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 : Apple Pro Training Series: Aperture 2

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 006.686
EAN: 9780321539939
Edition: Pap/Dvdr
ISBN: 0321539931
Label: Peachpit Press
Manufacturer: Peachpit Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 512
Publication Date: May 16, 2008
Publisher: Peachpit Press
Studio: Peachpit Press




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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
Fully updated for Aperture 2, this comprehensive book-DVD training combo starts with the basics of image management and takes you step by step all the way through Aperture's powerful photo-editing, image-retouching, proofing, publishing, and archiving features. Aperture 2's new features are completely covered, including a new RAW-image processing engine, a streamlined interface, powerful new adjustment tools, and added integration with Mac OS X and other Apple products for instant web publishing and one-click portfolio syncing. Apple Pro Training Series: Aperture 2 delivers comprehensive training - the equivalent of a two-day course - in one project-based book. You'll learn time-saving techniques for sorting, ranking, and organizing images, effective methods for correcting and enhancing images, plus efficient ways to display images for client review, apply metadata, update your online portfolio automatically, and much more. Real-world exercises feature professional photography from a variety of genres, including photo-journalism, sports, wedding, commercial, and portraiture. All the files you need to complete the exercises are included on the DVD.



Customer Reviews
Average Rating:  out of 5 stars

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Excellent Training for Aperture
This book is an excellent starting point to learn Aperture. Apple's site has some pretty spiffy video tutorials, but when you want to get your feet wet, this is a great book to begin the process. Being Apple Certified, I am confident that I'm being taught in a way that the lessons will stick. And, I find the author's are knowledgeable not only in the software, but photography. They are able to blend what they know in both genre, making this knowledge accessible to everyday joes. So, to sum it ... Read More



Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - DVD DEAD ON ARRIVAL
DVD IS DEAD ON ARRIVAL.
IT DOES NOT BOOT UP EITHER ON MY MAC OR PC



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Aperture 2
Great study guide. The combination of great CD picture files and well written text worked really well to give me the hands-on I was looking for. 5 stars is not enough.



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Must-have training if you own the software
You wouldn't try to teach yourself to drive by reading the manual that came with your car would you? If you have the software you need this training



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Aperture 2 step by step
The book is the official Apple Pro training course for Aperture, Apple's all-in-one post-production tool for photographers.

It's a book-DVD training combination which starts with the basics of image management and takes you step by step all the way through Aperture 2's powerful photo-editing, image-retouching, proofing, publishing, and archiving features.

The book is designed to teach you how to use Aperture in the context of a professional workflow, using 12 project-based, ... Read More







 






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