Focal Press

Achieve professional quality sound on a limited budget! Harness all new, Hollywood style audio techniques to bring your independent film and video productions to the next level. In Sound for Digital Video, Second Edition industry experts Tomlinson Holman and Arthur Baum give you the tools and knowledge to apply recent advances in audio capture, video recording, editing workflow, and mixing to your own film or video with stunning results. This fresh edition is chockfull of techniques, tricks, and workflow secrets that you can apply to your own projects from preproduction through postproduction. New to this edition: A new feature on true 24p shooting and editing systems, as well as single vs. double-system recording A strong focus on new media, including mini-DVDs, hard disks, memory... Less

Description BRAND NEW - US RETAIL VERSION Multi-Platinum Pro Tools - Book/DVD-ROM Advanced Editing, Pocketing and Autotuning Techniques Series: Book Media: Book/DVD-ROM Publication Date: 2009 Author: Nathan Adam Publisher: Focal Press Learn how a real professional uses Pro Tools to make multi-platinum records with this jam-packed, fast-paced guide. Including over 300 color illustrations, Multi-Platinum Pro Tools takes you inside the mind of one of the top Pro Tools engineers in the business, gi

PC Audio Editing is an essential guide for anyone wishing to make audio productions for use as recordings, or for broadcast, using a Windows PC and material acquired both in the studio and via portable equipment. Even those experienced with editing and mixing using quarter inch tape can find the change to editing audio visually on a PC daunting. The author explains all the basic principles of this new technology and the skills you need to use it successfully, without assuming prior knowledge of the system, in a practical and straightforward manner.This second edition introduces the reader to the new advances in the latest version of Cool Edit Pro, 2.0. The programme has been packed full of features from CD burning to MP3 streaming, all of which are covered in this juicy reference. The... Less

Everyone has taken photos which, for one reason or another, have not turned out as hoped. With this easy-to-use introduction to the key tools and techniques of photo editing. Michael Freeman shows you how to lift your work from good to great, enhancing your images using the powerful capabilities of today’s photo-editing software. You’ll learn how to carry out all kinds of edits, from fixing lens distortion and correcting color to touching up a portrait or adding drama to a cloud sky. There’s a section on the tools of photo-editing, and another on exciting special effects like solarization or retro processes. Thoroughly illustrated with Michael’s own photos and detailed step-by-step excercises, this is the perfect introduction to the possibilities of the digital darkroom.

Compatible with all versions of Lightroom Unsure where to start with Photoshop Lightroom? Feeling daunted by other 600 page monster user guides? Want to learn how to get the best out of your photography with the program in a snap? Focus on Photoshop Lightroom teaches you how to stay organized by using Lightroom’s industry- standard keywording and captioning features, bring out the very best in your photography with the processing module, and how to create image presets that make polishing a series of images quick and easy. Expert photographers and Lightroom users Dave Stevenson and Nik Rawlinson lead you through the ins and outs of the program with easy-to-follow steps and projects to get your creative juices flowing! Discover time-saving features and shortcuts to navigate... Less