set of applications. Result: eventually you'll need another instructional guide, but untill then, this is the best start-up on the market.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Perfect for beginners and intermediates alike
Comment: Some of the other reviews have dinged this book because of its "beginner" nature, but this is precisely why you are using a training book for beginner to intermediate type software. If you knew how to use the software already, why would you need a book? No program in iLife '06 is professional quality, it was never meant to be.
The iLife suite of products was developed to be user friendly while at the same time making attractive projects. The developers have achieved this quality beautifully, and that is why we have all paid a premium to own a MAC.
As an intermediate user of the iLife programs, I have done projects on my own and with the help of books (I have both Jim Heid's book and Rubin's book). And for my money, Rubin's book is easier to use and more logically set-up. I found myself wanting more information with Heid's book, but have found that all of the information I need is included in Rubin's book. Both books are visually very attractive, but I have to give the nod to Rubin for content. It seems more thorough and logically presented. The lessons included in the DVD are a great way for beginners to learn the products.
I would buy this book again. It achieves exactly what it set out to do; introduce you to the iLife suite of programs.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Book lacks much information.
Comment: After glancing through the book I was very disappointed. The introduction told you that this was not a comprehensive guide and it was merely a supplement to other information such as the help and Jim Held's book. This was not stated in the information on the book. If that's the case, why not get Jim Held's book? I was particularly interested in iWeb. The information given for iWeb was sparce. It merely gave information on setting up a page and importing pictures from iPhoto onto the web page. It said nothing about links and other important web information. Perhaps it was on the disk. I dont know. I never opened the disk because I knew I wanted to return the book. The only reason I gave it two stars at all was because it said that the disk contained turorials.
Dewey Decimal Number: 006.7
EAN: 9780321421647
ISBN: 0321421647
Label: Peachpit Press
Manufacturer: Peachpit Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 480
Publication Date: 2006-05-05
Publisher: Peachpit Press
Studio: Peachpit Press
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Editorial Reviews:
In the only Apple-certified guide to iLife ’06, you will be making miracles with iLife within the first few pages. Using real-life material and practical lessons that you can apply immediately to your own projects, this book/DVD combo offers a complete, self-paced course in all aspects of iLife ’06. Focused lessons take you step-by-step through everything from arranging your iTunes library to creating Hollywood-style movies using motion titles. Fully updated to cover all the new features of iLife ’06 including the brand new iWeb application, this book will take you from newbie to producer of your own media content in one day! The book is both a self-paced learning tool and the official curriculum of the Apple Training and Certification Program, used by schools and training centers worldwide. An easy, accessible style paired with ample illustrations and keyboard shortcuts guarantee that readers will make iLife their life in no time.
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Spotlight customer reviews:
Customer Rating:
Summary: APPLE TRAINING SERIES: iLIFE 06
Comment: THIS IS A GREAT LEARNING TOOL FOR iLIFE 06. COMPLETE AND UNDERSTANDABLE DIRECTIONS. BOOK WAS A NEW UNUSED ITEM AS STATED. QUICK DELIVERY.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Good tutorial
Comment: It's a good tutorial book, but kind of specific to their examples. For a dumb guy like me ;), I couldn't kind of bring their expertise into my projects.
Customer Rating:
Summary: beginners please
Comment: Logically and spaciously designed, well-written and conceived, ilife 06 is the perfect beginner's introduction to creative tools. It allows someone who has net zero experience in visual, audio, or web processing to put something together on the web in a matter of days. The reason ilife 06 is so good is that it limits itself to instructing true beginners and never tries to be an all-in-one manual. Of course that's also the book's downside: it will only take you through the software's most basic uses, even though the ilife suite is a much deeper set of applications. Result: eventually you'll need another instructional guide, but untill then, this is the best start-up on the market.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Perfect for beginners and intermediates alike
Comment: Some of the other reviews have dinged this book because of its "beginner" nature, but this is precisely why you are using a training book for beginner to intermediate type software. If you knew how to use the software already, why would you need a book? No program in iLife '06 is professional quality, it was never meant to be.
The iLife suite of products was developed to be user friendly while at the same time making attractive projects. The developers have achieved this quality beautifully, and that is why we have all paid a premium to own a MAC.
As an intermediate user of the iLife programs, I have done projects on my own and with the help of books (I have both Jim Heid's book and Rubin's book). And for my money, Rubin's book is easier to use and more logically set-up. I found myself wanting more information with Heid's book, but have found that all of the information I need is included in Rubin's book. Both books are visually very attractive, but I have to give the nod to Rubin for content. It seems more thorough and logically presented. The lessons included in the DVD are a great way for beginners to learn the products.
I would buy this book again. It achieves exactly what it set out to do; introduce you to the iLife suite of programs.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Book lacks much information.
Comment: After glancing through the book I was very disappointed. The introduction told you that this was not a comprehensive guide and it was merely a supplement to other information such as the help and Jim Held's book. This was not stated in the information on the book. If that's the case, why not get Jim Held's book? I was particularly interested in iWeb. The information given for iWeb was sparce. It merely gave information on setting up a page and importing pictures from iPhoto onto the web page. It said nothing about links and other important web information. Perhaps it was on the disk. I dont know. I never opened the disk because I knew I wanted to return the book. The only reason I gave it two stars at all was because it said that the disk contained turorials.
Technical Details
Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 006.7
EAN: 9780321421647
ISBN: 0321421647
Label: Peachpit Press
Manufacturer: Peachpit Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 480
Publication Date: 2006-05-05
Publisher: Peachpit Press
Studio: Peachpit Press
