Tell me where to go. really It's OK

[Don C]

It is high time that I learn how to use iMovie. I want to cut some scenes from a homemade movie, maybe move some VHS tapes to DVDs and record off the Panasonic cable set top box.

An obvious source of information is David Pogue's "iMovie 6 and iDVD, the Missing Manual" but the information box tells me that I have iMovie 3.0.3. Will the Pogue book help, given the differences in the versions?

a Google search gives me some sources that date back to 2004 which is pre Panther!

I'll be using my G5 iMac with Tiger. I do not have iLife, because up to this point I've not needed it.

So, where do I go to learn how to move past music and get going in video?

TIA

[deckeda]

Some ideas:
1. Keep searching for an old book
2. Just play around with it/use the built-in Help --- you won't hurt anything
3. Wait for iLife '07 in a few months
4. Look for a deal on iLife '06

Now, importing INTO the Mac is another topic ...

[incognegro]

http://www.danslagle.com/mac/iMovie/index.shtml
http://movielibrary.lynda.com/html/modLi...sp?pid=210
http://www.atomiclearning.com/imovie3x
http://www.apple.com/support/imovie/tutorial/

[rz]

For the cost of postage, I could send you the iLife '04 discs. And as soon as iLife '07 comes out, I'll probably make the same offer for iLife '05. PM me if interested.

[LyleH]

Fry's usually have some excellent close-out deals in their "discounted books" area. Usually about 25 percent of the original cost. Yesterday I even saw a couple of older iApps books which might work for you. These books can be hard to find, but are usually in big box-like displays with a mixture of books.

And you could search Amazon - they have some excellent deals on used books. Most used books I have purchased from them have looked brand new.

LyleH

[Mike V]

Maybe it's just because I've been around video for a long time, but I don't think iMovie really warrants a manual.

Just give it a shot, it's all pretty intuitive.