23 INTRODUCING iLIFE ’09 Exploring iLife ’09 on the Mac chapter 2 22 How do I access a video tutorial? You can access online video tutorials that step you through common tasks in the iLife applications. 1 Click Help and then click Video Tutorials. A Web browser window opens showing the tutorial page for iLife. 2 Click to access the tutorials for an iLife application. The videos play inside your Web browser. A window opens showing help information. ● A list of related results appears at the bottom. You can click one for more information. ● You can click in the search box to start a new search. 24 33 11 22 44 55 1 Click the Apple menu ( ). 2 Click System Preferences. The System Preferences window opens. 3 Click Displays. Change Monitor Resolution You can change the monitor resolution to give you more area for the workspace of your iLife applications. Change Monitor Resolution 4 Click a new resolution. The monitor resolution changes. In this example, the monitor resolution is increased to offer more space to application windows. For LCD monitors, the maximum resolution listed offers the sharpest picture. 5 Click to close the System Preferences window. The changes are saved. 25 INTRODUCING iLIFE ’09 Exploring iLife ’09 on the Mac chapter 2 11 22 The application quits. 1 Click the menu named for the iLife application. This example shows the GarageBand application, so GarageBand is clicked. 2 Click the Quit command. Quit an iLife Application You can quit an iLife application after you have finished viewing, organizing, and sharing your digital media. Quit an iLife ’09 Application 26 11 22 33 The System Preferences window opens. 3 Click MobileMe. 1 Click the Apple menu ( ). 2 Click System Preferences. Sign In to MobileMe Many of the iLife applications can publish media such as photos, movies, and Web pages to MobileMe. MobileMe is a service run by Apple that lets you store content online and share it with friends and family. To use the MobileMe-based features of iLife, you must sign in to your MobileMe account. Sign In to MobileMe 27 INTRODUCING iLIFE ’09 Exploring iLife ’09 on the Mac chapter 2 44 55 66 How do I sign up for a MobileMe account and what does it include? Visit www.me.com to sign up for a MobileMe account. An account costs $99 per year from Apple. You can try the service free for 60 days. You can also purchase MobileMe from online vendors such as Amazon.com, sometimes for a discount. A MobileMe account includes: ● E-mail access with a personalized address at membername@me.com. ● Synchronized access to your contact list for all your computers and mobile devices. ● Synchronized access to your calendar for all your computers and mobile devices. ● An online system for sharing photos and videos. ● The iDisk service, which lets you share and back up files from your computers and other devices. You can also access your Web pages published from iWeb in your iDisk files. ● You are signed in and your account status appears. Note: See the other chapters in this book for details about using MobileMe-based features. ● You can click to sign out. Sign-in fields appear if you are not signed in. 4 Type your member name. 5 Type your password. 6 Click Sign In. part I I III I I III A B C A B C my photos A B C A B C A B C A B C Working with iPhoto ’09 With iPhoto ’09, you can easily edit, enhance, and share the images on your Mac. The program helps you download images from a digital camera, optimize color and lighting of the images, and assemble the images into photo books, slideshows, and other projects. This part teaches you to how to make the most of this powerful program. I I II I I II Chapter 3: Importing and Viewing Photos 30 Chapter 4: Organizing Photos 48 Chapter 5: Editing Photos 76 Chapter 6: Sharing Photos 94 30 iPhoto enables you to organize, enhance, and share your collection of digital photos. Take a moment to familiarize yourself with the iPhoto workspace. Thumbnails Small versions of your photos, called thumbnails, appear here in the photo browser. You can change their size using the slider in the bottom-right corner of the workspace or magnify them by double-clicking. See the tasks in this chapter for more about viewing photos. Source List By clicking different buttons in the source list, you can filter and sort your library photos by when or where they were taken, or by the faces that appear in them. See Chapter 4 for more about organizing photos. Organization You can organize photos into subject-specific albums or display them as slideshows. With slideshows, you can control the transitions between photos as well as slide durations. Name Faces The Name feature allows you to label the faces in your photos with names. iPhoto automatically recognizes faces in your images to help you with the labeling. Editing Tools You can edit the color, lighting, and other characteristics of a photo using various tools. This can help you fix poorly exposed or washed-out photos. You can also remove unwanted objects or blemishes with a Retouch tool. See Chapter 5 for more. Search Box A search box allows you to search by title or description, date, keyword, or rating. Play Slideshow A button at the bottom of the workspace lets you quickly show the currently displayed photos as a slideshow with a theme and background music. Understanding the iPhoto Workspace 31 chapter 3 Importing and Viewing Photos WORKING WITH iPHOTO ‘09 Keepsakes Keepsakes are photo-related projects such as photo books and calendars that you can create in iPhoto. You can have your finished keepsakes printed professionally. See Chapter 6 for more about keepsakes. Sharing You can share your photos by posting them to Web galleries, sending them by e-mail, or transferring them to online services such as Facebook and Flickr. See Chapter 6 for more information. 32 44 33 22 66 22 55 iPhoto Library Recent Last Import Devices File Edit Photos iPhotos Events Share View Window Help Im a g es Expo r t in g Importing Images Mac Mo de 3 Type an event name to categorize the selected photos. Note: For more about how iPhoto organizes photos by event, see Chapter 4. 4 Type a description of the event. 5 Select Autosplit events after importing to automatically group your photos by date ( changes to ). 6 Click Import Selected. ● You can click Import All to import all the photos on your camera at once. 1 Connect your camera to your Mac using a USB cable and turn the camera on. iPhoto launches and displays the photos on your camera. If iPhoto does not launch automatically, click iPhoto in the Dock to launch it. ● The camera name appears here. 2 -click the photos you want to import. Import Photos from a Camera You can bring digital images into iPhoto directly from a camera. Most digital cameras connect to a Mac through a USB cable. Mac computers come with multiple USB ports where you can connect cables. For details about connecting your specific camera, see the documentation that came with the device. Import Photos from a Camera . iPhoto Workspace 31 chapter 3 Importing and Viewing Photos WORKING WITH iPHOTO ‘09 Keepsakes Keepsakes are photo-related projects such as photo books and calendars that you can create in iPhoto saved. 25 INTRODUCING iLIFE ’09 Exploring iLife ’09 on the Mac chapter 2 11 22 The application quits. 1 Click the menu named for the iLife application. This example shows the GarageBand application,. window opens. 3 Click MobileMe. 1 Click the Apple menu ( ). 2 Click System Preferences. Sign In to MobileMe Many of the iLife applications can publish media such as photos, movies, and Web pages