Joe Zaret, Apple Solutions Consultant based at Best Buy Iwilei will present a hands-on workshop on iMovie and iDVD on September 5th at ING Direct Cafe.  Participants should bring  their laptops with the current or a previous version  and will be led through the features of these products.

Currently filled, HMAUS members given priority.  Nominal cost.

Ross Rasmussen introduced two robust iApps, iMovie and iDVD ’09 to save your memories in an entertaining and professional looking way.  In a two hour MacLearn session on August 22^nd he took the process from start to finish.  He shot some video clips of traffic on Kalakaua Avenue and of Richard Sato dancing, well, gesturing, in front of the green wall upstairs at the ING Direct Café.  He imported them as iMovie Events, and from those Events, selected and dragged clips into an iMovie project.  Built-in templates, titles and effects made it easy to stitch the clips into a movie.  He turned Richard upside and had traffic driving through him on Kalakaua.  Howz that?!

He then demonstrated how easy it is to create a DVD with your movies or photo slideshows made with zoom and pan Ken Burns effects.  You start with one of about 100 free templates. Then you drag in movies and photos from your media browser. They become links to your media. You format these links as buttons,  framed pictures or video clips to create a menu, just like the DVDs you buy at the video store.  Add music and  just click the Burn button and you have a DVD.

Missed it or want handouts?  Go to http://drop.io/hmaus_maclearn to download the iMovie and iDVD handouts. Check out the Apple video tutorials at http://www.apple.com/ilife/tutorials/#imovie The handouts are designed to work with the these tutorials.

Mahalo to Ross who not only gave us a great presentation last Saturday, but also provided a very enjoyable hands-on iPhoto workshop two weeks ago for 11 lucky HMAUSers.  Mahalo also to Jeff Kang who again provided yet another tech rescue for us, and took these pictures.  Finally, thank you to ING Direct for providing us with a super venue.

What’s next? Join us at the September 26th MacLearn from 10-12 at ING Direct Café. Colin Murphy, Apple Solutions Consultant based at Best Buy Pearl City presents iWork ’09, a great wordprocessing, spreadsheet and presentation suite.  Tip:  right now there are the BEST prices I’ve ever seen for  iWork -  Amazon.com has it for $46.99 with free shipping, the University of Hawaii Bookstores have it for $49 for students/staff, and it’s $79 at Best Buy with shopping points! (Note:  iWork requires 10.4 or higher). Click here for driving/parking directions to ING Direct Cafe. Hope to see you.

Other upcoming MacLearn activities:   iMovie, iDVD hands-on session by Joe Zaret on Sept. 5th and a iPhoto hands-on session by Gregg Kamei on Sept. 12th.  Sorry, both are filled, but watch your HMAUS email member announcements for last minute openings and the next workshop.

iDVD iMovie

Don’t forget to join us next Saturday from 10-12 noon at ING Direct Cafe.  Ross Rasmussen is presenting iMovie and iDVD.  If you have OS X on your Mac, you have iMovie and iDVD built in. ’09 only works with OS 10.5 but it looks like ’06 and has many features of ’08.  So whatever version you have, come see what it can do.  You’ll be amazed how Mac easy it is.  For details click 8/22 on the Event Calendar in the left sidebar.  PLEASE check the Parking Directions if this is your first time at ING Direct.  Free, everyone welcome. No registration necessary.

Coming next: September MacLearn iWork ‘09 with Colin Murphy, Apple Solutions Consultant at Best Buy Pearl City.

Ross Rasmussen

Join us August 22, Saturday from 10-12 at ING Direct Cafe for 2 hours of iMovie and iDVD by Ross Rasmussen, Windward Adult School instructor. Ross just completed a great iPhoto handson workshop and  now he focuses on two amazing products you get for free with your new Mac.   Take those cellular phone and digital camera movies, still pictures and actually do something  with them. You know what I mean 8-).

iMovie lets you import movies, clip them,  drop them into a project window, then drag to reorder them, add text, special effects and transitions.  Finish them off with music and even rolling credits.  Save them out as a Quicktime movie or export to YouTube or iTunes.  Then comes iDVD.  Take 2, 3 or more movies and put them together in a self-playing DVD with cool templates you drag and drop your stuff into.  Way cool!

ING Direct Cafe 1958 Kalakaua Avenue.  Please click to see driving/parking directions.  Parking available in the employee lot on Niu St. (preferred). If you do park behind the cafe please leave some spaces behind the Cafe for their regular customers.   We want to continue to be welcome guests.  This is the best venue we’ve had yet 8-)  Mahalo.

Join us!

Joe Zaret

Create your own DVD in less time than it takes to watch one.  With iDVD, you can premiere your movies and photo slideshows on a professional-quality DVD with animated menus, buttons,  scene selection, and more. All customizable to suit whatever you!re sharing.

Or you can use Magic iDVD. Choose from a collection of themes,  Select the movies and photos you want to feature, then have Magic iDVD automatically create a complete DVD project, with main menu,  buttons,  menus, and more, that!s ready to burn and share with family and friends.

Joe Zaret, Apple Solutions Consultant at Best Buy invites you to a free presentation between 12 and 3 pm on June 20th.  He will repeat the demo during that time.
Location:  Apple section in the Iwilei Best Buy store at 478 Alakawa Street just down the street from the Costco gas station.  Come!