Francesco Schiavon

Hello, my name is mario, I'm Peruvian sooooo, I will write in Spanish. Sorry. Soy periodista y aunque manejo bastante bien la camara de video no sabia editar. Sumenle a eso que soy un peruano trabajando en Japon. Ademas y en vista de mis necesidades laborales (y por consejo de mi novia, italiana), decidi cambiar de Windows a Mac y comenzar a estudiar Final Cut, un programa que segun le consulte a varios editores, es el mejor del mercado. Me puse manos a la obra y comence a buscar tutoriales en...

Just like the prior version, this one is full of info. Each piece of information is broken out to it's own movie. Lots of little movies instead of grinding through a ten minute (2-3 times) movie or stopping and going back over and over it's like educational pop-corn. Because the movies are short the instructors voice doesn't lull you to sleep either. Visually it's not boring with just enough action on the screen. Getting the MPV news email also gets me coupons on a regular basis and I rea...

I purchased iWeb 101 core & 201 advanced at the same time, and watched both tutorials back to back on consecutive days. I had specific advanced questions that I didn’t find in iWeb’s online help and I was familiar with macProVideo, therefore I purchased with confidence. I hate to admit that I’m disappointed with this purchase. This review will reference both tutorials, therefore some overlap will be present in both tutorials iWeb Advanced 201 Good: a few undocumented tips. Bad: Po...

I had head a lot of these terms before, but never knew what they meant. This was a really nice overview of the basics that used some great examples to explain things. I know more now than I did only a half hour ago!

I have found the information i wanted. Good training method. Thanks.

Made my 5.1 surround DVDs come true. Easy, easy.

nicely explained and demonstrated. Francesco demonstrates some of the fundamentals in an easy to understand way without going too much into technical complexity. If you need to explain some basics to a colleague, friend or client, this is a nice way of doing it, Hisham

Good knowledge of subject which comes through in the delivery. If you are looking for an overview and the mechanics of Compresor this does the job. Would be great to have some pre defined option for different delivery media..eg: Web, Web HD, Vimeo. If you have a video with high motion.... But overall if you want to understand Compresor this will arm you with the information to play and deliver content

5 stars are well deserved. Get it and you will be extremely happy with this video on a great program

Very thorough, accessible, and engaging. I really gained a new understanding of iMovie '09 that made me excited to get to work. I watched it all the way through, but it's broken up into individual videos that make it easy to refer back to on an as-needed basis.

This video was Great! Very informative, and thorough. Great information and very easy to follow and understand. I have purchased how to videos from other companies, and actually found this video to be better than most. I am sure that in the future I will again purchase a video tutorial when I need to. Thanks for the Great information! I would recommend this program to anyone who may need an easy learning curve.

I’d never before used any version of iMovie, so when a project came up that compelled me to seek some training I did a web search. MacProVideo.com came up, among others, and after exploring all of my search results I went with this course. I’m very, very pleased that I did. The value for price was good and the video tutorials themselves perfect for my needs. I indeed to revisit various segments from time to time as I hone my skills. And I’ll probably go to take a few other video lessons as...

Found the tutorials very informative. I find that the short videos are easy to absorb, precise and to the point. Would highly reccomend.

Overall good tutorial, just some unnecessary repetitions could be avoided. Importing from camera, isight and so on could have been one lesson with just the differences explained.

iMovie 09 101 is excellant in all respects, particularly in providing "older generations" with easy to follow navigation through what is quite a complex piece of software. I did encounter initial problems with downloading, however the on-line support team were fantastic

I like his voice, it is clear and short chapters and easy to look for something

This is a really good tutorial even for experienced Mac users who want to learn iWeb.

With my 2 experiences ( iDVD'09 & iMovie'09 ) I can only testify : - Great videos. - Best step-by-step tutorials. Having surely saved me lots of useless times in self found trials.

A great introduction, easy to follow and a great buy!

EXCELLENT!!!!! Very helpful and easy to follow. Good examples.

Guys! Looks like I wasted my dollars ordering a tutorial book on iMovie'09 and Aperture 2.0 as your Tutorials could never be matched in a book. I seemed to be getting nowhere with my iMovie as I am used to the time-line type format. Now,at last,thanks entirely to your TUTs I am making good progress. Same for Aperture I guess as I was having trouble with how to use folders etc correctly. Thanks heaps

I'm very, very pleased to have come across your website and the products you offer. Had I known about your site before, I would have not spent money on some other products that cost more and are of an inferior nature. Thanks for putting together some excellent products!

Hi, having made a start a wee while ago with iWeb, I feel even more confident about developing my site even further. This was also the 1st tutorial I watched completly on my iPhone & not on my MBP. This is the 3rd MPV from this tutor who guided me through iMovie & iDVD 06. These are things I've never done b4 & would like you to pass on my thanks for tutoring me. An excellent educator! & my thanks to all @ MPV 4 extending my knowledge. A very happy customer :)

I am very pleased with both the content of this tutorial and it's presentation. I recommend it highly.

I am very impressed with this tutorial. Got stuck into things straight away. Nice and clear and great examples. Well done and highly recommended I really didn't think I would learn alot and thought iWeb was a pretty basic program but found it was surprisingly customisable.

more then pleased

Once again, these folks have come through with an outstanding set of tutorials that make learning easy and enjoyable. Step by step learning guides for iMovie bring expertise within reach for us "normal" people.

It's as if you were looking over the shoulder of Francesco Schivon at his iMovie '09 project while he demonstrates how to import, sort, edit, trim, arrange, add transitions, commentary, sound effects, and finally burn to iDVD. These techniques -and lots more- are explained over 133 individual and easily accessible educational episodes. Wonderful !

I selected iMovie '09 101 Core iMovie '09 to improve my capability with iMovie. I was having some problems with iMovie '08 and after reviewing MacProVideo iMovie '09 101 I upgraded to iMovie '09 ( iLife '09) and have been very happy with the results.

The tutorial is great - as a long time iMovie user, I am especially pleased with the ability to go directly to a topic to get a quick reminder of how a particular but not often used iMovie function works. Only negative is that NED is unstable, glitchy and downloads are sometimes incomplete, even when finished. Otherwise, you would get a rating of 5 from me.

I am a beginner and these vidéo are a must for me.

excellent: short chapters, clear explanations

Thanks for this great video tutorial. It was exactely (and more) what I was looking for. I now have re-streamlined my video edit process (between iM09 and FCP) completely now that I fully understand the power of iM09. Especiall keywording and the "locked mode" was a mystery I had not understood before. Also the N.E.D. system works perfect. Next thing I want to learn is Flash. Keep up the good work. Greetings. George

This is a fine overview of iMovie 09. After viewing it, one would be able to go from importing a movie to exporting a finished product on the web. Lots of hints and tricks that aren't on Apple's tutorials. Of course, one needs to understand that the best way to learn this software is to go through the tutorial, and then dive in and explore.

A terrific "hands-on" tutorial, well organized and presented in an easy-to-understand format with a very pleasant coach navigating the way. A terrific way to master the basics of iMovie '09 -- especially useful if you have been using an older version such as iMovie HD and have been reluctant to dip your toes into the new interface. Great stuff!

Very helpful, and at an awesome price. Well done!

Great Great Great...The best money I have spent in a long time. This is an incredible value for the cost of the training received. I will be able to get the most out of imovie 09 because of your training. I will be a regular customer. Thanks

Apart from a few issues (which your support staff quickly resolved) in transferring the tutorial from my work PC (where I downloaded) to my MacBook Pro at home I had no problems - the course material is superb and well presented. And Francesco knows the subject - looking forward to his iDVD course!

very happy with my purchase complete and easy to understand The clips choosed for demonstrating are not very "demonstrating" (skateboard and ships in a oceanbay for example)

I love it. Very good tutorial. It is a must for every imovie user.

Worth the money in a complete package. Since there is so much information, it is great that you can return to a chapter for review. Using the easy down load option meant no waiting for the product

Dit is de beste manier om te leren filmbewerken met imovie 09. De oefeningen zijn geen droge,saaie bedoening maar echt boeiend.

Good tutorials. If in brazilian portuguese would be EXCELENT! Think about that.

Very good, I will recommend this to my friends "I'll be Back"

Was impressed with the simplicity and power of the course

Amazing value! A good introduction to Apple's latest incarnation of iMovie. Good clear and helpfull explanation.

Though still not thru with the whole Tutorial, I find it just amazing, and very helpful. It won't be the last one I'll purchase.

This Tutorial was great and is probably the most comprehensive one on iMovie 09. This is notwithstanding the Author's pronounced Spanish tinged accent. Coverage is excellent and you come away getting to know some hidden nuggets in this now fantastic video editing offering from Apple. However, on another note, I was extremely disappointed with your Indesign CS4 and actually wrote some blunt facts about its lack of any kind of coverage. I notice that despite your claim to take good and bad, tha...

With over six hours of material, the Core IMovie '09 tutorial is a tour de force. I am a great fan of MacProVideo and in this particular case I think the company has excelled. For those wishing to get to grips with what is a very significant upgrade to iMovie then this is most certainly the tutorial for you. There were criticisms of the '08 upgrade to iMovie particularly when in came to precision editing. That is no longer the case and iMovie '09 is now a programme of choice for video edit...

Even I´m not fond of Latin-American English I love this tutorial. It´s quite comprehensive practical and easy understandable.

I would keeo in mind the Mac mantra "keep it simple". I didn't find the "Web Basics" section all that useful. I didn't need that information. Scrap the first section and start with "A Quick Overview of the iWeb work flow." It gets you into the program quickly and easily.

Great intro for learning iWeb. Its probably beyond the scope of iWeb, but a few pointers on more advance web design techniques would have been nice (flash, etc). Also, I can't emphasize enough how nice it would be to have some sort of document that summarizes the content of the DVD. You guys have incredible tutorials, but watching them takes twice as long when you have to keep writing down what is being said for further reference. These are minor points though. All in all I very muc...

very informative, easy to understand tutorial for a great application! never knew that making webpages can be so easy!! And i'm astonished how flexible iweb is!

I've had my own iWeb site for nearly 3 years and learnt what I know by trial and error. Francesco's tutorial really filled in the gaps for me and taught me loads of stuff I didn't know. I own a couple of other of his MPV titles - I really like his relaxed and friendly approach, it definitely makes learning a pleasure. Really glad I added this to my MPV collection - if you haven't tried it, iWeb is a great app - absolutely perfect for the novice site-builder and it's free with all Macs!! Onc...

This tutorial its ok, but i think that there should be an explanation for placing a photo slide show in picaza as an alternative to mobile me.

Wow! I'd read that iWeb was pretty limited for website design. After watching this video, I realize what really limits the potential of iWeb is a lack of instruction like that provided by macprovideo. For a novice website builder, this course opens up a number of viable ways to use iWeb to produce usable web pages. I can now use iWeb comfortably in small business applications. I'm in real estate, and I expect being able to design my own lead-generating sites quickly and inexpensively, al...

Very helpful.

Eventhough Latino-English is not my favorit I appreciated a full covery of all aspects of iWeb 101.

Just a rapid view for now but it seems very well done and useful

The tutorial has been really helpful! I have a lot of respect for the tutor; however, I had a little difficulty understanding him at times. His accent would, on occasion, cause me to review the section several times to get his meaning. Still, he has a good grasp of the material and I'm pleased with the turorial. These same comments are applicable to the iWeb turorial, as well.

I enjoyed the Tutorial very much I like the way it was set up, in small increments for easy access at later stages. The narrator was very articulate. I wish you could create something like that for Microsoft office 2008 in particular powerpoint. Regards Theo. P.S let me know if you have done so.

I can say that it is the best tutorial that I ever followed. It is clear, well illustrated. The modules covers one subject at a time and can be followed at different periods. The voice of the presenter is warm, calm, confident. The only complain, it is finishing quite abruply. It does not cover ( unless the download did not pick it up) how to finish the video,take away what is not chosen safely. I would encourage anybody that want to work with imovie 8 to buy this tutorial that is far bette...

First of all, there are 117 individual videos within this tutorial, and I'm on video #40, and I already feel like I have gotten my moneys worth! Francesco CLEARLY explains things in very easy, understandable, and non-complex language, which makes it very easy for a beginner like myself to put things together:) I mean, come on, look at the price! They could easily charge double for this tutorial! It's awesome!!!! Thanks Francesco:) Thanks macProVideo riftmazefee

Also a very fine product. I watch it over and over again and learning bit by bit. It is a joy learning this way. I am a customer since a long time and that will tell you enough. Chapeau!

Like every product..... very very good. Thats the reason I buy it! Almost all...

I had to quickly learn iDVD for a little project. As usual, macprovideo got me up and running quicker than I expected! Thanks guys!! James

I liked a lot. Very simple to understand and the trainer go step by step. I would recommended to anybody.

Great way to understand how to use iMovie08 and to know the limitations of what is available in this software product.

This is the 5th tutorial I have purchased,and as usual it is fantastic! The iMovie 08 covers the basics in an easy to follow methodology,and leaves the user with a solid foundation in terms of being able to use the application. Well done.

I now depend on MacProVideo for tutoring. I just add Mastering iMovie to my Library. I have too many projects at work and a home. The ability to speed up the process of learning an app is great. The way it is layed out it is also a great reference tool.I am buying a new app and a big part of the decision is that MacProVideo has a tutorial for the app.

the tutorial was very good and helped me understnd all the new features in iMovie 08'

I have bought and used apps for many years. Some like iMovie 08 have a lot of detail. This tutorial is by far the best I have ever used. I will buy MacProVideos again.

I really like both tutorials I have bought; Garageband and iMovie. I am learning from both of them. I'd recommend your tutorials to anyone who asked me and will purchase more in the future as I need them.

I thought this tutorial was simply ... great. I went from rank beginner to being able to create my own photo slideshow in about one hour. And that includes adding a title, music, and transitions. And what I really love is being able to view only the lessons that are of current interest. Kudos to Francesco!

Very helpful. This was the first tutorial of yours I have used. Once I figured out how to navigate from one section to another, I found it easy to use. Being able to jump from one section to another is a good thing - I'm not too excited about listening to a whole presentation when I may be looking for a certain function or activity. I found the instructor's approach useful - not too basic and not over my head. Great product.

Didn't see all the tut's yet, but I found the one I saw: Capturing and Outputting in FCP 6, very instructive, pleasant to watch and excellent to understand for not native English speaking people. Glad to have it bought, it's worth all the money!

Let me start by saying that I really appreciate and respect MPV and I own several tutorials. Thats the good news. The bad news is, this is not their best work. Francesco is clearly a knowledgeable pro but I'm amazed at the poor audio quality. I watch/listen to these tutorials with ear buds on and its really distracting. Also, like many others who have posted here, I miss the red circle. As to the content of the tutorial, is pretty much the MPV/Francesco quality I'm familiar with. Exception bei...

This is my 6th download and i am becoming quite a fan of these tutorials. They all consistent in their high quality of content and clear instructions. One of the features i really like is the search which enables you pinpoint exactly a subject or information you are looking for.

as a teacher myself i appreciate that a pupil cannot take in too much information too quickly. this is where i find Macprovideo is excellent.These tutorials are well paced and set out. i movie is the 5th tutorial i have downloaded. they are all consistently the same high quality, easy to understand lessons.

I thought I knew all there was to know about iDVD, however, I've actually learnead alot from this tutorial.

Wonderful product!!! Keep doing what you do!!!

Absolutely awesome and most informative tutorial!!!!!

Nice overview of Imovie. Learned a lot already. now I'm waiting for a IWEB and IDVD 08 video :-) (at the same great price ;-))

I'm not really an iMovie user. To be honest, i bought this Tutorial cause it was cheap as hell, because i have a whole bunch of your Tutorials that i really love, and because i knew that when the time came that i WANTED to use iMovie, i'd find everything i need to know in the Tutorial. I've watched it all and Francesco is a REALLY engaging Tutor. Enjoyed it a lot

Very helpfull in learning ins and outs of imovie, but it can be a bit more personal. It's nicer if 'the teacher' looks in the camera once in a while and video-fragment sometimes are displayed bigger or zoomed in. After a while you start loosing attention, so viewing the whole podcast at once is too much. But all in all worth every penny !

This training is very well done. I learned a lot of things in there. I was watching the DVD Studio pro training first and I had to find out that iDVD is completely different. I would like to see a DVD studio express version since iDVD is a little to simple for me and DVD studio pro is too expensive with FCP. Apple should include a DVD Studio express version with FCE. As for this training I wish there would be an update for the new iDVD '08 which has some interfaces changes in it (e.g. there i...

Just finished watching this tutorial! Honestly, I had no problem at all with the instructor’s accent, but the audio isn’t the top notch; though the materials are extremely helpful and understandable, making this tutorial almost indispensable. Despites, it’s only one minor glitch; I recommend users to add this tutorial on their library because it covers the most important aspects of the whole editing concept and trust me, I am grateful to have this tutorial at such a great deal because trying ...

I find This video tutorial very good. I would duy further tutorials

great, what its takes a chapter to read is learnt in minutes with tutorial thanks again

I PURCHASED BOTH iDVD and iMovie tutorials and I can honestly say that they have helped one hell of a lot. Good straightforward instructions have helped me to produce a quality movie of my daughter's wedding....thanks. Geoff

Definately a "5". Took as second to 'adjust' to the speakers latin accent, but once i did he was very good at explaining the various functions of iMovie. He knew his stuff. iMovie101 'opened up' the program to me as i was not getting anything from the help menu at all. After veiwing 101 the help menu actually starting makeing sense to me. Cool program..lw

As much as I loved the FCP 101 Tutorial, I must say I have been disappointed with this one. First I must say that the audio really made it tough for me to follow up what he was saying. Once we tried the red circle bonus to the mouse pointer I guess we can't live without it. It really miss here! Last but not least, I bought this tutorial 'cos I needed to know about the output options in FCP, and I don't feel like I got what I was looking for. The guy refers to another tutorial fully dedicated t...

Just as Happy ie read my first review

As usual, a very good tutorial. Before watching this tutorial, i didn't think it was possible to do a great DVD with iDVD. From now and thanks to this tutorial, I will experiment somme of my project with iDVD. These tutorials are clear, easy to understand and it shows all the features of iDVD. I recommend it to all the people who want to make a great DVD without being obliged to buy DVD Studio Pro.

Hey Martin This tutorial was not the greatest in terms of its audio. The instructor lacked a flow and verbal cadence that I have come to expect with other Mac Pro instructors. The audio recording device often seemed too close to his mouth, which led to large fluctuations in the volume. The only other tutorial I have had chance to go over was FC101...great instruction and sound. Cheers...Dan

You appear to have an over-use of compression on Francesco's voice. Whilst I can still watch I find this makes for uncomfortable listening. On the other hand I am also watching FCP 101 which is splendid.

I thought the video was great. The gentleman that did the instruction was very easy to understand and he made it pretty simple for me. I liked the way I could work on a project and at the same time listen to instruction. Please let me know of any more tutorials that might be used for Final Cut Pro. I will be getting it soon. Thanks

From the beginning, when I first purchased the Imovie and IDVD tutorial, I had a good feeling about the company. I purchased the download platform. Second, the tutorials relative to the Imovie and IDVD are excellent. The instructors demonsrated knowledge of the subject matters. Please keep me inform for the newest MAC OS tutorial.

i brouwsed a lot before chossing to buy the first tutorial: final cut 6 101 by machael wohl. the red circle aournd the cursor, that made me an instant macprovideo fan. thinking all of the tutoials from macpro would have the red cirlce blindfoldedly bought the final cut pro 105. was dissapointed because it did not have the red circle. but dont want to take away the merit of francesco who was good at narrating even with the accent. but the volume of all clips were not een. few were too loud compar...

great, thanks. When you are not use to the techno langauage in the manuals, its great when you see it been done. Having experts talk to you allows you to learn some handy tips and tricks. The Manuals give the impression that you have to read every page. Though that is the ideal, sometimes time constraints do not permit such a priviledge.

Your videos are always well done and helpful. I always check out selection whenever anything new comes out. Keep it up.

Outputting for the web is a minefield. There are simply hundreds of options. This tutorial has helped me set up my exporting options so that my clients can successfully view the movies on my website. Unless you're an expert like Francesco, you'll be wasting valuable time trying to figure out how to export from FCP - so take my advice and buy this tutorial!!! Incidentally all the information on capturing from your source material is also very useful. To sum up, if you're an FCP user, thi...

I've just finished viewing Mastering iMovie. If, like me, you're a bit daunted by Final Cut Pro/Express, Francesco really shows you how to get the maximum out of this application. I didn't realise that you could do so much with iMovie which, afterall, comes free with all new Macs!! I'll certainly be using the tips I've learnt next time I make an iMovie. Well done Francesco - great tutorial delivered in better English than most English people speak!!!

This tutorial has opened my eyes to imovie. I like the instruction as many tips were given on exporting and without getting too technical, I learned many hidden things that imovie can. do. I hope there is an advanced course on all the iapps, especially pages and keynote, as I use these often. Also will you be doing one on Apeture? I would like to see a place on your web site to take suggestions for upcoming training programs. "I feel like I really know imovie now, thanks to the excel...