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Digital Darkroom Fundamentals for Mac OS X:
A Primer for Device Calibration, Scanning and Printing

ISBN 978-0-9778991-8-0
Published Date: September 2009
Cover: Paperback
Binding: Perfect
Pages: 190
Language: English
License: Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike
Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 7.4 x 0.4 in (24.64 x 18.80 x 1.02 cm)

Digital Darkroom Fundamentals for Mac OS X is an introductory guide to using essential hardware and software within a creative, digital environment. Originally written as a desk reference guide for academic digital photography laboratories, this book is written for students or self-learners with little or no experience with digital photography within a color managed workflow.

Written by an award-winning author and educator, this guide provides easy-to-read, step-by-step instructions for perfoming various scanning and printing tasks using the Mac OS X operating system and essential image editing software. The author's unique writing style and meticulous instructions has received praise from readers for his unique approach to learning.

Topics discussed and hands-on instructions include color management basics, creating custom monitor profiles using both the Calibrator Assistant included within the Mac OS X operating system and a third-party spectrophotometer hardware device, installing printer manufacturer printer profiles, producing color accurate photographic prints from various desktop and large format professional photographic printers, performing scans using various flatbed and film scanners, and more.

Lesson One - Creating a Monitor Color Profile Using Calibrator Assistant Utility
Lesson Two - Creating a Monitor Color Profile Using a Spectrophotometer
Lesson Three - Installing Manufacturer-Supplied Photo Printer Color Profiles
Lesson Four - Scanning Images Using an EPSON Flatbed Scanner and VueScan
Lesson Five - Scanning Images Using a Microtek Flatbed Scanner and VueScan
Lesson Six - Scanning 35mm Film Images Using a Nikon Film Scanner and VueScan
Lesson Seven - Scanning 35mm and Medium Format Film Using an Imacon Film Scanner
Lesson Eight - Printing Image Proofs Using a Color Laser Printer and Adobe Photoshop
Lesson Nine - Printing Images using an EPSON Photo Stylus 2200 Printer and Adobe Photoshop
Lesson Ten - Printing Images using an EPSON Photo Stylus R2400 Printer and Adobe Photoshop
Lesson Eleven - Printing Images using an EPSON Pro Stylus 7600 or 9600 Printer and Adobe Photoshop

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