-
Saving Adam Smith: A Tale of Wealth, Transformation, and Virtue
Author Jonathan B. Wight
Adam Smith ... Father of Modern Economics ... Died in 1790 ... but 200 years later, his spirit is tortured by the caricatures we remember in his name. In Saving Adam Smith, he is tortured enough to return to Earth ... and so begins a journey of discovery that cuts a....
Release Date 2001/10 -
Using BusyBox: Prentice Hall Open Source Software Development Series
Author Christopher Hallinan
This digital Short Cut delivered in Adobe PDF format for quick and easy access, is an introduction to BusyBox, widely regarded as “The Swiss Army Knife of Embedded Linux.” After a brief introduction, we walk you through the BusyBox configuration utility. This is use....
Release Date 2006/07 -
The LaTeX Companion, Second Edition
Author Michel Goossens , Frank Mittelbach , Chris Rowley , David Carlisle , Johannes Braams
This is the digial version of the printed book (Copyright © 2004).The LaTeX Companion has long been the essential resource for anyone using LaTeX to create high-quality printed documents. This completely updated edition brings you all the latest information about La....
Release Date 2004/04 -
Maxon Cinema 4D 7: A Workshop for 2D/3D Graphics Pros
Author Arndt von Koenigsmarck
Maxon Cinema 4D is a flexible and powerful modeling, animation, and rendering tool. It's used to create a wide variety of images, including special effects, broadcast titles, character animations, and more.Maxon Cinema 4D 7.0 provides a thorough introduction to the....
Release Date 2001/12 -
CorelDraw 10 for Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide
Author Steve Schwartz , Phyllis Davis
CorelDRAW has enjoyed a long run at the front of the pack of illustration programs on the market. No wonder: You get vector illustration, layout, bitmap creation, image editing, painting, and animation, all in one package. With the milestone release of version 10, t....
Release Date 2001/11 -
Photoshop Elements 2 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide
Author Christopher Dahl , Craig Hoeschen
Adobe Photoshop Elements, Adobe's easy-to-use, flexible version of its powerful Photoshop software, opens the door for amateur photographers, business users, and home hobbyists who want to create and edit digital images.Photoshop Elements for Windows and Macintosh:....
Release Date 2002/09 -
Photoshop 7 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide
Author Peter Lourekas , Elaine Weinmann
Adobe Photoshop is one of those programs that both dazzles and dismays: You can do extraordinary things with it--as long as you don't get lost in its maze of palettes and toolbars. Luckily for you, with Photoshop 7 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide....
Release Date 2002/08 -
Adobe® Photoshop® 7.0 Classroom in a Book®
Author Adobe Creative Team
When it comes to digital imaging software, Adobe Photoshop has long set the standard. Thus, when a new version of the popular program appears, designers tend to stand up and take notice--hen get down to the serious business of learning about it! And for that, there....
Release Date 2002/06 -
Premiere 6.5 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide
Author Antony Bolante
Whether you're new to Adobe Premiere or you're a loyal old-timer who just upgraded, you'll want to get up-to-speed on all of the program's powerful new features fast. Premiere 6.5 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide is now revised to show you how ....
Release Date 2002/09 -
Adobe Photoshop CS Classroom in a Book
Author Adobe Creative Team
Photoshop is one of those programs that's so cool you just want to dive right in and start creating--but by plunging in head-first, without any guidance, you're likely to miss a lot. There's a solution: With this book, you learn by doing, getting your feet wet im....
Release Date 2003/12 -
Maya 6 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide
Author Adrian Dimond , Danny Riddell
Imagine being able to add a luscious mane of long, flowing hair to your Maya-created action heroine--and then being able to braid it, curl it, and style it to your heat's desire. With Maya 6 and this task-based guide, you can do that and a lot more on the way to cr....
Release Date 2004/11 -
Author Adam Wilt , Charles Roberts , Matthew Geller , Sean Cullen
If it's good enough for the legendary Hollywood film editors, it's good enough for you! This guide is aimed squarely at Final Cut Pro users just like yourself--at corporate, commercial, and independent post-production houses--who want to move beyond simple Final C....
Release Date 2005/10 -
The Photoshop® Elements 3 Book For Digital Photographers
Author Scott Kel
If you're ready for an Elements 3 book that breaks all the rules, this is it, because it does something for digital photographers that's never been done before--it cuts through the bull and shows you exactly "how to do it." It tells you, flat-out, which settings t....
Release Date 2004/10 -
Author Scott Kel
If you've ever wondered "How'd they do that?" you're about to find out!Inspired by the column of the same name in Photoshop User magazine, Photoshop CS Classic Effects show you exactly how to do the same special effects you see every day in magazines, on TV, in t....
Release Date 2004/06 -
Adobe Reader 7 Revealed: Working Effectively with Acrobat PDF Files
Author Ted Padova
Chances are good that if you use the Web or work with documents on your computer, you've come across a PDF file at least once or twice in your life. Over 500 million people have already downloaded Adobe's free Adobe Reader software and we‚re betting you‚re one of ....
Release Date 2005/02 -
Adobe® After Effects® 6.5: Studio Techniques
Author Mark Christiansen
Ready to learn the visual effects secrets used at such leading-edge studios as Industrial Light + Magic and The Orphanage? Adobe After Effects 6.5 Studio Techniques inspires you to take your work to the next level with realworld examples and insider techniques. Get ....
Release Date 2005/04 -
Adobe® GoLive® CS2: Classroom in a Book®
Author Adobe Creative Team
When you’re ready to roll up your sleeves and start taking advantage of GoLive CS2's powerful site management and collaboration capabilities, mobile authoring features, and enhanced CSS authoring tools, it’s time to get the guide from the people behind the software....
Release Date 2005/11 -
Adobe® Photoshop® CS2 Studio Techniques
Author Ben Willmore
If you're ready to go from blindly following step-by-step instructions to "Aha, I finally GET Photoshop!" this is the place to start. In these pages, world renowned Photoshop instructor and best-selling author Ben Willmore writes in his signature style–intuitive, c....
Release Date 2005/08 -
Author Felix Nelson , Scott Kel
Scott Kelby and Felix Nelson (the creative team behind Photoshop User magazine) take their best-selling Photoshop Killer Tips books to a whole new level with their update for Photoshop CS2.Okay, why a book of nothing but tips? Because that's where all the really sl....
Release Date 2005/09 -
Author Matt Kloskowski , Dave Cross
Over 300 productivity-enhancing secrets you need to know about Illustrator CS. Fully illustrated, stand-alone tips reveal the hidden features and productivity-enhancing tricks that allow you to accomplish more in less time with Illustrator CS2. Easy-to-browse format....
Release Date 2005/09 -
Adobe Photoshop CS/CS2 Breakthroughs
Author Conrad Chavez , David Blatner
Adobe Photoshop is industry standard digital image software and users are hungry for solutions to their myriad concerns--from how best to manage the program's sometimes unwieldy interface to how to use the new Vanishing Point tool. Photoshop guru David Blatner has ....
Release Date 2005/11 -
Real World Adobe® Photoshop® CS2: Industrial-Strength Production Techniques
Author David Blatner , Bruce Fraser
Fooling around with Photoshop to create interesting composite artwork is all well and good. But if you rely on Photoshop to meet tough production challenges in a fast-paced professional environment, fooling around won't cut it! You need results, and you need them n....
Release Date 2005/10 -
Apple Pro Training Series Final Cut Express HD
Author Diana Weynand
The only Apple-authorized guide to Final Cut Express HD 3.5, this book delivers the techniques you need to make movie magic with DV or HDV footage. Each chapter presents a complete lesson in an aspect of video editing and finishing, with hands-on projects to complet....
Release Date 2006/06 -
Macromedia® Fireworks® 8: Training from the Source
Author Patti Schulze
If you learn best by doing, and what you’re intent on doing is create stunning Web graphics with Macromedia Fireworks 8, this is the place to turn. The best-selling tutorial book on Fireworks has been completely updated to get you hands-on fast with all of the progr....
Release Date 2005/09 -
Pro Tools for Musicians and Songwriters
Author Gina Fant-Saez
You’ve got the power. You don’t have to spend thousands of dollars on recording-studio time anymore. Now, using Pro Tools—a digital-audio workstation—you can record demos at home on your own computer, edit tracks, add effects, and even output songs to a CD. But if y....
Release Date 2006/03 -
THE PHOTOSHOP CS2 HELP DESK BOOK
Author Dave Cross
After years of fielding questions at seminars from Photoshop users, Dave Cross realized there was a lot of common ground: there were many questions that were indeed "frequently asked." In addition, most questions seemed start with “How come I can’t…." "How do I…." o....
Release Date 2005/06 -
Author Mike Richman , Adam Pratt
If you've ever worked in a fast-paced editorial environment, you know just how frustrating it can be to wait as each member of the team–from writer, to editor, to artist–makes changes to his or her piece of the layout puzzle. With InCopy, you don't have to! The Ad....
Release Date 2006/02 -
Get the Image You Want: Essential Photoshop Editing Techniques
Author Element K Journals Creative Team
Creating great photographic images doesn't stop with perfecting your shooting techniques. Once you have your photo in digital form, you can take it to the next level with image editing tools like Photoshop. While other Photoshop books go from feature to feature, ex....
Release Date 2005/06 -
Maya 7 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual Quickstart Guide
Author Nathaniel Stein , Morgan Robinson , , Danny Riddell
Adding tools that allow users to realize the 2D Toon look of comic books, cartoons, manga and anime; create spectacular clothing, fur or long hair for characters; and move data quickly back and forth between Maya and Adobe Photoshop or Illustrator, an already cool p....
Release Date 2006/04 -
Final Cut Express HD for Mac OS X: Visual QuickStart Guide
Author Lisa Brenneis
It's the year of High Definition video, and Final Cut Express is ready with a brand-new HD version chockfull of advanced titling and soundtrack creation tools. Here to ensure that users start taking advantage of Final Cut Express HD's real-time HD editing capabili....
Release Date 2005/04