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Photoshop CS6: Visual QuickStart Guide

Photoshop CS6: Visual QuickStart Guide

By: Elaine Weinmann; Peter Lourekas

Publisher: Peachpit Press

Publication Date: 08-JUN-2012

Insert Date: 27-JUN-2012

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This best-selling guide from authors Elaine Weinmann and Peter Lourekas has been the go-to tutorial and reference book for photography/design professionals and the textbook of choice in college classrooms for decades. This edition includes their trademark features of clear, concise, step-by-step instructions; hundreds of full-color images; screen captures of program features; and supplemental tips and sidebars in every chapter.   Among the new CS6 features covered in this extensively updated guide are: Field Blur, Iris Blur and Tilt-Shift filters; Properties panel; Exporting and Importing...

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Photosmith for iPad: Rate, Tag, and Organize Photos for Lightroom

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Photosmith for iPad: Rate, Tag, and Organize Photos for Lightroom

By: Jeff Carlson

Publisher: Peachpit Press

Publication Date: 18-JUN-2012

Insert Date: 21-JUN-2012

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Photosmith 2 is a powerful iPad app for photographers working in the field to help organize, rate, and add metadata to images and transfer that information to Photoshop Lightroom on your computer. In this eBook guide, you will learn how to use Photosmith 2 and create a iPad photo workflow to move your images, and the metadata you apply, seamlessly to Lightroom. Whether you’re shooting JPEG, Raw, or Raw+JPEG, you will have a much smoother workflow. You can take advantage of any downtime on the road to complete your sorting and rating process so you can focus on the important image work later...

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The Digital Negative: Raw Image Processing in Lightroom, Camera Raw, and Photoshop

The Digital Negative: Raw Image Processing in Lightroom, Camera Raw, and Photoshop

By: Jeff Schewe

Publisher: Peachpit Press

Publication Date: 13-SEP-2012

Insert Date: 19-JUN-2012

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Shooting in the raw format gives digital photographers complete control over every aspect of image quality. The Digital Negative: Raw Image Processing in Lightroom, Camera Raw, and Photoshop is devoted exclusively to the topic and shows you how to make the most of that control. Now that raw image processing technology has matured as an essential aspect of digital photography, you need a modern book that takes a seasoned approach to the technology and explains the advantages and challenges of using Lightroom or Camera Raw to produce magnificent images. Renowned photographer and bestselling...

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Practical CSS3: Develop and Design

Practical CSS3: Develop and Design

By: Chris Mills

Publisher: Peachpit Press

Publication Date: 10-JUL-2012

Insert Date: 08-JUN-2012

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This book teaches how to use CSS3 to build cool, responsive user interface features that are feasible for use in real-world projects today. Readers will appreciate the author's approachable style and will catch on quickly with this easy-to-follow, practical guide. Well known and respected CSS3 expert Chris Mills devotes much of the book to creating fallbacks for older browsers, so that the content will still be accessible and usable. Each chapter begins with a quick reference sheet with all the syntax, fallbacks, backward compatibility, and browser support (including mobile). The author...

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iMovie for iPhone and iPad

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iMovie for iPhone and iPad

By: Brendan Boykin

Publisher: Peachpit Press

Publication Date: 25-MAY-2012

Insert Date: 27-MAY-2012

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Updated for iMovie 1.3, iMovie for iPhone and iPad, Second Edition teaches you to harness the power and simplicity of this Apple moviemaking app on your iOS devices. This practical guide will take you step-by-step through making your own iPhone and iPad footage into a high-quality video production using Apple's iMovie for iOS application. You'll get up and running quickly with this essential introduction to iMovie for iPhone and iPad: bring video clips, photos and music into iMovie; edit to show the best footage; apply a theme; add transitions, titles and sound effects; create...

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Visual QuickStart Guide: iPad

Visual QuickStart Guide: iPad

By: Chris Fehily

Publisher: Peachpit Press

Publication Date: 15-MAY-2012

Insert Date: 24-MAY-2012

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This essential companion to Apple's third-generation iPad will take you from setting up the trim tablet to reading ebooks to streaming videos to your TV. You'll learn how to set up a Wi-Fi and 4G connection, chat with family and friends with iMessage, read your favorite magazines with Newsstand, and browse the web with Safari. You'll learn how to capture, edit, store, and share your photos with iCloud. You'll see how to getting going with Mail, listen to music, buy apps from the App Store, play games, and capture stunning HD video. Along the way, you'll pick up helpful tips and tricks for...

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Video Nation: A DIY guide to planning, shooting, and sharing great video from USA Today’s Talking Tech host

Video Nation: A DIY guide to planning, shooting, and sharing great video from USA Today’s Talking Tech host

By: Jefferson Graham

Publisher: Peachpit Press

Publication Date: 10-JUL-2012

Insert Date: 22-MAY-2012

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A DIY guide to planning, shooting, and sharing great video from USA Today Talking Tech host All kinds of people are creating video for the web: bloggers, small business owners, web show hosts, and corporate marketing departments, to name just a few. How do the best videos get made and go viral? What secrets lie behind them? In Video Nation you’ll learn everything you need to make great-looking video for YouTube, Facebook or your blog—from one of the top experts around! Jefferson Graham, host of USA Today’s Talking Tech and Talking Your Tech, takes you skillfully through the art of...

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The Photographer’s Quick Guide to Photoshop CS6

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The Photographer’s Quick Guide to Photoshop CS6

By: Rob Sylvan

Publisher: Peachpit Press

Publication Date: 23-APR-2012

Insert Date: 19-MAY-2012

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Get up-to-speed fast on new Photoshop CS6 features that photographers need to know! Photoshop has long been the industry standard editing tool for just about anyone who works with images for a living. However, Photoshop is such huge and powerful program that it can be overwhelming to discover and learn about just the new features that affect your workflow. The Photographer's Quick Guide to Photoshop CS6 by Rob Sylvan is an eBook designed to get photographers started quickly with just the new features that are most relevant to them. In this book, you’ll learn step-by-step how...

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Visual QuickStart Guide: Dreamweaver CS6

Visual QuickStart Guide: Dreamweaver CS6

By: Tom Negrino; Dori Smith

Publisher: Peachpit Press

Publication Date: 15-JUN-2012

Insert Date: 19-MAY-2012

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&>Adobe Dreamweaver CS6: Visual QuickStart Guide uses a combination of task-based instruction and strong visuals to teach beginning and intermediate users how to create, design, and publish powerful, innovative Web sites with Dreamweaver. Leading technology authors Tom Negrino and Dori Smith take you step-by-step through the new features in Adobe Dreamweaver CS6, with completely revised sections on critical tools like styling pages with CSS and adding user interactivity with JavaScript dynamic elements. You'll also learn to take advantage of Dreamweaver's new ability to simultaneously design...

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Landscape Photography: From Snapshots to Great Shots

Landscape Photography: From Snapshots to Great Shots

By: Rob Sheppard

Publisher: Peachpit Press

Publication Date: 09-MAY-2012

Insert Date: 15-MAY-2012

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Now that you’ve bought that amazing new DSLR, you need a book that goes beyond the camera manual to capture stunning images. For photographers interested in landscape photography, this guide will help you conquer the fundamentals and take amazing outdoor shots. Pro photographer Rob Sheppard starts with the basics–composition, light, and perspective–and describes how to connect with your scene. He covers all the key camera features that affect your image, including how changing focal lengths alters your perspective and the aperture’s direct correlation with depth of field. Once you’ve...

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Real World Adobe InDesign CS6

Real World Adobe InDesign CS6

By: Olav Kvern; David Blatner; Bob Bringhurst

Publisher: Peachpit Press

Publication Date: 06-JUL-2012

Insert Date: 10-MAY-2012

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Sharpen your InDesign skills with this definitive resource created specifically for design professionals who need to layout out, proof, export, and publish pages with Adobe InDesign CS6. Complete coverage of InDesign CS6's new features and enhancements includes: Liquid Layouts and creating alternate layouts, copying and linking objects with the Content Collector (Conveyor) tool, creating Acrobat PDF form fields and placing HTML and Edge Animation in digital documents, exporting HTML, and creating EPUB documents. Real World Adobe InDesign is brimming with insightful...

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The Adobe® Photoshop® Lightroom® 4 Book for Digital Photographers

The Adobe® Photoshop® Lightroom® 4 Book for Digital Photographers

By: Scott Kelby

Publisher: Peachpit Press

Publication Date: 01-MAY-2012

Insert Date: 09-MAY-2012

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Since Lightroom first launched, Scott Kelby’s The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Book for Digital Photographers has been the world’s #1 best-selling Lightroom book (it has been translated into a dozen different languages), and in this latest version for Lightroom 4, Scott uses his same award-winning, step-by-step, plain-English style and layout to make learning Lightroom easy and fun. Scott doesn’t just show you which sliders do what (every Lightroom book will do that). Instead, by using the following three simple, yet brilliant, techniques that make it just an incredible learning tool, this...

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The iPad Pocket Guide, Third Edition

The iPad Pocket Guide, Third Edition

By: Jeff Carlson

Publisher: Peachpit Press

Publication Date: 25-APR-2012

Insert Date: 23-APR-2012

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Inexpensive and to-the-point, The iPad Pocket Guide is a complete companion to all the features and functions of the iPad including: Facetime, HD Video, Mail, Safari, Photos and Video, App Store, iBooks, Maps, Notes, Calendar, Contacts, and more. It will help you get up-and-running with easy to understand instructions and then show you hidden gems and tips to make you a true iPad expert. ...

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Google+ for Photographers

Google+ for Photographers

By: Colby Brown

Publisher: Peachpit Press

Publication Date: 22-MAR-2012

Insert Date: 23-MAR-2012

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Prior to Google+, Photographers relied on a mix of Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, and other services to display their work and interact with others. No single service provided photographers with a complete set of tools that allowed them to connect with others in a rich, meaningful way –until now . Unlike other social networks, Google+ allows photographers to upload, personalize, and update images easily. The Google+ interface is intuitive and attractive — images appear large and uncropped in the stream, preserving their original integrity; and the infinite scrolling feature creates a fluid,...

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Meet the iPad (third generation)

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Meet the iPad (third generation)

By: Jeff Carlson

Publisher: Peachpit Press

Publication Date: 16-MAR-2012

Insert Date: 21-MAR-2012

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This invaluable guide to the new, third-generation iPad steers you through how to navigate the home screen; buy, launch, run, and switch between apps; change and lock screen orientation, adjust screen brightness; and conserve battery life. You’ll learn how to master Multi-Touch gestures, work with text, shoot video and photos using the two built-in cameras, make FaceTime calls, sync files and content with iCloud, connect to the Internet using a Wi-Fi or 4G network, link up with Bluetooth devices, mirror video, and search using Spotlight. This practical, approachable guidebook by Apple...

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Photoshop Lightroom: From Snapshots to Great Shots

Photoshop Lightroom: From Snapshots to Great Shots

By: Jeff Revell

Publisher: Peachpit Press

Publication Date: 05-APR-2012

Insert Date: 15-MAR-2012

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Now that you've got those amazing DSLR shots, you need a book that goes beyond the software manual to help you organize and process your images using Adobe Photoshop Lightroom–including the recently announced Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4. In Photoshop Lightroom: From Snapshots to Great Shots, professional photographer Jeff Revell helps you master the fundamentals and create stunning ready-to-display images. Jeff covers the basics – from importing images, to making minor fixes and local edits, to applying special effects to fine-tune your photographs. You'll also get a sneak-peek at...

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CS5.5 Update: Motion Graphics with Adobe Creative Suite 5 Studio Techniques

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CS5.5 Update: Motion Graphics with Adobe Creative Suite 5 Studio Techniques

By: Richard Harrington; Ian Robinson

Publisher: Peachpit Press

Publication Date: 30-SEP-2011

Insert Date: 14-MAR-2012

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This bonus chapter accompanies Motion Graphics with Adobe Creative Suite 5 Studio Techniques and covers creating a broadcast package design....

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Apple Pro Training Series: Making Basic Color Adjustments in Final Cut Pro X

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Apple Pro Training Series: Making Basic Color Adjustments in Final Cut Pro X

By: Alexis Van Hurkman

Publisher: Peachpit Press

Publication Date: 06-MAR-2012

Insert Date: 14-MAR-2012

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Final Cut Pro’s color correction tools lets you precisely control the look of your images. In this excerpt from Apple Pro Training Series: Final Cut Pro X Advanced Editing, you’ll learn how to prepare projects and set up the Final Cut Pro interface for color correction, how to use the built-in video scopes to analyze each clip—both technically and creatively—and how to use automatic tools along with manual Color Board adjustments to correct problems and enhance your program’s visuals. In the process, you’ll learn how to evaluate and adjust color and contrast for both utilitarian and creative...

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Creating DSLR Video: From Snapshots to Great Shots

Creating DSLR Video: From Snapshots to Great Shots

By: Richard Harrington

Publisher: Peachpit Press

Publication Date: 02-MAR-2012

Insert Date: 09-MAR-2012

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Nearly every DLSR camera available today also shoots beautiful high-definition video. YouTube and Facebook are bursting with user-generated content as people share their memories and travels.  Whether it's highlights from a great vacation, the kids' soccer game, or family gatherings, everyone wants to create compelling video to document it.  While DSLR cameras are quite capable of shooting video, for many, their foray into video shooting can be frustrating. Footage tends to be dark and out of focus and suffers from camera shake and bad audio. In Creating DSLR Video: From Snapshots to...

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iPhoto ’11: The Macintosh iLife Guide to using iPhoto with OS X Lion and iCloud

iPhoto ’11: The Macintosh iLife Guide to using iPhoto with OS X Lion and iCloud

By: Jim Heid; Michael E. Cohen; Dennis R. Cohen

Publisher: Peachpit Press

Publication Date: 21-FEB-2012

Insert Date: 03-MAR-2012

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iPhoto '11 helps you organize, edit, and share your photos. With iPhoto '11 it's easy to organize and manage the thousands (maybe tens of thousands) of photos on your Mac by Faces, Places, and Events. iPhoto '11 also comes with editing and enhancement tools that rival those in expensive photo software. And finally Share what you shoot by publishing photos to your Facebook page and Flickr account or liven up someone's inbox with a beautiful email message designed with your photos. And do it all without leaving iPhoto. Let this book be your complete guide to managing all that iPhoto '11 has to...