Mac OS X for photographers : optimized image workflow for the Mac user / Rod Wynne-Powell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wynne-Powell, Rod.

Series:

Digital workflow

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mac OS.

Adobe Photoshop--Computer programs.

Adobe Photoshop.

Photography--Digital techniques.

Photography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (329 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Focal Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

If you're a photographer using a Mac - and why wouldn't you be? - then you need this guide to optimizing OS X for your photography workflow.Macs are still the hardware of choice for the cream of digital imaging experts - over two million registered Mac users of Adobe Photoshop can't be wrong. Let the expert advice of Rod Wynne-Powell help you to:* Configure your Mac for a trouble-free life from capture to output* Speed up your photography workflow using Photoshop, Bridge and the rest of the Adobe Creative Suite* Op

Contents:

Cover; Mac Os X for Photographers; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; Mac Os X - Unix; Chip Change - The Intel Macs; System Change - 10.4 To 10.5; 1. The System Architecture; Multi-user; Multi-tasking; Multi-threading; Time-slicing; The Mac Os X Tiger and Leopard Interfaces; Fast User Switching; Menu Bar - Left-hand Side; Finder Window Structure; Finder Window Features; The View Menu; Flow View - Leopard Only; Drag and Drop & Copy and Paste; Title Bar Features; Finder Window - Title Bar; File Info; Making Adjustments to Windows; Apple System Profiler (Asp); Software Update

Libraries - Why Are There No Fewer Than Three?System Level and User Level Libraries; Apple Macintosh Default Folders; Understanding Where Things Go - and Why?; The Dock; The Dock Preferences; Placement of the Dock; Switching Between Open Applications; Finder Navigation; Faster Access to Oft-used Folders; Finding Frequently Used Files and Folders; Navigating Menus; System Preferences; Appearance; Dashboard; Exposé; Desktop & Screen Saver; Spotlight; Bluetooth; Cds & Dvds; Displays; Colorsync Utility; Energy Saver; Keyboard & Mouse; Print & Fax; Sound; .mac; Network Preferences; Network

SharingQuicktime; Quicktime Pro; Keychain; Accounts; Date & Time; Image Capture; Startup Disk; Universal Access; Partitioning a Drive; Users' Home Folders; What Is Happening?; What Can Go Wrong?; When Something Does Go Wrong; 2. Hardware Implications; The All New Range of Intel Macs; Intel Macs and Xserves; One Size Does Not Fit All; State of Play; Hardware Decisions - Macbook & Macbook Pro; The Intel Macs; The Powermac Family; Apple Inc; Initial Capture; Studio Still Life Work - the Capture Station; A Capture and Editing Setup; Studio Editing Station - Ppc G5 or Mac Pro; An Editing Setup

Alternative ThoughtsHard Drive Thoughts; The Case for Additional Hard Drives; Additional Drives; Earlier Macs; Random Access Memory - Ram; Second Monitors; Image - Safety Whilst on Location; Xserve; Hubs and Switches - Ethernet; Buses and Airport; Airport Extreme; Bluetooth; Firewire; Usb 2.0 Hubs; Firewire Hubs; Airport Extreme and Express; Wireless Connection to a Printer; Optical Media; Opening a Burn Folder; A Smooth and Stable Power Supply; Monitors; Video Card Interfaces and Connectors; Ambient Lighting Conditions; Calibration; Tiger's Printer Setup Utility Dialog Boxes

Print & Fax (leopard)3. General Maintenance; .Ds_store Files; Using a Picture as a Cd's Background; Permissions; Keychain and Keychain Access; Keychain First Aid; Users and Groups; Get Info; Additional Memory; Caches Are Created to Improve Speed... But...; Some Useful Maintenance Utilities; Onyx, Macjanitor, and Tinkertool; Mac Slowing Down?; Operating System Stability; 'Zapping the Pram'; Command+option+p+r and Power Button; Key Combos for Use at Startup and Login; C Key; T Key - Target Disk Mode; Conclusions from This Chapter; Modifier Keys; 4. Software Assistance; Installation of Software

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Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9786611272937

9781136105180

1136105182

9781281272935

1281272930

9780080569536

0080569536

OCLC:

476155374