| Preface to the Second Edition |
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| Acknowledgements to the First Edition |
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Introduction---The Digital Darkroom |
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2 | (15) |
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2 | (2) |
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4 | (1) |
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Color Calibration Systems |
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4 | (2) |
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6 | (1) |
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Other Hardware Accessories |
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6 | (1) |
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Photo Printers and Accessories |
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7 | (1) |
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Film Scanners and Software |
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8 | (1) |
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Optical Storage Media and the Image Archive |
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9 | (2) |
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Image Management (Cataloging) Software and Image Browsers |
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11 | (1) |
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Digital Image File Formats |
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12 | (4) |
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Image-processing Workflow |
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16 | (1) |
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17 | (2) |
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The Digital Environment and Color Management |
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19 | (22) |
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Pixels, Bits and Color Channels |
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19 | (3) |
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22 | (1) |
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22 | (1) |
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22 | (1) |
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22 | (1) |
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22 | (1) |
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23 | (1) |
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23 | (1) |
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23 | (1) |
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23 | (1) |
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24 | (4) |
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Setting up Photoshop for Color Management |
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24 | (4) |
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28 | (3) |
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Monitor Calibration Using Adobe Gamma |
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28 | (3) |
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Printer Color Management and Softproofing |
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31 | (4) |
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Setting up Photoshop for Softproofing |
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35 | (1) |
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Calibrating other Devices |
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36 | (1) |
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Photoshop's Assign Profile and Convert to Profile Commands |
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37 | (1) |
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Some Final Thoughts and Tips |
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38 | (3) |
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The Histogram and Levels---Defining Tonal Range |
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41 | (16) |
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41 | (1) |
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41 | (2) |
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``Combed'' or ``Gapped'' Histograms |
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43 | (1) |
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Tonal Scale---16-bit Versus 8-bit Images |
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44 | (1) |
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Levels-Setting the Black and White Points of an Image |
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45 | (12) |
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Setting the Black and White Points using the Levels Sliders---Introduction to Adjustment Layers |
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48 | (2) |
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Setting the Black and White Points ``By the Numbers'' using Target Values in the Image |
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50 | (7) |
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Adjusting Color and Local Contrast---Introduction to Masking Techniques |
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57 | (22) |
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57 | (15) |
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Using Curves to Adjust Color Balance and Contrast |
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61 | (6) |
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Applying Curves to a Selection---Introduction to Masking and Layer Masking |
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67 | (5) |
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Other Tools for Adjusting Color |
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72 | (7) |
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The Color Balance Command |
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72 | (1) |
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The Selective Color Command and Color Range |
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73 | (1) |
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The Replace Color Command |
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74 | (1) |
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The Channel Mixer Command |
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75 | (1) |
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The Hue/Saturation Command |
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75 | (4) |
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79 | (20) |
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Methods for Combining Stacked Images |
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81 | (3) |
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Aligning and Stacking Images Using Photoshop |
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84 | (12) |
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Averaging Images Using the Layer Method |
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84 | (5) |
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Adding Images Using the Apply Image and Calculations Commands---Measuring Signal-to-Noise Values |
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89 | (7) |
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96 | (3) |
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Anti-Vignetting---Balancing Uneven Illumination |
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99 | (24) |
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The Subtraction Method---Introduction to Cloning |
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100 | (3) |
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103 | (14) |
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The Difference Layer A/V Mask |
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104 | (2) |
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The Screen Layer A/V Mask |
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106 | (7) |
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The Synthetic A/V Layer Mask |
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113 | (4) |
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Selective Color Correction using a Synthetic A/V Layer Mask |
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117 | (3) |
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120 | (3) |
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Additional Noise Reduction Techniques |
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123 | (18) |
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123 | (1) |
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The Dust and Scratches Layer |
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124 | (3) |
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Using Photoshop's Median Filter for Noise Reduction |
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127 | (2) |
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Using the Edit/Fade Command |
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128 | (1) |
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Removing Stray Colored Pixels Using the Color Range Command |
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129 | (3) |
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Reducing Background Noise |
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132 | (4) |
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Photoshop Grain Reduction Technique |
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132 | (4) |
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A Quick Grain Reduction Method |
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136 | (1) |
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Reducing Green Background Noise |
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137 | (4) |
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141 | (20) |
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Fixing Elongated Stars (``Star Shaping'') |
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141 | (3) |
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Fixing Elongated Stars---The Basics |
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141 | (3) |
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Fixing Elongated Stars with Selective Shaping |
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144 | (5) |
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Isolating an Image Area for Editing |
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145 | (1) |
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Selective Star Shaping Using Layer Masks |
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146 | (3) |
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149 | (3) |
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Selective Star Shrinking Using Photoshop's Minimum Filter |
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150 | (1) |
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Star Shrinking to Reduce Blue/Violet Fringing |
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151 | (1) |
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Star ``Softening''---Restoring and Enhancing Colored Star Halos |
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152 | (9) |
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Selective Star Softening using Curves |
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154 | (1) |
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155 | (6) |
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161 | (18) |
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LRGB (``Luminance Layering'') |
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161 | (5) |
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LRGB---Photoshop Procedure |
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161 | (5) |
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LLRGB (``Multiple Luminance Layering'') |
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166 | (3) |
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LLRGB---Photoshop Procedure |
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166 | (3) |
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Synthetic LRGB (``Synthetic Luminance Layering'') |
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169 | (4) |
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Synthetic LRGB--Photoshop Procedure |
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169 | (4) |
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173 | (1) |
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Color to Monochrome Conversions Using Photoshop's Channel Mixer |
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173 | (1) |
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Channel Mixer---Photoshop Procedure |
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173 | (2) |
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Synthetic Color Channels---R(G)B Photoshop Example |
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175 | (1) |
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Correcting for Prismatic Dispersion and Misaligned Color Channels |
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176 | (1) |
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Re-aligning Color Channels---Photoshop Procedure |
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176 | (3) |
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179 | (24) |
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Creating a Composite using Layer Masks |
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179 | (6) |
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Creating a Composite using the Layer Style ``Blend-If'' Sliders |
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185 | (5) |
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190 | (2) |
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192 | (11) |
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Sizing Images for Printing and Web Display |
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203 | (34) |
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PPI, DPI, Size and Resolution |
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204 | (2) |
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204 | (1) |
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Computer Monitor Resolution, including digital projectors |
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204 | (1) |
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Output Resolution (typically print output) |
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205 | (1) |
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Resizing, Resampling and Interpolation |
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206 | (16) |
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Resizing---Photoshop Examples |
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206 | (2) |
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Resampling---Photoshop Examples |
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208 | (3) |
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Resizing and Resampling: More Photoshop Examples |
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211 | (5) |
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Additional Methods of Resampling Images for Printing |
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216 | (3) |
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Stair Interpolation (``SI'')---Photoshop Example |
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219 | (3) |
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Sizing Images for the Web and Computer Monitor Display |
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222 | (8) |
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Sizing an Image for Web Display---Photoshop Example |
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228 | (2) |
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Photoshop CS and CS2---Additional Resampling Options |
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230 | (7) |
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Sharpening and Unsharp Masking |
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237 | (28) |
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``One-Pass'' Unsharp Masking |
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238 | (2) |
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Selective Sharpening using Layer Style Blending Options |
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240 | (3) |
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Sharpening Guidelines and Considerations |
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243 | (2) |
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Layer-Based Selective Sharpening Using Layer Masks |
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245 | (3) |
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Sequential, or ``Multi-Pass'' Sharpening using Photoshop Actions |
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248 | (2) |
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Separating Dark and Light Sharpening Halos |
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250 | (4) |
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Sharpening with the High-Pass Filter |
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254 | (1) |
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``Wide Radius-Low Amount'' Sharpening |
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255 | (2) |
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257 | (3) |
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Difference Masking---Working with Layer Sets (Layer Groups) |
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260 | (5) |
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Working with CS2, 3 and 4 |
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265 | (24) |
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The Digital Darkroom (Chapter I) |
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265 | (3) |
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Monitors and Color Calibration Systems |
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267 | (1) |
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Photo Printers and Accessories |
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267 | (1) |
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Scanners and Scanning Software |
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268 | (1) |
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Image Archiving and Management |
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268 | (1) |
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The Digital Environment and Color Management (Chapter 2) |
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268 | (4) |
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Printer Color Management and Softproofing |
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270 | (1) |
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Calibrating Other Devices |
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271 | (1) |
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Adjusting Color and Local Contrast (Chapter 4) |
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272 | (3) |
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272 | (1) |
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Masking and Layer Masking |
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273 | (1) |
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Other Tools for Adjusting Color |
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274 | (1) |
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275 | (1) |
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Anti-Vignetting---Balancing Uneven Illumination (Chapter 6) |
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275 | (1) |
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Additional Noise Reduction Techniques (Chapter 7) |
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275 | (2) |
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Star Techniques (Chapter 8) |
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277 | (1) |
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LRGB and Channel Mixing (Chapter 9) |
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278 | (1) |
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Composites and Mosaics (Chapter 10) |
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279 | (1) |
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Sizing Images for Printing and Web Display (Chapter 11) |
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279 | (5) |
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Sharpening and Unsharp Masking (Chapter 12) |
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284 | (5) |
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Appendix A A Color Management Primer |
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289 | (16) |
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289 | (5) |
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289 | (1) |
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289 | (1) |
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290 | (1) |
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Abstract Color Spaces in the RGB Model |
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291 | (2) |
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CMYK Color Model for Output Devices |
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293 | (1) |
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Setting Up and Using a Color Management Environment |
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294 | (11) |
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Assigning profiles in Photoshop |
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295 | (2) |
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Photoshop's Default Color Management Settings |
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297 | (2) |
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299 | (6) |
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Appendix B---Suppliers and Other Resources |
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305 | (2) |
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