Graphics, Animation & Illustration

Adding sophisticated new tools that give modelers even more control over polygons, an already cool program just got even cooler. Here to take budding 3D artists from 0 to 60 fast in Maya 8 is the eagerly anticipated update to everybody's favorite Maya tome: Maya 8 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual Q... More

This is a five-part series on project management, of which Volume I deals with various aspects of project initiation and resource allocation. Volume II emphasizes on the financial appraisal aspect of project management, while Volume III discusses the various parameters of evaluating a proposal. Volu... More

Known as Jaguar, Mac OS X 10.2 is a stunning technical achievement that has seduced Unix, Windows, and Mac OS 9 users. Adopting Jaguar is easy; mastering this new OS can take a bit more. And no matter how good your reference books are, you can't always stop to thumb through hundreds of pages to find... More

* The Top 100 Simplified series helps visual learners work smarter by teaching them tips, tricks, and techniques for getting more done in less time * Provides users with new insights into using the latest version of Apple's operating system-Panther * Packed with time-saving tips, cool secrets, and p... More

* Enables users to get up to speed quickly with all four of Apple's digital media applications: iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, and iDVD * An essential resource, since Apple doesn't provide user manuals for any of these four software applications * Includes a bonus minibook on Apple's iPod-the hot-selling M... More

Optimize your Dock, improve application performance, and maximize multimedia Over 60 techniques that help you save time by... Customizing your Mac for the way you work Organizing your digital pictures with iPhoto(TM) Backing up files with rsync and .mac Searching the Internet effectively Finding fi... More

"Cohen and LeVitus go deep and push the iLife applications to their limits. You may end up knowing iLife better than Apple does." --Todd Stauffer, author, iMovie 2 For Dummies If iLife can do it, you can do it too... Apple's redesigned digital hub gives you all the tools you need to enhance your d... More

Takes an easy, visual approach to teaching PowerPoint, using pictures to guide you through the software and show you what to do Works like a reference book you look up what you need and then get straight to work No long-winded passagesconcise, straightforward commentary explains what you need to kno... More

A quick, easy guide to creating, editing, and publishing digital videos and DVDs using Apple's very popular tools for the Macintosh. Only book to combine coverage of both iMovie and iDVD in one, easy-to-follow tutorial. Shows readers new to digital video and DVD everything they need to know to begin... More

It's not that you didn't want to create motion graphics for your video or DVD projects: You simply didn't have the time or money to take on a program like After Effects. Now you don't need to! With Apple's $299 Motion and this project-based guide to it, you'll be animating like a pro in no time! Ass... More

If you're interested in weaving multiple images into a seamless panorama, placing text on paths and shapes, or any of the countless other things you can do with Photoshop CS2's myriad new features, this is the place to get up to speed on them fast! In these pages best-selling authors and Photoshop m... More

Thorough and comprehensive, this is the Photoshop 6 book to keep within arm's length of the keyboard. In addition to clear explanations of theory and technique, Mr. Lynch has added tips, both practical and creative, throughout. Photoshop and ImageReady users of every level will also benefit from the... More