Book description
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 covers them all with the scrupulous objectivity, clever wit, and technical wisdom you count on from David Pogue along with the Mac and digital photography expertise of Derrick Story. Their authoritative guide starts out with a crash course on digital photography, complete with tutorials on buying a digital camera, composing brilliant photos in various situations (including sports photography, portraits, nighttime photography--even kid photography!) and making digital movies. iPhoto 5: The Missing Manual then launches into every detail of iPhoto, from camera-meets-Mac basics to storing, searching, and editing; from sharing your digital photography with the world (via customized slideshows--complete with iTunes soundtrack, if you like--prints, photo books, email, the Web, and even your network) to exporting to QuickTime and iDVD. And don't forget iPhoto "stunts," such as building custom screen savers and desktop backdrops; exporting pictures; making the most of plug-ins, add-ons, and beef-ups; using AppleScript; and managing files with backups, CDs, and photo libraries. iPhoto 5: The Missing Manual gives you everything you need to become the digital photographer extraordinaire you want to be.
Table of contents
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iPhoto 5: The Missing Manual, 4th Edition
- Copyright
- The Missing Credits
- Introduction
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I. Digital Cameras: The Missing Manual
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1. Welcome to Digital Photography
- Meet Digital Photography
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Buying a Digital Camera
- Image Resolution
- Memory Capacity
- Memory Cards
- Battery Life
- Size and Shape
- Lens Quality
- Zoom
- Flip Screen
- Manual Controls
- Autofocus Assist Light
- Variable “Film” Speeds
- Built-In Sliding Lens Cover
- Attachments
- Shutter Lag
- Burst Mode (RAM Buffer)
- Panorama Mode
- Software Bundle
- Noise Reduction
- Tripod Mount
- Movie Mode
- Price
- 2. Composing Brilliant Photos
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3. Beyond the Simple Snapshot
- Action Photography
- Portraits
- Existing-Light Portraits
- Self-Portraits
- Kid Photography
- Theater Performances
- Underwater Photography
- Travel Photography
- Outdoor Portraits
- Indoor Flash
- Twilight Portraits
- Landscape and Nature
- Sunsets
- Weddings
- Photographing Objects
- Nighttime Photography
- Time-Lapse Photography
- Digital Movies
- Cameraphone Photography
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1. Welcome to Digital Photography
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II. iPhoto Basics
- 4. Camera Meets Mac
- 5. The Digital Shoebox
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6. Editing Your Shots
- Editing in iPhoto
- One-Click Fixups: The Enhance Button
- Cropping
- Painting Over Freckles, Scratches, and Hairs
- Red-Eye
- B & W, Sepia
- Rotate
- The Adjust Panel
- Introduction to the Histogram
- Exposure
- Adjusting the Levels
- Brightness and Contrast Sliders
- Color Balance
- Straightening
- Sharpening
- Beyond iPhoto
- Reverting to the Original
- Editing RAW Files
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III. Meet Your Public
- 7. The iPhoto Slideshow
- 8. Making Prints
- 9. Sharing Online—and on Your Network
- 10. Publishing a Photo Book
- 11. iPhoto Goes to the Movies
- 12. iDVD Slideshows
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IV. iPhoto Stunts
- 13. Screen Savers, AppleScript, and Cameraphones
- 14. iPhoto File Management
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V. Appendixes
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A. Troubleshooting
- Importing and Opening
- Exporting
- Printing
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Editing
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- iPhoto crashes when I double-click a thumbnail to edit it.
- My Adjust panel is missing most of its sliders!
- iPhoto won’t let me use an external graphics program when I double-click a thumbnail.
- My picture doesn’t fit right on 4 x 6, 5 x 7, or 8 x 10 inch paper.
- I’ve messed up a photo while editing it, and now it’s ruined!
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General Questions
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- iPhoto’s wigging out.
- Man, this program’s slow!
- I don’t see my other Mac’s shared photos over the network.
- I can’t change the name of an album/book/slideshow icon.
- When I try to choose a soundtrack for a slide show, my iTunes music collection doesn’t show up!
- I can’t delete a photo!
- All my pictures are gone! (or) My thumbnails are all gray rectangles! (or) I’m having some other crisis!
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- B. iPhoto 5, Menu by Menu
- C. Where to Go From Here
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A. Troubleshooting
- Index
- Colophon
Product information
- Title: iPhoto 5: The Missing Manual, Fourth Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: March 2005
- Publisher(s): O'Reilly Media, Inc.
- ISBN: 9780596100346
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