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Workflow Management: Models, Methods, and Systems (Cooperative Information Systems)

3 reviews
Wil van der Aalst, Kees van Hee

The MIT Press, 2002

Workflow design with a twist
This book has significantly changed my thinking about and approach to workflow management. Prior to reading it I based workflow systems on process chains based on frameworks such as entry-task-validation-exit (ETVX) or plan-do-check-act (PDCA). While process chains are a valid approach, the only level of formality I imposed was cost and value analysis, which I realized after reading this book ...

Coffee at Luna's: A Business Fable; Three Secrets to Knowledge, Self-Improvement, and Happiness In Your Work ...

7 reviews
Chuck Martin

NFI Research, 2005

I loved it!
I loved it! Short and to the point..I also thought the "story like" writing style was great.

Photoshop CS3 Restoration and Retouching Bible

17 reviews
Mark Fitzgerald

Wiley, 2008

CS3 Made Simple
Having read most of the various Adobe Photoshop Help books, this book Photoshop CS3 Restoration and Retouching by Mark Fitzgerald is hands down the most organized and helpful of them all. His information is never too verbose which is a plus in a world of complex computer jargon. Anyone, who has read books on this subject will be pleasantly surprised by the wealth of information (and how to use ...

Workflow Handbook 2001

5 reviews

Future Strategies, 2000

Excellent Overview on the Scope of Workflow
This book puts workflow in its proper context - much more: it convincingly shows how pervasive the subject has become, despite earlier reports on its death as yet another hype gone sour. On the contrary, the most glorious days for this technology still lie ahead as is eloquently presented in the chapter by Carl Frappolo "The many Generations of workflow", which I particularly enjoyed. It becomes ...

A Designer's Guide to Adobe InDesign and XML: Harness the Power of XML to Automate your Print and Web ...

3 reviews
James J. Maivald, Cathy Palmer

Adobe Press, 2007

XML for the Rest of Us!
Despite being an Adobe Certified Instructor in InDesign, I never really understood working with XML until I read this book. Maivald and Palmer have taken an otherwise mysterious language and made it clear and understandable for anyone. This book has no peer and is a must for those interested in harnessing the power of XML.

The Art of Black and White Photography: Techniques for Creating Superb Images in a Digital Workflow

2 reviews
Torsten Andreas Hoffmann

Rocky Nook, 2008

A Hearty Welcome to Another Top German Photographer/Author
This is a welcome volume for B&W photogs and a useful read for color photographers from another fine German photographer/author. This is Hoffmann's first instructional book to be published in English, although he has had numerous articles on image design/composition published in the magazine "Leica Fotographie International", or LFI, which, by the way, is not published by Leica-Camera GMBH. ...

Advanced Maya Texturing and Lighting

17 reviews
Lee Lanier

Sybex, 2008

Excellent for Professionals
I bought this manual to help me ugrade from Maya 7.0 to Maya 8.5 and it's become my most prized and relied upon resource. Every tutorial I've gone through has worked perfectly (no missing steps or errors so far), Mr. Lanier writes coherently & well, and each new topic is presented in a straightforward and matter-of-fact fashion. As a professional Video Game Artist, I've reccommended this ...

Creative Photoshop: Digital Illustration and Art Techniques, covering Photoshop CS3 (Digital Workflow)

3 reviews
Derek Lea

Focal Press, 2007

Phenomenal!
I purchased this book on a whim and was pleasantly surprised by the quality of its content. Lea takes readers step by step through simple and very complex design techniques. His instructions are easy to follow and, unlike many other Photoshop books I have picked up, just as easy to apply to other projects! Having access to the author through the reader forum on the book website makes this an ...

Workflow Handbook 2004

7 reviews

Future Strategies Inc.,, 2004

Excellent reference
The 2004 Workflow Handbook is a critical reference for both newcomers to, and seasoned professionals of, workflow and business process management. Among the most dynamic techno-business developments of recent years, workflow and BPM promise to rewrite how companies develop, manage and change core processes, driving greater productivity, agility and ROI, and improving competitive edge. The book ...

Workflow Handbook 2005

5 reviews
Layna Fischer

Layna Fischer, 2005

Paul Harmon, Editor, Business Process Trends
The Workflow Management Coalition (WfMC) was founded in August of 1993. It is a non-profit, international organization of workflow vendors, users, analysts and university/research groups. The Coalition's stated mission is "to promote and develop the use of workflow through the establishment of standards for software terminology, interoperability and connectivity between workflow products." The ...

Editing with Final Cut Pro 4: An Intermediate Guide to Setup and Editing Workflow

1 review

Focal Press, 2004

Editing with Final Cut Pro 4
Editing With Final Cut Pro 4 By Charles Roberts- reviewed by "Book Worm" This is one of the best books available for learning about FCP. It is clearly written, and addresses all the issues the beginning non-linear editor faces. The illustrations (mostly screen shots) are well selected and well placed. The material is well organized and treated with sufficient depth so that the reader gains a ...

Distributed and Parallel Systems: From Cluster to Grid Computing

1 review

Springer, 2007

Covers the essential topics in Grid and Parallel Computing
Unlike conference proceeding, this book is a collection of papers that were presented at a Workshop, which are usually shorter in length and more focused on a specific area. This Workshop, 4th Austrian-Hungarian Workshop on Distributed and Parallel Systems, covered four specific, and yet very important aspects of Distributed and Parallel Computing: 1) Tools and techniques in Cluster Computing, ...

Integrating Flash, Fireworks, and FreeHand f/x & Design: Solutions for Web design workflow

2 reviews
Joyce J. Evans

Coriolis Group Books, 2001

Nice Surprise
I must say I was pleasantly surprised with this book. I actually learned a ton more than expected which is unusual for a book not meant to teach all 3 programs. It is certainly at an intermediate level as stated which is also a refreshing surprise. The Fireworks section is quite extensive since all the examples rightfully are designed in or a major part of them are designed in Fireworks where ...

201 Interview Questions - SAP Workflow

1 review
Rehan Zaidi

Genie Press, 2007

Worked with author
I worked with the author during the authoring of this book. Rehan did an awesome job and is a very skilled workflow resource. I've been doing workflow quite a long time now and I learnt quite a load going through this book beginning to end.

Revolutionary Final Cut Pro 2 Digital Film Making with Planning, Shooting, Workflow, Capturing Video, FX, ...

2 reviews
Jerome Turner, George Kingsnorth, ...

Friends of Ed, 2001

Want to direct? Want to edit?
Then this is the book for you. I've made 8 shorts now...and I wish I had this book 2 years ago! I've bought dozens of books over the last 3 years but this is the first one that's been wrote by real filmakers. How do I know? There are REAL tips in it. I mean those ones that come from really making a film...not the same moron advice that everyone gives. There's a real good case study too. It ...

Adobe CS3 Web Workflows: Building Websites with Adobe Creative Suite 3

1 review
Joseph W. Lowery

Wiley, 2008

Great book!
So far I have read through the first two chapters with no knowledge of AS 3.0 or OOP (Object Oriented Programming), and this book has helped tremendously. Still working my through it but everything is pretty clear and to the point. Definitely suggest this to anyone with some previous AS2 knowledge trying to get updated to AS3 and OOP.

Building Applications with Windows Workflow Foundation (WF): Basics of Windows Workflow Foundation

1 review

Addison Wesley Professional, 2007

Excellent jumpstart on WF -- don't forget the other 3 issues.
I really liked how Michael Stiefel presented WF. Many other books give somewhat basic examples to demonstrate the concepts and have left me 1. without an understanding of "why use workflow" and 2. the feeling that the sample code was no where close to what I'd ever use/encounter in a production system. Plus, this book (more like an uber-article) is short. You won't be digging through 450 ...

The Complete Raw Workflow Guide: How to get the most from your raw images in Adobe Camera Raw, Lightroom, ...

1 review
Philip Andrews

Focal Press, 2007

The Best Book on Camera Raw Processing
I my humble opinion, this is the best book on understanding Camera Raw processing and gaining the hands on experience in a user friendly way. Why? The book is written in plain straight forward English, with plenty of screen shots pertaining to the application interfaces. The layout of the book is very user friendly. Unlike many other instructional books, the pictures here are large enough to ...

Excellence in Practice: Innovation and Excellence in Workflow and Imaging

2 reviews
Layna Fischer

Future Strategies Inc, 1997

Explore the possibilities
This book gives abstracts of companies that implemented workflow, imaging and electronic document management. The abstracts give insight as to how each company solved their respective business problems, the methodologies used and the outcomes compared to expectations. This is a good book for management. The industries, problems, solutions, scale, and vendors are all varied. Management can ...

Final Cut Pro Workflows: The Independent Studio Handbook

2 reviews
Jason Osder, Robbie Carman

Focal Press, 2007

Great resource with helpful case studies
As a user of Final Cut Pro, but a relative newbie to postproduction I've struggled to understand the "Big Picture" of postproduction workflow. Final Cut Pro Workflows is an awesome resource that doesn't cover all the same button pushing techniques that every other Final Cut Pro book does, but provides insightful and thoughtful workflow techniques that I've been able to apply to all my ...

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