Professional and Technical

The Focal Easy Guide to Final Cut Pro 6

6/30/2008
Veronica Nguyen
Everything you ever wanted to know about editing in a slim, concise package.

Those who are lost and confused when it comes to video editing can breathe a sigh of relief. Rick Young's The Focal Easy Guide to Final Cut Pro 6 is the answer to all your problems. Whether a beginner or a professional, any user will likely benefit from this handy book. Even those familiar with Final Cut Pro may pick up helpful tips from the book.

From explaining in thorough detail everything on the program to how to use it, this guide will become the video editor's new best friend.

Reviewer Rating: 
4.00Stars
ASIN: 
240810090

The Focal Easy Guide to Final Cut Pro 6

6/30/2008
Veronica Nguyen
Everything you ever wanted to know about editing in a slim, concise package.

Those who are lost and confused when it comes to video editing can breathe a sigh of relief. Rick Young's The Focal Easy Guide to Final Cut Pro 6 is the answer to all your problems. Whether a beginner or a professional, any user will likely benefit from this handy book. Even those familiar with Final Cut Pro may pick up helpful tips from the book.

From explaining in thorough detail everything on the program to how to use it, this guide will become the video editor's new best friend.

Reviewer Rating: 
4.00Stars
ASIN: 
240810090

Video Field Production and Editing (7th Edition)

6/29/2008
Veronica Nguyen
Your answer to video field production and editing help.

Anyone looking for video field production and editing tips and hints, look no further. Ronald J. Compesi's Video Field Production and Editing (7th Edition) is the book for you. Those looking for guidance, whether seeking to produce and edit for fun or professionally, will find Compesi's book more than helpful.

Video Field Production and Editing will provide pointers on video techniques and technology for both [electronic] field production (EFP) and news gathering (ENG). Covering both broad and specific topics, the book provides a whole range of usefulness.

Reviewer Rating: 
4.50Stars
ASIN: 
205483356

Video Field Production and Editing (7th Edition)

6/29/2008
Veronica Nguyen
Your answer to video field production and editing help.

Anyone looking for video field production and editing tips and hints, look no further. Ronald J. Compesi's Video Field Production and Editing (7th Edition) is the book for you. Those looking for guidance, whether seeking to produce and edit for fun or professionally, will find Compesi's book more than helpful.

Video Field Production and Editing will provide pointers on video techniques and technology for both [electronic] field production (EFP) and news gathering (ENG). Covering both broad and specific topics, the book provides a whole range of usefulness.

Reviewer Rating: 
4.50Stars
ASIN: 
205483356

Macs for Dummies

5/27/2008
Ashlea Keel
Laugh along while you learn how to use a Mac.

Some people look at a Mac with a look of utter confusion and fear. For those people, Macs for Dummies was written. Like most of the Dummies books, this one provides concise and easy-to-read instructions for the average user on the basic and advanced techniques and uses for the Mac computer.

But don't expect to be bored to tears. Macs for Dummies provides all the information you need while adding witty comments along the way. It makes learning 'nerd-speak' enjoyable. And when you're finished?

Reviewer Rating: 
4.50Stars
ASIN: 
470048492

Macs for Dummies

5/27/2008
Ashlea Keel
Laugh along while you learn how to use a Mac.

Some people look at a Mac with a look of utter confusion and fear. For those people, Macs for Dummies was written. Like most of the Dummies books, this one provides concise and easy-to-read instructions for the average user on the basic and advanced techniques and uses for the Mac computer.

But don't expect to be bored to tears. Macs for Dummies provides all the information you need while adding witty comments along the way. It makes learning 'nerd-speak' enjoyable. And when you're finished?

Reviewer Rating: 
4.50Stars
ASIN: 
470048492

Using Your Digital Camera

12/23/2005
Michael
You bought a digital, now what do you do with it?

About ten years ago I gave up film and went digital. It made things a lot cheaper and increased my profits on photography assignments. While I was doing work only a few notches above family photos, I was still making money. Go out take the picture; here's a few bucks.

Just a part time job, how good could I get? Digital cameras have changed, and so have I. Take the shot, and the camera handles it all. But for those who want a little more explanation of how and why, and some hints on doing it better, George Schaub has written this book.

Reviewer Rating: 
3.50Stars
ASIN: 
817463550

Professional Posing Techniques for Wedding and Portrait Photographers

11/12/2005
Margherita Miserandino
Take professional looking photographs with techniques from Norman Phillips.

Ever want to take professional pictures at family events like weddings and other parties? "Professional Posing Techniques for Wedding and Portrait Photographers" will teach you in a well illustrated full color book how to do so. It applies to digital and traditional film cameras. The book goes into great detail to discuss four different poses: the formal pose, the natural pose, the exaggerated pose, or a combination of the previous three. It then continues to detail positioning in terms of head, hands and arms and feet positions. It discusses standing poses, seated poses, and floor poses.

Reviewer Rating: 
4.00Stars
ASIN: 
1584281707

Amazon Hacks

1/11/2004
Marc Duane Anderson
Navigating the mighty Amazon.com.

For most of us, the word 'hack' conjures images of a dispossessed social outcast angrily perched at a computer screen in an evil laboratory -most likely a dank basement- wreaking havoc with computer systems by unleashing viruses aimed at paralyzing the backbone of society.

But to website application developer, Paul Bausch, and others in his field, the term 'refers to a '

Reviewer Rating: 
4.00Stars
ASIN: 
596005423

The Author's Toolkit: Step-by-Step Guide to Writing & Publishing Your Book

5/9/2003
Lesley Williams
A useful and concise guide for anyone wanting to write.

There's an abundance of books on the market devoted to helping aspiring writers perfect and market their craft-Mary Embree's The Author's Toolkit joins the ranks as a useful and concise guide. Compacted into less than 200 pages is a complete guide for writing and publishing a book, including such basics as researching, plot building, editing, finding literary agents, and self-publishing. Also included is a valuable resources section, which besides written material, lists several informative associations and their websites.

Reviewer Rating: 
4.00Stars
ASIN: 
1581152604
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