iPhoto 08

by Pogue, David

• ISBN13: 9780596516185
• ISBN10: 0596516185
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-12-01
• Publisher: Oreilly & Associates Inc

Summary

While the last version of iPhoto expanded the envelope with new ways to import, organize, edit, and share as many as 250,000 images, iPhoto 08 is being dramatically enhanced and taken to a whole new level. iPhoto 08 has "events" - a way of navigating through the thousands of digital photos you've taken over the years; the ability to hide photos and bring them back later; a unified search feature, so you can search by date, keyword, rating; and new editing tools including the ability to copy and paste adjustments to other photos. Books and calendars have been improved, theme based home printing is now available. Popular authors David Pogue and Derrick Story offer an objective, clear-cut explanation of how things work, with plenty of undocumented tips and tricks for mastering the new iPhoto.

Author Biography

David Pogue, Yale '85, is the weekly personal-technology columnist for the New York Times and an Emmy award-winning tech correspondent for CBS News. His funny tech videos appear weekly on CNBC. And with 3 million books in print, he is also one of the world's bestselling how- to authors. He wrote or co-wrote seven books in the "For Dummies" series (including Macs, Magic, Opera, and Classical Music). In 1999, he launched his own series of amusing, practical, and user-friendly computer books called Missing Manuals, which now includes 100 titles.

David and his wife Jennifer Pogue, MD, live in Connecticut with their three young children. His web site is www.davidpogue.com.

Derrick Story has more than 25 years as a photojournalist, including serving as managing editor for O'Reilly Network. He speaks at technology conferences including Macworld, PMA, PhotoPlus, and Santa Fe Workshops. He is the author of Digital Photography Hacks, Digital Photography Pocket Guide, 3rd Ed., The Digital Photography Companion, and his latest, The Photoshop CS4 Companion for Photographers. He coauthored iPhoto: The Missing Manual with David Pogue.

Derrick likes to keep his shooting skills sharp by running his photography business, Story Photography. You can listen to his photo podcasts and read his tips at The Digital Story (thedigitalstory.com) and follow him on Twitter. Aperture fans might want to check out his co-authored video training on Lynda.com: Aperture 2 Essential Training.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
About This Book	p. 4
The Very Basics	p. 6
Digital Cameras: The Missing Manual
Welcome to Digital Photography	p. 9
Meet Digital Photography	p. 9
Buying a Digital Camera	p. 11
Composing Brilliant Photos	p. 27
Composition	p. 27
Beyond the Simple Snapshot	p. 33
Action Photography	p. 33
Portraits	p. 38
Existing-Light Portraits	p. 41
Self-Portraits	p. 45
Kid Photography	p. 47
Theater Performances	p. 48
Underwater Photography	p. 49
Travel Photography	p. 50
Outdoor Portraits	p. 55
Indoor Flash	p. 58
Twilight Portraits	p. 60
Landscape and Nature	p. 60
Sunsets	p. 62
Weddings	p. 62
Photographing Objects	p. 63
Nighttime Photography	p. 65
Time-Lapse Photography	p. 68
Digital Movies	p. 70
Cameraphone Photography	p. 71
iPhoto Basics
Camera Meets Mac	p. 75
iPhoto: The Application	p. 75
Getting Your Pictures into iPhoto	p. 79
The Post-Import Inspection	p. 92
Where iPhoto Keeps Your Files	p. 94
The Digital Shoebox	p. 99
The Source List	p. 99
All About Events	p. 103
Photos View	p. 107
Selecting Photos	p. 114
Hiding Photos	p. 115
Three Ways to Open a Photo	p. 118
Albums	p. 121
Smart Albums	p. 127
Folders	p. 129
The Info Panel	p. 130
Photo Info	p. 135
Deleting Photos	p. 136
Customizing the Shoebox	p. 138
Five Ways to Flag and Find Photos	p. 143
Flagging Photos	p. 143
Searching for Photos by Text	p. 145
The Calendar	p. 146
Keywords	p. 149
Ratings	p. 154
Editing Your Shots	p. 155
Editing in iPhoto	p. 155
The Toolbar and Thumbnails Browser	p. 158
Full-Screen Mode	p. 159
Notes on Zooming and Scrolling	p. 160
The Rotate Button	p. 162
Cropping	p. 163
Straightening	p. 167
The Enhance Button	p. 168
Red-Eye	p. 169
Retouching Freckles, Scratches, and Hairs	p. 170
The Effects Palette	p. 173
The Adjust Panel	p. 173
Introduction to the Histogram	p. 175
Exposure	p. 177
Contrast	p. 179
Highlights and Shadows	p. 179
Color Balance	p. 179
Sharpening	p. 183
Reduce Noise	p. 184
Copy and Paste	p. 185
Beyond iPhoto	p. 185
Reverting to the Original	p. 186
Editing RAW Files	p. 187
Meet Your Public
The iPhoto Slideshow	p. 193
About Slideshows	p. 193
Option-Click Slideshows	p. 194
Instant Slideshows	p. 196
Saved Slideshows	p. 203
Control Over the Show	p. 210
Slideshow Tips	p. 212
Slideshows and iDVD	p. 214
Making Prints	p. 215
Making Your Own Prints	p. 215
Ordering Prints Online	p. 224
Email, Web Galleries, and Network Sharing	p. 229
Emailing Photos	p. 229
Publishing Photos on the Web	p. 233
The .Mac Web Gallery	p. 234
iPhoto to iWeb	p. 242
iPhoto to .Mac HomePage	p. 245
Exporting iPhoto Web Pages	p. 247
The .Mac Slideshow	p. 254
Photo Sharing on the Network	p. 257
Photo Sharing Across Accounts	p. 258
Books, Calendars, and Cards	p. 263
Pick the Pix	p. 264
Publishing Options	p. 264
Design the Pages	p. 269
Edit the Titles and Captions	p. 281
Preview the Masterpiece	p. 285
Send the Book to the Bindery	p. 288
Photo Calendars	p. 290
Greeting Cards and Postcards	p. 295
iPhoto Goes to the Movies	p. 299
Two Kinds of Slideshows	p. 299
Exporting an Instant Slideshow	p. 301
Exporting a Saved Slideshow	p. 305
Fun with QuickTime	p. 306
Managing Movies Imported from Your Camera	p. 310
Editing Digital-Camera Movies	p. 310
Burning a QuickTime Movie CD or DVD	p. 312
Slideshow Movies on the Web	p. 313
iDVD Slideshows	p. 319
The iDVD Slideshow	p. 319
Extra Credit: Self-Playing Slideshows	p. 327
iPhoto Stunts
Screen Savers, AppleScript, and Automator	p. 331
Building a Custom Screen Saver	p. 331
One-Click Desktop Backdrop	p. 333
Exporting and Converting Pictures	p. 335
Plug-Ins and Add-Ons	p. 339
AppleScript Tricks	p. 340
Automator Tricks	p. 347
iPhoto File Management	p. 351
About iPhoto Discs	p. 351
iPhoto Backups	p. 355
Managing Photo Libraries	p. 356
Merging Photo Libraries	p. 360
Beyond iPhoto	p. 361
Appendixes
Troubleshooting	p. 365
The Most Important Advice in This Chapter	p. 365
Importing, Upgrading, and Opening	p. 365
Exporting	p. 367
Printing	p. 369
Editing and Sharing	p. 369
General Questions	p. 370
iPhoto '08, Menu by Menu	p. 375
iPhoto Menu	p. 375
File Menu	p. 380
Edit Menu	p. 382
Photos Menu	p. 384
Events Menu	p. 387
Share Menu	p. 387
View Menu	p. 388
Window Menu	p. 390
Help Menu	p. 390
Where to Go From Here	p. 393
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