Digital Photos, Movies, and Music Gigabook For Dummies

* Introducing the most complete digital media referenceavailable-more than 900 pages of fun and easy instructions and tipson digital photography, digital video, digital music, and CD andDVD recording* At under $35, this value-priced book is the only single-volumedigital media reference that covers such topics as choosing adigital camera, taking great pictures, and editing digitalpictures* Covers printing and sharing pictures, selecting a camcorder,capturing good film footage, and importing video clips* Provides coverage of editing videos, buying music online, usingplaylists, syncing an iPod or MP3 player, and burning CDs andDVDs* Includes exclusive Dummies Man reusable peel-and-stickreference tabs that readers can use to mark their favoritepages

Introduction.Book I: Digital Photography.Part I: Getting Ready for Digital Photography.Chapter 1: Becoming a Digital Photography Maven.Chapter 2: Choosing the Right Camera.Chapter 3: Solving the Computer Side of the Digital Equation.Chapter 4: Connecting the Camera and Computer.Chapter 5: Choosing a Printer and Scanner.Chapter 6: Accessorizing Your Digital Camera.Part II: Snap To! Shooting Great Pictures.Chapter 7: Understanding Photo Composition.Chapter 8: Moving into Close-Up Photography.Chapter 9: Photographing People.Chapter 10: Shooting for Publication.Chapter 11: Sports and Action Photography.Chapter 12: Travel Photography.Part III: Editing with Photoshop Elements.Chapter 13: Comparing Photoshop Elements to Other Image Editors.Chapter 14: Making Selections.Chapter 15: Brushing Away Your Digital Images' Imperfections.Chapter 16: Restoring Images.Chapter 17: Correcting Faded, Funny, and Funky Colors.Chapter 18: Restoring and Enhancing Photos with Filters and Special Effects.Part IV: Organizing, Printing, and Sharing Your Pictures.Chapter 19: Storing and Organizing Your Digital Photos.Chapter 20: Printing Your Final Result.Chapter 21: Sharing Pictures on the Web.Book II: Digital Movies.Part I: Getting Ready for Video.Chapter 1: Introducing Digital Video.Chapter 2: Choosing a Camcorder.Chapter 3: Preparing Your Computer for Video.Chapter 4: Getting the Right Accessories.Part II: Action! Shooting Fun Footage.Chapter 5: Shooting Great Digital Video.Chapter 6: Importing Video Clips.Chapter 7: Importing Audio.Part III: The Cutting Room Floor: Editing Your Video.Chapter 8: Choosing Your Video-Editing Software.Chapter 9: Basic Video Editing.Chapter 10: Adding Transitions and Titles.Chapter 11: Using Special Effects in iMovie and Adobe Premiere Pro.Chapter 12: Adding Audio to the Mix.Part IV: Outputting Your Movies.Chapter 13: Exporting Digital Video to Tape.Chapter 14: Putting Your Movies on the Internet.Part V: Filmography Tips.Chapter 15: Video Preproduction: Planning, Storyboarding, and Scripting.Chapter 16: Digital Video Production Tips.Book III: Digital Music.Part I: Transforming Your Computer into a Music Machine.Chapter 1: Digital Music Hath Charms.Chapter 2: Using Your Computer as a Music Platform.Chapter 3: Playing MP3 Files on Your Computer and Home Stereo.Chapter 4: Internet Radio on Your Computer.Chapter 5: Attending Internet Concerts.Part II: Getting Music on Your Hard Drive.Chapter 6: Ripping CDs into MP3s.Chapter 7: Choosing an Online Music Vendor.Chapter 8: Buying Music with iTunes.Part III: Organizing Your Music.Chapter 9: Downloading and Editing Song Information.Chapter 10: Organizing Your iTunes Music Library.Part IV: Using a Portable Music Player.Chapter 11: Choosing a Portable Music Player.Chapter 12: Syncing an iPod to Your Mac.Book IV: CD & DVD Recording.Part I: Shake Hands with Your Recorder.Chapter 1: Optical Storage (Or It's All in the Pits).Chapter 2: Buying Your Recording Beast.Chapter 3: DVD Is the Cat's Meow.Chapter 4: Poof! You're a Computer Technician.Part II: Measure Twice, Cut Once: Preparing for Recording.Chapter 5: Choosing Recording Software.Chapter 6: Preparing Your Computer for CD and DVD Recording.Chapter 7: Making Choices Before Your Recording Session.Part III: Starting the Recording Process.Chapter 8: Taking Easy Media Creator for a Spin.Chapter 9: Toasting Mac Discs.Chapter 10: Burning Data with Drag-to-Disc.Part IV: Meeting Your Data Storage Needs.Chapter 11: Heavy-Duty Recording.Chapter 12: Burning Large Files to DVD.Index.