Form.Z4: 3d Modeling, Rendering & Animation

Relax, pour a cup of coffee, and pull up a chair, because you've just discovered the most enjoyable way to acquire professional skills with form"Z 4. Organized just like the author's workshop courses taught for over 8 years at the University of California...

 ZBrush Digital scultping human anatomy

Create memorable human figures for movies and qames To create compelling characters, you need to make them realistic, and ZBrush by itself can take you only so far. You also need solid artistic skills. This full-color, illustrated guide teaches you the...

 App Inventor Create Your Own Android Apps

Yes, you can create your own apps for Android phones-and it's easy to do. This extraordinary book introduces App Inventor for Android, a powerful visual tool that lets anyone build apps for Android-based devices. Learn the basics of App Inventor with step...

 3D for iPhone Apps with Blender and SIO2 Your guide to creating 3D games and more with open-source software

Create dynamic 3D content for the iPhone Take your design skills for the iPhone® and iPod touch® to new levels. Whether you're an iPhone application developer or a creative artist, this innovative guide shows you how to combine the best of both worlds ...

 Motion 3 Designing and Animating Motion Graphics in Final Cut Studio 2

In this guide to Apple's revolutionary motion graphics software, commercial artists Damian Allen, Bryce Button, and Mark Spencer teach you to create cutting-edge animations, show opens, promos, logos, and effects while you learn Motion 3. As with the othe...

 25 Things to Make and Do in Adobe Photoshop Elements 4

Are your photos getting lost in the cyberspace of your hard drive? 25 Things to Make and Do in Photoshop Elements 4 shows you how to instantly arrange all your photos by date, event, place, or subject for easy viewing, and then turn them into real world p...

 Rails Recipes

Rails is large, powerful, and new. How do you use it effectively? How do you harness the power? And, most important, how do you get high quality, real-world applications written? From the latest Ajax effects to time-saving automation tips for your develo...

 Agile Web Development with Rails

Rails is a full-stack, open-source web framework that enables you to create full-featured, sophisticated web-based applications, but with a twist... A full Rails application probably has less total code than the XML you'd need to configure the same applic...

  Cutting Edge PowerPoint 2007 for Dummies

Get ready to add punch and pizzazz to your presentations and wow your audience using the latest PowerPoint techniques. This friendly book/CD-ROM combo covers all of the new features of Microsoft PowerPoint 2007, including interface changes, presentation t...

 Ajax for Web Application Developers

Reusable components and patterns for Ajax-driven applications Ajax is one of the latest and greatest ways to improve users' online experience and create new and innovative web functionality. By allowing specific parts of a web page to be displayed wi...

 Learning Autodesk Maya 2008 The Special Effects Handbook

Create mind-blowing special effects skills with Learning Autodesk Maya 2008 I The Special Effects Handbook. This completely updated official Maya guide focuses on dynamics and rendering, with in-depth tutorials covering lighting, texturing, and soft body ...

 Windows Presentation Foundation Unleashed (WPF)

Printed entirely in color, with helpful figures and syntax coloring to make code samples appear as they do in Visual Studio. Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) is a key component of the .NET Framework 3.0, giving you the power to create richer and m...

 Group Policy: Management, Troubleshooting, and Security For Windows Vista , Windows 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000

Presenting a fully updated resource for Windows Vista that shows you how best to use Group Policy in order to take full advantage of Active Directory and create a managed desktop environment. You'll learn details about the GPMC, Group Policy troubleshooti...

 The Artist's Guide to GIMP Effects Creative Techniques for Photographers, Artists, and Designers

The GIMP, an image editor whose power and ease-of-use rivals that of Adobe Photoshop, is one of the world's most popular free software projects. Artists and designers have relied on the GIMP since 1995 to retouch photographs, composite multiple images, an...

 Learning Web Design A Beginner's Guide to (X)HTML, StyleSheets, and Web Graphics

Everything you need to know to create professional web sites is right here. Learning Web Design starts from the beginning -- defining how the Web and web pages work -- and builds from there. By the end of the book, you'll have the skills to create multi-c...

  Maya Visual Effects The Innovator's Guide

This full-color title shows animators how to thrive in a fast-paced creative environment by showing them how to create amazing visual effects and solve tough animation problems as if their lives depended on it Provides insight to using specific tools i...

 The Starbucks Experience 5 Principles for Tuning Ordinary into Extraordinary

WAKE UP AND SMELL THE SUCCESS! You already know the Starbucks story. Since 1992, its stock has risen a staggering 5,000 percent! The genius of Starbucks success lies in its ability to create personalized customer experiences, stimulate business g...

 PC Mods for the Evil Genius 25 Custom Buids to Turbocharge Your Computer

Unique Your PC With Super Tweaks! If you yearn for the coolest, most crazed 'puter around, PC Mods for the Evil Genius is the key to the kingdom! This book shows you how to supercharge your PC-and create a jaw-dropping system that cannot be purchased...

 Microsoft XNA Game Studio Creator's Guide

Bring your gaming visions to life with Microsoft XNA Game Studio Express Create complete 3D games using Microsoft XNA Game Studio Express and this hands-on guide. Written by experienced game developers, Microsoft XNA Game Studio Creator's Guide details...

 Exceptional Selling How the Best Connect and Win in High Stakes Sales

Six million people work in the fast-paced world of business-to-business or complex sales. The most difficult job they face is the task of creating and communicating the value of their products and services and connecting one-on-one with the customer. When...

 Dynamic Capabilities Understanding Strategic Change in Organizations

Creating, adapting to, and exploiting change is inherently entrepreneurial. To survive and prosper under conditions of change, firms must develop the "dynamic capabilities" to create, extend, and modify the ways in which they operate. The capacity of an o...

  .NET Developer's Kit Including ASP.NET, C#.NET , and VB.NET

.NET Developer's Kit : Complete Debugging Coverage Step-by-Step Exercises Show You How to Create Menus, Add Forms, and Create Controls Learn How to Create Console Applications to Test Progress This Kit includes : --> ASP.NET Web Developer's Guide--> ...

 Rendering for Beginners Image syntheis using Renderman

Whether you are an animator, artist or 2D illustrator looking to move to 3D rendering you will be amazed by what can be achieved with RenderMan. Saty Raghavachary offers a complete, non-technical introduction to RenderMan and rendering in general - fi...

 Sonar Ignite!

Demystify the basics of the powerful functions of SONAR 4. With step-by-step instructions, clear illustrations, and a technical edit by Cakewalk, SONAR 4 Ignite! gives beginners the skills they need to quickly begin composing, editing, and arranging music...

 Adobe Photoshop Elements 4 50 Ways to Create Cool Pictures

When it comes time to show off your digital photographs, you want them to look as professional as possible. No more portraits of Mom marred by bad lighting, no more of those baby shots of a lifetime ruined by a rumpled collar. This essential guide to Phot...

 Ajax Bible

Build interactive Web applications with Ajax Create live searches and online spreadsheets Discover programming mistakes to avoid! Create blazing-fast Web applications with powerful Ajax If you think that mastering Ajax is too difficu...

  Combining Images with Photoshop Elements Selecting, Layering, Masking, and Compositing

Create your own visual composite masterpieces Combine your digital photos with an artist's flair and create dazzling composites, thanks to Photoshop Elements and this comprehensive guide from an industry expert. Using great photography and expert desig...

 Mastering Digital 2D and 3D Art The Artist's Guide to High-Quality Digital Art Creation

Digital art opens the door to new techniques and methods of painting that would be impossible to achieve in traditional art. It eliminates the worry of ruined surfaces, toxic chemicals, and expensive materials and introduces powerful tools that are able t...

 Web Design The Express Line to Learning

Get on the fast track to creating your own Web site Want to create a compelling Web site for a home business, family, or fun? Whether you're a student, aspiring designer, or entrepreneur, you can -- with Dreamweaver(r) and this easy-to-follow guide. ...

 How to Do Everything with Adobe Acrobat 8

Get more out of the latest version of Adobe Acrobat than ever! Create and share sophisticated electronic documents easily using Adobe Acrobat 8 and the helpful tips in this hands-on guide. How to Do Everything with Adobe Acrobat 8 shows you how to ge...

 Excel 2007 VBA Programming for Dummies

Step-by-step instructions for creating VBA macros Harness the power of VBA and create custom Excel applications Make Excel 2007 work for you! This clear, nonintimidating guide shows you how to use VBA to create Excel apps that look and work the way ...

  Microsoft Office Visio 2007 Step by Step

Your hands-on, step-by-step guide to learning the latest version of Office Visio. The smart way to learn Microsoft® Office Visio® 2007-one step at a time! Work at your own pace through the easy numbered steps, practice files on CD, helpful hints, and tro...

 Applications = Code + Markup A Guide to the Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation

Learn how to create next-generation client interfaces with Windows legend Charles Petzold. Get the definitive guide to the Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), the new client programming interface for the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 and Windows Vist...

 Word 2007 for Starters - The Missing Manual

Fast-paced and easy to read, this concise book teaches you the basics of Word 2007 so you can start using the program right away. Not only will you learn how to work with Word's most useful features to create documents, format and edit text, share the res...

 Ruby on Rails for Dummies Use Ruby to develop Web apps, blogs, and more

Quickly create Web sites with this poweful tool Use this free and easy programming language for e-commerce sites and blogs If you need to build Web and database applications quickly but you don't dream in computer code, take heart! Ruby on Rails was...

 Word 2007 - The Missing Manual

Microsoft Word has grown considerably in power, sophistication and capability over the past decade, but one thing that hasn't changed since the early '90s is its user interface. The simple toolbar in version 2.0 has been packed with so many features since...

 Building Websites with VB.NET and DotNetNuke 4

DotNetNuke is an open-source Content Management System and web application framework. DotNetNuke has taken the Microsoft world by storm and now at version 4, its community has grown to over 200,000 users. This book covers virtually everything you need to...

  ASP.NET 2.0 Everyday Applications for Dummies

Create a shopping cart, online store, and Web forum, or set up a blog ASP.NET 2.0 is a functional programming tool, so why not discover how to use it by actually creating something functional? These aren't useless "Hello World" type examples - you'll bui...

 Secrets of RSS A guided tour of the mysteries of RSS for both readers and publishers

Whether you want to create your own RSS feeds or just would like to locate and add them to your Web site, this is the book for you. In the Secrets of RSS, author Steve Holzner provides real-world guidance and advice to introduce you everything you need to...

  eBay Auction Templates Starter Kit

Looking for "it"? That something different that will increase your eBay auction sale rates and selling prices? One of the most effective ways to generate more sales at high price-points is to create a more attractive, attention-getting auction listing. Th...