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Product: Book - Paperback
Title: Photoshop Elements 2 Solutions: The Art of Digital Photography Publisher: Sybex Inc Authors: Mikkel Aaland Rating: 5/5  As a recent convert to digital photography I came across Photoshop Elements software and began experimenting with it on my computer. It was fascinating but I only used a few of its features - although realizing there were many more available. My attempts to understand the more complex functions like the use of layers got bogged down in the detailed explanations within the program and in the users guide. While they were sufficiently detailed to explain how each feature worked individually, they never put them into a usable context. After seeing a recommendation for Photoshop Elements 2 Solutions, I bought Mikkel Aalands' book. It is a revelation. I feel I have gone from a rank amateur to a serious user after only a short time following the book's clear explanations and vivid examples. What this book does not do is explain every feature within the program. What it does do exceedingly well is provide practical examples of how to accomplish specific tasks that require you to group a number of features together and tells you step by step how to do so. It is helped immeasurably by an enclosed CD that enables you to follow the book's instructions and perform the steps yourself on your computer. Layers and a lot of other functions are now easy for me to understand and use. Disappointing pictures I have taken are now being transformed into really nice photographs. Equally important it gives you the fundamental basis and the motivation to further explore how to use the program. The book is written for both Photoshop Elements Versions 1 and 2. It helpfully explains where they differ. I highly recommend this for users of the Photoshop Elements program and believe it will benefit newcomers to digital editing as well as experienced users.
Product: Book - Hardcover
Title: Numerical Recipes in C : The Art of Scientific Computing Publisher: Cambridge University Press Authors: William H. Press, Brian P. Flannery, Saul A. Teukolsky, William T. Vetterling Rating: 4/5  I had to endure reading this book for 2 long semesters, and I've come to know some parts of it pretty well. I'll try to be short and say that the book is an excellent reference for the practicioner (and for the poor student:) - however, the ill-placed "jokes" have terribly annoyed me and my fellow class mates. Entire pagagraphs in almost every section dedicated to some second-tier humor were not so helpful in solving numerical problems. The license for the code is just bad and I found it rather pointless, given the cost of the book (for me it's expensive; and I know it's downloadable). The authors should maybe reconsider this at a later stage... PS: The GNU Scientific Library implements most, if not all, of the NR routines. It might be worth checking out, since it's also in plain C.
Product: Book - Paperback
Title: The Adobe Illustrator CS Wow! Book (Wow!) Publisher: Peachpit Press Authors: Sharon Steuer Rating: 5/5 This book has a lot of artworks inside it, every artwork are used to explore advanced tecnics, some of then are avaible on the cd so you can explore it. To use this book you have to know the basics of this software. For novices I recomend the Anessa Hartman "Exploring Illustrator CS".
Product: Book - Paperback
Title: Digital Compositing In Depth: The Only Guide to Post Production for Visual Effects in Film Publisher: Coriolis Group Books Authors: Doug Kelly Rating: 5/5 I just got my copy of Digital Compositing in depth and already I have learned so much from it. This is the first book I have ever seen with 2 CD-Roms included and the color section has plates that are useful not just 'gee-wiz'. The software and examples represent the real-world problems that I face using video. The definition of terms and step by step explanations and how to sections make this book ideal for anyone with compositing needs. Highly recommended.
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