With the advent of desktop publishing came the democratization of graphic design. Which means that these days, with the right equipment, just about anyone can produce graphically sophisticated documents--or clumsy ill-conceived messes. To make sure you end up with the former, you need this comprehensive guide! Realizing that many of today's desktop publishers come to the task with no formal design or graphics training, authors David Blatner, Glenn Fleishman, Steve Roth, and Conrad Chavez, detail both the theory and practice of producing top-notch scans and halftones. Through tips, techniques, step-by-step instructions, and real-world examples, you'll learn how to scan, sharpen, and output your images as well as how to correct color and tone. Throughout, the emphasis is on not just how to perform a given task but why it makes sense to do so in a certain way. Filled with sure-fire techniques and practical discussions of today's software and hardware, when it comes to halftones and scans, this guide covers it all!
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Almost everyone has a scanner or digital camera these days-from professional designers and production artists to soccer moms. But getting great images inand out of your computer isn't nearly as easy as the ads say. This comprehensive guide to scanning and outputting images is the internationally recognized guide to making sure you end up with the best-quality possible. Realizing that many of today's desktop publishers come to the task with no formal design or graphics training, David Blatner, Glenn Fleishman, Conrad Chavez, and Steve Roth detail both the theory and practice of producing topnotch scans and halftones. Through tips, techniques, step-by-step instructions, and real-world examples, readers learn how to scan, sharpen, and output their images as well as how to correct color and tone. Throughout, the emphasis ison not just how to perform a given task but why it makes sense to do so in acertain way. Filled with sure-fire techniques and practical discussions of today'ssoftware and hardware, when it comes to halftones and scans, this guide coversit all!
Preface.
I. SCANNING.
1. Waltzing Through the Process.
2. Do It Yourself, or Send It Out?
3. Scanners: What You Need and What You Get.
4. Digital Cameras.
5. Getting Your Originals Ready to Scan.
6. Getting Your Computer Ready for Scans.
7. How to Read Your Scanning Software.
8. Scanning for Prepress.
9. Scanning for the Screen.
10. Scanning for Color Printing.
11. Scanning for Office Printing.
II. ANATOMY OF A SCANNED IMAGE.
12. Scanned Images.
13. Image Resolution.
14. Choosing Resolution.
III. IMAGE CORRECTION.
15. Tonal Correction.
16. Getting Good Color.
17. Freshening Up.
18. A Sharper Image.
IV. STORING IMAGES.
19. File Formats.
20. Compression.
21. Mastering and Archiving.
V. HALFTONES.
22. Dots, Spots, and Halftones.
23. Frequency, Angle, and Spot Shape.
24. Frequency vs. Gray Levels.
25. Reproducing Halftones.
26. Who Does the Halftone?
27. Stochastic Screening.
28. Band Aid.
29. When Grids Collide: Rosettes and Moirés.
30. Angle Strategies: Controlling Halftone Screens.
31. Customizing Halftones.
David Blatner is an internationally known expert on QuarkXPress and Photoshop and is the author or coauthor of numerous books, including Real World Adobe Photoshop, Real World Adobe InDesign, and Real World Scanning and Halftones. His books have sold more than a half million copies worldwide and have won him awards and praise from readers. David lectures on desktop publishing and multimedia at conferences and workshops around the world.
