Computers : Computer Graphics

Best-selling author Martin Evening will be updating his book to cover all the new features in Lightroom 2. This exceptional book describes Photoshop Lightroom’s features in detail from a photographer’s perspective. As an established commercial and fashion photographer, Martin knows firsthand what photographers need for  an efficient workflow. He’s also been working with Photoshop Lightroom from the beginning, monitoring the product’s development and providing feedback on the public beta. As a result, Martin knows the software inside and out, from image selection to image editing to image management. Currently we are not sure when the software will be released so the date mentioned above is simply a placeholder. We expect Martin's book will be releasing within a few weeks from the date the software is released. more...

Price: $39.99

Build your Lightroom expertise, one technique at a time. Why sort through piles of unrelated documentation when you can focus on the essential techniques? In Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 How-Tos, author Chris Orwig brings you the best techniques to quickly organize and correct your digital images using this powerful program created specifically for photographers. Complete with illustrations and practical tips, these bite-sized lessons from Chris’s experience as a photographer and instructor provide just the information you need. Here you can explore the program at your own pace, spending less time at your computer and more time behind the lens taking great pictures. Coverage includes. • Customizing the Interface. • Understanding File Formats. • Finding Images with Text, Refine, and Metadata Filters. • Using Presets in Quick Develop. • Correcting White Balance. • Applying Settings to Other Images. • Changing Hue, Saturation, and Luminance. • Dodging and Burning with the Adjustment Brush. • Customizing Web Galleries. more...

Price: $19.99

Offering in-depth explanations guaranteed to make the knowledge stick (and in an easygoing, personable style that makes you feel like he's standing right by your side), filmmaker and Premiere Pro whiz Jacob Rosenberg focuses on the concepts, features, and techniques that are key to mastering Adobe Premiere Pro 2.0. Jacob goes beyond rote explanation to give you a real-world perspective on HD and DV editing, sharing his hard-won tips and expertise along the way. If you're a novice user, you'll get the grounding you need to begin capturing, editing, and outputting digital video. And if you're a veteran, you can go straight to the comprehensive coverage of all that's new in this version: MultiCam support, native HDV editing, menu based DVD authoring from the timeline, native SD and HD support, and an automated review and approval system that lets you email video embedded in a PDF file for client review. The book's companion DVD includes project files and sample footage from Jacob's latest project (DV, SD, HDV & HD) so you can follow along with the book's step-by-step tutorials. Packed with practical tips and technical know-how, this book is the essential resource for getting the most out of editing with Premiere Pro. more...

Price: $40.00

Flash is the most ubiquitous technology today for creating and deploying dynamic content on the Web. From button rollovers to video animations, Flash not only brings pizzazz to the Web but also makes difficult concepts easier to understand through illustrations, diagrams, and so on. Now that Flash CS3 Professional is part of the Adobe family, users new to the software as well as veteran users unfamiliar with added Adobe feature need quick access to key features and fundamental techniques. Adobe Flash CS3 Professional: 100 Essential Techniques provides users with what they need to know to start working in Flash. Each technique is presented in a self-contained unit of one or two pages so users can dive in and start working right away, unencumbered by lengthy descriptions or technical detail. For example, if readers want to know how to use Flash’s new QuickTime export feature, they can turn directly to that page, quickly grasp the technique, as well as pick up a few tips along the way. more...

Price: $19.99

Adobe Illustrator CS3 is more than just the world's most popular and powerful illustration tool: As part of the Adobe's Creative Suite 3, it's a key component of an overall design workflow that lets users work seamlessly among all of their graphics applications to create graphically rich content for print, Web, motion graphics, and mobile devices. This info-packed guide lets users get right down to work by focusing on the Illustrator CS3 features they're most likely to use and showcasing each in a stand-alone tip--complete with a relevant hint or two and a graphic example. In this fashion, readers learn just what they need to know, exploring the program in a way that makes sense to them. Before they know it, users will be using the new path eraser tool and making vivid artwork using the new Live Color feature and the updated recolor filters, as well as creating symbols and applying instances and exporting their work to Adobe Flash. more...

Price: $19.99