Avoiding the Scanning Blues: A Desktop Scanning Primer (Avoiding the Blues Series) - Softcover

Tally, Taz

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0130873225 ISBN 13: 9780130873224

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 2000

Synopsis

Part of the "Avoiding the Blues" series this book will cover the highly-neglected but extremely hard-to-do-right area of scanning images and other content for print and all other media. It will be the only book to cover both b/w AND color.

About this title

About the Author

TAZ TALLY, Ph.D. is founder of Taz Tally Seminars, a leading electronic publishing, consulting, and training company, and the author of Avoiding the Output Blues, a complete guide to electronic publishing and PostScript fundamentals. He is a frequent guest at trade shows and seminars throughout the U.S., renowned for his entertaining, content-rich seminars and ability to present complex materials simply and clearly.

From the Back Cover

The experts rave!

"The most accurate information on this subject that I have seen published. Extremely comprehensive."
― Frank Romano, founder, Electronic Publishing magazine "...A voice that communicates technical information without 'jargonizing' readers. Taz is an insatiable learner and trainer."
―Howie Fenton, Senior Technical Consultant, Graphic Arts Technical Foundation

Get perfect scans―on Mac or PC―every time!

Stop struggling with your scanner! In this book, Dr. Taz Tally―the electronic publishing industry's coolest consultant―will show you exactly how to get fantastic results, no matter what platform, software, or output medium you're using! With Avoiding the Scanning Blues, you'll find professional-level explanations, real world examples, and step-by-step instructions for making the most of every scanner and every scan!

• Covers PC and Mac scanning―for print and Web output
• Includes Dr. Tally's Top 100 line art and B&W photo scanning tips
• Advanced calibration and color techniques
• Exclusive 16-page color section demonstrates powerful techniques for enhancing scanned image quality
• Based on Taz Tally's world-renowned scanning seminars!

FREE PHOTOGRAPHS FOR SCANNING INSIDE!

Look in the back...those are real Contone images-real photos! Use them to practice the scanning techniques outlined in the book. See if you get the same results that Taz gets. No other scanning book offers such a great resource!

Edition details

• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0130873225
• ISBN 13: 9780130873224
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320