Author: Trev Wilkins
Publisher: Focal Press
Keywords: focal, guide, easy, professionals, users, cakewalk, sonar, new
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 2005-05-16
List price: $32.95
ISBN-10: 0240519752
ISBN-13: 9780240519753
Get professional results fast with this full color guide to Cakewalk’s popular Sonar software. Trev Wilkins provides you with a working knowledge of all the essential tools and features. This concise book is an ideal starting point for anyone using Sonar for the first time and is suitable for users of both Studio and Producer Editions. All the key areas are covered, including: * set up * recording and editing audio * recording and editing MIDI * using plug-in instruments* using ReWire * the console view and routing * automation * working with video *mixing down and mastering.Updates on n
Author: Curtis Sponsler
Publisher: Focal Press
Keywords: focal, guide, easy, professionals, users, effects, new
Number of Pages: 296
Published: 2005-04-12
List price: $32.95
ISBN-10: 024051968X
ISBN-13: 9780240519685
If you want to become a resourceful creative artist then look no further! This quick reference to After Effects will show you how to open, install and get up-and-running to a professional level with Adobe’s motion graphics and visual effects software package.Curtis Sponsler guides you through some of the common stumbling blocks that frustrate novice and many intermediate designers. Clear and concise full color examples will help you to quickly learn the key features, interface and functional techniques used within the production workspace. By putting these key skills into practice you wi
Author: Tim Kolb
Publisher: Focal Press
Keywords: focal, guide, easy, professionals, users, premiere, pro, new
Number of Pages: 199
Published: 2004-04-23
List price: $30.95
ISBN-10: 0240805674
ISBN-13: 9780240805672
This highly illustrated, full color book tells you all you need to know to get up and running quickly using Adobe Premiere Pro to achieve professional results. It covers the essentials, so you can apply the knowledge to your project immediately.All the important areas are covered: set up, the interface, editing, effects, integration with other Adobe products, and finishing.An invaluable first read for users of all levels who want to achieve professional results. * Companion web site with information on Premiere Pro 1.5* Get up and running with Premiere Pro
Author: Rick Young
Publisher: Focal Press
Keywords: pro, final, guide, easy, focal
Number of Pages: 272
Published: 2009-12-21
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 0240521811
ISBN-13: 9780240521817
Rick Young’s Easy Guide to Final Cut Pro 7 is the ultimate guide to getting up and running with Apple’s professional editing software. Full of information relevant to both new users and professionals, this book wastes no time in teaching all the vital knowledge needed to edit your project from start to finish using Final Cut Pro. All the key features and essential techniques are presented in this easy to understand, full-color book. When time is of the essence, less is more. Learn invaluable workflow tips which show you how to tap into the full power of Final Cut Pro, whichever ve
Author: Rick Young
Publisher: Focal Press
Keywords: pro, final, guide, easy, focal
Number of Pages: 272
Published: 2007-11-28
List price: $26.95
ISBN-10: 0240810090
ISBN-13: 9780240810096
Software packages are complex. Software books don’t need to be. Simplify your life with The Focal Easy Guide to Final Cut Pro! This concise, full-color book lives up to its name by paring down the software to its essentials. You learn the key features and essential workflow to get you up and running in no time. With this book you can start cutting immediately, whatever you edit, whatever the format. This is an ideal introduction whether you are a professional moving over to Final Cut Pro from another package or system, a new user, or just someone who wants to get the best results from Fi
Author: Corey Hilz
Publisher: Focal Press
Keywords: camera, guides, digital, focal, d90, nikon
Number of Pages: 280
Published: 2009-03-17
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 0240811895
ISBN-13: 9780240811895
Just bought a Nikon D90 and looking to combine practical know-how with inspiration? This one-stop, easy-to-read guide covers all the basic functions of the camera, and everything beyond.Inside, you’ll find detailed explanations of every control and every feature, including full-color illustrations showing how changing each setting will affect your photos. But this book’s greatest strength isn’t its focus on the camera; it’s the detailed, easy-to-follow instruction it offers on using your camera to take superior photographs. The lens, the subject matter, the light - all
Author: Michael R. Peres
Publisher: Focal Press
Keywords: fourth, photography, encyclopedia, focal
Number of Pages: 880
Published: 2007-04-25
List price: $99.95
ISBN-10: 0240807405
ISBN-13: 9780240807409
*Searchable CD ROM containing the entire book (including images) *Over 450 color images, plus never before published images provided by the George Eastman House collection, as well as images from Ansel Adams, Howard Schatz, and Jerry Uelsmann to name just a few The role and value of the picture cannot be matched for accuracy or impact. This comprehensive treatise, featuring the history and historical processes of photography, contemporary applications, and the new and evolving digital technologies, will provide the most accurate technical synopsis of the current, as well as early worlds of pho
