It feels like ages ago since I began the journey of writing this book.
In its first year, more than 4500 copies were sold, and its reception
exceeded my wildest expectations. I am thankful to all those who
bought it and also to those who took the time to spread the word
to others. Because technology develops at such an unrelenting...
Change: It’s what we expect from technology, from the PC to
the web, through to HD TV. But nothing has been as disruptive
as the change the iPhone and Android phones have brought.
For the first time the power of a computer will fit in your hand,
you are always connected to the Internet, and these devices are
loaded with...
Back in the old days, working in a chemical
darkroom, I could only have dreamed of a postprocessing
tool as wonderful as Photoshop. But
for me that’s exactly what Photoshop is—a tool.
It’s a tool that helps me as a professional image
creator. The image is what matters, not the tool.
The release of InDesign CS5 is nothing short of revolutionary. Now you can apply all the tools that have made InDesign the industry standard for print, to design for interactive electronic media too. With the release of Creative Suite 5, InDesign has evolved from print to “printeractive!” Designers expected to meet the demands of...
This book is written for those who need to create professionalquality
web video or podcasts. We set out to write a book that
would offer expert-level advice on all aspects of web video. We
realize most of you reading this will have diverse backgrounds, so
we will attempt to deliver information at two levels.
In this section you will learn to build a Flex application. You will discover that Macromedia Flex Markup Language (MXML) is a great markup language to quickly create a working application. The application will load data from RSS and will display information accordingly. To get to this result, we need some theory about the Flex framework and...
This book was written to give beginning 3D artists a map
through the art and how to get involved in the 3D industry. You
can use this book by reading all the way through it cover to cover
with or without doing the tutorials, by picking and choosing
chapters based on gaps you want to fill, or as a quick reference to
a concept you...
Storage technologies have fundamentally changed the landscape
of digital media in a profound way. Gone are the days of using
a single hard disk drive on a workstation as the sole means to
store digital content. Nearly vanished is the practice of capturing
video and audio only on videotape. The practice of transferring
videotape...
THE TECHNIQUES DESCRIBED in this book assume a basic
grasp of 3ds Max. But with so many options to choose
from, it’s easy to get lost in all the tools, buttons, and
menus.
Not all features are created equal. This chapter goes over
the fundamentals of 3ds Max with an eye toward the
most important tools and how you...
Howdy folks. This book is your guide to learning Blender 2.6. It assumes no previous knowledge of
Blender, although old Blender users will find a lot to learn here too. Some beginner texts are dressed-up
reference manuals, while some try to teach everything and end up teaching nothing. This book will teach
you how to use Blender 2.6,...
Audiovisual storytelling has a long, well-developed history. As far back as
the earliest known prehistoric times, human beings have communicated the
essence of story through the use of pictures and sound: whether it’s cave paintings
of the hunt, a poet proclaiming the epic adventures of Odysseus, Greek
actors performing tragedy...
Tags are used in HTML5 to place and organize content at a level
that is descriptive. This does not mean that the page will look
good. Presentation of content on the page is controlled using
Cascading Style Sheets Level 3, or CSS3, in HTML5.
Using CSS3 to describe how your page should look, however,
is not new. The...
