iMovie: The Missing Manual: 2014 release, covers iMovie 10.0 for Mac and 2.0 for iOS

by David Pogue, Aaron Miller

Apple’s iMovie makes it easier than ever to turn raw digital footage into highly creative video projects—but the program still doesn’t include a printed manual to help you get started. Fortunately, experts David Pogue and Aaron Miller are back with hand-on, step-by-step instructions and advice to help you create polished movies on your Mac, iPhone, or iPad. No wonder it’s the top-selling iMovie book.

The important stuff you need to know:



Edit video like the pros. Import raw footage and add transitions, music, and titles using iMovie’s intuitive timeline editor.

Find out what’s new. Learn about iMovie’s simplified but powerful new interface, streamlined footage import, and background processing.

Use sophisticated tools. Slow down or speed up a scene, stabilize shaky shots, enhance your video’s look and sound, and more.

Share your masterpiece. With a single click, post your movie to YouTube, Facebook, Vimeo, CNN iReport, and your own website.

Create stunning trailers. Design Hollywood-style “Coming Attractions!” previews.

Get crystal-clear, jargon-free explanations. Learn how to use both the desktop and iOS versions of iMovie.

Make showtime any time. Upload movies and trailers to iMovie’s servers and show them off anywhere.

431 pages, Paperback

Published July 1, 2014

About the author

David Pogue, Yale '85, is the weekly personal-technology columnist for the New York Times and an Emmy award-winning tech correspondent for CBS News. His funny tech videos appear weekly on CNBC. And with 3 million books in print, he is also one of the world's bestselling how- to authors. He wrote or co-wrote seven books in the "For Dummies" series (including Macs, Magic, Opera, and Classical Music). In 1999, he launched his own series of amusing, practical, and user-friendly computer books called Missing Manuals, which now includes 100 titles.

David and his wife, Jennifer Pogue, MD, live in Connecticut with their three young children.