Books, Computers & Internet, Apple, iPhoto

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David Pogue, Derrick Story
iPhoto '08: The Missing Manual
by Pogue Press (Paperback) (Release Date: 2008-02-01)

Apple has taken iPhoto 08 to a whole new level. Now, in addition to handling upwards of 250,000 images, the program lets you easily categorize and navigate through those photos with a feature called "Events." Plus, new editing tools let you copy and paste adjustments between photos. Books and calendars have been improved, too, as has the program's ability to publish pictures on the Web. Apple makes it all sound easy: drag this, click that, and you're done. But you can still get lost, especially if you're a newcomer. iPhoto '08: The Missing Manual explains how to take advantage of all these powerful tools and new features without confusion or frustration. Bestselling authors David Pogue and Derrick Story give you a witty, objective, and clear-cut explanation of how things work, with plenty of undocumented tips and tricks for mastering the new iPhoto. Four sections help you import, organize, edit, share, and even take your photos: Digital Photography: The Missing Manual offers a ...

David Pogue, Derrick Story
iPhoto 6: The Missing Manual
by Pogue Press (Paperback)

If you used iPhoto when it first came out, you'll remember the way it slowed to a crawl once you loaded it with about 2,000 photos. Compare that to this year's model: iPhoto 6 can handle as many as 250,000 images and still have the power to run a host of suped-up features. Its new software engine lets you make changes with a drag & drop editing tool, find photos with a robust search feature, and manipulate images without affecting the originals in your master library. You can also: View and work on full-screen images Make quick edits with one click Work with RAW images Create cool new calendars, greeting cards and books Post photos online with the new iWeb application Use a method of sharing called "Photocasting" Apple makes it all sound so easy: just drag this, click that and you're done. But, as intuitive as these features are, you can still get lost, especially if you're new to iPhoto. Not to worry. iPhoto 6: The Missing Manual gives you plenty of ...

Adam Engst
iPhoto 08 for Mac OS X: Visual QuickStart Guide
by Peachpit Press (Paperback)

Visual QuickStart Guide—the quick and easy way to learn! With iPhoto '08 for Mac OS X: Visual QuickStart Guide, readers can start from the beginning to get a tour of the applications, or look up specific tasks to learn just what they need to know. This task-based, visual guide uses step-by-step instructions and hundreds of full-color screenshots to teach beginning and intermediate users how to make the most out of their digital photos with iPhoto '08. Perfect for anyone who needs to learn the program inside out, this guide covers everything from importing, tagging, editing, and perfecting images to creating slideshows and photo albums to easy online Web publishing. Readers will learn about everything new in iPhoto '08, including automatically organizing photos by event; new editing tools that allow the user to paste a set of adjustments from one photo into another; creating new hardcover photo books, large-font calendars, and more; sharing photos via the .Mac Web ...

David Pogue, Derrick Story
iPhoto 5: Missing Manual
by Pogue Press (Paperback)

Our Missing Manual is hands-down the bestselling book on iPhoto. And now, updated to cover Apple's newest release, iPhoto 5: The Missing Manual comes fully loaded--and in full color--so you can exercise all the power, flexibility, and creativity of the stunning new iPhoto 5. Some of iPhoto 5's fifty new features are tiny nips and tucks, such as menu rewordings, quiet refinements, and secret keystrokes that take most people days to stumble through. Others are big-ticket overhauls aimed at both power users (RAW-file import and editing, color correction sliders, real-time histogram) and everyday shutterbugs (nested file folders, individual-photo control in slideshows, and a completely rewritten book-layout kit). Additional improvements include a robust search feature (similar to that of iTunes) and the addition of "objects" for slideshow and book projects (using objects, you can manipulate images without affecting pictures in your master library). iPhoto 5: The Missing Manual ...

Curt Simmons
iPhoto 2 for Dummies
by John Wiley & Sons (Paperback)

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. ...

Adam Engst
iPhoto 2 for Mac OS X (Visual QuickStart Guide)
by Peachpit Press (Paperback)

If you've been using Apple's iPhoto software to organize and share your digital photos, you're about to start using it a whole lot more: That's because with version 2, iPhoto has grown even more powerful thanks to its integration with Apple's iLife suite of products. With iPhoto 2 for Mac OS X: Visual QuickStart Guide, you'll quickly discover how you can share digital images with iMovie, create DVD-based slideshows with iDVD, archive photos instantly (to CD or DVD), create coffee-table books combining text and photos, and email your best shots to friends and relatives. Task-based instruction, a strong visual format, and no-nonsense guidance from trusted Mac author and pundit Adam Engst make this book the perfect place to master iPhoto. If you're new to iPhoto, you'll find everything you need to start importing, organizing, editing, and sharing your photos. And if you're an old hand, you'll easily zero in on the features that excite you most: the Enhance and Retouch tools, new ...

Jim Heid
The Macintosh Digital Hub: An Interactive Guide to iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, and iDVD
by Peachpit Press (Paperback)

Angelo Micheletti
iPhoto "X" For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))
by For Dummies (Paperback)

What the book covers: Getting started with iPhoto, setting preferences, importing and exporting photos from various sources, organizing photos  into libraries and albums, cropping photos, rotating photos, removing red eye, correcting color and saturation with histograms, sharing photos via e-mail or MobileMe, printing your own photos, creating a photo book, making calendars and greeting cards from your photos,  and more. Series features: Information presented in the straightforward but fun language that has defined the Dummies series for more than fifteen years.

Adam Engst
iPhoto 5 for Mac OS X (Visual QuickStart Guide)
by Peachpit Press (Paperback)

Owning a digital camera makes it easy to snap tons of photos. But once you import them from your camera to your computer, it’s organizing, editing, and printing those digital photos that can cause you headaches. What to do with the piles of digital photos you're suddenly amassing? Enter iPhoto 5. Included on all new Macs, iPhoto 5 is a significant update to Apple's photo-editing component of its revolutionary iLife '05 suite.Aside from organizing, sharing, and editing digital photos, iPhoto lets you create stunning slideshows, assemble photo albums, and burn your images to DVD, to name a few features. Written by longtime Macintosh authority and best-selling author Adam Engst, this smart, thoughtful guide ensures you make the most of it. Using simple, step-by-step instructions accompanied by copious screenshots, this book tackles all that's old and new in iPhoto 5. With the help of Adam’s sharp advice and insightful instruction, you'll learn the ins and outs of ...

Adam Engst
iPhoto 6 for Mac OS X (Visual QuickStart Guide)
by Peachpit Press (Paperback)

Need to learn iPhoto 6 fast? Try a Visual QuickStart! This best-selling reference’s visual format and step-by-step, task-based instructions will have you up and running with this great iLife 06 application in no time. Best-selling author and instructor Adam Engst uses crystal-clear instructions, full-color illustrations, and friendly prose to introduce you to everything from importing, tagging, editing, and perfecting images to creating slideshows and photo albums to easy online Web publishing. You’ll also learn about everything new in iPhoto 6, including enhanced editing and special effects, calendars and cards, photocasting, and more!

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