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41. |  By: Matthew Bamberg Publisher: Course Technology PTR Publication Date: 15-MAY-2012 Insert Date: 24-JUL-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Beginning Hdr Photography High Dynamic Range (HDR) photography is the new software-driven process that merges several photos of varying exposures into one image, resulting in a final, tonally enhanced photo that's captivating, stunning, and unique. Now you can learn to make your own amazing HDR photographs with BEGINNING HDR PHOTOGRAPHY. Creating an HDR photo requires specific camera settings and equipment, and the use of specialized computer software after the shoot. Covering everything from choosing equipment to final image tweaking, this book includes complete, step-by-step instructions for creating images using...
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42. |  Professional Results With Canon® Vixia® Camcorders: A Field Guide To Canon G10 And XA10 By: Warren Bass Publisher: Course Technology PTR Publication Date: 26-JUN-2012 Insert Date: 24-JUL-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Professional Results With Canon® Vixia® Camcorders: A Field Guide To Canon G10 And XA10 Canon's Vixia G10, the company's top-of-the-line consumer high-definition camcorder, and the XA10, a pro-level relative of the G10, are packed with more features than any other camcorders in their size or price range. Get the most from these powerful devices with PROFESSIONAL RESULTS WITH CANON VIXIA CAMCORDERS: A FIELD GUIDE TO CANON G10 AND XA10, a comprehensive guide to their features, their operation, and their accessories. The book focuses on the G10 and XA10, but owners of other camcorders in the Vixia series will find a wealth of useful information as well. PROFESSIONAL RESULTS WITH...
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43. |  By: David D. Busch Publisher: Course Technology PTR Publication Date: 25-JUL-2012 Insert Date: 14-JUL-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: David Busch’s Nikon® D3200 DAVID BUSCH'S NIKON D3200 GUIDE TO DIGITAL SLR PHOTOGRAPHY is your onestop resource and reference for the Nikon D3200, the latest entrylevel DSLR in the Nikon product line, featuring a 16.2 megapixel sensor, full HDTV video, and ISO up to 12,800. With this book in hand, you will explore the world of digital photography, learn to exercise your creativity, and take great photographs with the Nikon D3200. With clear howto steps and fullcolor illustrations, DAVID BUSCH'S NIKON D3200 GUIDE TO DIGITAL SLR PHOTOGRAPHY covers all the features of this powerful camera in depth, from taking your first...
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44. |  Photography Applications for Cloud Computing By: Matthew Bamberg Publisher: Course Technology PTR Publication Date: 16-APR-2012 Insert Date: 11-JUL-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Photography Applications for Cloud Computing The cloud has opened up a world of image collection possibilities for both professional and casual photographers, making it simple and inexpensive to store and work with photographs online. PHOTOGRAPHY APPLICATIONS FOR CLOUD COMPUTING explores the pros and cons of storing, organizing, editing, and sharing images with the cloud so that you can make an informed decision about cloud platforms, costs, access, and security. The book takes you step-by-step through the cloud's hardware and software infrastructure, including its components and cloud terminology, showing you how to manage a large...
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45. |  By: David D. Busch Publisher: Course Technology PTR Publication Date: 27-JUN-2012 Insert Date: 05-JUL-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: David Busch’s Sony® α SLT-A57 DAVID BUSCH'S SONY ALPHA SLT-A57 GUIDE TO DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY will help you get the most out of your Alpha SLT-A57. The A57 is the latest camera to feature Sony's successful "translucent mirror technology," which allows for simultaneous focusing and shooting–at an amazing twelve frames per second. It also features 16.7 megapixel resolution and full HDTV movie-making with continuous autofocus. With David Busch as your guide, all the unique powers of the Sony Alpha SLT-A57 will be at your command, so you'll always be in full creative control, whether you're shooting on the job, as an advanced...
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46. |  Pro Tools® 10 Advanced Post Production Techniques By: Joel Krantz Publisher: Course Technology PTR Publication Date: 22-MAY-2012 Insert Date: 14-JUN-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Pro Tools® 10 Advanced Post Production Techniques Post production for film and video is a complex and potentially confusing topic. Clear, accurate training in the tools of the trade is essential for anyone hoping to work in the business. PRO TOOLS 10 ADVANCED POST PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES is the go-to guide focused on advanced operation of Pro Tools 10 in a professional post-production environment. Today's (and tomorrow's) post engineers simply must know the ins and outs of this popular software--the industry standard--and this book shows the way. It includes technical insights into Pro Tools hardware and software and offers hands-on exercises,...
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47. |  Pro Tools® 10 Advanced Music Production Techniques By: Robert J. Campbell Publisher: Course Technology PTR Publication Date: 05-JUN-2012 Insert Date: 14-JUN-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Pro Tools® 10 Advanced Music Production Techniques Learn advanced techniques in Pro Tools the way the pros do. PRO TOOLS 10 ADVANCED MUSIC PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES is the official Avid training package focused on the advanced operation of Pro Tools in a professional music production environment. It includes technical insight into both Pro Tools HD and HDX hardware and software, common workflows, and advanced editing and mixing topics. The materials on the supplemental DVD--sample sessions and source files used in the book's many exercises and projects--help to reinforce the skills being learned. This book is used in training for the official...
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48. |  The Guitarist’s Guide to Line 6® Studio Tools By: Chris Buono Publisher: Course Technology PTR Publication Date: 06-JUN-2012 Insert Date: 13-JUN-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: The Guitarist’s Guide to Line 6® Studio Tools THE GUITARIST'S GUIDE TO LINE 6 STUDIO TOOLS introduces guitarists of any experience level to the vast array of innovative hardware and software products available from this pioneering manufacturer. This straightforward guide introduces readers to today's most exciting gear advances, from Line 6 stalwarts--such as their venerable PODs and Variax modeling guitars--to their groundbreaking stompboxes, amps, digital wireless solutions, and recording options! Author and Line 6 user Chris Buono helps you tame the beast that is the Line 6 product collection and get in on today's hottest music trend...
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49. |  By: Bill Brady Publisher: Course Technology PTR Publication Date: 04-MAY-2012 Insert Date: 13-JUN-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: MORE Digital Food Photography The balance of light, composition, and subject is essential to any great photograph. But a food image must possess something extra: it should evoke an emotional response and urge the viewer toward a specific call to action. Great food photography possesses what author Bill Brady calls the "yum factor" and delivers just such a reaction. Even though viewers can't taste, smell, or feel the food in the photograph, the visual impact is so overpowering it can stand on its own -- it compensates for the absence of other sensory input and entices the viewer to buy into the fantasy....
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50. |  David Busch’s Sony® Alpha Nex-7: Guide to Digital Photography By: David D. Busch Publisher: Course Technology PTR Publication Date: 13-JUN-2012 Insert Date: 06-JUN-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: David Busch’s Sony® Alpha Nex-7: Guide to Digital Photography The Sony NEX-7 is one of the most innovative cameras Sony has ever introduced. It is the flagship of Sony's NEX product line, a whole new type of picture-taking machine, combining a tiny, mirrorless body with the same large sensor found in bulky digital "mirrored" models, and offers the kind of full control over settings and features that serious photographers demand. It boasts 24 megapixels of resolution, blazing-fast automatic focus, and full high-definition movie making capabilities. As the owner of a Sony NEX-7, you demand the ability to take outstanding pictures with your new camera....
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51. |  Picture Yourself Making Creative Movies with Corel® VideoStudio Pro® X5 By: Marc Bech Publisher: Course Technology PTR Publication Date: 05-JUN-2012 Insert Date: 05-JUN-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Picture Yourself Making Creative Movies with Corel® VideoStudio Pro® X5 Whether you're new to video editing, new to VideoStudio, or switching to VideoStudio from another digital video editor, this fun and easy-to-use book will guide you every step of the way. PICTURE YOURSELF MAKING CREATIVE MOVIES WITH COREL VIDEOSTUDIO X5 will help you quickly develop your editing chops using this powerful but inexpensive software. Before long, it will look as though you've been crafting top-notch digital videos and DVDs for years. Whether you're just out for fun—uploading videos to the Web, entertaining family and friends—or you're looking to develop your skills and increase...
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52. |  Using Software Samplers: Skill Pack By: Nick Batzdorf Publisher: Course Technology PTR Publication Date: 23-MAY-2012 Insert Date: 29-MAY-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Using Software Samplers: Skill Pack Take the mystery out of creating sampled instruments with this one-of-a-kind resource that is dedicated to guiding you through the recording and programming of your own playable sampled instruments. USING SOFTWARE SAMPLERS: SKILL PACK uses popular sample playback and digital audio editing programs to outline the complete sampled instrument creation workflow, beginning with the recording. Coverage then progresses to editing and processing the sounds, mapping the samples on the keyboard, and creating finished programs to make these instruments useful and musical. With a clear, straightforward...
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53. |  David Busch’s Canon® PowerShot® G1 X By: David D. Busch Publisher: Course Technology PTR Publication Date: 05-JUN-2012 Insert Date: 29-MAY-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: David Busch’s Canon® PowerShot® G1 X DAVID BUSCH'S CANON POWERSHOT G1 X GUIDE TO DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY is your best choice for getting the most out of your new Powershot G1 X. The G1 X is Canon's new version of the successful Powershot G12, with a much larger sensor, enhanced 14 megapixel reso...
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54. |  Take Your iPad® to Work, Second Edition By: Brian Proffitt Publisher: Course Technology PTR Publication Date: 08-MAY-2012 Insert Date: 25-MAY-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Take Your iPad® to Work, Second Edition Soon after the release of Apple's first iPad, the business world discovered that the popular device, beyond being simply a new, fun, mobile platform for games, e-books, media, and the like, was also a powerful and welcome ally in the workplace. The first edition of TAKE YOUR IPAD TO WORK explored the many ways in which iPads were being put to use on the job and showed readers how to bring the device into their own workflow. Now, in this timely second edition, coinciding with the release of the new third-generation iPad, Brian Proffitt explains the latest updates to this revolutionary device...
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55. |  By: Brian Proffitt Publisher: Course Technology PTR Publication Date: 16-MAY-2012 Insert Date: 24-MAY-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: iPad® for Boomers The Apple iPad is one of today's most popular technology/media platforms--a great computing and media-consumption device, particularly for those older adults who may be less inclined to spend time struggling with the complexities of the typical desktop or laptop computer. The iPad offers a unique and easy way to tie into the riches of the online world, for everything from managing your finances to entertainment, without having to master the peculiarities of a computer operating system. In IPAD FOR BOOMERS, you'll learn all about the iPad's features, the best applications (apps) available for...
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56. |  Hands-On Ethical Hacking and Network Defense By: Michael T. Simpson; Kent Backman; James E. Corley Publisher: Course Technology PTR Publication Date: 18-APR-2012 Insert Date: 17-MAY-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Hands-On Ethical Hacking and Network Defense It's nearly impossible to pick up a newspaper or read your favorite online news source these days without seeing yet another article about identity theft or credit card numbers being stolen from unprotected databases. Cyber crime and the threat of computer-related attacks are growing daily, and the need for security professionals who understand how attackers compromise networks is growing right along with the threat. Government agencies and private companies rely on "ethical hackers"--professional security testers--to put their networks to the test and discover vulnerabilities before...
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57. |  Figures, Characters, and Avatars, Second Edition By: Les Pardew Publisher: Course Technology PTR Publication Date: 08-MAY-2012 Insert Date: 05-MAY-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Figures, Characters, and Avatars, Second Edition Discover how to most effectively use the powerful new DAZ Studio? 4.0 to create stunning 3D art with the latest version of the popular FIGURES, CHARACTERS, AND AVATARS: THE OFFICIAL GUIDE TO USING DAZ STUDIO TO CREATE BEAUTIFUL ART. Written by accomplished instructor, successful author, and leading entertainment animator Les Pardew, this book equips artists at any skill level with the knowledge and powerful, no-cost animation tools to create stunning digital imagery, from traditional media to 3D interactive avatars. This edition explores the latest features and improvements of the no-cost,...
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58. |  Microsoft® Access VBA Programming for the Absolute Beginner By: Michael Vine Publisher: Course Technology PTR Publication Date: 30-DEC-2011 Insert Date: 05-MAY-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Microsoft® Access VBA Programming for the Absolute Beginner Developed by computer science instructors, books in the for the absolute beginner™ series teach the principles of programming through simple game creation. Get the jump on computer programming and database concepts with MICROSOFT ACCESS VBA PROGRAMMING FOR THE ABSOLUTE BEGINNER, FOURTH EDITION. In this book, you'll learn the fundamental concepts of computer programming with Microsoft Access 2010 VBA, including variables, conditions, loops, arrays, procedures, and functions. You'll also learn about object relational database design, beginning SQL concepts, reports, and database programming...
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59. |  Media Composer® 6: Professional Picture and Sound Editing By: Woody Lidstone Publisher: Course Technology PTR Publication Date: 24-APR-2012 Insert Date: 05-MAY-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Media Composer® 6: Professional Picture and Sound Editing MEDIA COMPOSER 6: PROFESSIONAL PICTURE AND SOUND EDITING will give you the skills and in-depth, under-the-hood knowledge you need to distinguish yourself as a true editing professional and go for the high-profile jobs you want. With the step-by-step guidance in this book, you'll learn the skills you need to work on big-budget productions: media management (become the media management guru others look to for expert advice), advanced picture editing (learn precision cutting techniques and how to master Script Integration for long-form projects), and advanced sound editing (learn to impress your...
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60. |  David Busch’s Flash Photography By: David D. Busch Publisher: Course Technology PTR Publication Date: 22-MAY-2012 Insert Date: 05-MAY-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: David Busch’s Flash Photography Do you wish you had the most essential information you need to shoot compelling photos using your digital camera's built-in or add-on electronic flash? DAVID BUSCH'S FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY COMPACT FIELD GUIDE is your solution. This new, lay-flat, spiral-bound, reference guide condenses all the must-have information you need for shooting great flash photos into a portable book you'll want to permanently tuck into your camera bag. This guide distills the fundamentals of good flash photography and puts them at your fingertips, showing you how to shoot specific flash situations and subjects under a...
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