New Releases by TOM GREEN

In this Adobe After Effects CS5 Tutorial Video you are taken through the an introduction to this powerful post-production software by a true Adobe Expert. Tom Green, among other things, a widely published book author, an Adobe Community Expert, Adobe Education Leader, Professor of Interactive Media at Humber College in Ontario, Canada, and much much more. They don''t come much more qualified than this to teach an Adobe After Effects CS5 training course! You will start out with the basics - composition, file import, and a tour of the interface you will come to know and love. Quickly accelerating through topics such as text, animation, keying, and other important lessons, this video tutorial gets deeper into Adobe After Effects even than most books you will find on the subject. You will not only learn applying effects to your videos, but how to create mattes, play with depth of field, 3D effects, even some basic audio work. In this computer based tutorial, you will watch as expert Tom Green takes you through each step in his lessons, and at the same time, you can work on the exact same files, as he has included more than 1.5 GB of working files for you. By the conclusion of this Adobe After Effects CS5 tutorial, you will be completely comfortable working with your own video and projects in this powerful software.

Flash is one of the most engaging, innovative, and versatile technologies available—allowing the creation of anything from animated banners and simple cartoons to rich Internet applications, interactive videos, and dynamic user interfaces for web sites, kiosks, devices, or DVDs. The possibilities are endless, and now it just got better. Flash CS5 boasts a host of new features, including better support for mobile devices, a whole new animation engine enabling full manipulation of tweens and paths, custom easing, improved inverse kinematics, a revamped timeline, built-in 3D, and much more. This book is all you’ll need to learn Flash CS5 from the ground up. If you already have Flash experience, this book will allow you to quickly catch up on all the cool new features. Flash experts Tom Green and Tiago Dias guide you step-by-step through all facets of Flash CS5, keeping the emphasis firmly on good design techniques that you use in your own projects. Learn Flash design from the ground up, or just get to grips with the new features, with a series of step-by-step tutorials. Provides an easy introduction to ActionScript 3.0 coding, but the focus is mainly kept on design. Learn from the experts—written by renowned Flash designers Tom Green and Tiago Dias.

Do You Run to Live . . . or Live to Run? Whether you are a casual weekend warrior in running shoes, a seasoned ultra marathoner, or something in between, you recognize the heart and passion of runners who are just like you. Serious, competitive athletes and those who just want to shed a few pounds will find common ground in The Ultimate Runner, a celebration of every type of runner in heartfelt narratives, spectacular photos, and expert advice. The magic of a run is shared in these chronicles of fitness breakthroughs, gritty races, and golden friendships forged in predawn sojourns. Great moments in running take place every day, and The Ultimate Runner is filled with more than thirty stunning photos that give voice to those extraordinary experiences shared by ordinary runners. Experts in the fields of nutrition, exercise physiology, and training weigh in with advice that will ramp up any running program. Some run for the fitness value, some for a charitable cause, and some just to enjoy nature in a different way, but every runner is changed by the experience. Share some of those transformative moments with others who love the feel of the road beneath their feet.

LEARN HOW TO WRITE, FORMAT AND RELEASE YOUR OWN BOOK VIA THE INCREASINGLY SUCCESSFUL METHOD OF SELF PUBLISHING. If you''ve ever wanted to publish your own book, either in print or online as an ebook, this book is the indispensable guide you need. It covers absolutely every aspect of self publishing, from the different platforms and formats such as Amazon kindle or Apple ibooks, to the practicalities of ebook technology. It takes a creative look at the self-publishing process, encouraging you to think out of the box, as well as giving you inspiration and advice for the writing process. You will recieve practical advice on manuscript preparation, editing, cover design and other production issues, along with successful strategies for marketing, distributing and selling your book - and writing another. Anybody can upload a file, but it takes skill to really publish a book. With ''Try it now'' exercises, key facts and case studies, this book is all you need to publish your book beautifully and prominantly. ABOUT THE SERIES The Teach Yourself Creative Writing series helps aspiring authors tell their story. Covering a range of genres from science fiction and romantic novels, to illustrated children''s books and comedy, this series is packed with advice, exercises and tips for unlocking creativity and improving your writing. And because we know how daunting the blank page can be, we set up the Just Write online community at tyjustwrite, for budding authors and successful writers to connect and share.

Everything has a beginning. None was more profound-and quite as unexpected-than Information Technology. Here for the first time is the untold story of how our new age came to be and the bright boys who made it happen. What began on the bare floor of an old laundry building eventually grew to rival in size the Manhattan Project. The unexpected

This book is an anthology of effective database management techniques representing the collective wisdom of the OakTable Network. With an emphasis upon performance—but also branching into security, national language, and other issues—the book helps you deliver the most value for your company’s investment in Oracle Database technologies. You’ll learn to effectively plan for and monitor performance, to troubleshoot systematically when things go wrong, and to manage your database rather than letting it manage you.

If you''re a Flash designer looking for a solid overview of Flash CS4, this book is for you. Through the use of solid and practical exercises, you will soon master the fundamentals of this fourth edition of the Adobe Flash authoring tool. Using a series of carefully developed tutorials, you will be led from basic Flash CS4 techniques to the point where you can create animations, MP3 players, and customized Flash video players in no time. Each chapter focuses on a major aspect of Flash, and then lets you take the reins in a "Your Turn" exercise to create something amazing with what you''ve learned. This book focuses on the core skill set you need to feel at home with Flash CS4, and also introduces you to some of the biggest names in today''s Flash community through interviews and actual "How To" examples, so you can learn from the masters. You will start by studying the Flash CS4 interface, and while you''re at it, you''ll be guided toward mastery of the fundamentals, such as movie clips, text, and graphics, which will lead you into some of the more fascinating aspects of Flash, including audio, video, animation, and 3D transformations. By the time you finish, you will have created an MP3 player and a Flash video player, been introduced to the basics of ActionScript 3.0, learned how to combine Flash with XML, styled Flash text with CSS, created animated scenes, and worked your way through a host of additional projects. All of these exercises are designed to give you the knowledge necessary to master Flash CS4 from the ground up. If you''re already a seasoned Flash designer, this book will get you up to speed with the fourth version in relatively short order. This book covers all of the new Flash CS4 features, such as the new animation and 3D tools, the new Adobe Media Encoder, and a pair of the coolest new additions to the tools panel: a spray brush tool and a deco tool. You can discover more about this book, download source code, and more atthe book''s companion website: www.foundationflashcs4.com.

This book comprises three closely related studies, namely ''The Nature of Trade in the Roman Mediterranean,c. 200 BC''AD 600''; ''Decline and Recovery: Byzantine Trade, c. 600''1150''; and ''Urban Change and Continuity in Roman and Byzantine Corinth''. In addition, a translation of the ''Rhodian Sea-Law'', an important text for maritime trading history, is included as an appendix. ''From Rome to Byzantium'' provides a detailed overview of trading activity in the Roman and Byzantine Mediterranean, grounded in recent archaeological research. In particular, it is argued that an element of ''free trade'' played a significant role in the direction and nature of trading in Classical and Late Antiquity. It is also suggested that the so-called ''Dark Ages'' of the seventh and eighth centuries saw more continuity in terms of both commercial activity and urban life than is sometimes admitted.

An account of the year spent at Cape Clear Island, County Cork in 1968/69, when the author was working at Capre clear Bird Observatory. Taken from the diary that he kept at the time.

Video is one of the most exciting features on today''s Internet, with widespread adoption being made possible by advances in bandwidth and software. But simply streaming video clips to Web users is only the tip of the iceberg! Flash CS3 offers a whole host of advanced video features, allowing you to create breathtaking user experiences. And this book, the second edition of the critically-acclaimed Foundation Flash 8 Video, shows you how to make the most of video in Flash CS3. The authors start with the basics of creating video ready for use on the web using popular applications such as Windows Movie Maker and iMovie, creating FLV (Flash video) using both Flash and other applications such as Sorenson Squeeze, and importing that video into Flash. With that out the way, they then turn their attention to essential practical techniques, such as creating and customizing video players, applying blends and filters to Flash video, effective use of video alpha channel and masks, captioning, cue points, interactivity using the Camera object, going full screen, and much more. This edition is fully-updated for Flash CS3 and ActionScript 3.0, and includes many new examples. Learn how to create video for the web using popular applications such as iMovie and Movie Maker, and turn it into Flash Video using Flash, and other tools such as Sorenson Squeeze Learn several essential practical techniques for manipulating video in Flash Updated for Flash CS3 and ActionScript 3.0, with new examples

Flash is one of the most engaging and innovative, and versatile technologies available—allowing the creation of pretty much anything from simple slideshows, animated banners and icons and cartoons, to rich Internet applications, Interactive videos, and dynamic user interfaces for web sites, kiosks, or DVDs. The possibilities are endless, except that now, it just got better. In 2007, Adobe released Flash CS3, boasting a whole host of new features, including fully customizable workspace, full ActionScript 3.0 support, a PSD importer, a tween-to-code animation converter, and much more. This book is all you''ll need to learn Flash CS3 from the ground up, or learn about all these new features, if you already have previous Flash experience. Flash experts Tom Green and David Stiller take you step-by-step through all facets of Flash CS3, with the emphasis firmly on good design techniques that you use in your own projects. You can discover more about this book, download source code, and even view video tutorials at the book''s companion site: FoundationFlashCS3.com. Learn Flash design from the ground up, or just get to grips with the new features, with a series of step by step tutorials Provides an easy introduction to ActionScript 3.0 coding, but the focus is mainly kept on design Learn from the experts: written by renowned Flash designers Tom Green and David Stiller

This book provides the world''s first and best guide to marrying After Effects and Flash technologies together, starting by taking the reader through the creation of a video project from concept to upload, with emphasis on making their workflow as efficient as possible. The rest of the book focuses on specific techniques and special effects that the reader can walk through and build, and then adapt for use on their own projects. The book supports the latest versions of After Effects and Flash.

Do you want to master Flash video work, and work your way toward creating awesome, mind-blowing, interactive web applications? Well, don''t go any further this full color book is all you need to step into the future. When Flash Professional 8 was released, it seemed as if we''d embarked on a web video revolution almost overnight. Up until then, web video was a morass of competing players, technologies, standards, codecs, and playback quality. The inclusion of the On2 VP6 codec, the FLV Playback component, alpha channel video, and the Flash 8 Video Encoder has ended the infancy of web video, creating an instant benchmark with no stops in between. And this book is the ultimate guide to Flash 8 video it offers practical advice, technical guidance, and a full series of creative projects ranging from the dead simple to the complex in a manner that talks to you as an equal and makes only one assumption: basic familiarity with the Flash interface. We start with the basicshow to edit video in some of the most popular packages available (such as iMovie and Movie Maker 2) and create a Flash video file and import it into Flash. Next, we move on to the good stuffcreating a custom video player; creating an alpha channel video and using it in some spectacular projects; turning your creativity loose by applying filters and blend effects to video using the Flash interface and ActionScript; creating video walls, menus, and stunning masking effects; and exploring how Adobe After Effects 7 and Flash Professional 8 are poised to become a motion graphics powerhouse. Best of all, you will discover something the authors had discovered by the time they started writing this book...this stuff is fun!

Veteran author Green provides a super-quick start for a super-quick tool. After introducing the Captivate work environment, Green uses simple task-based instructions and loads of visual aids to help users progress through chapters on creating and modifying Captivate simulations; using frames; adding objects, captions, audio, interactivity, and rich media; using PowerPoint with Captivate; and more.

For the first time, Tom Green--who shot to fame as host of MTV''s "The Tom Green Show; starred in a hit movie; wrote and directed his own film, which was soundly trashed by the entertainment press; married and divorced Hollywood royalty; and suffered a very public, poignant, and even darkly comic battle with testicular cancer--tells the wild story of his unlikely journey from media darling to media punching bag and how he survived the Hollywood hype machine. Seven years ago, Tom Green was a skateboarding fanatic who lived with his parents in Canada, worked on comedy with his friends, and dreamed of becoming a talk-show host. He was doing a public access show up north when MTV heard about him and brought him to New York to see what he could do in the big city. Tom became an instant smash, slicing up dead raccoons on stage, introducing his parents to Monica Lewinsky in the middle of the night, and pioneering a type of shocking humor that begat "Jackass," Fear Factor, and other reality shows. In the next few years, Tom starred in the hilarious "Road Trip and three other movies ("Freddy Got Fingered, "Stealing Harvard, and "Charlie''s Angels), married and divorced Drew Barrymore, and recorded his surgery for testicular cancer in a well-received, hysterical, and oddly moving documentary for MTV. But the fearless Canadian with the outrageous sense of humor, hit show, and tabloid-hyped marriage got a taste of the darker side of Hollywood, too, as the media that made him the toast of Tinseltown cut him down to size in the wake of his divorce, illness, and some professional bumps in the road. "Hollywood Causes Cancer not only tells the full story of Tom''s wildly entertaining trip tocelebrity but is also an absorbing and even revelatory look at a dramatic, excessive, ruthless place called Hollywood, and how one man survived his journey into the heart of it all.

Annotation Leverage the power of Macromedia Studio MX 2004 to design and build attention grabbing, data-driven web sites on-time and under-budget. This common-sense guide uses a creative approach to demonstrate how to use Studio MX 2004 components (Dreamweaver, Flash, Fireworks, ColdFusion, Freehand, and Director) to create data-driven sites. Written for professionals who understand how to use the individual software applications and need to learn how to use them in concert. Includes bonus coverage on utilizing Contribute, Flash Remoting, and Flash Communication Server in dynamic sites.

The only book on the market that shows readers how to use Macromedia Studio MX (Dreamweaver MX, Fireworks MX, Flash MX, Freehand 10, and ColdFusion MX) and SiteSpring to design, build, and manage Web sites quickly and easily. This is a one-stop approach to the use of the key features in each of the applications and clear instructions regarding how they come together in Studio MX.

This guide gives beginning Web developers the basic skills and knowledge necessary to go to the next level in Director. Accompanying CD-ROM includes a 30-day trial version of Director along with animations, sound and a complete Director movie.

How did a kid from a tiny Austrian village become a legendary mega-star? Here are the colorful details of his fascinating life--the pure grit and determination that propelled him to film stardom, and international bodybuilding fame, and the storybook wedding to a member of the Kennedy clan. Written by a well-known Hollywood insider. l6 pages of photos.