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Illustrator 10 for Windows & Macintosh (Visual QuickStart Guide)

Elaine Weinmann, Peter Lourekas

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There's a good chance that anyone who's studied vector-based drawing during the last decade has read an Illustrator Visual QuickStart Guide in one of its many versions. Though this book has become the standard text in many design schools, it has evolved over the years along with the program itself. And with some of the radical changes in Illustrator 10 -- such as live distortion tools, dynamic data-driven graphics, and symbols to create repeating Web graphics and keep file sizes small -- the authors thoroughly revised this popular QuickStart Guide.

Illustrator 10 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide includes information on all the latest features, a 24-page color section, and clearly marked locators to both new and improved features that can easily be found by simply flipping through the book. Best of all, it's delivered in a highly readable, entertaining, visual, and easy-to-navigate format. This affordable, task-based book may be the only one users need to create powerful graphics for print or Web.

Final Cut Pro 4 and the Art of Filmmaking

David Teague, Jason Cranford Teague, Sybex

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Total reviews: 3 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Great book! 5 out of 5 stars.
2 of 4 people found this review helpful.

Easy book to learn for dummies like myself. Lots of pictures and easy content.

Beautiful layout with a film POV, mandatory! 5 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

I had a background in professional film production and analog video but had never worked with a non-linear editor before. This book explains everything from the point of view of a filmmaker not a computer tech and includes interviews with actual filmmakers. It is beautifully laid out and illustrated and takes you through the practical considerations of various stages of production. You will not get buried in arcane detail rather you will get a thorough understanding of everything you need to know and a broad exposure to more advanced concepts. I worked through all the exercizes with the provided Coney Island footage and then due to circumstances beyond my control didn't get back to using FCP for a year, when I was unexpectedly asked to sync an audio effect with a visual event for a director to see in five minutes. The training had stuck and I pulled it off. I much prefer this book to the Apple Pro Training Series and it gives a better overview of the whole editing process, so if you can only buy one book this is what I'd recommend.

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Here is the follow-up to one of the most applauded Final Cut Pro books! Thoroughly updated for Final Cut Pro 4, this premier full-color guide emphasizes how to achieve professional quality results. It first introduces basic concepts, then leads you through a movie project from start to finish, while offering expert tips and advice from professional video editors. An abundance of striking illustrations and screen shots help you visualize important concepts and activities. New FCP features, all covered in this book, include better audio scoring, full-featured titling, and 24 frames-per-second capabilities for HD. The companion DVD features the book's sample video project for practice editing.

Final Cut Pro HD Hands-On Training

Larry Jordan

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As the first volume in Lynda Weinman's acclaimed HOT (Hands-On Training) series to cover Apple's video editing powerhouse, this is the guide you've been waiting for! In these pages, you'll find a series of hands-on tutorials that guide you through all stages of editing video with Final Cut Pro HD. As you follow the book's step-by-step instructions (using the lesson files included on the accompanying CD), you'll quickly progress through Final Cut Pro basics and on to more advanced topics like creating transitions and motion effects, correcting color, and choosing among filter and rendering options. In the process, you'll learn about all of the program's most important features, including those new to HD: the revolutionary ability to edit HD video over FireWire (no extra cables required!); real-time color correction; the ability to toggle between full-resolution, high-quality playback and preview mode; and more! Fun, project-based lessons; an engaging writing style; and a DVD packed with lesson files make quick work of Final Cut Pro HD.

iPhoto 2 for Dummies

Curt Simmons

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If you have a Mac with OS X and a digital camera, iPhoto For Dummies unlocks all the secrets to taking great digital pictures and doing just about anything with them.  And if you already have piles of photos scanned into your computer from other sources, don’t fret—iPhoto works with them, too.

Discover the easy ways to edit and enhance photos, fix common problems like that eerie “red-eye” effect, organize your photos for easy access and security, and even how to create a hard-bound photo album. And because pictures are twice the fun if you share them, iPhoto For Dummies shows you how to print those great shots for framing, turn them into a slide show or a Web site gallery, or even mix them with video clips and music to create a movie you can burn to a DVD to produce a truly one-of-a-kind gift.

A jargon-free guide to importing, organizing, editing, and sharing digital or scanned photos using the latest version of Apple’s iPhoto application for Mac OS X. Softcover.

AppleWorks 6 for Dummies

Bob LeVitus, Dennis Cohen

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Appleworks 6 for Dummies 5 out of 5 stars.
61 of 69 people found this review helpful.

Appleworks 6 for dummies is great. Apple has manuals stored in Appleworks 6 but they get in the way of what you are trying to do. Having the book handy makes it a great asset for any Appleworks 6 owner. Easy step by step instructions.

Great read and a must have help book.

Apple Works 6 for Dummies 5 out of 5 stars.
13 of 13 people found this review helpful.

Just switched from MSFT. Great for spreadsheets and other questions.Better than Apple Works 6 The Missing Manual which I bought at same time.

DUMMIES FOR DUMMIES 4 out of 5 stars.
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This book really is for dummies. It explains Appleworks 6 well, and if you're new to Appleworks in general or if you are only familiar with Appleworks 5, this is definitely the book for you.

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Advice from this leading Mac authority helps you if you're new to the Mac and need to get up to speed fast. For starters, you definitely need to know a few basics about the software suite that came with your iMac or iBook. Try spreadsheets and word processing, and then add drawings and charts. But if you really want to impress your peers, whip out your AppleWorks paintbrushes and palettes. And you'll be fully wielding your new creation tool when you set up an address book database, design a Web page, or build a business presentation.

Digital Video Essentials: Apple Final Cut Pro 6 (Design Exploration Series)

Lisa Rysinger

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Understandable help is finally here for FCP 5 out of 5 stars.
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Remember when the most recent iMovie was released, how everyone was up-in-arms over the changes. Well, that version proved to be the version they should have had from the word "go." So some some hardy souls set sail for Final Cut waters (what's with the sea-fairin' analogy). Uncharted territory to be sure (oh ... I see). But bravely we pushed onward to the distant shores of the prosumer. But shouldn't we have a map (I promise, that's the end).

There are literally dozens of books and electronic tutors out there, not to mention Apple's One-on-One sessions to help you get a leg up. But still when you launch the program, be it Express or Pro, up come the `deer in the headlight' looks.

But here's a book for the novice seeking answers to the pro that needs the casual reminder. Lisa Rysinger, the book's author, has been steeping in professional video for a long time. Her book, Final Cut Pro 6 (US$46.95).

The first section of the book lays a thorough foundation of digital photography. It goes in to the lexicon of NTSC, analog vs. digital, and so forth. If you're a neophyte to the world of Final Cut do not skip this section as it will aid you when Ms. Rysinger guides you through the limitless possibilities in video editing. Remember, you have to know the rules to break them. An imperative read for the novice, a good refresher for the veteran.

Once you have mastered the foundations, Ms. Rysinger brings you along the step by step process of editing, first with the back story of Apple's involvement in video editing. Then we learn how to organize all of our raw material.

From here we go on to the introductions of all of FCP's various tools and their uses. (NOTE: If you possess FCE 4, you will have none of these extras. Whereas, if you still have a copy of FCE HD, you will have Soundtrack and Live Type.) These are what will really make your project shine.

You are then shown, with accompanying illustrations, the power that now lies at your fingertips. Rough cuts, the proper use of transitions and how to edit the waveforms of your audio tracks. And if the book isn't enough, there is an accompanying DVD that contains tutorials and a free trial of FX Factory plug-ins. Plus there is an HTML page crammed with valuable links. That should keep you busy for a while!

Final Cut Pro 6 is a worthy asset to your technical library and will serve as a handy reference as you wind your way through DV and your imagination. Now sit down at your editing console and break some rules.
©2008 Frank Petrie

Editorial Review:

Digital Video Essentials: Apple Final Cut Pro 6 offers a concise, step-by-step guide to video editing with the industry's program of choice, Apple's award-winning Final Cut Pro. Relevant to both the digital video novice and the professional, this comprehensive resource covers the important features that editors need to get the job done quickly. Using a clear, straight-forward approach, supported with full-color visuals, author Rysinger guides editors through the software's features and shows how to manage this powerful program. The book also features Noise Industries' FxFactory Pro, the new effects suite that will revolutionize how editors create with Final Cut Studio. Including a DVD packed with valuable features, Digital Video Essentials: Apple Final Cut Pro is the essential DV book for the essential DV program.

Mac OS X Tiger Unleashed

John Ray, William C. Ray

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A best-seller that once showed you how to reign in a panther can now show you how to tame a Tiger. Mac OS X Tiger Unleashed is the most comprehensive guide to unlocking the full power of Mac OS X Tiger that you can find. Written by Unix/BSD experts and Mac users, John Ray and William C. Ray, you will go inside the Mac OS X Tiger operating system and the underlying BSD environment. In-depth background coverage and useful hands-on lessons will help you understand the changes with the new version and master the new features. Lessons include:

• Working with files and applications
• Running classic Mac OS applications
• Native utilities and applications
• Intalling third-party applications
• Third-party BSD command-line applications
• Configuring the system using BSD utilities
• Remote administration
• Serving a Windows network
• Routine maintenance

Learn to deal with the most trouble-prone aspects of the Mac OS X Tiger user interface and how to exploit the new features to get the most out of your system with Mac OS X Tiger Unleashed.

BSD Hacks

Dru Lavigne

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In the world of Unix operating systems, the various BSDs come with a long heritage of high-quality software and well-designed solutions, making them a favorite OS of a wide range of users. Among budget-minded users who adopted BSD early on to developers of some of today's largest Internet sites, the popularity of BSD systems continues to grow. If you use the BSD operating system, then you know that the secret of its success is not just in its price tag: practical, reliable, extraordinarily stable and flexible, BSD also offers plenty of fertile ground for creative, time-saving tweaks and tricks, and yes, even the chance to have some fun.

"Fun?" you ask. Perhaps "fun" wasn't covered in the manual that taught you to install BSD and administer it effectively. But BSD Hacks, the latest in O'Reilly's popular Hacks series, offers a unique set of practical tips, tricks, tools--and even fun--for administrators and power users of BSD systems.

BSD Hacks takes a creative approach to saving time and getting more done, with fewer resources. You'll take advantage of the tools and concepts that make the world's top Unix users more productive. Rather than spending hours with a dry technical document learning what switches go with a command, you'll learn concrete, practical uses for that command.

The book begins with hacks to customize the user environment. You'll learn how to be more productive in the command line, timesaving tips for setting user-defaults, how to automate long commands, and save long sessions for later review. Other hacks in the book are grouped in the following areas:

Customizing the User Environment

Dealing with Files and Filesystems

The Boot and Login Environments

Backing Up

Networking Hacks

Securing the System

Going Beyond the Basics

Keeping Up-to-Date

Grokking BSD

If you want more than your average BSD user--you want to explore and experiment, unearth shortcuts, create useful tools, and come up with fun things to try on your own--BSD Hacks is a must-have. This book will turn regular users into power users and system administrators into super system administrators.

REALbasic Cross-Platform Application Development (Developer's Library)

Mark S. Choate

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Total reviews: 9 Average rating: 2.5 of 5

I beg to differ 5 out of 5 stars.
6 of 8 people found this review helpful.

I found this book AMAZINGLY helpful! I'm a Java, C and C++ programmer moving over to RB because
it's cross platform and has a very easy GUI development system. I DON'T need another book to answer
what a byte is, how to write a loop or how to do Object Oriented Design.

This book does not coddle you. It assumes you know the basics of programming. It assumes you know
what you want to do. It will tell you how to do it. I have sticky tags all over my book, and it lives
at my right hand on my desk. It tells you all the strangenesses of RB on the different platforms, and how
to do the harder things. First read all the other books to learn the language. THEN GET THIS ONE!!!
You will be using it consistently.

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REALbasic Cross-Platform Application Development treats REALbasic as a serious development environment and is targeted to developers with a minimum of programming experience, but who may or may not be new to the REALbasic platform. Written by a writer and developer with extensive REALbasic experience with input and guidance from REAL Software, this book will show you how to take advantage of the new cross-platform abilities of REALbasic and teach you how to create cross-platform applications. Don't waste any more time with the other novice-oriented REALbasic books out there. Get inside this development environment with REALbasic Cross-Platform Application Development.

FileMaker Pro 6 for Windows & Macintosh (Visual QuickStart Guide)

Nolan Hester

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If you recently upgraded to FileMaker Pro 6 to take advantage of its new digital image management features or its full XML support, you'll also want to upgrade to FileMaker Pro 6 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide. Revised to include all of the new features in FileMaker Pro 6, this update to the popular Visual QuickStart Guide is still the fastest and easiest way to learn FileMaker Pro. Loaded with screenshots and clear, concise explanations of database publishing techniques, FileMaker Pro 6 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide takes you from working with records and files to creating and designing databases, printing and networking with FileMaker, and Web publishing with FileMaker in no time. Step-by-step tasks show you how to use new digital image management features to organize and work with massive amounts of digital photos with minimal effort. You'll also learn to take advantage of FileMaker's new XML support to easily share and integrate data with other applications-even those not running FileMaker.