iphoto 4 for Mac OS X: Visual Quickstart Guide

You've finally figured out how to use that digital camera you got for the holidays; now if only you could figure out what to do with the tons of digital photos you're suddenly amassing! Enter iPhoto 4. Included on all new Macs, it solves this problem (and then some!) by offering a plethora of creative options for organizing, sharing, and editing digital photos. This easy-going guide ensures you make the most of it. Using simple, step-by-step instructions peppered with tons of visual aids, best-selling author Adam Engst tackles all that's old and new in iPhoto 4. You'll learn the ins and outs of using iPhoto both separately and in tandem with the other iLife apps--adding GarageBand-created tracks to your slideshows, using iPhoto slide shows in iDVD and iMovie projects, and more. Best of all, you'll discover all of iPhoto's newest (and coolest) features: cinematic transitions, Smart Albums, a star rating system for organizing photos, Rendezvous photo sharing, and more.

You've finally figured out how to use that digital camera you got for the holidays; now if only you could figure out what to do with the tons of digital photos you're suddenly amassing! Enter iPhoto 4. Included on all new Macs, it solves this problem (and then some!) by offering a plethora of creative options for organizing, sharing, and editing digital photos. This easy-going guide ensures you make the most of it. Using simple, step-by-step instructions peppered with tons of visual aids, best-selling author Adam Engst tackles all that's old and new in iPhoto 4. You'll learn the ins and outs of using iPhoto both separately and in tandem with the other iLife apps—adding GarageBand-created tracks to your slideshows, using iPhoto slide shows in iDVD and iMovie projects, and more. Best of all, you'll discover all of iPhoto's newest (and coolest) features: cinematic transitions, Smart Albums, a star rating system for organizing photos, Rendezvous photo sharing, and more.

Adam C. Engst is the editor and publisher of TidBITS, one of the oldest and largest Internet-based newsletters. Adam has written and co-authored numerous Internet books and magazine articles, including the best-selling Internet Starter Kit series. In addition, he has collaborated on several Internet educational videos and has appeared on a variety of nationally broadcast television and radio programs. He is the co-author of two editions of The Wireless Networking Starter Kit (Peachpit Press).