From the adage "garbage in, garbage out," the Scanning Primer offers a simplified, easy-to-follow introduction to the basic considerations that lead to optimum reproduction. Every element of the process is covered, from types of scanners and what makes a good scan through tone and color reproduction considerations, color mangement issues, and output. Ideal for the layman, this new addition to the GATFPress Primer Series provides a practical, useful overview of the concepts, terminology, and techniques you need to understand to achieve scanning success.
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Improve the quality of your color images...
Color images are literally everywhere—in books, magazines, brochures, and on the World Wide Web. Some of these images are created by designers using graphics software, but most are created using a scanner, an electronic device that will digitally capture an image, such as a logo or a color transparency.
Despite all the technology built into the scanner, the operator still needs to know how to apply the basics of color reproduction to ensure a quality result. Tone reproduction, resolution, and unsharp masking are just three factors that must be considered when scanning an image and making adjustments in an image-editing software program.
In 128 pages, the author covers a wide range of topics that will help you to improve the quality of your color images:
• Scanning basics, including types of scanners, scanner technology, and the quality attributes of a good scan
• Copydot scanning and digital photography
• The three essential color reproduction requirements—tone reproduction, gray balance, and color correction
• Open system color, or what is better known as "color management"
• Color profiles and their application in a printing environment
• Important color reproduction considerations including size limitations, screen ruling and screening method, undercolor removal, gray component replacement, and unsharp masking
• How the output medium (e.g., paper or Web) influences decisions such as resolution, color mode, and the file format used
About the Author
Dr. Richard M. Adams was formerly a research scientist specializing in digital imaging and color reproduction in GATF's Research Group. A co-author of GATF's Computer-to-Plate: Automating the Printing Industry, Computer-to-Plate Primer, The GATF Practical Guide to Color Management, and The GATF Guide to Digital Color Reproduction in Newspapers, he has also authored numerous articles, many of which have appeared in GATFWorld, GATF's bimonthly magazine. Adams received an M.S. in printing technology from Rochester Institute of Technology in 1989, where he specialized in electronic prepress, color scanning, and color measurement. Prior to joining GATF he taught at RIT, California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, and Illinois State University. In 1981 he received a Ph.D. in botany from Cornell University.
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