Acknowledgments | p. xvii |
Introduction | p. xix |
Getting Started | |
Introducing the Digital Hub | p. 3 |
Think Digital | p. 5 |
Components and Standards-Based Communications | p. 7 |
The Role of Mac OS X | p. 9 |
Consumer? Prosumer? Professional? | p. 11 |
Tips for Surviving and Thriving with the Digital Hub | p. 13 |
Summary | p. 15 |
Camera Basics | p. 17 |
It's All About Light | p. 19 |
Types of Cameras | p. 23 |
Focusing Light with Lenses | p. 27 |
Filtering Light | p. 31 |
Viewfinders | p. 32 |
Capturing Sound | p. 33 |
Batteries | p. 34 |
Maintenance | p. 36 |
Summary | p. 37 |
Image Quality: Pixels and Resolution | p. 39 |
What Is a Pixel? | p. 40 |
Choose Resolution Based on Photo Use | p. 42 |
Zooming and Enlarging Images | p. 43 |
Storing Images on the Camera | p. 50 |
File Formats on the Camera | p. 51 |
Other Data in Your Pictures | p. 53 |
Summary | p. 54 |
Connecting the Digital Hub | p. 55 |
Plug and Play Connections | p. 57 |
Powering Your Computer and Components | p. 59 |
Network and Internet Connections | p. 61 |
Peripherals | p. 64 |
Summary | p. 66 |
.Mac: Apple's Suite of Internet Tools for You | p. 67 |
What Is .Mac? | p. 68 |
Accessing Your iDisk | p. 70 |
HomePage: Creating Your Web Site | p. 74 |
iCards | p. 76 |
Summary | p. 77 |
Printing Your Photos | p. 79 |
Mechanics of Printing Images | p. 80 |
Connecting Printers to Your Computer | p. 87 |
Using Print Center | p. 88 |
Summary | p. 89 |
Using Web Sites and Email for Sharing | p. 91 |
Using Web Albums | p. 93 |
Filename Extensions | p. 93 |
Compression Strategies | p. 96 |
Using FTP to Transfer Files | p. 97 |
Using Email to Send Attachments | p. 98 |
Using iDisk to Share Files | p. 99 |
Summary | p. 99 |
Using AppleScript Automation with the Digital Hub | p. 101 |
What Is AppleScript? | p. 103 |
Automating Your Work with AppleScript | p. 105 |
Using Droplets to Manipulate Files and Images | p. 108 |
Toolbar Scripts | p. 109 |
Using the Script Menu | p. 110 |
Downloadable Scripts | p. 110 |
Summary | p. 112 |
Storing and Backing Up Your Digital Hub Files | p. 113 |
Stroage Issues | p. 114 |
Burning CDs and DVDs to Store Your Files | p. 116 |
Using the Internet for Storage | p. 119 |
iPod as Disk Backup | p. 119 |
Other Disk Storage Options | p. 120 |
Long-Term Storage Issues | p. 121 |
Using Backup Software (Retrospect) | p. 121 |
Summary | p. 128 |
Making Movies, Photos, Music, and DVDs | |
Making Movies with iMovie | p. 131 |
The iMovie Workflow | p. 133 |
Getting Around iMovie | p. 135 |
Importing Video and Other Files | p. 145 |
Exporting Video | p. 147 |
The iMovie Trash | p. 151 |
Summary | p. 151 |
Using iPhoto | p. 153 |
Getting Around iPhoto | p. 155 |
Importing Photos | p. 158 |
Organizing Photos with Albums and Keywords | p. 161 |
Editing Photos | p. 164 |
Making a Book | p. 166 |
Printing Photos | p. 170 |
Making a Slide Show | p. 171 |
Sending Photos via Email | p. 172 |
Ordering Prints | p. 173 |
Ordering a Book | p. 176 |
Creating a Page for Your .Mac Web Site | p. 177 |
Setting a Desktop Picture | p. 178 |
Creating Screen Savers from Your Photos | p. 178 |
Exporting Photos | p. 179 |
iPhoto Preferences | p. 181 |
Summary | p. 181 |
iPod and iTunes: Music and Portable Disk | p. 183 |
The Digital Hub: A Case Study with iPod and iTunes | p. 185 |
Getting Around iTunes | p. 186 |
Getting Around iPod | p. 188 |
iTunes Preferences | p. 189 |
iPod Preferences | p. 192 |
iPod as a Disk | p. 193 |
Using iTunes Music | p. 194 |
Summary | p. 195 |
Getting Started with iDVD | p. 197 |
iDVD Terminology | p. 199 |
The iDVD Workflow | p. 203 |
Getting Around iDVD | p. 204 |
Creating a Slideshow | p. 208 |
Using Themes to Customize Your DVDs | p. 209 |
Setting iDVD Preferences for Video Formats and Watermarks | p. 212 |
Importing Content for Your DVD | p. 212 |
Using the Project Info Window to Check Status and Rename Your DVD Disc | p. 214 |
Create DVDs That Will Work on All TVs | p. 215 |
Adding Other Content to Your DVD in a DVD-ROM Partition | p. 216 |
Summary | p. 216 |
Traveling with the Digital Hub | p. 217 |
Time and Time Zones | p. 218 |
Documentation | p. 220 |
Spare Parts, Cables, and Power | p. 221 |
Using Other Equipment on the Road | p. 222 |
On-the-Road Internet Connections | p. 223 |
On-the-Road Storage | p. 230 |
Summary | p. 231 |
Making Better Movies, Photos, Music, and DVDs | |
Advanced Movie and Photo Techniques | p. 235 |
Making Movies Look Better | p. 237 |
Integrating Photos | p. 247 |
PowerPoint in Your Movie | p. 248 |
Making Photos Look Better | p. 249 |
Summary | p. 259 |
Planning Your Project | p. 261 |
Setting Objectives | p. 263 |
Working from Existing Media | p. 266 |
Fixing It After the Fact | p. 267 |
Preparing Shots | p. 268 |
Keeping Track of Things | p. 269 |
Summary | p. 271 |
Art and Artifice | p. 273 |
Art Photography | p. 275 |
Making Your Own (Dramatic) Movies | p. 278 |
Summary | p. 286 |
Photographing Places and People | p. 289 |
Digital Etiquette | p. 291 |
Directing the Shoot | p. 293 |
Finding Talent | p. 295 |
Scouting Locations | p. 296 |
Creating Locations | p. 297 |
Summary | p. 298 |
Looking Good and Behaving Well on Camera | p. 299 |
Learning to Have Your Picture Taken | p. 300 |
Do, Do, Do | p. 305 |
What the Stars Know | p. 306 |
What Max Factor Knew | p. 309 |
Summary | p. 310 |
Creating a Digital Studio | p. 311 |
Finding a Studio | p. 313 |
Equipping a Studio | p. 314 |
Advanced Photography | p. 314 |
Advanced Audio | p. 317 |
Advanced Lighting | p. 318 |
Moving to Pro | p. 320 |
Summary | p. 321 |
Case Studies | |
Kids and Scrapbooks | p. 325 |
Digital or Paper? What Do You Need? | p. 327 |
Planning Your Scrapbook | p. 328 |
Helping Kids with Scrapbooks | p. 330 |
Ideas for Scrapbooks | p. 334 |
Summary | p. 337 |
Instructional Materials | p. 339 |
Why Use Digital Media for Teaching? | p. 340 |
Types of Instructional Materials | p. 342 |
Preparing to Create Instructional Materials | p. 352 |
Taping Live Events | p. 354 |
Capturing Screen Shots and Interactive Behavior | p. 354 |
Summary | p. 356 |
Creating Portfolios | p. 357 |
What Is a Portfolio? | p. 358 |
What Goes in a Portfolio? | p. 360 |
Creating Portfolios for Specific Purposes | p. 362 |
Putting Your Portfolio Together | p. 369 |
Summary | p. 371 |
Creating and Advertising Promotional Materials | p. 373 |
Advertising Attributes | p. 374 |
Planning Your Advertising | p. 376 |
Choosing the Message and the Look | p. 378 |
Multipurposing Content | p. 385 |
New Digital Adventures in Advertising | p. 385 |
Summary | p. 388 |
Creating Archives and Exhibitions | p. 389 |
Presenting Exhibits with the Digital Hub | p. 390 |
Archiving Your Work | p. 395 |
Summing Up: Making the Digital Hub Disappear | p. 398 |
Summary | p. 400 |
Index | p. 401 |
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