Images and sound have always fascinated us, because of their power to preserve memories, tell stories, and convey information quickly and memorably. Digital imagery takes traditional photography and video to the next level, giving you the power of the computer to shape pictures and sound into the exact finished product you want.
This book is organized into easy-to-digest bites, with stand-alone chapters you can read in any order to learn exactly what you want to know about computers; capturing, editing and transferring videos; shooting digital still photos; sharing pictures; and making prints.
The great Hewlett Packard products are used as examples throughout this book, because HP is the only manufacturer that produces every component (other than video cameras) that you need to enjoy digital imagery. These include media-ready computers, digital cameras, scanners, DVD burners with built-in video capture capabilities, and printers. However, if you use components from other manufacturers—say a different computer or DVD drive—everything in this book will still be useful to you.
Chapter 1 Your digital imagery computer
Chapter 2 Preparing to capture your videos
Chapter 3 Transferring video to your computer
Chapter 4 Editing your videos
Chapte r5 Choosing a digital camera
Chapte r6 Going beyond point-and-shoot
Chapter 7 Editing digital photos
Chapter 8 Sharing your digital photos
Chapter 9 Grabbing images with a scanner
Chapter 10 Printing your digital images