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[Anorion]

==Magazine Contents==

Enter

Inbox
Reader's letters and editorial responses

Buzz
The latest tech news

Connections

Mobile watch
Digit’s mobile phone wish list
Google local search
Google Latitude

Web watch
Who owns your online content?

Staying connected
Browsers that will let you get your daily dose of the net, on your mobile...

Digital Life

Droolmaal
The good stuff, the geeky stuff, stuff to lust after

Geek life
3D TV: Is it really here?

Playing catch up
A first look at IE8

Sci-Tech

Tomorrow's tech
RobotFan’s countdown blog

How stuff works
How search engines work

From the labs
Rebuilding the internet

Tried and Tested

Big is beautiful
Large screen HDTVs tested

Disciplined desktops?
desktop PCs tested

Groove on the go
Which tiny MP3 player should you buy?

Bazaar
A roundup of new gadgets that has hit the markets

Toolbox

Open source
Multimedia authoring with Sophie

Workshop
Media streaming

Home A/V systems

Tips & Tricks
Gmail, Windows 7, Lightroom, GIMP

DIY
Build your own HTPC

Q&A


Street Smart

Agent 001
Agent 001 shops for hard drives

Consumer protection
We fight for your rights

Best buys

Price watch

Tech@Work

Smart SoHo
Choosing an ISP

Developers' corner
First Hiss: A guide to Python

Esc

Is gaming good or bad?
To play or not to play, that is the question

DIY
Make your own game

Review: Killzone 2

Review: Resident Evil 5

Review: Ghajini

==Fast Track==

Fast Track to Digital Photography

DVD Contents

==1==

Tools

Create
3D Canvas v7.1.1.2
Aqsis Renderer 1.4.2
Art of Illusion 2.7
AutoQ3D Community 1.38
Bricks´n´Tiles - 1.5.3
CoCreate OneSpace Modeling Personal Edition v1.0
DeleD 3D Editor Lite 1.53
Drive Icon Changer 1.0
Google SketchUp 7.0
Greenfish Icon Editor Pro 1.72
IcoFX 1.6.4
Icon2Text 3.0
K-3D 0.7.10.0 Dev
Kerkythea 1.3.04
OpenFX 1.5
Pixelformer 0.9.6.3 RC3
Sqirlz Water Reflections 2.5
Autodesk 3D Studio Max 2009

Productivity
4ASoft Agenda 9.01
Abykus 1.02
Business Desktop Suite
Business Manager 2007 1.1
CoWord 1.0
Evolution for Windows 2.22.2-4
Forte CRM Solo 1.0
IDEA! Free Edition 2.1.5.67
Logsourcev0.1.2
ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
Morefunc 5.05
Noah v1.02
PortableApps Suite 1.1
Process Modeler v0.51a
SSuite Office - The Fifth Element 1.22
Smartworks-pe v2.0
VORG Express 1.7
Vevo! eSales
sqlDESKTOP v3.00
eScan

HTPC
Freevo
GBPVR
Icecast 2.3.2
Jinzora
MediaPortal 1.0
MeediOS
MythTV 0.21
Orb 2.0
TVersity 1.0
XBMC Media Center
Allegro Media Server
Beyond TV 4
Got All Media
J.River Media Center
SageTV Media Center V6
Twonky Media Manager


Gaming

Games
Digital Paint: Paintball 2.0 Build 23
Penumbra 1.1
The Crypt 1.2
Nuclear Bike 1.0
Burnout Paradise PC
Fear 2

Create
3D Adventure Studio
001 Action/ RPG maker
Gamemaker lite
Platform Studio
Reality Factory
WME
3d Rad 6.31
FPS Creator
Game Editor
InterAx
PlayBASIC
Silent Walk FPS Creator

Videos

Digit Videos
Unboxing the X360
Testing Mp3 Players
Blackberry Unboxing
HDD Disection

Game Trailers
Dragon Age: Origins
Prototype
Riddick: Dark Athena
The Sims 3
Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X.

Fast Track

Fast Track
Fast Track
Pokat Reader
Fast Track Video

Photography Software
36-Image Converter 4.5.3.72
AndreaMosaic 3.30
Arclab Thumb Studio 1.5
DigiBookShelf 2005 v11.1
Digital Image Tool 1.2
Digital Photo Recovery 3
FlipAlbum Standard 7.0.3
Free Picture Resize Starter 4.5.12
FxFoto
Gimp
HP Photosmart Essential 3.5
Image Analyzer 1.29
Jalbum
Kodak Easyshare 7.1
Life Photo Maker 1.2
Memeo Share 1.0.1367
PC Image Editor 3.70
Paint.NET 3.36
Phantasmagoria 1
Photo On Web
Photo Story 3
PhotoFiltre 6.2.7
PhotoMeister 2.6
PhotoPerfect Express 1.0
Photobie 5.2
Photobyte
Photozig Albums Express 1.0.302
Picasa 3
Poladroid 0.9.5r5 Beta
Reallusion FaceFilter Xpress 1.0
Restoration
Snapact Photo Manager 1.1
StudioLine Photo Basic
VSO Image Resizer
ViewNX
VisiPics 1.3
VueScan 8.5.02
WPanorama

==2==

Tools

Multimedia
AbleBurn
AmoK Exif Sorter 2.5.1
Aqualung
Armadillo MP3
Aros Fractals
Ashampoo Burning Studio 6
Avidemux 2.4.3
BestPractice
BurnAware 2.2.3
cam2pc
Caotica2
Easy Graphic Converter 1.20
EvilLyrics 0.1.9
FastStone Image Viewer 3.7
FastStone Photo Resizer 2.8
Floola 4.7
HammerHead
IRIS
jetAudio Basic
Kiddo
M3Unow 1.4.4
Media Jukebox 1.2
MWSnap
Now3D
Photo Wizard 1.2
Photoscape
Pictomio
Pixia
Quick Media Converter 3.6.5
StickyView
STOIK Imagic Free Browser
SurfPics V1.0
VCW VicMan's Photo Editor
Visualizer Photo Resize. v.6.1
Winamp 5.541

Internet
3CX Phone System 6.0
Amazing Portal Generator 1.05
CQPhone 2.4
Filseclab Personal Firewall 3.0
GetGo Download Manager 4.0.1.95
Gizmo5 4.0
HydraIRC 0.3
PC Tools Firewall Plus 5
Phex 3.2
RocketOn 1.0.20
System Protect 1.0.0.83
ThreatFire 4.0
Tidy Favorites SE 3.75
Torrent Swapper
TRACE! 2.0
Trillian 3.1
TrilogyEC 1.3.0
VDownloader 0.77
WebRipper 1.32

System
Autorun 1.0.0
DiskMemTray 1.1
EasyCleaner
HDAT2
HDDLife
JDiskReport
Lupas Rename
Mekuri
Pathbuddy 2.0
Quick Startup
Registry Jumper
Startup Control Panel
StatBar 2.406
Stock Startup
VisualCron
XP SysPad

Essentials
.net Framework 2.0
.net Framework 3.5
Avast Home Edition 4.8
Comodo Internet Security Pro 3.5.55810.432
Foxit Reader 3.0
Free Download Manager 2.5 build 758
Irfan View 4.20
Java(TM) 2 Runtime
K-Lite Mega Codec Pack FULL 4.2.5
Opera 9.6
Silverlight
Spybot Search and Destroy 1.6.0
VLC Player 0.9.4
WinRAR 3.80
µTorrent 1.8.1

Updates And Add-ons
Adobe Shockwave
Java runtime update

Entertainment

Games
Blindsight
Hellcarrier
Horrum
OpenQuartz
Orbiter
Racer
Speed Delight
Train Dispatcher 2
Urban Terror
VoidRunner

HD Trailers
All About Steve
Chocolate
Crank: High Voltage
Imagine That
Killshot
Planet 51
Push
State of Play
The Great Buck Howard

Music
Butterfly Tea - The HEAVENz BUTTERFLIEz
Demilich – Nespithe \m/
Havalina – We remember Anarchy
Tryad - Listen

Linux

Essentials
7zip
amarok
Audacity
Mplayer Codec Pack
Pidgin
Vuze
Wine

Distros
Granular 1.0
Sabayon 4.0

[astroutkarsh]

Originally Posted by Anorion

==Magazine Contents==


Home A/V systems

Tips & Tricks
Gmail, Windows 7, Lightroom, GIMP



==Fast Track==

Fast Track to Digital Photography

DVD Contents

==1==



Photography Software
36-Image Converter 4.5.3.72
AndreaMosaic 3.30
Arclab Thumb Studio 1.5
DigiBookShelf 2005 v11.1
Digital Image Tool 1.2
Digital Photo Recovery 3
FlipAlbum Standard 7.0.3
Free Picture Resize Starter 4.5.12
FxFoto
Gimp
HP Photosmart Essential 3.5
Image Analyzer 1.29
Jalbum
Kodak Easyshare 7.1
Life Photo Maker 1.2
Memeo Share 1.0.1367
PC Image Editor 3.70
Paint.NET 3.36
Phantasmagoria 1
Photo On Web
Photo Story 3
PhotoFiltre 6.2.7
PhotoMeister 2.6
PhotoPerfect Express 1.0
Photobie 5.2
Photobyte
Photozig Albums Express 1.0.302
Picasa 3
Poladroid 0.9.5r5 Beta
Reallusion FaceFilter Xpress 1.0
Restoration
Snapact Photo Manager 1.1
StudioLine Photo Basic
VSO Image Resizer
ViewNX
VisiPics 1.3
VueScan 8.5.02
WPanorama

gr8. Need to go thru for this.

[Master of geeks]

Excellent!! Issue contains everything that i wanted.
Thanks for tips and tricks on gmail.

[Sathish]

DVD contents good.. but



Fast track to Digital Photography - again repeated. what happened.
Digit is cheating their old readers... (sorry to state)

[Anorion]

^lol
the repeat wont be like the Linux Fast Track repeat I swear.
A LOT has changed since we published Fast Track to Digital Photography. We had a careful look at what we had given, and the changes that have taken in Digital Photography since then. This is much more relevant stuff. Consider it FT to Digital Photography part II.
That was the first Fast Track we gave. The repeat is not because of lack of subjects, you seem to be giving us too many, its just to keep up with the massive changes in the subject.

[Sathish]

^^ok.. i expect more informations than some big pictures in FT..

[Anorion]

^ and for anyone who is interested
Contents of Fast Track to Digital Photography

Chapter 1: Image Properties

• Megapixel
• Image Parameters - (Hue, Saturation etc)
• Shooting Modes - (exhaustive list of what different shooting modes do in different cameras)
• White Balance

Chapter 2: Shooting Settings

• Aperture Priority mode
• Aperture Size (f-number)
• Shutter Speed
• Shutter priority mode
• ISO Rating

Chapter 3: Camera Features

• Image Stabilisation
• Exposure Compensation
• Flash sync and intensity

File Formats

• RAW
• JPEG
• TIFF

How to Shoot

• Macro
• Telescopic
• Portrait
• Lanscape
• Night
• Action
• Architechtural

Shooting Modes

• Single Shoot
• Burst modes
• Multiple shooting mode
• Self timer

Chapter 7: Focussing

• Focussing modes-continuous/Single Focus
• Auto Focus-Spot Focus/Area Focus/multiple-spot Focus
• Light metering - spot/evaluative
• Manual Focus

Chapter 8: Techniques

• Time-Lapse
• HDR
• Panoramas

Chapter 9: Transfer and Printing

• USB/Firewire
• Blutooth/WLAN
• PictBridge
• AV-Out/HDMI

Chapter 10: Camera Accessories

• Tripod
• Filters
• Memory
• Lens
• Lighting
• External Flash
• Portable Image-viewers
• Remote control
• Batteries
• Battery chargers

Chapter 11: Camera Care

• Lens cleaning and maintenance
• Carry bag
• Microfiber cloth

Chapter 12: Software

• Picasa
• Adobe Photoshop
• Adobe Lightroom
• Photography software for Linux

Chapter 13: Web services for photographers

• Flickr
• PBase
• Picasa Web
• Smugmug
• Snapfish

Chapter 14: Image properties

• Difference between a p&s and a dSLR
• Kinds of Sensors
• Image Compression
• Full-Frame cameras
• Sensor size and image resolution

Chapter 15: Glossary


No, there are not many oversized images. Yes, we know the FastTrack to Linux was full of these - not happening here. Most of the images are for illustrating technicalities.

[MetalheadGautham]

Thanks for the fast track. I just bought a Kodak EasyShare C813 8.2MP Camera and its rocking.
The book would be helpful to get used to using a digital camera over my old Kodak Reel Type Point and Shoot cameras.

[confused!!]

The Fast track looks enticing

[rhitwick]

Python and Fast Track to Digital photography...
Very much appreciated...

[skippednote]

Nice stuff.
Keep it up Guys.

[Sathish]

Originally Posted by Anorion

No, there are not many oversized images. Yes, we know the FastTrack to Linux was full of these - not happening here. Most of the images are for illustrating technicalities.

more thanks.. thats what i want from Digit.. <<<LISTENING>>
if this happened in every aspect, dIGIT SURELY ROCKS despite of its price

[Ecstasy]

Can the next issue of the 'Fast track' be on 'Python' please?

[topgear]

Great issue & a very good fast track. Thanks for the Sabayon 4.0 & the bunch of digital photo apps.

BTW, Just got the working DVD today @ 5 p.m. Thanks a lot Rabbo & your entire team.
The feb 2009 feedback thread was closed so I have to comment in here.

[drsubhadip]

ohhhhhhhhhhhhh.....what a surprise......
great...
each of the 3 parts i.e. dvds,mag,fast track.......separately can buy.......
great to see that...
what a geat issue..
thanks raboo...

[Dark Core]

@Raboo
The Contents are worthy at every angle DVDs, Fast Track, n the Magazine

What happened to Windows 7 Beta, you haven't given it but ur competitor gives it away this Month.

[Revolution]

Looks good..........

[aura]

I really Game Creator that you are presenting this month this is really a rare thing as I feel this is something I am seeing exclusive in Digit because the rest of the software are available in other computer magazines too.

[NVIDIAGeek]

This magazine has a demo of Burnout Paradise & F.E.A.R. 2!! I can't wait to buy this mag. Keep it up Team DiGiT

[Garbage]

Nice contents.... Great...

[nsalgaocar]

great contents....

but was hopin for windows 7 beta build

[himadri_sm]

wow...digit is definitely no.1

[Dark Star]

Ny reviews of the new gem Phenom II?/

[Devrath_ND]

has the format of the magazine changed. It is looking good on paper atleast.

[Anorion]

^ Interesting observation

[MetalheadGautham]

Hey, whats Ghajini review doing in Digit Mag ?

[astroutkarsh]

Originally Posted by MetalheadGautham

Hey, whats Ghajini review doing in Digit Mag ?

Its Game.

[shaunak]

+1 for the FastTrack.

Even though its a repeat, the cameras have evolved since the past issue. Thus the repeat is warranted.

[phuchungbhutia]

Internet
3CX Phone System 6.0
Amazing Portal Generator 1.05
CQPhone 2.4

what are they . . Any1 pl describe

[rajivnedungadi]

Got the issue. The new look of the fast track is good
contents are good too.