Digital Photos, Movies, & Music Gigabook for Dummies (Paperback)

Introduction. Book I: Digital Photography. Part I: Getting Ready for Digital Photography. Chapter 1: Becoming a Digital Photography Maven. Chapter 2: Choosing the Right Camera. Chapter 3: Solving the Computer Side of the Digital Equation. Chapter 4: Connecting the Camera and Computer. Chapter 5: Choosing a Printer and Scanner. Chapter 6: Accessorizing Your Digital Camera. Part II: Snap To! Shooting Great Pictures. Chapter 7: Understanding Photo Composition. Chapter 8: Moving into Close-Up Photography. Chapter 9: Photographing People. Chapter 10: Shooting for Publication. Chapter 11: Sports and Action Photography. Chapter 12: Travel Photography. Part III: Editing with Photoshop Elements. Chapter 13: Comparing Photoshop Elements to Other Image Editors. Chapter 14: Making Selections. Chapter 15: Brushing Away Your Digital Images' Imperfections. Chapter 16: Restoring Images. Chapter 17: Correcting Faded, Funny, and Funky Colors. Chapter 18: Restoring and Enhancing Photos with Filters and Special Effects. Part IV: Organizing, Printing, and Sharing Your Pictures. Chapter 19: Storing and Organizing Your Digital Photos. Chapter 20: Printing Your Final Result. Chapter 21: Sharing Pictures on the Web. Book II: Digital Movies. Part I: Getting Ready for Video. Chapter 1: Introducing Digital Video. Chapter 2: Choosing a Camcorder. Chapter 3: Preparing Your Computer for Video. Chapter 4: Getting the Right Accessories. Part II: Action! Shooting Fun Footage. Chapter 5: Shooting Great Digital Video. Chapter 6: Importing Video Clips. Chapter 7: Importing Audio. Part III: The Cutting Room Floor: Editing Your Video. Chapter 8: Choosing Your Video-Editing Software. Chapter 9: Basic Video Editing. Chapter 10: Adding Transitions and Titles. Chapter 11: Using Special Effects in iMovie and Adobe Premiere Pro. Chapter 12: Adding Audio to the Mix. Part IV: Outputting Your Movies. Chapter 13: Exporting Digital Video to Tape. Chapter 14: Putting Your Movies on the Internet. Part V: Filmography Tips. Chapter 15: Video Preproduction: Planning, Storyboarding, and Scripting. Chapter 16: Digital Video Production Tips. Book III: Digital Music. Part I: Transforming Your Computer into a Music Machine. Chapter 1: Digital Music Hath Charms. Chapter 2: Using Your Computer as a Music Platform. Chapter 3: Playing MP3 Files on Your Computer and Home Stereo. Chapter 4: Internet Radio on Your Computer. Chapter 5: Attending Internet Concerts. Part II: Getting Music on Your Hard Drive. Chapter 6: Ripping CDs into MP3s. Chapter 7: Choosing an Online Music Vendor. Chapter 8: Buying Music with iTunes. Part III: Organizing Your Music. Chapter 9: Downloading and Editing Song Information. Chapter 10: Organizing Your iTunes Music Library. Part IV: Using a Portable Music Player. Chapter 11: Choosing a Portable Music Player. Chapter 12: Syncing an iPod to Your Mac. Book IV: CD & DVD Recording. Part I: Shake Hands with Your Recorder. Chapter 1: Optical Storage (Or It's All in the Pits). Chapter 2: Buying Your Recording Beast. Chapter 3: DVD Is the Cat's Meow. Chapter 4: Poof! You're a Computer Technician. Part II: Measure Twice, Cut Once: Preparing for Recording. Chapter 5: Choosing Recording Software. Chapter 6: Preparing Your Computer for CD and DVD Recording. Chapter 7: Making Choices Before Your Recording Session. Part III: Starting the Recording Process. Chapter 8: Taking Easy Media Creator for a Spin. Chapter 9: Toasting Mac Discs. Chapter 10: Burning Data with Drag-to-Disc. Part IV: Meeting Your Data Storage Needs. Chapter 11: Heavy-Duty Recording. Chapter 12: Burning Large Files to DVD. Index.