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* SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics), an XML-based technology, is the open source standard for delivering vector graphics over the Web, allowing designers more exacting control over the appearance of Web pages
* Using a minimum of technical jargon, this book explains how to create SVG images using Illustrator, GoLive, and other popular software
* Teaches designers to add specific fonts to Web pages using SVG, integrate small but visually exciting bitmap images, use Cascading Style Sheets to format SVG graphics, and more
Dealing with the most widely used imaging software on the market, Adobe Photoshop, this book provides step-by-step instruction for solving all kinds of color problems, from minor imbalances to major color shifts. Photographers learn how to evaluate their digital images by looking at highlights and shadows, evaluating overall contrast, identifying problem areas, and determining overall color casts. Included are fixes for common problems such as restoring the color and contrast to faded or yellowed prints; eliminating the color shifts that result from shooting under fluorescent, incandescent, and mixed lighting; and reproducing skin tones accurately and flatteringly.
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Does the year 2000 have you sweating late-night code? Use our complete library of C programming functions to master 'Y2K', time on the net, ISO 8601, time stamp compression, or any other time/date application you encounter. Using the astronomers' Julian Day calendar as a common denominator between the world calendars, Lance Latham has solved the conversion of virtually all the world calendars (including the Chinese!). Need to convert dates in the Maya calendar to equivalent dates in the Egyptian calendar? Plug in the modules, write a few lines of code, and away you go! The toolkit provides all of the basic Western calendar/clock applications (written in clear, straightforward C) and designed to fit into your application with a minimum of fuss. You'll learn to create tools that update system clocks for the twice-yearly time change, synchronize networked systems across time zones, and convert date stamps between the various calendar systems of the world. Delphi and VB programmers will find Windows DLLs for Gregorian and Julian calendar functions on the CD-ROM. A bonus: after you've solved all of your worldly time and date problems you can play with the calendar for Mars to test your knowledge of universal calendar principles!
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