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Author Jon McFarland , Randi Lorene Munn , Dariush Derakhshani
Video game and feature-film artists have used 3ds Max to create Halo 2, King Kong, Myst V, and more. Now you can harness this popular animation software with the clear, step-by-step instructions in this easy-to-follow guide. This book breaks down the complexities of....
Release Date 2007/04 -
Author Bonnie Biafore
Whether you're designing a network, a business plan, or an office building, Visio 2007 can transform your vision into sophisticated diagrams and drawings and this comprehensive reference shows you how. You'll discover how to use Visio for IT, architecture, enginee....
Release Date 2007/04 -
Author Peter Bauer
Loaded with the latest Photoshop tips and techniquesThe secrets of digital image editing - explained in plain English!Photoshop CS3 is a powerhouse, and here's the fast and easy way to get up to speed on all the coolest features. This friendly guide helps you get i....
Release Date 2007/04 -
Author John Jackman
Master the art and technique of blue and greenscreen compositing with this comprehensive how-to course in creating effective and realistic composited scenes in video formats. You get clear, understandable explanations of the different types of keying techniques and how th....
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Author Tim Samara
The graphic design equivalent to Strunk & White’s The Elements of Style.
Release Date 2007/04 -
Author Nancy Conner
Ready to put Intuit's QuickBase to work? Our new Missing Manual shows you how to capture, modify, share, and manage data and documents with this web-based data-sharing program quickly and easily. No longer do you have to coordinate your team through a blizzard of e....
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Voice and Vision: A Creative Approach to Narrative Film and DV Production
Author Mick Hurbis-Cherrier
Voice & Vision is a comprehensive manual for the independent filmmakers and film students who want a solid grounding in the tools, techniques, and processes of narrative film in order to achieve their artistic vision. This book includes essential and detai....
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Prepare to Board! Creating Story and Characters for Animation Features and Shorts
Author Nancy Beiman
Packed with illustrations that illuminate and a text that entertains and informs, this book explains the methods and techniques of animation preproduction with a focus on story development and character design.Story is the most important part of an animated film—and....
Release Date 2007/03 -
Maya 8 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual Quickstart Guide
Author Nathaniel Stein , Morgan Robinson
Adding sophisticated new tools that give modelers even more control over polygons, an already cool program just got even cooler. Here to take budding 3D artists from 0 to 60 fast in Maya 8 is the eagerly anticipated update to everybody's favorite Maya tome: Maya 8 ....
Release Date 2007/03 -
Interaction Design: Beyond Human-Computer Interaction, 2nd Edition
Author Jenny Preece , Yvonne Rogers , Helen Sharp
The classic text, Interaction Design by Sharp, Preece and Rogers is back in a fantastic new 2nd Edition!New to this edition:Completely updated to include new chapters on Interfaces, Data Gathering and Data Analysis and Interpretation, the latest information from rec....
Release Date 2007/03 -
S60 Smartphone Quality Assurance: A Guide for Mobile Engineers and Developers
Author Saila Laitinen
S60 is the world leading smartphone platform. It has gained this position due to the huge developer base innovating on top of the S60 platform, the Product Creation Community who can provide expertise in different device program phases and tasks and the user-friendl....
Release Date 2007/03 -
Maya® Professional Tips and Techniques
Author Lee Lanier
Designed for busy Maya users like you, this guide offers dozens of how-tos, workarounds, and shortcuts culled from years of experience in a fast-paced, deadline-driven production pipeline. You’ll discover tricks and timesavers on texturing particles, customizing Pai....
Release Date 2007/03 -
Maya® Visual Effects: The Innovator's Guide
Author Eric Keller
Create positively dazzling effects with the unique insights and practical advice in this innovative guide from a working professional Maya artist. Need to create plasmatic energy by lunch? Animate a field of sprouting daisies before tomorrow's meeting? Fashion a fo....
Release Date 2007/03 -
Cool Down: Getting Further by Going Slower
Author Steve Prentice
Tap into the power that cool thinking generates—learn how going slower can actually help you get more done, faster.Before you check your wireless e-mail for the fourth time this hour, ask yourself, is this truly helping you get further ahead? Or is the pressure to a....
Release Date 2007/03 -
Card Games by Thiagi: A User's Guide
Author Sivasailam Thiagi Thiagarajan
Thiagi is an international game master with a reputation for creating engaging games that enhance and support learning. Card Games by Thiagi is the latest and one of the most creative works by this respected industry legend. Based on the use of a single deck of card....
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Author Noah Blumenthal
All of us have things about ourselves we'd like to change. Maybe you want to be more organized, healthier, thinner, or more outspoken. Or perhaps you want to procrastinate less, quit smoking, listen better, or be a better leader. Whatever you want to change, y....
Release Date 2007/03 -
Little Book of Big Packaging Ideas
Author Stacey King Gordon , Catharine Fishel
A volume “packed“ with insight and ideas The packaging industry is more competitive every day so creating a new package that is innovative, adds value, and makes a connection with the consumer is a challenge often met with limited success.
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Webbots, Spiders, and Screen Scrapers
Author Michael Schrenk
The Internet is bigger and better than what a mere browser allows. Webbots, Spiders, and Screen Scrapers is for programmers and businesspeople who want to take full advantage of the vast resources available on the Web. There's no reason to let browsers limit your ....
Release Date 2007/03 -
Adobe Acrobat 8 How-Tos: 125 Essential Techniques
Author Donna L. Baker
Increase your productivity with Acrobat, one technique at a time. Now that PDF has become the ubiquitous electronic document format, it’s important to recognize that there’s much more to Adobe Acrobat than just managing your documents and improving workflow. With th....
Release Date 2007/02 -
Great Age Guide to Online Travel
Author Sandy Berger
The Internet is an amazing travel tool, offering us everything we need—if we just know how and where to look. This book was created specifically for adults 50 and older who would like to take advantage of what the Internet has to offer.Even if you are new to compute....
Release Date 2007/02 -
How Digital Photography Works, Second Edition
Author Ron White
A full-color, illustrated adventure into the high-tech wonders inside your digital camera by the author/illustrator team that created the bestselling How Computers Work.With clear and simple explanations that say, “You, too, can understand this,” and brilliant, full....
Release Date 2007/02 -
Langford's Starting Photography, 5th Edition
Author Michael Langford , Philip Andrews
You can photograph creatively - from scratch. Don't waste valuable time and money in trial-and-error. Find out now how to create unforgettable pictures with this best-selling, ultimate introduction to photography. Langford's Starting Photography, now in its 5th ed....
Release Date 2007/02 -
Photoshop Elements 5 for Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide
Author Craig Hoeschen , Jeff Carlson
Photoshop Elements is geared for business users, students, educators, and home users who want professional-looking images for their print and Web projects, but don't want or need the advanced power of Adobe Photoshop. With Photoshop Elements 5 for Windows: Visual Q....
Release Date 2007/02 -
The Practical Guide to Information Design
Author Ronnie Lipton
The definitive, behind-the-scenes guide to mastering information designFinally, in one usable format, here's your single-volume resource for designing clear projects that really work for your audience. The Practical Guide to Information Design provides all the tool....
Release Date 2007/02 -
Microsoft® Office Visio® 2007 Step by Step
Author Resources Online , Judy Lemke
The smart way to learn the latest version of Microsoft® Office Visio® 2007—one step at a time! Build exactly the skills you need by working at your own pace through easy-to-follow lessons and hands-on practice files on CD.
Release Date 2007/02 -
Author Marisa Handler
Activist and journalist Marisa Handler takes us on a fascinating journey—from her childhood home in apartheid South Africa to Israel, India, Nepal, Ecuador, Peru, and all over the United States—to offer a rare and revealing glimpse inside the global just....
Release Date 2007/02 -
Author Lynda Gratton
You always know when you are in a Hot Spot. You feel energized and vibrantly alive. Your brain is buzzing with ideas, and the people around you share your joy and excitement. Things you've always known become clearer, adding value becomes more possible. Ideas ....
Release Date 2007/02 -
Author Arndt von Koenigsmarck
Model, animate and render with a practical command of all the essential functions and tools in CINEMA 4D 10. Detailed tutorials, suitable for novices and experienced users alike, demonstrate how to navigate the redesigned UI and orient you to the workflow. Nex....
Release Date 2007/01