Book Description
GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP) is a free alternative to Adobe Photoshop with tons of professional-grade features. But with so many powerful tools and menu options, GIMP can be difficult to master. Whether you're struggling to get started or trying to master some of GIMP's more complex features, you'll find the answers you're looking for in The Book of GIMP.
The tutorials in the first half of the book walk you through essential GIMP skills, like resizing and cropping images, touching up spots and scratches, and customizing your work area. Illustrated, step-by-step instructions show you how to:
The book's second half offers a comprehensive reference to GIMP's many features, including color balancing, masks, filters, and plug-ins. You'll find tools described in unparalleled detail, with coverage of nearly every option and parameter.
Grokking the GIMP: Techniques for Working With Digital Images This book is for the serious user of the GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP), a premiere digital image editing and painting program. It covers the GIMP in depth, and complex tasks are intuitively presented and explained using an interactive approach.
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Ray Tracing Gems: High-Quality & Real-Time Rendering with DXR This book is a must-have for anyone serious about rendering in real time. With the announcement of new Ray Tracing APIs and hardware to support them, developers can easily create real-time applications with ray tracing as a core component.
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Parallel Programming with CUDA: Architecture, Analysis, Application This book offers a detailed guide to CUDA with a grounding in parallel fundamentals. With CUDA, you can use a desktop PC for work that would have previously required a large cluster of PCs or access to a High-Performance Computing (HPC) facility.
CUDA Tutorial (Putt Sakdhnagool) This book introduces the essentials of CUDA C programming clearly and concisely, quickly guiding you from running sample programs to building your own code, assumes no specialized background in GPU-based or parallel computing.