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Apple G4 manual Share your desktop iMovie with your friends and family

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What You Can Do

iMovie is an easy-to-use digital video-editing software application. With iMovie and a digital video camcorder, you can create and edit your own movies. Import video from the camera, edit clips, add transitions, titles, sound effects, and music. Then copy the movie to a camcorder tape or create a QuickTime movie. You can even share your QuickTime movies by placing them on the Web on your Apple iDisk or HomePage.

To Get Started

1Shoot your video, connect the camera to your computer’s FireWire port, and then open iMovie.

2Click the Import button to import movie clips to the shelf, then add them to your movie by dragging them to the clip viewer.

3Assemble and edit your movie in the clip viewer and timeline viewer.

4Add transitions, titles, sound, and music.

5When you are ﬁnished, choose Export from the File menu.

Tips and Tricks

Share your desktop iMovie with your friends and family

Export your movie as a QuickTime Web movie and copy the movie to your iDisk.

Then use HomePage to create your own iMovie theater so that others can view your movie on the Internet.

To Learn More

For more information on using iMovie, see the iMovie Tutorial or iMovie Help. For the latest on iMovie, including iMovie updates, additional plug-ins, and a list of compatible DV camcorders, go to the iMovie Web site at www.apple.com/imovie

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Apple G4 manual Share your desktop iMovie with your friends and family

Contents

Setting Up Your Power Mac G4 Apple Computer, Inc Contents Installing a PCI Expansion Card or Replacing the AGP Card Installing MemoryImportant Ergonomic and Health-Related Information Working Inside Your ComputerPositioning the Computer and Display Setting UpYou can skip this step Plugging In the Computer115 USB ports ADC monitor port VGA monitor port Modem port Ethernet port Need Help? What’s Next? When You’re Not Using the ComputerAdjusting Your Monitor Page This Chapter If You Are New to the MacYour Computer at a Glance Opens the drive tray Ports and Connectors-Expanding Your Computer’s Capabilities Connect a phone cord to the internal modem Drive position Slots 2-5 33 MHz PCI slots Slot 1 AGP slot Hard disk drive carriers Sherlock 2-Your Internet Search Detective To Get Started What You Can DoTips and Tricks To Learn MoreKidSafe ITools-Free Internet Services for Mac UsersCreate an alias of your iDisk for easy access Apple.com-Your Starting Place on the World Wide Web IReviewApple Support QuickTime-Audio and Video on the Internet Volume control Play button Favorites drawerWhat You Can Do Playhead IMovie 2-Create and Edit Your Own Digital MoviesShare your desktop iMovie with your friends and family Set Schedule Adjust your Software Update schedule Accounts Multiple Users-Turn One Mac Into ManyCreate a voice print passphrase Mac Help-Answers to All Your Macintosh Questions Using Your Computer Customizing Function Keys Using Your Apple Pro Keyboard and Apple Pro MouseUsing the Standard Function Keys For More Information About Your Keyboard and Mouse Using Your Apple Pro MouseUsing USB Devices For More Information on USB Connecting Multiple USB DevicesThese are some of the things you can do with FireWire Using FireWire DevicesFor More Information on FireWire FireWire Target Disk ModeEjecting a Disc Using Your CD or DVD DriveInserting a Disc Using an External USB Modem Using Your ModemPlaying DVD and Audio Discs For More Information on Your CD or DVD DriveConnecting to an Ethernet Network For More Information on Using Ethernet How AirPort Provides Wireless Internet Access Using AirPort Wireless NetworkingFor More Information on AirPort Wireless Network ConnectionsPutting the Computer to Sleep to Save Energy Attaching Scsi Devices to Your Computer Transferring Information Between Two Macintosh Computers Using the Computer as a Server Without a MonitorPage Working Inside Your Computer Opening the Computer Unplug the power cordPage Installing Memory Close the computer Installing Internal Storage Devices Unplug the power cord bundle from the main logic board Installing Ultra ATA DrivesRemove the power cord bundle from the drive Page Install the ATA drive in the U-shaped bracket Replace the carrier and drive Plug the power cord bundles into the hard disk drives Plug the power cord bundle back into the main logic board When you attach the drive to the carrier Installing Ultra160 LVD Scsi DrivesWhen you replace the carrier and reconnect the drive cables About PCI Expansion Cards Installing a PCI Expansion Card or Replacing the AGP CardAbout AGP Cards Installing Your Card One of these five card guides Working Inside Your Computer AirPort Card connector Installing an AirPort CardReplacing the Battery Chapter Troubleshooting Contact an Apple-authorized service provider Reset the computer’s parameter random-access memory PramSoftware Problems If that doesn’t work, or if you hear tones during startupProblems With Your Display Make sure the display is connected ﬁrmly to the computer 32, 64, 128, 256, or 512 MB DIMMs Processor and Memory SpecificationsDimensions and Operating Environment DVD-R/CD-RW Drive Specifications CD-ROM and CD-RW Drive SpecificationsSpeed 53 kilobits per second Kbps Data transfer speed 100, 200, and 400 MbpsIeee 802.3 compliant Frequency 50-60 hertz Hz AGP card with Apple Display Connector and VGA connectorAmperes a maximum at 28 V DC in the Apple Display Connector System Clock and Battery Computer can provide up to 15 W total to the FireWire portsPower Requirements for Devices You Can Connect Page Important Safety Information Safety, Maintenance, and ErgonomicsAppendix B Protecting Your CD or DVD Drive General MaintenanceMaintaining Your Display Important Ergonomic and Health-Related InformationShoulders relaxed Wavelength 790 nm Power out of objective lens 3.3mW