Computers : Computer Graphics

InDesign is the preferred graphic design software, and InDesign CS4 is loaded with cool new desktop publishing features. InDesign CS4 For Dummies shows you how to use every one!. Whether you’re an experienced designer or just want to create a cool newsletter for the school soccer team, you’ll benefit from Galen Gruman’s guidance. This desktop publishing expert shows you how to navigate InDesign menus, dialog boxes, panels, and panes; streamline your work with templates; prepare your creations for printing or online publication, and more.:.; Explore the new tools, work with the application frame, and set preferences for the way you work.; Learn to open and save documents and export content.; Get familiar with the Pages panel, apply Master Pages, and work with Layers.; Make the most of color with color libraries, multi-ink colors, spot versus process color, and gradients.; Create layout guidelines and use color swatches for consistency.; Streamline text formatting by using styles and treat text as a graphic element.; Design for the Web with hyperlinks, multimedia elements, and Flash files.; See how InDesign CS4 works seamlessly with other applications in the Adobe Creative Suite.; Discover why good design is part science and part art and learn to manipulate, organize, and align design objects.; Take advantage of tips for cropping and positioning graphics.; Prepare for printing or other output with enhanced preflighting tools. InDesign CS4 For Dummies also offers great advice for designing pages that do their job perfectly. Start creating today!. more...

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VBA is the Key to Automating Your Work and Reusability in AutoCAD ... ... and Mastering AutoCAD VBA unlocks the secrets to VBA programming, teaching you everything you need to know to write macros, customize your interface, and even develop independent applications that will speed your work and enhance your results. more...

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The RAW file format is the uncompressed data file captured by a digital camera's electronic sensor. Because RAW files remain virtually untouched by in-camera processing, working with them brings greater flexibility and control to the editing process--if you know how to use them. Adobe Photoshop CS2 has emerged as the best way to edit RAW images, and Photoshop CS2 RAW is dedicated to working with RAW in Photoshop. This comprehensive guide explores the entire RAW process, focusing extensively on Photoshop editing techniques targeted to professionals and photo hobbyists alike. more...

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This latest version of Photoshop has a few new tricks up its sleeve and Adobe Photoshop CS4 For Dummies will teach you how to use them. From the basics like getting your images into and out of Photoshop to enhancing, cropping, and color correction, it’s all here!. You’ll get all of the basics of digital images and master the importing and exporting of images. You’ll find out how to create easy enhancements like adding shadows and highlights and making color natural, in addition to learning how to use the Adobe camera raw plug-in. Before you know it, you’ll be making beautiful “art” with Photoshop by combining images, precision edges, dressing up images, painting in Photoshop, and using filters. You can even streamline your work in Photoshop using advanced techniques. Find out how to:.:.; Import images and use all the tools and processes.; Reduce digital noise, make colors look natural, add highlights and shadows.; Optimize images for print or the Web.; Edit images.; Explore the Painting function and master the daunting Brushes panel.; Add layer styles.; Create on-screen presentations, contact prints, and more. Complete with lists of ten reasons to love your Wacom tablet, ten reasons to own a digital camera, and ten favorite tips and tricks, Adobe CS4 For Dummies is your one-stop guide to setting up, working with, and making the most of Photoshop CS4 for all your digital photography needs. more...

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The first guide to the new graphics system of Mac OS X Tiger from the development team at Apple more...

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