Title:
The iPhoto 4 book
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Publication Information:
Hoboken, NJ : Wiley Publishing, 2005
ISBN:
9780764567971
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Summary
Summary
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
Author Notes
Sam Crutsinger was bitten by the Mac bug in the late 1980s. A professional audio engineer, video editor and producer, graphic designer, videographer, photog-rapher, writer, computer system designer, repair technician, and cat lover, he aspires to being the straight guy on an episode of Queer Eye for the Straight Guy.
David Plotkin is a veteran Mac columnist and reviewer, computer book author, and digital photography expert.
Andy Ihnatko, the Chicago Sun-Times technology columnist and inveterate blogger, is a popular writer and speaker in the Macintosh community
Table of Contents
| Preface | p. vii |
| Acknowledgments | p. xi |
| About the Authors | p. xiii |
| Part I The Basics | p. 1 |
| Chapter 1 Taking Interesting Photos | p. 3 |
| Fill the Frame - But Not Too Close! | p. 3 |
| Make Every Picture Tell a Story | p. 6 |
| Your Own Personal Series | p. 7 |
| Compose Your Photos Carefully | p. 8 |
| Take Lots of Pictures | p. 8 |
| Check Your Work | p. 9 |
| Pay Attention to the Light | p. 10 |
| Compensate for a Slow Camera | p. 12 |
| Chapter 2 Getting Started with iPhoto | p. 15 |
| Launch iPhoto | p. 15 |
| First Launch Pop Quiz | p. 16 |
| Understand the iPhoto Modes and Workflow | p. 16 |
| Import images | p. 16 |
| Organize your photos | p. 17 |
| Edit the images | p. 17 |
| Publish your own book | p. 17 |
| Navigate in iPhoto | p. 17 |
| Tips and Talkback | p. 20 |
| Register iPhoto | p. 23 |
| Configure the Interface | p. 25 |
| Resize the Source pane | p. 26 |
| Adjust the Source pane and Info pane split | p. 26 |
| Make iPhoto myPhoto with General Preferences | p. 27 |
| Set the iPhoto Appearance Preferences | p. 31 |
| Set the iPhoto Sharing Preferences | p. 33 |
| Chapter 3 Bringing It In: Importing Pictures | p. 37 |
| Getting iPhoto in an Import Mode Mood | p. 37 |
| Changing the Digital Camera Application | p. 38 |
| Dealing with Duplicates | p. 39 |
| Import from a Digital Camera | p. 40 |
| Import from a Memory Card | p. 42 |
| Import Photos Dialog Box | p. 44 |
| Drag and Drop Import | p. 44 |
| Import from an iPhoto Disc | p. 48 |
| Import Using Image Capture | p. 50 |
| Discard and Recover Photos | p. 50 |
| Part II Organizing Your Photos | p. 55 |
| Chapter 4 Organizing Your Pictures: The Basics | p. 57 |
| Enter Organize Mode | p. 58 |
| Understanding Film Rolls, Albums, and the Photo Library | p. 58 |
| The Last Roll | p. 60 |
| Last 12 Months | p. 61 |
| Sorting Your Photos | p. 62 |
| Change Your View | p. 64 |
| Scroll through the Display Pane | p. 67 |
| View and Edit Film Rolls | p. 67 |
| Chapter 5 Leveraging the Power of Albums | p. 73 |
| Understand Albums | p. 74 |
| Create New Albums | p. 74 |
| Rename Albums and Add Comments | p. 78 |
| Duplicate and Delete Albums | p. 78 |
| Album Order | p. 78 |
| Add Photos to an Album | p. 79 |
| Remove Photos from an Album | p. 80 |
| Build a Smart Album | p. 81 |
| Chapter 6 Assigning Titles, Comments, and Keywords to Images | p. 89 |
| Assign Titles to Photos | p. 89 |
| Assign Dates to Photos | p. 94 |
| Assign Comments to Photos | p. 95 |
| View Photo Information | p. 97 |
| Manage Your Keywords | p. 98 |
| Assign Keywords to Photos | p. 100 |
| Search for a Photo Using Keywords | p. 102 |
| Remove Keywords from Photos | p. 104 |
| Part III Editing Your Photos | p. 107 |
| Chapter 7 Understanding the Edit Tools | p. 109 |
| What Can You Do in Edit Mode? | p. 109 |
| Get into Edit Mode | p. 110 |
| Understanding the Edit Tools in the Display Pane | p. 110 |
| Use the Display Pane Context Menu | p. 111 |
| Edit in a Separate Window | p. 112 |
| Customize the Edit Window Tools | p. 113 |
| Removing and Adding Edit Toolbar Tools | p. 115 |
| Chapter 8 Better Photography through Editing | p. 119 |
| Select Parts of a Photo | p. 119 |
| Aspect Ratios | p. 121 |
| Constrain Your Selection | p. 126 |
| Correct Red-Eye | p. 127 |
| Duplicate a Photo | p. 131 |
| Rotate a Photo | p. 131 |
| Switching between Before and After | p. 132 |
| One-Click Enhance Your Photo | p. 132 |
| Adjust Brightness and Contrast | p. 137 |
| Retouch a Photo | p. 140 |
| Crop a Photo | p. 145 |
| Change Photos to Black and White | p. 147 |
| Change Photos to Sepia | p. 147 |
| Undo and Revert to the Original Photo | p. 148 |
| Chapter 9 Editing Outside of iPhoto | p. 151 |
| Going beyond iPhoto | p. 152 |
| Make Edits in Other Applications from iPhoto | p. 152 |
| Dragging Photos into Other Applications | p. 155 |
| Part IV Getting It Out There: Sharing Your Photos | p. 157 |
| Chapter 10 Making a Slideshow | p. 159 |
| Assemble a Slideshow | p. 160 |
| Specify the Slideshow Settings | p. 162 |
| Add Music to Your Slideshow | p. 168 |
| Steering a Slideshow | p. 170 |
| Chapter 11 Paper and Ink: Using Your Basic Print Tools | p. 173 |
| Understand Printer Types | p. 173 |
| How to Configure Your Printer | p. 176 |
| Understand the Different Paper Types | p. 178 |
| The Basics of Printing in iPhoto | p. 180 |
| Chapter 12 Using iPhoto to Print Your Pictures | p. 183 |
| Pre-Print Page Setup | p. 183 |
| What Pictures to Print | p. 185 |
| Print a Standard Photo | p. 186 |
| Print a Full-Page Photo | p. 191 |
| Print Contact Sheets | p. 191 |
| Print N-Up Photos | p. 195 |
| Print Sampler Sheets | p. 198 |
| Print Greeting Cards | p. 203 |
| Chapter 13 Printing Your Photos Professionally | p. 207 |
| Benefits of Professional Printing | p. 207 |
| Getting Prints Made Locally | p. 208 |
| Order Prints Online | p. 209 |
| Use the Order Prints Button | p. 209 |
| Chapter 14 Sharing Your Photos Electronically | p. 217 |
| Email Your Photos | p. 218 |
| Create a Quick Time Movie | p. 221 |
| Create a Fast Start Movie | p. 224 |
| Create a Desktop Image | p. 225 |
| Configure a Screen Saver | p. 228 |
| Screen Saver Activation and Security | p. 229 |
| Back Up and Share Photos on an iPhoto Disc | p. 231 |
| Chapter 15 Sharing Your Photos on the Internet | p. 237 |
| Publish .Mac Slides | p. 238 |
| Publish Photos with HomePage | p. 243 |
| Editing Your HomePage | p. 250 |
| Publish Photos to Your Own Web Site | p. 255 |
| Exporting a Web page | p. 256 |
| Viewing your Exported Web Page | p. 258 |
| Part V Working with the iPhoto Book Feature | p. 263 |
| Chapter 16 Creating an iPhoto Book Design | p. 265 |
| Switch In and Out of Book Mode | p. 265 |
| Understanding How to Build a Book | p. 267 |
| View Book Examples | p. 268 |
| Create a New Book | p. 274 |
| Design the Overall Book | p. 275 |
| Chapter 17 Laying Out Pages of the Book | p. 279 |
| Design Pages in the Book | p. 279 |
| Arrange the Photos on the Book Pages | p. 283 |
| Chapter 18 Adding Text to Dress Up Your Book | p. 289 |
| Enter and Edit Text in the Book | p. 290 |
| Change the Text Font and Style | p. 291 |
| Change the Text Color | p. 294 |
| Check Your Spelling | p. 295 |
| Chapter 19 Previewing and Printing Your Book | p. 299 |
| Preview the Finished Book | p. 300 |
| Print the Book on Your Printer | p. 301 |
| Order a Book Online | p. 303 |
| Create Your Own Book Designs | p. 304 |
| Part VI Using Other iLife Applications to Present Your Work | p. 311 |
| Chapter 20 Creating an iMovie Slideshow | p. 313 |
| Setting Up the Photos | p. 314 |
| Preview Your Slideshow | p. 314 |
| Set the Duration and Name of Each Slide | p. 317 |
| Add Narrative to the Slideshow | p. 320 |
| Add Music to the Slideshow | p. 322 |
| Ken Burns Effect | p. 325 |
| Set Up the Titles | p. 327 |
| ...and So Much More! | p. 330 |
| Chapter 21 Creating an iDVD Slideshow | p. 331 |
| Select the Pictures | p. 332 |
| Configure the Main Title Page of Your Slideshow | p. 334 |
| Frame up your button picture | p. 336 |
| Changing text and titles | p. 338 |
| Menus need tunes too! | p. 341 |
| Tweak Your Slideshows | p. 343 |
| Rearrange and remove slides | p. 343 |
| Adding and deleting a music track | p. 345 |
| Setting buttons, slide duration, transitions, and other options | p. 346 |
| Preview the Slideshow | p. 347 |
| Burn Your DVD | p. 347 |
| Use That Whole iLife | p. 347 |
| Part VII Odds'n Ends | p. 349 |
| Chapter 22 Working with iPhoto Libraries | p. 351 |
| Understand the iPhoto Folder Structure | p. 352 |
| Super Secret Library Switcher | p. 353 |
| Perils of Poking Around | p. 354 |
| Rebuilding the Library | p. 355 |
| Part VIII Bonus Chapters from Andy Ihnatko | p. 357 |
| Chapter 23 Automating iPhoto with AppleScripting | p. 359 |
| Meet AppleScript | p. 360 |
| What Makes AppleScript So Gosh-Darned Super? | p. 360 |
| Using Scripts | p. 362 |
| Launching scripts yourself | p. 363 |
| Attaching scripts to individual applications | p. 364 |
| Attaching scripts to folders | p. 368 |
| Creating Your Own Scripts | p. 369 |
| Script Editor | p. 370 |
| Recording scripts | p. 371 |
| Saving scripts | p. 373 |
| Examining AppleScript dictionaries | p. 375 |
| Learning AppleScript: Resources | p. 376 |
| Chapter 24 Twenty iPhoto Questions from Aunt Estelle | p. 379 |
| Chapter 25 You Got 'Em...Use 'Em: Digital Camera Features | p. 387 |
| Exposure Compensation | p. 388 |
| Manual Fill Flash | p. 389 |
| Manual White-Balance | p. 390 |
| Movie mode | p. 390 |
| Self-timer | p. 392 |
| Alternative resolutions | p. 392 |
| Raw mode | p. 392 |
| Index | p. 395 |
