Scanning the Professional Way

Avoid the ``garbage in, garbage out'' scanning syndrome with this lavishly illustrated book, the first in Osborne's new Digital Pro Series. Authors Sybil and Emil Ihrig draw upon their long-standing professional expertise in publishing, design, and digital prepress to pull out all the stops in this comprehensive, yet compact, guide to professional quality scanning. You'll quickly become proficient in: choosing the best type of scanning device for your projects; evaluating source images to determine the best scanning techniques; calibrating and managing color; scanning and color reproduction for print, multimedia, and video output; professionally adjusting color, tone, and sharpness on the fly; determining optimum image size and resolution; selecting the most practical file formats for a particular job. As a bonus, you'll also find a handy glossary of terms and a comprehensive resource directory of software and hardware vendors.

Improve your scanning skills selectively and quickly with this comprehensive and tightly focused book.

Avoid the "garbage in, garbage out" scanning syndrome with this lavishly illustrated book. Authors Sybil and Emil Ihrig draw upon their long-standing professional expertise in publishing, design, and digital prepress to pull out all the stops in this comprehensive, yet compact, guide to professional-quality scanning.

You'll quickly become proficient in:
*Choosing the best type of scanning device for your projects

*Evaluating source images to determine the best scanning techniques

*Calibrating and managing color

*Scanning and color reproduction for print, multimedia, and video output

*Professionally adjusting color, tone, and sharpness on the fly

*Determining optimum image size and resolution

*Selecting the most practical file formats for a particular job

As a bonus, you'll also find a handy glossary of terms and a comprehensive resource directory of software and hardware vendors.