Operations Management with Student DVD
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Required Text for MBA class
Operations Management with Student DVD
William J Stevenson
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill/Irwin
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0073290947

Book Description

The Ninth Edition of Operations Management features the latest concepts and applications while not losing focus on the core concepts that has made this text a market leader. This approachable text supports students in applying concepts and methods by providing solved problems, examples, questions, practice problems, and cases. Students learn by doing, and the Ninth Edition continues to offer more support for 'doing Operations' than any other. A Student DVDRom complete with Excel templates; data files; videos from companies like Honda, United Airlines, McDonalds, Disney, and more; self quizzes; weblinks; and innovative 'screencam tutorials' that show students how to use Excel are included in the package. The DVDRom also features six new segments and expanded editions of additional videos.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Required Text for MBA class.......2007-02-08

The text seems ok and is fairly easy to read.
Operations Management for Competitive Advantage with Student DVD
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • COMPLETE MISREPRESENTATION
  • Excellent survey of operations management
  • Operations Management for Competitive Advantage
  • Operations Management - Chase, et. al.
  • Operations Mangement for Competitive Advantage
Operations Management for Competitive Advantage with Student DVD
Richard B Chase , F. Robert Jacobs , and Nicholas J Aquilano
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill/Irwin
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ASIN: 0073121665

Book Description

Chase, Jacobs and Aquilano: Operations Management for Competitive Advantage, 11/e (CJA) provides a current and thorough introduction to the concepts, processes, and methods of managing and controlling operations in manufacturing or service settings. The text provides comprehensive coverage, from high-tech manufacturing to high touch services with a balanced treatment. Chase, Jacobs, and Aquilano also thoroughly integrates and discusses current issues such as globalization; supply chain strategy, E-business, and ERP. The concepts are illustrated by using abundant real world examples, articles, illustrations, problems and cases. Technology is integral to the success of this course, as such, CJA also provide students and instructors with an innovative array of leading edge technology learning and teaching tools.

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars COMPLETE MISREPRESENTATION.......2007-04-06

This seller sent the wrong text with the wrong ISBN, even though it is an edition of this text, it's not what was advertised. Also, I paid for expedited shipping and received it non-priority along with making an extra donation who pocketed the difference. BEWARE!!!

If I could import the pics of what I was sent, I would

4 out of 5 stars Excellent survey of operations management.......2007-02-07

This book is comprehensive, up-to-date and well-written. The 'technical notes' appended to some chapters provide a little mathematical underpinning to discussions of topics like queuing theory, SPC, and linear programming, but the emphasis is on practical applications and there are plenty of worked examples.
The target audience deserves to be much greater than aspiring or actual manufacturing managers. By setting OM within a strategic context, by addressing both services and products, and by covering the entire product lifecycle, this book equips anybody concerned with performance improvement in any business with an indispensable toolbox. It's virtually an MBA in a box.

3 out of 5 stars Operations Management for Competitive Advantage.......2007-01-13

I was unhappy with this item because some important product information was omitted from the site, and I was unsure that I was ordering the correct edition of the book I needed.

5 out of 5 stars Operations Management - Chase, et. al........2006-11-14

Great text book. I am very hapy with it.

5 out of 5 stars Operations Mangement for Competitive Advantage.......2006-07-14

Great textbook for OM class. It has DVD and other supplemental applications that are helpful for learning more. I use this book for an online class and reading the materials are easy to understand. The authors are very knowledgeable and their examples are good. I especially like the videos on the DVD.
Operations Management with Student DVD and Power Web
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • great book
  • Poorly written problems
  • Very Quality and Fast
  • Operations Management with Student DVD and Power Web
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Operations Management with Student DVD and Power Web
William J Stevenson
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ASIN: 0072971223

Book Description

Stevenson’s Operations Management surveys the field of operations in both services and manufacturing. As always, this new edition offers complete, balanced, and flexible coverage of operations management. With hands-on examples and support in the text, and the most extensive technology support package available, students will have a practical, deep, up to date, and motivating study resource. Combine that with the clear explanations of topics, and the countless presentation enhancements, this new Eighth Edition is the best ever. Coverage flows from the overall strategic issues of designing products and services and making major capacity and location decisions, through the operating processes and control systems, including well supported quantitative applications. Many specialty topics and quantitative techniques are segmented as supplements that can be highlighted or bypassed depending on your course structure. Topics are also supported with step-by-step examples and solved problems, many including example solutions built into Excel spreadsheets.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars great book.......2006-11-10

As an european engineer, I found this book verry interesting. I used it for an exam in Canada and I will surely used it for future references.

1 out of 5 stars Poorly written problems.......2005-11-13

Lots of missing information and assumptions plague the problems that are found at the end of the chapters. A very difficult book to understand.

5 out of 5 stars Very Quality and Fast.......2005-10-09

Product was a decent price and was delievered extremly fast, which was great since I needed it right away.

GREAT SELLER HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

3 out of 5 stars Operations Management with Student DVD and Power Web.......2005-09-19

The book has clear objectives and great examples. The DVD is an excellent addition to the book as well.

4 out of 5 stars OM Book.......2005-09-11

This was a good purchase because it was a prompt delivery and was in good condition.
iMovie 6 & iDVD: The Missing Manual
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • iMovie 6 & iDVD: The missing Manual
  • Great Step by Step Guide
  • This book saved my life... in a roundabout way
  • One of the best "how to" manuals I've bought
  • Quite simply-THE BEST
iMovie 6 & iDVD: The Missing Manual
David Pogue
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ASIN: 0596527268

Book Description

While the last version of iMovie gave moviemakers the ability to capture and edit widescreen High Definition Video (HDV) from the new generation of camcorders, iMovie 6 is all about the ease of moviemaking itself. iMovie 6 includes five professionally designed themes with backgrounds, motion graphics, titles, and effects that act as building blocks for your projects. You can preview transitions and stunning new video effects--such as time-lapse video--in real time using the full screen. Or edit audio and add sound effects with a new built-in sound studio. For presenting your movie, Magic iDVD offers easy-to-use themes, including new widescreen options.

Whether you're a professional or an amateur moviemaker, this is amazing stuff. But if you want to learn the full capabilities of these applications, Apple documentation won't make the cut. Instead, iMovie 6 & iDVD: The Missing Manual is the ideal third-party authority that covers all of these changes through an objective lens. This witty and entertaining guide from celebrated author David Pogue details every step of iMovie 6 and iDVD production. The book shows you how to:

From choosing and using a digital camcorder to burning the finished work onto DVDs, posting it online, or downloading it to an iPod, iMovie 6 & iDVD: The Missing Manual zooms right in on the details in a clear, concise, and understandable manner. The book also provides a firm grounding in basic film technique so that the quality of your video won't rely entirely on magic.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars iMovie 6 & iDVD: The missing Manual.......2007-10-03

Having Missing Manuals 3 to 5 It is again most difficult to find what's new in Apples Version 6 amongst all the older information contained in the previously published "Manuals". If one was purchasing it for the first time it does a reasonable job.

5 out of 5 stars Great Step by Step Guide.......2007-06-27

This book is a thoroughly attentive-to-detail manual that is true to it's name/concept: The manual that *should* have come in the box! It clearly walks you through every step, big and small as well as including sections on how to improve your filming, editing, and a concise Quicktime how-to.

I recommend reading the entire book before starting an iMovie/iDVD project but if you just can't wait (I couldn't-- I read as I went), I recommend reading Appendix B (pg. 461) which is "Troubleshooting" early on . It includes *many* crucial tips from being sure to format your external HD to Mac OS Extended (if saving on an ext. HD) to switching the factory-setting 12-bit audio on your digital video camera to 16-bit to common 'glitches' while importing, working with or exporting footage.

The other great benefit of this book is it explains the various little 'tricks' for more complicated tasks or for things that are hinky and need a little fiddling to work. One ex.: You use the new iMovie 6 themes w/in iMovie (Pass Through, especially, is slick/professional-looking!) and are trying to use a *trimmed* clip w/in the theme. iMovie doesn't understand starting it where you trimmed because it keeps the trimmed portion of the clip hidden but still there so the undesirable portion of your clip is shown in the intro theme instead. This book explains in detail how to save it to Quicktime and re-import the new *permanently* trimmed clip to use w/ no problems in your themed intro!

This book also spells out the key differences in iMovie 6 vs. previous versions. I HIGHLY recommend this book if you are looking to edit home movie footage (or other) using iMovie (& iDVD) and don't have your own personal Mac Genius in your household. :-)

5 out of 5 stars This book saved my life... in a roundabout way.......2007-05-14

I recently purchased a Mac and edited my first film - a short documentary - on iMovie.

I had never used iMovie before and a good friend recommended this book and I couldn't have been more pleased. I haven't encountered a problem yet that this book hasn't addressed.

Well-written, simple and practical.

A great resource. Worth your time and money.

5 out of 5 stars One of the best "how to" manuals I've bought.......2007-04-19

I have to admit that I was skeptical when I saw that this was a textbook for an introductory filmmaking class but it's an awesome book. It strikes just the right tone and is basically a short course in filming, editing and distributing (dvd, web, email) movies. Well done.

5 out of 5 stars Quite simply-THE BEST.......2007-04-03

Simple and darn articulate. Im not a tech person in any sense of the way, Mr Pogue has outdone himself. He indeed has made understanding imovie very simple. Highly recommended if you are just starting out or if you wish to brush up on the latest version of Imovie
After Effects and Photoshop: Animation and Production Effects for DV and Film
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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  • Thank God Somone's Listening!!
  • extremely useful
  • Not for the complete beginner...
  • Book Could have been SOOOO Good.....
After Effects and Photoshop: Animation and Production Effects for DV and Film
Jeff Foster , and Sybex
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ASIN: 0782143172

Book Description

"... a book that needs to be on every motion graphic designer's shelf."
—Scott Kelby, President, National Association of Photoshop Professionals

Author Jeff Foster appeared on the DV Guys, a weekly radio show devoted to DV professionals and enthusiasts, for a LIVE online interview on Thursday, June 17, 2004. If you missed it, you can still listen to their archive.

If you're in the business of motion graphics or desktop digital video production, you know that Adobe's After Effects and Photoshop are two of the most indispensable content creation tools. More integrated than ever before, the world's number-one compositing and image-editing programs can be used in tandem to create quality work at a relatively low cost. But it takes years of experience to figure out how to get the most out of this remarkable duo.

With After Effects and Photoshop: Animation and Production Effects for DV and Film, graphics guru Jeff Foster has created the first book devoted to showing how you can use these two programs together to produce animations and effects on the desktop. This practical guide focuses exclusively on techniques commonly used in the field as well as cutting-edge production tricks. These hands-on projects will demystify cool Hollywood effects and help you solve your daily challenges. And they'll inspire you to think more artistically when approaching your creations.

Inside, you'll discover pro techniques for motion graphics and video production, including how to:

Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars a good Book for discover the tricks!!.......2007-01-09

Cuando adquiri este libro pense en que solo me ayudaria en comprender mejor al Photoshop con el After Fx pero fue mejor que eso...
En realidad entendi el como y el porque de hacer muchos procesos desde Photoshop pàra agilizar y darle mas realismo a las composiciones.
Adventencia: No es un libro facil de leer para principiantes, es mejor leer cada capitulo y repetir ejercicios al menos 2 veces. Eso incrementa el tiempo de terminarlo de leer.
Si yo fuera tu, si lo compraria.
he dado asesoria de postproduccion por 3 años y es bastante didactico.
Puede bajar cientos de tutoriales de internet, pero no podras entender el como realizar desde cero proyectos de mayor alcance sin la ayuda de libros como este.

5 out of 5 stars Thank God Somone's Listening!!.......2006-03-17

Tired of the usual "Blah, Blah, Blah" in computer books? FINALLY - somone is listening to the needs of graphics professionals and students wanting to learn tips and tricks for doing these effects and animations! Foster not only shows you HOW to do these techniques, but more importantly, WHY! I have found this book indespensible in my advancement way beyond the basic tools and functional training of other After Effects books. If you want to learn animation or do any kind of special effects on your own, then get this book NOW!

5 out of 5 stars extremely useful.......2006-03-06

have bought many books on after effect and photoshop.
This is so far the best ever. Easy to use, easy to understand.

3 out of 5 stars Not for the complete beginner..........2005-12-21

I have to say that you MUST need a solid undertanding or at least the basics of After Effects before getting this book. Also, there are not many figures to ilustrate the projects in an easy way.
Get the book if you have good knoledge of After Effects.

3 out of 5 stars Book Could have been SOOOO Good............2005-10-11

This book seemed to cover all the topics I wanted to get me in to being able to doing some of the things that I wanted to do right away with 3-D photo montages and working in 3-D space with AE and Photoshop but the book skips far too many steps and assumes you can read minds and know the "in-between" steps to get from one set of instructions to the next. I would not recommend this book to any one who does not have a very good grasp of AE. If you know AE very well then this may be the book for you. As for me I guess I'll just have to go back to my Total Training DVD's but I was hoping to get up and running a little quicker.
VJ (includes DVD): Audio-Visual Art and VJ Culture
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • stunning insightful book
  • Show Pony for the VJ scene
  • Speechless
  • A great resource for beginning and established VJs
VJ (includes DVD): Audio-Visual Art and VJ Culture
D-Fuse
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ASIN: 1856694909

Book Description

A major change has taken place at dance clubs worldwide: the advent of the VJ. Once the term referred to the video jockey who introduced music videos on MTV, but now it defines an artist who creates and mixes video, live and synced to music, in clubs or at concerts. This book is an in-depth look at the artists at the forefront of this amazing audio-visual experience. The book combines how-to, showcase and reference elements, opening with a series of articles on contextual and historical issues. The central section showcases the work of a wide selection of international VJs, and the last chapter covers equipment (hardware and software) and typical stage set-ups (explaining equipment, the use of space, how to create an environment to suit an audience, and more) along with supplementary guidelines and tips on how to master a performance.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars stunning insightful book.......2007-07-22

Just finished reading this book and have to say its amazing.

very insightful cross section of the Vj community. Much to be learnt about the wide range of VJs out there.

It has a good mix between articles on specific issues, looking at the world of VJs, and technical articles explaining how established VJs have their setup.

The DVD has been produced to a very high standard, and like the book lots of informative content is on it.

The book looks beautiful with all the UV pages, and so much design work has gone into it.

anyone who has not got this book yet is missing out big time, recommended to the highest degree.

5 out of 5 stars Show Pony for the VJ scene.......2007-03-23

This book was several years in the making, and I admire the dedication of those involved in getting it to print.

Unfortunately, that means that in such a rapidly-moving field, it's a bit out of date. Several of the acts featured have disappeared off the radar by now, and there are some quite glaring omissions - such as the EyeWash DVDs, Resolume software (currently used by around a third of the world's top VJ's) and uh... PC's. This wouldn't bother me as much if not for the tagline on the back cover which touts 'full details of the hardware and software available for VJing are provided'. I'd suggest that 'examples of hardware and software available for Mac-based VJing are provided'.

If you get the impression that you need a pair of Mac Powerbooks to VJ from the setups and info given in this book, don't worry - that's not the case. The scene featured in this book is just one aspect of international VJ Culture, and it's been curated from a particularly Mac perspective.

It's a graphic-design triumph - you couldn't ask for more beautiful, slick presentation. The background of Faulkner and other members of D-Fuse as print-based graphic designers with decades of experience between them really shows. Personally, I find the layering and shiny panels a bit distracting and hard to read at one sitting, and I feel like I should put on gloves every time I pick it up as the slightest touch leaves great grubby fingerprints on some of the shinier pages. But it's a stunning, jaw-dropping book, which is just what the scene needed.

To be honest, I don't see this as a book to read so much as to show-off. VJing is a very visual artform, so what better way to communicate what it's all about than in gorgeous, awe-inspiring imagery? Even if it's a bit of a struggle to actually sit and read it cover-to-cover, it's the PERFECT coffee-table book. You couldn't ask for a better showcase for potential clients, newbie wannabes or... well... your Mum... to show what VJing is and why you're dedicating yourself to it despite the bad pay, the expensive equipment, the long hours, etc etc.

A friend of ours runs a Band House, where touring members of bands stay when they're performing in her town. She's a VJ, and so in a good position to plug 'have you thought about using visuals?' on a daily basis. She said this book's been the perfect way to do that - she just leaves a copy lying around and the muso's thumb through it over their breakfast.

The DVD is a huge improvement over that provided with Spinrad's 'the VJ Book'. There's a load of great material on it, and most of it's of an equivalent standard to the imagery in the book - the glamour, high-end of the VJ scene. Positively wow-worthy, and the most impressive DVD collection of live VJing I've seen to date. Some of my favourite parts though were cut very short - eg just a minute or two long - and then there's the bizarrely out of place inclusion of long swathes of content by Elliott Earls, most of which has little to do with the VJ scene - eg a long mockumentary called the Saranay Hotel. Given that there was so much other great VJ content that could have gone on there, I can't work out why Earls' doco was included. It's got nothing to do with VJing or audio-visual art, and the quality is so vastly different to everything else on the DVD.

Like Spinrad's VJ Book before it, I've bought multiple copies of this book/DVD to give away whenever I can afford it. I take a copy to meetings with new clients, and I lend copies to newbie VJs that come along to our Plug n Play nights. The real problem is keeping a copy for myself, as everyone wants to take it home.

The VJ scene is really still very young - maybe equivalent to the DJ scene of two or three decades ago - and we need some impressive look-at-me Superstar VJ's to get the public to take notice, so that the rest of us can get on with doing what we do with hopefully a bit more attention being paid to what's going on behind the scenes on the screens.

I think this book is probably the single biggest factor so far in that process of getting the public to take notice. It's a lush, visually stunning celebration of a new phenomenon. Thanks so much to Faulkner and the rest of D-Fuse for giving this to the scene. Every VJ should own a copy. Or three.

VJ kattyb, VJzoo.com

5 out of 5 stars Speechless.......2007-02-28

I was contacted by D-Fuse for an interview for a book a few months ago. I am a VJ as well and I was expecting some sort of paper bag book when it came out. I got it yesterday, a day after my birthday in fact and I have never seen a book (if you can call it just that) with so much detail and so much artistic value.

The audio-visual art + vj culture is one of those books you need to have in your livingroom for your friend to look up despite its content yet. Tp make it better there is so much information inside, even a graphic on how many VJs are per country.

Is a book compared to those of Frank Lloyd Wight. Is one of those books that make you feel like having one even you do not know what is about. The best thing is that you will learn a lot because of the way all reference are managed. And you know what? I'm on page 160!!!

Really good work regarding content and desing, I am very very impress. I am about to get another one, one to show to the people and another one for me.

5 out of 5 stars A great resource for beginning and established VJs.......2006-12-20

This book is a brilliant piece of art as much as it is a great resource for beginning and established VJs. The presentation of pictures and graphics is stunning, and looking at all of the eyecandy in the book can be inspiring.

This book does a great job of showcasing the best talent in the business in the form of interviews and articles. There are also some really great tips and how-to guides that even the most experienced VJ can learn from. Equipment hardware and software is covered thoroughly and explained in detail.

This is truly a book all VJs should add to their bookcase because it will always serve as a great reference tool as well as entertain and enage you as a casual reader. I highly recommend this book to all VJs and people that have a passion for motion graphics and live performance art.
Print and Production Finishes for CD and DVD Packaging
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    Print and Production Finishes for CD and DVD Packaging
    Paul Burgess
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    ASIN: 294036141X

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    This is the first design book to look at the creativity within this growing market of DVD packaging, and its future potential.

    In response to the rising interest in CDs and DVDs as desirable objects, this book explores the creation of groundbreaking packaging from a production point of view. In addition to the traditional graphic elements of cover art, it explores special features of the physical packaging itself: formats, bindings, casings, materials, textures, and finishes. From movie to music packaging, the book explores both the creative inspiration behind the work (the artwork, typography, materials, printing techniques, and formats) and the practical considerations and restrictions (record company stipulations, inclusion of essential material, and budgets). Through award-winning work from the last decade, Print and Production Finishes for CD and DVD Packaging shows how designers exploit the 2-D and 3-D qualities of CD and DVD packaging to create highly collectable works of art. From producing the latest aspirational Deluxe Box to making a standard format exciting, this book is both an indispensable practical guide and a sourcebook for ideas. By analyzing the best in the business, it gives readers a thorough understanding of the design opportunities available with standard and special packaging, and how materials and print and production processes can be utilized to create something special.
    DVD Studio Pro 3 Essential Training
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      Larry Jordan
      Manufacturer: lynda.com, Inc.
      ProductGroup: Book
      Binding: CD-ROM
      ASIN: 1596710381

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      DVD Studio Pro 3 Essential Training is a movie-based tutorial workshop intended for the beginning or intermediate DVD Studio Pro user who wants to not only gain a clearer understanding of how to create custom DVD content and delivery but also take advantage of some of the software’s more advanced features. In addition to complete exercise files, the workshop also includes hours of tips and techniques designed to help users master video compression using Compressor, improve audio using A.Pack, create a simple DVD using existing DVD SP templates, and create a more complex DVD with overlay and motion menus, stories, subtitles, and scripts.
      Videomaker Guide to Digital Video and DVD Production, Third Edition
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      • Excellent quick reference!
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      Videomaker Guide to Digital Video and DVD Production, Third Edition
      Videomaker
      Manufacturer: Focal Press
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      Binding: Paperback

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      ASIN: 0240805666

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      From the editors of Videomaker Magazine comes a guide that takes the novice, step-by-step, through the elements that create a quality video production. The Videomaker Guide provides information on all the latest tools and techniques available to help you shoot like the pros. The series of short sections covers what you need to know and is easy to dip into as a reference on a shoot.

      The third edition is bursting with new material and has been updated to include topics like shooting, serving, encoding, streaming, editing tips, making streaming slide shows, MPEG, and DVD and CD authoring and burning.

      Whether you're a novice videomaker or prosumer, learn to make better, more exciting video with the Videomaker Guide.

      · An easy-to-reference manual with quick solutions for video production
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      · Concise information on all phases of production

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      Previous edition has sold over 12,000 copies in the US. From the editors of Videomaker Magazine comes a guide that takes the novice, step-by-step, through the elements that create a quality video production. The Videomaker Guide provides information on all the latest tools and techniques available to help the reader shoot like the pros. The series of short sections covers what they need to know and is easy to dip into as a reference on a shoot. The third edition is bursting with new material and has been updated to include topics like shooting, serving, encoding, streaming, editing tips, making streaming slide shows, MPEG, and DVD and CD authoring and burning. The novice videomaker or prosumer will learn to make better, more exciting video with the Videomaker Guide.

      Customer Reviews:

      4 out of 5 stars Good Book on Production; Little behind on modern technology.......2006-03-05

      I wanted a book that would help my amateur videography skills. I decided to go with the Videomaker Guide based on its original Amazon rating, and the history of Videomaker magazines.

      I found a lot of useful information in the book that I'm just starting to use such as lighting, filters, sound, and shooting angles. I've already started to apply the information from the book into a music video and a short film. So far, the information has been a plus, and I've used the book for reference to expand my amateur knowledge.

      A minor negative on the book was that some chapters (back-to-back) seemed to state the same message. Although they were written with different examples, the same points were expressed.

      A major negative on the book is that most technology and software that was referred to are about 3+ years behind. I was thinking some chapters might be updated to reflect the future of DVD production and using updated software video editing programs. However, there were no updated chapters. Lucky for me, most of my current knowledge of video editing is with today's software programs and hardware.

      5 out of 5 stars Great!.......2006-02-23

      I have not finished this book completely, but so far...so good. This book literally seems to cover every aspect of production. Whether you're fresh out of school or well established in the business, this is a great book to keep on hand.

      Go for it.

      5 out of 5 stars Great book!.......2005-09-23

      This book is excellent and extremly helpful. It is a great introductin to digial video production. The book is comprised of many short articles that give you all the ins-and-outs production. I use this book in my digital video editing class, it's a great reference!

      5 out of 5 stars Excellent quick reference!.......2004-09-21

      The book is divided into 70+ short articles which makes it very easy to read. One can quickly jump to a subject of his interest.. ranging from pre-production, lighting and sound, camera and directing techniques, desktop editing, etc. A lot of valuable tips and tricks provided.

      There is a "sidebar" section in most every article where some real-life examples are given.

      In terms of post-production, it is suitable for people using Adobe Premiere and Final Cut Pro.

      4 out of 5 stars Good reference book from a great magazine.......2004-06-29

      I've been a fan and subscriber of Videomaker magazine for years and this book is an excellent compilation of recent articles and how-to's on all aspects of video production. I like that they have added information on DVD authoring to this edition, too. My only criticism is that it would be much better if it was illustrated in four color rather than black and white.
      DVD-Art: Innovation in DVD Packaging Design
      Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
      • Not so innovative
      DVD-Art: Innovation in DVD Packaging Design
      Charlotte Rivers
      Manufacturer: RotoVision
      ProductGroup: Book
      Binding: Hardcover

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      ASIN: 2940361088

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      An inspiring showcase of covers that have challenged the predictable mainstream "look" of DVDs. The follow-up to the highly successful CD Art, DVD Art looks at an international collection of innovative graphic design within the ever-growing area of DVD covers and packaging. From movie to music packaging, DVD Art explores both the creative inspiration behind the work - in terms of artwork, typography, materials, printing techniques and formats - as well as the practical considerations and restrictions such as record company stipulations, inclusion of essential material, and budgets.

      The first design book to look at the creativity within this growing market, and its future potential, DVD Art will be an essential purchase for anyone with a professional or personal interest in graphic design, packaging and product design.

      Customer Reviews:

      3 out of 5 stars Not so innovative.......2007-03-08

      After a lengthy search for a design book on dvd packaging, I was excited to find this one. However when I received it, I was somewhat disappointed. While there are some very nicely designed dvd booklets/trays, there are not many truly innovative pieces.

      I thought it would contain at least a few that were more in line with specialty packaging ie; movies, television etc.

      If you're looking for a standard dvd packaging book for layout inspiration this one is for you. If you're looking for something more for the packaging itself look elsewhere.

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