Turn 3D models into film-worthy digital animations by mastering mental ray rendering once and for all. This must-have guide is the only book on the market to focus exclusively on mental ray in Maya, 3ds Max, and XSI, and it's packed with techniques and insights...

Photoshop is the world’s most popular image editing software, with more than four million users worldwide. Professional photographers, graphic designers, and Web designers as well as photo hobbyists are eager to learn the newest features of the...

Get acquainted with Adobe CS2 with the help of the ultimate comprehensive reference guide, Special Edition Using Adobe Creative Suite 2. Not only does it include material that covers the new product release, the author and team of contributors also covers how to use the individual products and how...

• Correct color, exposure, and lighting
• Fix red-eye and other flaws
• Use image layers to alter the look of a photo
• Change the background...

With a three or more megapixel digital camera or a good scanner, affordable image-editing software, and a photo-realistic printer, you have...

This book covers broad aspects of the chemistry of π-stacked polymers and low-molecular-weight molecules, from synthesis through theory.  It is intended for graduate students and researchers in academia and industry and consists of chapters written by renowned scientists who have made significant contributions to this field in the...

Organized into a series of well-organized, bite-sized, quickly accomplished tasks, this book lets...

Visual QuickStart Guide —the quick and easy way to learn!

With iPhoto '08 for Mac OS X: Visual QuickStart Guide, readers can start from the beginning to get a tour of the applications, or look up specific tasks to learn just what they need to know. This task-based, visual guide uses...