The Official Photodex Guide to ProShow 4
Description
With the amazing, easy-to-use features of new ProShow 4, you can create polished multimedia productions that sizzle! Presentations are a growing part of everyday life, from the conference room to the living room, and today's viewers want presentations that pop. "The Official Photodex® Guide to ProShow® 4" is the solution. A comprehensive guide to ProShow 4 for everyone from graphics and photography professionals, to educators and
business professionals, and even novice home users, this book provides step-by-step, how-to-do-it examples with ample screenshots for effective instruction.Updated to provide coverage of all the amazing new features of ProShow 4 including pre-made slide styles, an improved audio sync tool, YouTube HD output, on-screen controls for playback, and animated GIF support, you'll learn how to create stunning multimedia productions that can be shared using everything from optical media, to iPods, to streaming Web content, and more. Perfect your multimedia presentation skills as you cover the basics of design, the fundamentals of ProShow 4 production techniques, and advanced tools to achieve professional results. Interviews with award-winning producers provide insight and ideas along with real-world
examples and how-to tips from their work.
Benefits
- The only book on the market about ProShow, and officially endorsed by Photodex, producers of the software.
- Includes coverage of all the newest features of ProShow.
- The accompanying CD-ROM includes all the images and other files needed to complete the exercise in each chapter.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: ProShow Fundamentals - a World of Sight, Sound, and Motion
Chapter 2: Beyond the Basics - It's All About Time
Chapter 3: Frames, Motion, and the Layered Look
Chapter 4: Adding and Editing Soundtracks
Chapter 5: Caption Fundamentals: More Than Just a Way with Words
Chapter 6: Getting Fancy: Advanced Caption Tools and Keyframing Basics
Chapter 7: Advanced Motion Effects Using Keyframes
Chapter 8: Adjustment Effects and Advanced Editing
Chapter 9: Advanced Layer Techniques: Masks, Vignettes, and Chroma Key
Chapter 10: Templates and Live Shows
Chapter 11: Creating Menu and Branding Shows
Chapter 12: Getting the Story Out
Chapter 13: ProShow and the Web
Appendix A: ProShow Keyboard Shortcuts
Appendix B: Product Comparison Chart
Author Bio
James Karney
James Karney has over 30 years experience as an award-winning professional photographer and teacher. He started as a wedding apprentice in high school and has worked as a photojournalist, medical photographer, studio photographer, and served four years as a US Marine Corps photographer. He developed and taught the 18-month photography certificate program at South Georgia Tech.
He is an accomplished computer journalist, whose work has appeared in PC Magazine, Windows Magazine, Computer Shopper, and Internet World. His books include The Official Photodex Guide to ProShow, Mastering Digital Wedding Photography (Named a Book of the Year by Shutterbug Magazine), the Golden-Lee bestseller Upgrade and Maintain Your PC, The Power of CorelDRAW, and the Microsoft Press Training Kit for A+ Certification.
He is a graduate of the US Navy Photographic School, and holds a bachelors degree in Communications from Excelsior College as well as a master of science in Computer Technology from Nova Southeastern University.
