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iPhoto '09: The Missing Manual

By
David Pogue, J.D. Biersdorfer
Publisher:
O'Reilly Media / Pogue Press
Released:
April 2009
Pages:
384
Description

Intuitive as iPhoto '09 may be, it still has the power to confuse anyone. This updated Missing Manual offers clear and objective guidance on every iPhoto feature, including new tools such as face recognition, place recognition based on GPS data, themed slideshows, online sharing, enhanced editing, and travel maps. You'll find step-by-step instructions, along with many undocumented tips and tricks. Find out why it's the top-selling iPhoto book.

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Table of Contents

  1. iPhoto Basics

    1. Chapter 1 Camera Meets Mac

      1. iPhoto: The Application
      2. Getting Your Pictures into iPhoto
      3. The Post-Import Inspection
      4. Where iPhoto Keeps Your Files

    2. Chapter 2 The Digital Shoebox

      1. The Source List
      2. All About Events
      3. Photos View
      4. Selecting Photos
      5. Hiding Photos
      6. Three Ways to Open a Photo
      7. Albums
      8. Smart Albums
      9. Folders
      10. The Info Panel
      11. Extended Photo Info
      12. Deleting Photos
      13. Customizing the Shoebox

    3. Chapter 3 Five Ways to Flag and Find Photos

      1. Flagging Photos
      2. Searching for Photos by Text
      3. The Calendar
      4. Keywords
      5. Ratings

    4. Chapter 4 Faces and Places

      1. Faces
      2. Places

    5. Chapter 5 Editing Your Shots

      1. Editing in iPhoto
      2. The Toolbar and Thumbnails Browser
      3. Notes on Full-Screen Mode
      4. Notes on Zooming and Scrolling
      5. The Rotate Button
      6. Cropping
      7. Straightening
      8. The Enhance Button
      9. Red-Eye
      10. Retouching Freckles, Scratches, and Hairs
      11. The Effects Palette
      12. The Adjust Panel
      13. Introduction to the Histogram
      14. Exposure
      15. Contrast
      16. Saturation
      17. Highlights and Shadows
      18. Definition
      19. Sharpness
      20. De-noise
      21. Color Balance
      22. Copy and Paste
      23. Beyond iPhoto
      24. Reverting to the Original
      25. Editing RAW Files

  2. Meet Your Public

    1. Chapter 6 The iPhoto Slideshow

      1. About Slideshows
      2. Instant Slideshows
      3. Slideshow Settings
      4. Saved Slideshows
      5. Slideshow Tips
      6. Slideshows and iDVD

    2. Chapter 7 Making Prints

      1. Making Your Own Prints
      2. Ordering Prints Online

    3. Chapter 8 Email, Web Galleries,and Network Sharing

      1. Emailing Photos
      2. Publishing Photos on the Web
      3. Flickr
      4. Facebook
      5. The MobileMe Gallery
      6. iPhoto to iWeb
      7. Exporting iPhoto Web Pages
      8. Photo Sharing on the Network
      9. Photo Sharing Across Accounts

    4. Chapter 9 Books, Calendars, and Cards

      1. Phase 1: Pick the Pix
      2. Phase 2: Publishing Options
      3. Phase 3: Design the Pages
      4. Phase 4: Edit the Titles and Captions
      5. Phase 5: Preview the Masterpiece
      6. Phase 6: Send the Book to the Bindery
      7. Photo Calendars
      8. Greeting Cards and Postcards

    5. Chapter 10 iPhoto Goes to the Movies

      1. Before You Export the Slideshow
      2. Two Ways to Make Movies
      3. Exporting a QuickTime Movie
      4. Fun with QuickTime
      5. Managing Movies Imported from Your Camera
      6. Editing Digital-Camera Movies
      7. Burning a Slideshow Movie CD or DVD
      8. Slideshow Movies on the Web

    6. Chapter 11 iDVD Slideshows

      1. The iDVD Slideshow
      2. Extra Credit: Self-Playing Slideshows

  3. iPhoto Stunts

    1. Chapter 12 Screen Savers, AppleScript, and Automator

      1. Building a Custom Screen Saver
      2. One-Click Desktop Backdrop
      3. Exporting and Converting Pictures
      4. Plug-Ins and Add-Ons
      5. AppleScript Tricks
      6. Automator Tricks

    2. Chapter 13 iPhoto File Management

      1. About iPhoto Discs
      2. iPhoto Backups
      3. Managing Photo Libraries
      4. Merging Photo Libraries
      5. Beyond iPhoto

  4. Appendixes

    1. Appendix Troubleshooting

      1. The Most Important Advice in This Chapter
      2. Importing, Upgrading, and Opening
      3. Exporting
      4. Printing
      5. Editing and Sharing
      6. General Questions

    2. Appendix iPhoto '09, Menu by Menu

      1. iPhoto Menu
      2. File Menu
      3. Edit Menu
      4. Photos Menu
      5. Events Menu
      6. Share Menu
      7. View Menu
      8. Window Menu
      9. Help Menu

    3. Appendix Where to Go From Here

      1. iPhoto and the Web

  1. Colophon

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Product Details
Title:
iPhoto '09: The Missing Manual
By:
David Pogue, J.D. Biersdorfer
Publisher:
O'Reilly Media / Pogue Press
Formats:
  • Print
  • Ebook
  • Safari Books Online
Print Release:
April 2009
Ebook Release:
April 2009
Pages:
384
Print ISBN:
978-0-596-80144-1
| ISBN 10:
0-596-80144-0
Ebook ISBN:
978-0-596-80342-1
| ISBN 10:
0-596-80342-7
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About the Authors

  1. David Pogue

    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.

    View David Pogue's full profile page.

  2. J.D. Biersdorfer

    J.D. Biersdorfer is the author of iPod: The Missing Manual and The iPod Shuffle Fan Book, and is co-author of The Internet: The Missing Manual and the second edition of Google: The Missing Manual. She has been writing the weekly computer Q&A column for the Circuits section of The New York Times since 1998.

    View J.D. Biersdorfer's full profile page.

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