Book description
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 undocumented tips & tricks for taking advantage of the new version and every little feature packed into it.
It's the top-selling iPhoto book for good reason. With wit and objectivity, David Pogue and Derrick Story start you out with a crash course on digital photography, complete with tutorials on buying a camera, composing brilliant photos in various situations (sports, portraits, nighttime shots, even kid photography), and making digital movies. From there, you'll dive into every detail of iPhoto, from camera-meets-Mac basics to storing, searching, editing, and creating books, calendars and greeting cards. You'll learn to build a personal web site built with iWeb, and discover "Photocasting"-the new service that allows. Mac subscribers to publish photo albums online so that others can use the photos, even if they work on PCs.
With iPhoto 6, you could add 1000 photos a month for the next 20 years and not fill it. With iPhoto 6: The Missing Manual, you can get going in no time.
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Table of contents
- A Note Regarding Supplemental Files
- The Missing Credits
- Introduction
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I. Digital Cameras: The Missing Manual
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1. Welcome to Digital Photography
- 1.1. Meet Digital Photography
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1.2. Buying a
Digital Camera
- 1.2.1. Image Resolution
- 1.2.2. Memory Capacity
- 1.2.3. Memory Cards
- 1.2.4. Battery Life
- 1.2.5. Size and Shape
- 1.2.6. Lens Quality
- 1.2.7. Zoom
- 1.2.8. Image Stabilizer (Vibration Reduction)
- 1.2.9. Flip Screen
- 1.2.10. Optical Viewfinder
- 1.2.11. Manual Controls
- 1.2.12. Autofocus Assist Light
- 1.2.13. Built-In Sliding Lens Cover
- 1.2.14. Variable “Film” Speeds
- 1.2.15. Shutter Lag
- 1.2.16. Attachments
- 1.2.17. Burst Mode (RAM Buffer)
- 1.2.18. Panorama Mode
- 1.2.19. Software Bundle
- 1.2.20. Noise Reduction
- 1.2.21. Tripod Mount
- 1.2.22. Movie Mode
- 1.2.23. Price
- 2. Composing Brilliant Photos
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3. Beyond the Simple Snapshot
- 3.1. Action Photography
- 3.2. Portraits
- 3.3. Existing-Light Portraits
- 3.4. Self-Portraits
- 3.5. Kid Photography
- 3.6. Theater Performances
- 3.7. Underwater Photography
- 3.8. Travel Photography
- 3.9. Outdoor Portraits
- 3.10. Indoor Flash
- 3.11. Twilight Portraits
- 3.12. Landscape and Nature
- 3.13. Sunsets
- 3.14. Weddings
- 3.15. Photographing Objects
- 3.16. Nighttime Photography
- 3.17. Time-Lapse Photography
- 3.18. Digital Movies
- 3.19. Cameraphone Photography
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1. Welcome to Digital Photography
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II. iPhoto Basics
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4. Camera Meets Mac
- 4.1. iPhoto: The Application
- 4.2. Getting Your Pictures into iPhoto
- 4.3. The Post-Dump Slideshow
- 4.4. Where iPhoto Keeps Your Files
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5. The Digital Shoebox
- 5.1. The Source List
- 5.2. More on Film Rolls
- 5.3. Scrolling Through Your Photos
- 5.4. Selecting Photos
- 5.5. Three Ways to Open Photos in iPhoto
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5.6. Albums
- 5.6.1. Creating an Album by Clicking
- 5.6.2. Creating an Album by Dragging
- 5.6.3. Creating an Album by Selecting
- 5.6.4. Adding More Photos
- 5.6.5. Viewing an Album
- 5.6.6. Moving Photos Between Albums
- 5.6.7. Removing Photos from an Album
- 5.6.8. Duplicating a Photo
- 5.6.9. Putting Photos in Order
- 5.6.10. Duplicating an Album
- 5.6.11. Merging Albums
- 5.6.12. Deleting an Album
- 5.7. Smart Albums
- 5.8. Folders
- 5.9. Three Useful Panels
- 5.10. Information Panel: Titles, Dates, and Comments
- 5.11. The Calendar
- 5.12. Keywords
- 5.13. Searching for Photos by Text
- 5.14. The Photo Info Window
- 5.15. Rate Your Photos
- 5.16. Deleting Photos
- 5.17. Customizing the Shoebox
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6. Editing Your Shots
- 6.1. Editing in iPhoto
- 6.2. Full-Screen Mode
- 6.3. Notes on Zooming and Scrolling
- 6.4. One-Click Fixups: The Rotate Button
- 6.5. Cropping
- 6.6. The Enhance Button
- 6.7. Red-Eye
- 6.8. Retouching Freckles, Scratches, and Hairs
- 6.9. The Effects Palette
- 6.10. The Adjust Panel
- 6.11. Introduction to the Histogram
- 6.12. Exposure
- 6.13. Adjusting the Levels
- 6.14. Brightness and Contrast Sliders
- 6.15. Color Balance
- 6.16. Straightening
- 6.17. Sharpening
- 6.18. Beyond iPhoto
- 6.19. Reverting to the Original
- 6.20. Editing RAW Files
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4. Camera Meets Mac
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III. Meet Your Public
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7. The iPhoto Slideshow
- 7.1. About Slideshows
- 7.2. Option-Click Slideshows
- 7.3. Instant Slideshows
- 7.4. Saved Slideshows
- 7.5. Control Over the Show
- 7.6. Slideshow Tips
- 7.7. Slideshows and iDVD
- 8. Making Prints
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9. iWeb, Photocasting, & Network Sharing
- 9.1. Emailing Photos
- 9.2. Publishing Photos on the Web
- 9.3. The .Mac Slideshow
- 9.4. Photocasting
- 9.5. Photo Sharing on the Network
- 9.6. Photo Sharing Across Accounts
- 10. Books, Calendars, & Cards
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11. iPhoto Goes to the Movies
- 11.1. Two Kinds of Slideshows
- 11.2. Exporting an Instant Slideshow
- 11.3. Exporting a Saved Slideshow
- 11.4. Fun with QuickTime
- 11.5. Managing Movies Imported From Your Camera
- 11.6. Editing Digital-Camera Movies
- 11.7. Burning a QuickTime Movie CD
- 11.8. Slideshow Movies on the Web
- 12. iDVD Slideshows
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7. The iPhoto Slideshow
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IV. iPhoto Stunts
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13. Screen Savers, AppleScript, &
Automator
- 13.1. Building a Custom Screen Saver
- 13.2. One-Click Desktop Backdrop
- 13.3. Exporting and Converting Pictures
- 13.4. Plug-Ins and Add-Ons
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13.5.
AppleScript Tricks
- 13.5.1. Preparing for AppleScript
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13.5.2. The Scripts, One by One
- 13.5.2.1. Assign Keywords for Last Imports
- 13.5.2.2. Delete Album and Contents
- 13.5.2.3. Do Photoshop Action
- 13.5.2.4. Find Unassigned Images
- 13.5.2.5. Open in Preview
- 13.5.2.6. Photo Summary
- 13.5.2.7. Photo to iDVD Background
- 13.5.2.8. Prepare for iDVD
- 13.5.2.9. Show Image File
- 13.5.2.10. Speak Comments
- 13.5.2.11. Talking Image Card
- 13.5.3. Editing AppleScripts
- 13.6. Automator Tricks
- 14. iPhoto File Management
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13. Screen Savers, AppleScript, &
Automator
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V. Appendixes
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A. Troubleshooting
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A.1. The Most
Important Advice In This Chapter
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A.1.1.
Importing, Upgrading, and Opening
- A.1.1.1. “Unable to upgrade this photo library because…does not have access”
- A.1.1.2. “Unable to upgrade this photo library”
- A.1.1.3. iPhoto doesn’t recognize my camera.
- A.1.1.4. iPhoto crashes when I try to import.
- A.1.1.5. iPhoto crashes when I try to empty the Trash.
- A.1.1.6. There are white lines through my thumbnails!
- A.1.1.7. iPhoto won’t import images from my video camera.
- A.1.1.8. What if I don’t want iPhoto to import all the pictures from my camera?
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A.1.1.
Importing, Upgrading, and Opening
- A.2. Exporting
- A.3. Printing
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A.4. Editing and
Sharing
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A.4.1.
- A.4.1.1. iPhoto crashes when I double-click a thumbnail to edit it.
- A.4.1.2. My Adjust panel is missing most of its sliders!
- A.4.1.3. iPhoto won’t let me use an external graphics program when I double-click a thumbnail.
- A.4.1.4. I’ve messed up a photo while editing it, and now it’s ruined!
- A.4.1.5. I published a photocast, and it wiped out another one!
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A.4.1.
- A.5. General Questions
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A.1. The Most
Important Advice In This Chapter
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B. iPhoto 6, Menu by Menu
- B.1. iPhoto Menu
- B.2. File Menu
- B.3. Edit Menu
- B.4. Photos Menu
- B.5. Share Menu
- B.6. View Menu
- B.7. Window Menu
- B.8. Help Menu
- C. Where to Go From Here
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A. Troubleshooting
- Index
- About the Authors
- Colophon
- Copyright
Product information
- Title: iPhoto 6: The Missing Manual, 5th Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: March 2006
- Publisher(s): O'Reilly Media, Inc.
- ISBN: 9780596527259
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