The Flip Mino Pocket Guide
Christopher Breen
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Copyright © 2009 by Christopher Breen
Executive editor: Clifford Colby
Editor: Kathy Simpson
Production editor: Myrna Vladic
Compositor: Rick Gordon, Emerald Valley Graphics
Indexer: James Minkin
Cover design: Peachpit Press
Cover photography: Pure Digital Technologies
Interior design: Peachpit Press
Notice of Rights
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. For information on getting permission for reprints and excerpts, contact [email protected].
Notice of Liability
The information in this book is distributed on an “As Is” basis without warranty. While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of the book, neither the author nor Peachpit shall have any liability to any person or entity with respect to any loss or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by the instructions contained in this book or by the computer software and hardware products described in it.
Trademarks
Flip Video, Flip Mino, Flip MinoHD, Flip Ultra, FlipUltraHD, and FlipShare are trademarks of Pure Digital Technologies, Inc.
Many of the designations used by manufacturers and sellers to distinguish their products are claimed as trademarks. Where those designations appear in this book, and Peachpit was aware of a trademark claim, the designations appear as requested by the owner of the trademark. All other product names and services identified throughout this book are used in editorial fashion only and for the benefit of such companies with no intention of infringement of the trademark. No such use, or the use of any trade name, is intended to convey endorsement or other affiliation with this book.
ISBN-13: 978-0-321-63753-6
ISBN-10: 0-321-63753-4
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Printed and bound in the United States of America
About the Author
As a Macworld senior editor, Christopher Breen pens the popular “Mac 911” tips and troubleshooting column and blog; contributes frequently to the Playlist blog; hosts the Macworld Podcast; appears every so often in video form in the Macworld Video; and generally makes himself available for reviews, features, and how-to articles. He’s also the proud author of The iPod & iTunes Pocket Guide and The iPhone Pocket Guide. When not banging on a computer keyboard, he plays the piano professionally in the San Francisco Bay area.
Acknowledgments
How can you not acknowledge the faith and good will of a publisher, editor, and sales team who don’t immediately bust a gut when you propose writing a book about a family of camcorders that require you to do little more than point them in the right direction and push a single red button? Thus, kudos to Peachpit Publisher Nancy Ruenzel, Executive Editor Cliff Colby, and Sales Maven Scott Cowlin. Kathy Simpson edited yet another of my Pocket Guides, and I have to say we make a hell of a team. (She fought for the zombie references, so that tells you something.) Thanks to Myrna Vladic (another Pocket Guide alumna) for making the book so legible and attractive; Rick Gordon for taking the raw text and making it book-ready; and James Minkin for performing a job I hate doing (yet one that’s so necessary): indexing.
A big “Bless you” to Jan Wiedrick-Kozlowski at CommStrat, Pure Digital’s PR firm, for providing details early and often. And, of course, thanks to the folks at Pure Digital not only for tasty tidbits, but also for making the Flip camcorders in the first place.
At home, wife Claire and daughter Addie carried on in splendid stiff-upper-lip fashion when I vanished at night and on weekends to do this. Special credit goes to my daughter for putting up with tiny camcorders being shoved in her face every few minutes.
Contents
Chapter 3: Customizing Your Camera
Chapter 5: Editing with Windows Movie Maker
Tour the Movie Maker Interface
Import a Movie with Capture Video
Enhance a Movie with Edit Movie
Save and Distribute a Movie with Finish Movie
Chapter 6: Editing with iMovie ’09
Touring the iMovie ’09 Interface