Overview
How to locate, download, and work with internal graphics. Now it's easier than you ever imagined to snag and use literally millions of graphic images out on the Net. With The Internet Graphic Toolkit, by Steve Rimmer, you'll get the inside scoop on locating the best graphics via Usenet, e-mail, WWW and FTP sites plus working with Macintosh and PC bitmap and vector graphics files as well as movies and other resources. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned cybernaut, you'll find everything you need to download, decode, assemble, and manipulate Internet graphics... upload your own images... export and downloaded graphics to documents... and much more. You also get a free CD-ROM packed with scores of sample images and valuable shareware utililties.How to locate, download, and work with Internet graphics, with special coverage of the World Wide Web. In this witty and informative book, Steve Rimmer demystifies Internet graphics as only he can. Everyone from rank beginner to seasoned cybernaut can learn from this comprehensive guide all aspects of working with Internet graphics, including downloading, assembling, manipulating, and uploading your own images, and exporting downloaded graphics to documents. Admittedly, working with Internet graphics can be complicated. But as Rimmer says, if you can operate a word processor, you can work with graphics from the Net. All you need is modest hardware, Internet access, and this guide, which comes with a CD-ROM containing special tools to help you work with downloaded images, including Graphic Workshop for Windows, GIF Construction Set, QuickShow, and GraphSaver. Filled with time-saving tips and logically organized for ease of use, The Internet Graphics Toolkit is like two books in one. Part I provides you with a complete tutorial on working with graphics. Topics covered include graphics by Usenet and e-mail, World Wide Web and FTP sites, archives, Macintosh and PC graphics files, graphics and bitmap file formats, movies, and much more. Part II lets you sample the incredible variety available on the Net by supplying a listing of graphics resources arranged alphabetically by subject. Handpicked by Rimmer, these sites will appeal to your sense of fun and adventure... The Andy Warhol Museum, Deep Space Nine, The Daily Bikini, Internet Movie Database, Netscape Hall of Shame, Web Voyeur, and Wentworth Gallery, to name a few.
Synopsis
How to locate, download, and work with internal graphics. Now it's easier than you ever imagined to snag and use literally millions of graphic images out on the Net. With The Internet Graphic Toolkit, by Steve Rimmer, you'll get the inside scoop on locating the best graphics via Usenet, e-mail, WWW and FTP sites plus working with Macintosh and PC bitmap and vector graphics files as well as movies and other resources. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned cybernaut, you'll find everything you need to download, decode, assemble, and manipulate Internet graphics... upload your own images... export and downloaded graphics to documents... and much more. You also get a free CD-ROM packed with scores of sample images and valuable shareware utililties.
How to locate, download, and work with Internet graphics, with special coverage of the World Wide Web. In this witty and informative book, Steve Rimmer demystifies Internet graphics as only he can. Everyone from rank beginner to seasoned cybernaut can learn from this comprehensive guide all aspects of working with Internet graphics, including downloading, assembling, manipulating, and uploading your own images, and exporting downloaded graphics to documents. Admittedly, working with Internet graphics can be complicated. But as Rimmer says, if you can operate a word processor, you can work with graphics from the Net. All you need is modest hardware, Internet access, and this guide, which comes with a CD-ROM containing special tools to help you work with downloaded images, including Graphic Workshop for Windows, GIF Construction Set, QuickShow, and GraphSaver. Filled with time-saving tips and logically organized for ease of use, The Internet Graphics Toolkit is like two books in one. Part I provides you with a complete tutorial on working with graphics. Topics covered include graphics by Usenet and e-mail, World Wide Web and FTP sites, archives, Macintosh and PC graphics files, graphics and bitmap file formats, movies, and much more. Part II lets you sample the incredible variety available on the Net by supplying a listing of graphics resources arranged alphabetically by subject. Handpicked by Rimmer, these sites will appeal to your sense of fun and adventure... The Andy Warhol Museum, Deep Space Nine, The Daily Bikini, Internet Movie Database, Netscape Hall of Shame, Web Voyeur, and Wentworth Gallery, to name a few.
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A book/CD-ROM package showing how to locate, download, and work with Internet graphics, especially on the World Wide Web, for all levels. Part I provides a tutorial on working with graphics, covering topics such as graphics by Usenet and e-mail, file formats, and movies. Part II lists and describes online graphics resources, with illustrations. The accompanying CD-ROM contains tools for working with images, including Graphic Workshop for Windows and GIF Construction Set. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)