An illustrated chronicle of the 1930s encounter between a team of Australian gold prospectors and an intact civilization of one million tribal people that had no previous contact with the outside world

First Contact

Politics & Social Sciences

Anderson, Robin

Connolly, Bob

Social Sciences

Penguin Group USA

Flash animation, music and videos, virtual reality 3D, and more—in a PDF? Yes! Acrobat documents “converged” with audio, video, and interactive content— it’s the wave of the future and it’s called rich media. Do you want to get your video and audio content out into the world in a more convenient way than on the Web? Are you looking for a way to share rich-media content with the broadest possible range of readers? Print publishers, advertisers, educators, and anyone else who’s ready to leverage the power of PDF and Adobe Reader can benefit from learning about the possibilities of this new convergence technology. In the first book of its kind, rich-media PDF pioneer Bob Connolly presents an eye-opening overview of the world of PDFs that contain video, audio, and interactive elements. Dozens of case studies illustrate the nearly limitless potential of rich media. And the best part about the book is that it practices what it preaches, with a fully interactive rich-media version of the book on the accompanying CDROM. Readers can experience first-hand the power of rich-media PDFs through interactive animation, videos, and audio. 
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<li>Walk through the process of constructing rich-media PDFs on the fly using a Web server</li> </ul>
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<li>Learn which applications work together for building rich-media PDFs—and which don’t</li> </ul>
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<li>See how some of the world’s most forward-thinking artists and designers are pushing the boundaries with rich-media PDFs</li> </ul>
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<li>Learn why PDF documents are more compelling than Web sites for reaching your target audience</li> </ul>
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<li>Understand how best to translate print material into online PDF documents</li> </ul>

Dynamic Media: Music, Video, Animation, and the Web in Adobe PDF

Computers & Technology

Web Development & Design

Peachpit Pr

The story of the extraordinary 1930 encounter between a team of gold prospectors and a pre-technological civilization ignorant of the outside world, as remembered and photographed by those whose lives it changed. 100 black-and-white photographs.

First Contact: New Guinea's Highlanders Encounter the Outside World

Literature & Fiction

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