Iphoto 2 For Dummies

If you have a Mac with OS X and a digital camera, iPhoto For Dummies unlocks all the secrets to taking great digital pictures and doing just about anything with them. And if you already have piles of photos scanned into your computer from other sources, don’t fret—iPhoto works with them, too. Discover the easy ways to edit and enhance photos, fix common problems like that eerie “red-eye” effect, organize your photos for easy access and security, and even how to create a hard-bound photo album. And because pictures are twice the fun if you share them, iPhoto For Dummies shows you how to print those great shots for framing, turn them into a slide show or a Web site gallery, or even mix them with video clips and music to create a movie you can burn to a DVD to produce a truly one-of-a-kind gift. A jargon-free guide to importing, organizing, editing, and sharing digital or scanned photos using the latest version of Apple’s iPhoto application for Mac OS X. Softcover.

Presents an introduction to digital video, and explains how to shoot better video, edit it on the computer, and share the finished product on the Internet, on videotape, or on DVD.

Renowned Mac columnists Andy Ihnatko and David Plotkin deliver a fun, informative, full-color guide to iPhoto, Apple's hot digital photo-editing application. Digital camera users more than doubled last year to nearly nine million, and iPhoto is the most popular the four multimedia applications that make up Apple's "digital hub." Ihnatko and Plotkin show this exploding market of digital photographers how to make the most of iPhoto, and review how iPhoto has been designed to work seamlessly with the other iLife applications. * A fun, indispensable guide to the Mac OS X image-editing tool, written in cooperation with Apple Computer, Inc., which also covers iPhoto 4 * Written in a witty, conversational style, this book appeals to Mac users' sense of individuality and offers real-world tips and techniques to help readers get the most out of Apple technologies * Goes the extra mile to engage readers and make them feel as though the book is not only technically valuable, but a good read as well

Explains how to import, organize, modify, and share photographs using the Macintosh photograph editing and management software

iPhoto ’09 is packed with cool photo-editing features, and iPhoto ’09 For Dummies is your fast track to using every one. You’ll learn to clean up and enhance your photos, print them or upload them to a sharing site online, create cool projects, protect and secure your pictures, and make photography more fun than ever. This full-color guide shows you how, and even helps you shoot future photos with an eye to iPhoto’s capabilities. There’s an easy exercise to get you started and plenty of beautiful full-color photos to show you the results you can achieve. You’ll learn your way around the interface, what’s new, and how to set preferences. Discover how to create a well-organized, maintainable archive so you can find photos Import and export photos from various sources, including card readers Manage any import problems Organize your collection using facial recognition and GPS technology Crop, rotate, and enhance your images Use a histogram and improve exposure, contrast, highlights, shadows, saturation, and more Set up a MobileMe gallery, send photos to Facebook or Flickr, make prints, and burn CDs Get tips for successfully e-mailing your pictures and for printing your photos at home Create photo greeting cards, calendars, or a travel book with maps that show where you took your pictures iPhoto ’09 For Dummies even tells about cool add-ons and ideas for iPhoto. Learn to make all your photos the best they can be.

A guide to the latest operating system for Macintosh computers, OS X Yosemite, covers such topics as navigating and running programs, setting preferences, managing files, browsing the Internet with Safari, networking, and expanding the system.

Seven content-rich minibooks cover the key features and tools of your Mac Macs are easy to use, but this guide helps you take advantage of all the cool features and make the most of your Mac. Fully updated, it covers the newest operating system, Mac OS X Snow Leopard, as well as iLife '09, iWork '09, and much more. Minibooks include Mac Basics; Photos, Music, and Movies; Browsing the Internet; Working with iLife and iWork; Other Mac Programs; Timesaving Tips with a Mac; and Mac Networking. Ideal for those switching to a Mac from a PC as well as for Mac users who are upgrading Helps you set up and customize your Mac and get to know the Mac way Explains how to get online, surf with Safari, and send and receive e-mail Covers working with photos, music, and movies, as well as crunching numbers and creating presentations with iWork Explores setting up a network, running Windows on a Mac via Bootcamp, and automating your Mac Provides troubleshooting tips and advice on protecting your Mac Macs All-in-One For Dummies, 2nd Edition gives you the full scoop on using all the cool Mac features.

Updated to cover the latest iLife features and enhancements, including the new GarageBand application Seven minibooks on iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD, GarageBand, iPod, and iLife Extras get readers quickly up to speed with all of Apple's digital media applications Covers the key features of each application, including ripping songs and working with a playlist (iTunes), editing and saving digital photo files (iPhoto), assembling picture and video clips into a home movie (iMovie), creating DVD slide shows and movies (iDVD), and setting up and recording in a digital music studio (GarageBand), plus bonus coverage of Apple's market-leading iPod