Book description
Digital Photos, Video, and Music All in One is designed to teach the new computer user how to easily work with a variety of digital media.
It doesn't assume the reader wants to learn how to use just one product, but covers multiple products and technologies together in a logical fashion:
Digital Cameras
Photoshop Elements
Burning CDs and DVDs
Scanners and Printers
MP3s and Digital Music
Digital Videos
Table of contents
- Copyright
- Lead Author
- Acknowledgments
- We Want to Hear from You!
- Introduction
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I. Getting Started
- 1. Setting Up Your Mac
- 2. Exploring the Desktop
- 3. Working with Windows, Folders, Files, and Applications
- 4. Using the Internet
- 5. Using Other Basic Applications
- 6. Installing Additional Software
- 7. Choosing Peripheral Devices
- 8. Monitors and ColorSync
- 9. Setting Up Printers and Fonts
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II. Apple iLife: iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, and iDVD
- 10. Introducing iLife
- 11. Using iTunes
- 12. Using iPhoto
- 13. Getting Started with iMovie
- 14. Working with Video in iMovie
- 15. Adding Transitions, Effects, and Titles in iMovie
- 16. Using Still Photos, Music, and Sound Effects in iMovie
- 17. Exporting iMovies
- 18. Getting Started with iDVD
- 19. Designing DVDs in iDVD
- 20. Creating DVDs with iDVD
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III. Photoshop Elements
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21. Introducing Photoshop Elements
- Getting Help
- A Tour of the Desktop
- Understanding the Shortcuts Bar
- Using the Tools in the Toolbox
- Understanding the Options Bar
- Using the Menus
- Taking a Look at the File and Edit Menus
- Taking a Look at the Image Menu
- Taking a Look at the Enhance Menu
- Taking a Look at the Layer Menu
- Taking a Look at the Select Menu
- Taking a Look at the Filter Menu
- Taking a Look at the View Menu
- Taking a Look at the Window Menu
- Setting Preferences
- Undoing and Redoing
- Using the Undo History Palette
- Summary
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22. Starting, Saving, and Printing Your Work
- Starting a New Image File
- Browsing for a File
- Saving Your Work
- Saving Images for the Web
- Creating a Web Gallery
- Emailing a Picture
- Exporting a PDF
- Adjusting Resolution
- Importing Source Images
- Changing Image and Canvas Sizes
- Understanding Color Systems
- Preparing the Image
- Printing the Page
- Making Contact Sheets and Picture Packages
- Summary
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23. Using Basic Tools in Elements
- Using the Selection Tools
- Selecting with the Lasso Tools
- Making Selections with the Magic Wand
- Modifying Selections
- Stroking and Filling Selections
- Using the Paint Bucket Tool to Fill a Selection
- Working with Layers
- Managing Layers
- Cropping and Resizing Your Pictures
- Cropping
- Resizing
- Rotating an Image
- Straightening the Horizon
- Straightening an Image
- Skewing Images
- Using the Type Tools
- Using the Type Mask Tools
- Working with Layer Styles and Text
- Warping Text
- Summary
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24. Fixing Photo Flaws
- Making Basic Cleanups
- Fixing Red Eye
- Removing Dust and Scratches
- Too Light/Too Dark: Adjusting Brightness, Contrast, and Color
- Adjusting by Eye with Color Variations
- Adjusting Color with Color Cast
- Adjusting Color with Hue/Saturation
- Removing and Replacing Color
- Compensating for Lighting Mistakes
- Using the Quick Fix Dialog Box
- Using Repair Recipes and Tutorials
- Following a Tutorial
- Using Adjustment Layers to Fix Image Problems
- Repairing Black-and-White Pictures
- Preparing an Old Photo for Repair by Removing Sepia
- Repairing Serious Damage
- Applying Vignetting
- Applying Tints
- Making Color Repairs
- Using Fill Flash
- Making Selective Color Adjustments
- Image Correction Tools
- Hand Coloring a Black-and-White Photo
- Removing and Replacing Objects
- Replacing a Face
- Putting Back What Was Never There
- Using the Magic Eraser
- Putting Together Stitched Panoramas
- Summary
- 25. Enhancing Your Photos with Filters
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26. Creating Digital Art from Scratch
- Choosing Colors
- Using the Shape Tools
- Using the Brush Tool
- Using the Pencil Tool
- Using the Eraser Tools
- Creating Backgrounds with the Gradient Tool
- Using Layer Styles to Create Composites
- Understanding Blending Modes
- Applying Effects
- Creating Drop Shadows from Scratch
- Making Reflections
- Using Distortions to Blend Composite Images
- Summary
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21. Introducing Photoshop Elements
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IV. Advanced System Management
- 27. Sharing (and Securing) Your Computer
- 28. Managing Your System
- 29. Recovering from Crashes and Other Problems
Product information
- Title: Sams Teach Yourself Mac OS® X Digital Media All in One
- Author(s):
- Release date: May 2003
- Publisher(s): Sams
- ISBN: 9780672325328
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