- Paperback: 208 pages
- Publisher: Peachpit Press; 1 edition (14 April 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0321246624
- ISBN-13: 978-0321246622
- Product Dimensions: 22.7 x 17.8 x 1.1 cm
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- #34 in Books > Computers & Internet > Digital Photography > By Series > Visual QuickStart Guides
- #37 in Books > Computers & Internet > Digital Photography > Digital Photography Software > iPhoto
- #37 in Books > Computers & Internet > Mac OS > IPhoto
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You've finally figured out how to use that digital camera you got for the holidays; now if only you could figure out what to do with the tons of digital photos you're suddenly amassing! Enter iPhoto 4. Included on all new Macs, it solves this problem (and then some!) by offering a plethora of creative options for organizing, sharing, and editing digital photos. This easy-going guide ensures you make the most of it. Using simple, step-by-step instructions peppered with tons of visual aids, best-selling author Adam Engst tackles all that's old and new in iPhoto 4. You'll learn the ins and outs of using iPhoto both separately and in tandem with the other iLife apps--adding GarageBand-created tracks to your slideshows, using iPhoto slide shows in iDVD and iMovie projects, and more. Best of all, you'll discover all of iPhoto's newest (and coolest) features: cinematic transitions, Smart Albums, a star rating system for organizing photos, Rendezvous photo sharing, and more.
About the Author
Adam C. Engst is the editor and publisher of TidBITS, one of the oldest and largest Internet-based newsletters. Adam has written and co-authored numerous Internet books and magazine articles, including the best-selling Internet Starter Kit series. In addition, he has collaborated on several Internet educational videos and has appeared on a variety of nationally broadcast television and radio programs. He is the co-author of two editions of The Wireless Networking Starter Kit (Peachpit Press).
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Excellent resource
26 Sep 2004
Format:Paperback
Before picking this book up, I'd all but given up on iPhoto. I found it a bit too simple and way to encumbering of my system. But this book really changed my perspective. Well, this book and the fact that I needed a better way to organize my pictures on my Mac than simply having massive folders of pictures.
The book is very accessible and although I thought I was familiar with the program, it opened a lot of new doors and taught me a lot I didn't know. It also provided resources for other programs that work well with iPhoto and how to connect iPhoto to Photoshop (or any digital image editor) so I can do more advanced editing outside of iPhoto.
I think most important for me was learning that I didn't need to have my photos all in one library - that I could use a separate program like the iPhoto Library Manager to make separate, context specific, libraries. This was amazing, as the more photos in a library, the more encumbering it can be on your system.
Without a doubt, I find this to be one of the best and simple books out there covering iPhoto. I highly recommend it!
The book is very accessible and although I thought I was familiar with the program, it opened a lot of new doors and taught me a lot I didn't know. It also provided resources for other programs that work well with iPhoto and how to connect iPhoto to Photoshop (or any digital image editor) so I can do more advanced editing outside of iPhoto.
I think most important for me was learning that I didn't need to have my photos all in one library - that I could use a separate program like the iPhoto Library Manager to make separate, context specific, libraries. This was amazing, as the more photos in a library, the more encumbering it can be on your system.
Without a doubt, I find this to be one of the best and simple books out there covering iPhoto. I highly recommend it!
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
His Approach Works for Me
14 Dec 2004
Format:Paperback
The Visual Quick Starte Guides are just about the fastest way to get started on using a software package around. As stated from the title, this is a highly illustrated book that uses tons of screen shots to get you started using a software package.
In this case the package is iPhoto and it's written by a master writer. Because of the large number of illustrations in the book, it is very fast to go through. (My only problem is when I click on something wrong, my screens don't look like his, and then have to backtrack and find my error.) The easy visual approach works well for me.
If you're a beginner to iPhoto, this book will help you get it up and doing what you want in a very short time. The next step is to do more, say up to the intermediate level, and all that takes is that you go further into the book.
The other surprising thing about this book is the way it's organized. Most tutorial books are just that. You follow the tutorial through and then go do things. These books are then useless as a reference book. This one is different. Each task, almost each page, is organized with a headline of what you're going to do on that page. Then the index has an entry that points to the right page. For instance if you're going through the book there's a chapter on Sharing Photos. There's a page on Printing Greeting Cards. Learning about sharing photos will send you through the page on Printing Greeting Cards. But if you forget that, going to the index will give you an entry on Printing Greeting Cards that will send you to that page which is complete enough to enable you to get the greeting cards without having to go through the whole chapter.
His approach works for me.
In this case the package is iPhoto and it's written by a master writer. Because of the large number of illustrations in the book, it is very fast to go through. (My only problem is when I click on something wrong, my screens don't look like his, and then have to backtrack and find my error.) The easy visual approach works well for me.
If you're a beginner to iPhoto, this book will help you get it up and doing what you want in a very short time. The next step is to do more, say up to the intermediate level, and all that takes is that you go further into the book.
The other surprising thing about this book is the way it's organized. Most tutorial books are just that. You follow the tutorial through and then go do things. These books are then useless as a reference book. This one is different. Each task, almost each page, is organized with a headline of what you're going to do on that page. Then the index has an entry that points to the right page. For instance if you're going through the book there's a chapter on Sharing Photos. There's a page on Printing Greeting Cards. Learning about sharing photos will send you through the page on Printing Greeting Cards. But if you forget that, going to the index will give you an entry on Printing Greeting Cards that will send you to that page which is complete enough to enable you to get the greeting cards without having to go through the whole chapter.
His approach works for me.
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