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Digital Color Management: Encoding Solutions

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I am the author of eight books, and my latest one is on digital imaging. In a word, I find Digital Color Management astounding - both in scope and in clarity. The writing is superb and the material is beautifully illustrated. I believe this book clearly reaffirms Kodak researchers as a prescient within the imaging industry. My only criticism is that this book was not available while I conducted my latest research. If you are involved in any aspect of contemporary imaging technology, not having this book places you at a distinct disadvantage. Thank goodness not too many books like this come along - it is enough to give any author pause, if not despair, as to what a technical book should be.

I have attended several of Mr. Giorgianni's tutorials on color management in recent years and have found him to be an outstanding instructor. His book brings into focus the complex issues in color management and explains them all with unparalled insight. I'm sure that this was a very difficult book to write and produce. The authors and the publisher deserve the thanks of the digital imaging community.

Have you ever had the feeling, when reading a technical reference, that the gap between your understanding and the author's presentation might just as well be caused by incomplete information on the author's side of the transaction? With Digital Color Management: Encoding Solutions I simply assume that any gaps are on me, and that I need to study and read more, or again. This book is solid.

Going beyond colorimitry to appearance based color reproduction is the next step in the evolution of color reproduction and process controls in color reproduction systems. Goirgianni and Madden make this clear. The theory they base their claims and presentation upon is solid. Their presentation and claims are well made. The book is full of useful illustrations, graphs, and diagrams, which are wonderfully explained in the text.

There is a bunch of learning available here to the color professional. Digital Color Management: Encoding Solutions takes the field to the next level, and in a rather painless way. I highly recommend this book. I recommend reading it slowly. Embrace their models, they work to describe reality and help to explain it to the curious reader. Bravo to Misters Giorgianni and Madden. Thanks, guys.