iPhoto 5

Users will find a lot to like about the new iPhoto 4. With Smart Albums, they can organize photos similar to the way iTunes creates playlists. And they can share photos over a network using the same Apple technology for sharing music. There's much more, and our new Missing Manual covers everything in detail and with scrupulous objectivity. But this witty and authoritative guide goes much further, giving readers the basics they need to make iPhoto really work: Essentials of photography. Using iPhoto without a grounding in camera technique is like getting a map before you've learned to drive. This book offers a friendly guide to the digital camera, and professional tips for making everyday snapshots look spectacular.Editing basics. Even great photos need a little touching up. This book shows how to master iPhoto's brightness and contrast controls, cropping tools, new Enhance and Retouch commands, and more.Finding an audience. iPhoto excels at presenting photos. The book goes into detail about creating and uploading a Web site gallery, creating QuickTime movies from your pictures (both for DVD and on the Web), interactive DVD slideshows, AppleScripting iPhoto, important information on backing up and managing batches of photo files, and putting together one of Apple's linen photo books, including hints on how to arrange the pictures, what book formats work best for what kind of material, how to override the installed designs, and how to make up your own!iPhoto 4: The Missing Manual, 3rd Edition covers all of these procedures, step by step and offers details on even the smallest nips and tucks.

Updated to cover Apple's newest release, iPhoto 5, this witty and authoritative guide starts out with a crash course on digital photography and then explores every aspect of iPhoto 5, from camera-meets-Mac basics to sharing your digital photography with the world.

Copyright;The Missing Credits;About the Authors;About the Creative Team;Acknowledgements;The Missing Manual Series;Introduction;;About This Book;The Very Basics;Digital Cameras: The Missing Manual;Chapter 1: Welcome to Digital Photography;1.1 Meet Digital Photography;1.2 Buying a Digital Camera;Chapter 2: Composing Brilliant Photos;2.1 Composition;Chapter 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;iPhoto Basics;Chapter 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;Chapter 5: The Digital Shoebox;5.1 The Source List;5.2 More on Film Rolls;5.3 Working with Your Photos;5.4 Albums;5.5 Folders;5.6 Smart Albums;5.7 Three Useful Panels;5.8 Information Panel: Titles, Dates, and Comments;5.9 The Calendar;5.10 Keywords;5.11 Searching for Photos by Text;5.12 The Photo Info Window;5.13 Rate Your Photos;5.14 Deleting Photos;5.15 Customizing the Shoebox;Chapter 6: Editing Your Shots;6.1 Editing in iPhoto;6.2 One-Click Fixups: The Enhance Button;6.3 Cropping;6.4 Painting Over Freckles, Scratches, and Hairs;6.5 Red-Eye;6.6 B & W, Sepia;6.7 Rotate;6.8 The Adjust Panel;6.9 Introduction to the Histogram;6.10 Exposure;6.11 Adjusting the Levels;6.12 Brightness and Contrast Sliders;6.13 Color Balance;6.14 Straightening;6.15 Sharpening;6.16 Beyond iPhoto;6.17 Reverting to the Original;6.18 Editing RAW Files;Meet Your Public;Chapter 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;Chapter 8: Making Prints;8.1 Making Great Prints;8.2 Printing from iPhoto;8.3 Ordering Prints Online;Chapter 9: Sharing Online-and on Your Network;9.1 Emailing Photos;9.2 Publishing Photos on the Web;9.3 The .Mac Slideshow;9.4 Photo Sharing on the Network;9.5 Photo Sharing Across Accounts;Chapter 10: Publishing a Photo Book;10.1 Phase 1: Pick the Pix;10.2 Phase 2: Publishing Options;10.3 Phase 3: Initial Layout;10.4 Phase 4: Design the Pages;10.5 Phase 5: Edit the Titles and Captions;10.6 Phase 6: Preview the Masterpiece;10.7 Phase 7: Send the Book to the Bindery;Chapter 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;Chapter 12: iDVD Slideshows;12.1 The iDVD Slideshow;12.2 Extra Credit: Self-Playing Slideshows;iPhoto Stunts;Chapter 13: Screen Savers, AppleScript, and Cameraphones;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;13.5 AppleScript Tricks;13.6 Transferring Cameraphone Pictures via Bluetooth;Chapter 14: iPhoto File Management;14.1 About iPhoto Discs;14.2 iPhoto Backups;14.3 Managing Photo Libraries;14.4 Merging Photo Libraries;14.5 Beyond iPhoto;Appendixes;Troubleshooting;Importing and Opening;Exporting;Printing;Editing;General Questions;iPhoto 5, Menu by Menu;iPhoto Menu;File Menu;Edit Menu;Photos Menu;Share Menu;View Menu;Window Menu;Help Menu;Where to Go From Here;iPhoto and the Web;Colophon;