In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, you will be editing and organizing your photos with Adobe Photoshop Elements 6. Using a straightforward, step-by-step approach, each lesson builds upon a real-world foundation in both the creative process and techniques, allowing you to learn the essentials of Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 from the ground up. Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common Photoshop Elements tasks. Quizzes and Exercises at the end of each chapter help you test your knowledge. By the Way notes present interesting information related to the discussion. Did You Know? tips offer advice or show you easier ways to do something. Watch Out! cautions alert you to possible problems and give you advice on how to avoid them. Color section includes a full-color collection of images found throughout the book. Learn how to... Import photos from your digital camera and cell phone Get the best scans of your old prints Post your pictures on the Web in galleries and slideshows Order prints directly within Photoshop Elements Create printable scrapbook pages on your computer Improve and repair your old photos Remove unwanted objects (or people) from photos Get the perfect group shot using the PhotoMerge features Fix red eye, lighten dark pictures, smooth wrinkles, and sharpen blurry images Create stunning artistic effects with the more than 100 filters available in Photoshop Elements In addition to writing books like this one, Kate Binder does freelance magazine and book production and creates e-books for major publishers. Books written or cowritten by Kate include Easy Mac OS X Leopard, Sams Teach Yourself Adobe Photoshop CS3 in 24 Hours, Easy Adobe Photoshop Elements 4, Get Creative! The Digital Photo Idea Book, SVG for Designers, Photoshop 6 Cookbook, and PhotoImpact Solutions. Register your book at informit.com/sams/title/9780672330179 for convenient access to updates and corrections as they become available. Category: Graphics Covers: Adobe® Photoshop® Elements 6 User Level: Beginning—Intermediate $24.99 USA / $26.99 CAN / £17.99 Net UK¿/P>

Photoshop Elements is a more accessible version of Adobe's flagship product, Photoshop. Elements is geared to business users, students, and home users who want professional-looking images for their print and Web projects. Topics covered in the book include capturing and editing photos from traditional or digital cameras, correcting color, working with layers, erasing backgrounds and creating photo-illustrations.

Sams Teach Yourself Adobe® Photoshop® CS4 Kate Binder In just 24 lessons of one hour or less, you’ll learn all the fundamental Photoshop CS4 skills you need to get great results—in digital photography, graphic design, painting, or anything else! Using this book’s easy, step-by-step approach, you’ll master Photoshop CS4’s revamped interface and powerful new shortcuts. You can also learn professional techniques for repairing damaged photos, creating great composites, black-and-white images, and web graphics, and a whole lot more! Full-color figures and clear step-by-step instructions visually show you how to use Photoshop. Notes, Tips, and Cautions provide related information, advice, and warnings. Q&A sections, quizzes, and exercises help you build and test your knowledge. Learn how to… Master Photoshop CS4’s new tabbed interface, Application Frame, and Application Bar Personalize your workspace to work more efficiently Repair and retouch black-and-white and color images, no matter what condition they’re in Make “spot fixes” with Photoshop CS4’s improved toning tools Achieve powerful artistry with Photoshop’s filters and effects Master digital painting with Photoshop’s paintbrushes and other tools Get your colors right, in both print and web applications Transform your images using tools ranging from Flip and Warp to Liquify Master professional-level features including layers, channels, and masks Create outstanding typographic special effects Prepare great web images for everything from online photo galleries to cellphones Save time and get better results with Photoshop CS4’s latest enhancements Kate Binder is a design and graphics expert who works from her home in New Hampshire. She has written articles on graphics, publishing, and photography for magazines including Shutterbug, Publish, eDigitalPhoto, PEI, and Desktop Publishers Journal. Kate is also the author of several books, including iMac Portable Genius, Sams Teach Yourself Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 in 24 Hours, Easy Mac OS X Leopard, The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Mac OS X, and Easy Adobe Photoshop 7. Category: Graphics Covers: Adobe® Photoshop® CS4 User Level: Beginning–Intermediate

Adobe Photoshop Elements 7 on Demand What you need, when you need it! Need answers quickly? Adobe Photoshop Elements 7 on Demand provides those answers in a visual step-by-step format. We will show you exactly what to do through lots of full color illustrations and easy-to-follow instructions. Inside the Book • Browse, organize, and process files using the Organizer • Easily find and vie w just the photos and video clips you want to see • Whiten teeth, deepen a blue sky, and more with a single click using the new Smart Brush • Use auto controls to quickly fix a photo • Use Guided Edit to walk you step by step through the editing process • Use more precise color correction to enhance a photo • Easily brush away wrinkles and other unwanted photo results • Use image trickery and special effects to change or enhance a photo • Use themes and artwork to liven up your photo projects • Create perfect group shots, seamless panoramas, tourist-less landscapes, and more Bonus Online Content Register your book at queondemand.com to gain access to: • Workshops and related files • Keyboard shortcuts Visit the author site: perspection.com

Easy Adobe Photoshop Elements 7 See it done. do it yourself. It’s that easy! Easy Adobe Photoshop Elements 7 teaches you the fundamentals of working with the incredibly powerful, yet simple-to-use image editing software Adobe Photoshop Elements 7. Fully illustrated steps with simple instructions guide you through Photoshop Elements from start to finish. Learn how to get your photos from your camera to your computer and organize them with a few clicks. You’ll see how you can fix flaws, adjust lighting, sharpen details, and turn snapshots into works of art. And you’ll find out how Photoshop Elements can help you produce sophisticated online photo galleries, impressive hardbound photo books, and other projects that showcase your photos. No need to feel intimidated, we’ll hold your hand every step of the way. Learn how to... • Use Quick Fix mode to correct common image problems with just a couple of mouse clicks • Use Full Edit mode to harness the power of Photoshop with ease • Transfer digital photos from camera or scanner to computer and make gorgeous color prints • Manage your photo collection in a snap with Organizer • Create online albums that automatically update themselves when you add photos • Fix the dreaded “red eye” instantly • Create instant photo layouts for your scrapbooks and photo albums Easy steps guide you through each task. Items you select or click are shown in bold. Each step is fully illustrated. Category: Graphics Covers: Adobe Photoshop Elements 7 User Level: Beginner

In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, Sams Teach Yourself Node.js in 24 Hours will help you master the Node.js platform and use it to build server-side applications with extraordinary speed and scalability. Using this text’s straightforward, step-by-step approach, you’ll move from basic installation, configuration, and programming all the way through real-time messaging between browser and server, testing and deployment. Every lesson and case-study application builds on what you’ve already learned, giving you a rock-solid foundation for real-world success! Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common Node.js development tasks. Quizzes and Exercises at the end of each chapter help you test your knowledge. By the Way notes present valuable additional information related to the discussion. Did You Know? tips offer advice or show you easier ways to perform tasks. Watch Out! cautions alert you to possible problems and give you advice on how to avoid them. Learn how to... · Create end-to-end applications entirely in JavaScript · Master essential Node.js concepts like callbacks and quickly create your first program · Create basic sites with the HTTP module and Express web framework · Manage data persistence with Node.js and MongoDB · Debug and test Node.js applications · Deploy Node.js applications to thirdparty services, such as Heroku and Nodester · Build powerful real-time solutions, from chat servers to Twitter clients · Create JSON APIs using JavaScript on the server · Use core components of the Node.js API, including processes, child processes, events, buffers, and streams · Create and publish a Node.js module

"In just 24 lessons of one hour or less, you will be up and running with Adobe Photoshop 7. Using a straightforward, step-by-step approach, each lesson builds upon the previous one, allowing you to learn the essentials of creating and editing images with Photoshop from the ground up." -- Back cover.

In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, Sams Teach Yourself Android Game Programming in 24 Hours will help you master mobile game development for Android 4. Using a straightforward, step-by-step approach, you’ll gain hands-on expertise with the entire process: from getting access to the hardware via the Android SDK to finishing a complete example game. You’ll learn to use the Android SDK and open source software to design and build fast, highly playable games for the newest Android smartphones and tablets. Every lesson builds on what you’ve already learned, giving you a rock-solid foundation for real-world success! Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common Android game programming tasks. Quizzes and exercises at the end of each chapter help you test your knowledge. By the Way notes present interesting information related to the discussion. Did You Know? tips offer advice or show you easier ways to perform tasks. Watch Out! cautions alert you to possible problems and give you advice on how to avoid them. Jonathan Harbour is a writer and instructor whose love for computers and video games dates back to the Commodore PET and Atari 2600 era. He has a Master’s in Information Systems Management. His portfolio site at http://www.jharbour.com includes a discussion forum. He also authored Sams Teach Yourself Windows Phone 7 Game Programming in 24 Hours. His love of science fiction led to the remake of a beloved classic video game with some friends, resulting in Starflight—The Lost Colony (http://www.starflightgame.com). Learn how to... Install and configure the free development tools, including the Android 4 SDK, Java Development Kit, and Eclipse (or NetBeans) Use the Android graphics system to bring your game characters to life Load and manage bitmaps, and use double buffering for better performance Incorporate timing and animation with threaded game loops Tap into the touch screen for user input Learn to use Android sensors such as the accelerometer, gyroscope, compass, light detector, and thermometer Integrate audio into your games using the media player Build your own game engine library to simplify gameplay code in your projects Animate games with sprites using atlas images and fast matrix transforms Employ object-oriented programming techniques using inheritance and data hiding Create an advanced animation system to add interesting behaviors to game objects Detect collisions and simulate realistic movement with trigonometry Experiment with an evolving engine coding technique that more naturally reflects how games are written

*** This USING Adobe Photoshop Elements 8 book is enhanced with over 2.5 hours of FREE step-by-step VIDEO TUTORIALS and AUDIO SIDEBARS! *** Adobe Photoshop Elements 8 is a consumer application for photo asset management, development, and output. Many digital photography enthusiasts, scrapbookers, and hobbyists adopt Photoshop Elements as their photo asset management and image-editing tool of choice. Photoshop Elements 8 brings the power of Photoshop to everyday photographers. Combining an Organizer that makes keeping track of photos easy with an Editor for fixing up and experimenting with images, Photoshop Elements includes automatic face recognition and shows live previews alongside all its single-click Quick Fix operations. Users can create new keyword tags for their photos simply by typing, and a "tag cloud" enables them to see what tags are most used in their photo collections. And printing has been improved to empower users to print their own images and projects when they don't want to send away for photo products. USING Adobe Photoshop Elements 8 is a media-rich learning experience designed to help new users master Adobe Photoshop Elements 8 quickly, and get the most out of it, fast! EVERY chapter has multiple video and audio files integrated into the learning material which creates interactive content that works together to teach everything mainstream Adobe Photoshop Elements 8 users need to know. You’ll Learn How to: - Get all Your Photos into Elements, Fast! - Organize Your Collection, and Find Exactly What You’re Looking For - Instantly Fix any Photo’s Color, Lighting, and Clarity - Take Total Control with Manual Photo Editing - Build Great Collages with Elements’ Layers Feature - Make the Most of Filters and Special Effects - Place Your Photos on Calendars, Coffee Mugs, and Other Useful Objects - Share Your Best Images with Family and Friends on the Web - Create Great Print and Scrapbooking Projects with Templates and Embellishments Examples of Topics Covered in VIDEO TUTORIALS, which Walk You Through Tasks You’ve Just Got to See! - Setting Up Smart Albums - Experimenting with Filters - Trimming Pictures to Custom Examples of Topics Covered in AUDIO SIDEBARS, which Deliver Insights Straight From the Experts! - Dealing with Highlights and Shadows Close-In - Tagging Photos - Color By the Numbers Please note that due to the incredibly rich media included in your Enhanced eBook, you may experience longer download times. Please be patient while your product is delivered. This Enhanced eBook has been developed to match the Apple Enhanced eBook specifications for the iPad and may not render well on older iPhones or iPods or perform on other devices or reader applications.

Cool and useful tips, full-color screenshots, and savvy advice show you how to get the most out of your iMac. You’ll discover exactly what the Apple remote is capable of, how to set up your iMac so that it’s customized for multiple users, and all there is to know about Mac OS X’s built-in organizational tools. This indispensable guide ramps up the pace and offers you easy-to-access shortcuts so you can start enjoying your iMac to the max.