Foreword by Brooks Jensen
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Preface
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Chapter 1 What is Making Digital Negatives All About?
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| An overview of the process: equipment you need, software to use, what is and isn’t addressed in this book. |
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Chapter 2 Quick Reference Sections
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| A snapshot of the steps for making digital negatives. |
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Chapter 3 Calibration: Easier than Ever
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| Making sure your monitor shows what your images really look like. |
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Chapter 4 Can We Talk Briefly about Dots and Resolution and
Negative Size?
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| Getting a few digital imaging terms out of the way! |
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Chapter 5 Which Type of Imagesetter Negative Should You Make?
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| A description of the different kinds of imagesetter negatives, the plusses and minuses, and why the author likes a certain kind. |
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Chapter 6 Getting Your Image into the Computer
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| How to get images into your computer, and how to get good images into your computer! Resolution and file size guidance galore. |
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Chapter 7 Working In The Digital Darkroom
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| Tips on tonal adjustments: what to do and what not to do. Using automatic image adjustment software. |
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Chapter 8 Output: Getting Ready for the Imagesetter
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| Crucial techniques for radical contrast adjustment of your image. Creating random or regimented dot patterns. |
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Chapter 9 Negative Layout: Making More Than One Negative at a
Time on a Large Sheet of Imagesetter Film
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| How to save time and money by placing more than one image on a sheet of film. |
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Chapter 10 Taking Your Digital Negative Files to the Service Bureau
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| What is a service bureau and how do you find them? And what do you tell them about your files? |
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Chapter 11 Multitone Printing for Increased Tonal Control
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| Breakthrough tonal control techniques for the adventurous: printing with more than one negative on the same print. Even covers pin registration! |
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Chapter 12 Desktop Negatives
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| Get started making negatives with your inkjet printer! Learn the limitations of what the (near) future holds. |
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Chapter 13 Color Processes: Making Separation Negatives for Contact
Printing
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| How to make separation negatives for the color processes. There might be easier ways, but follow these instructions for the ultimate control every anal-retentive photographer desires. |
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Chapter 14 Printing Your Digital Negatives
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| Important tips on printing your digital negatives. Learn why they might not behave like continuous-tone negatives. |
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Chapter 15 Troubleshooting
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| Greatly expanded (compared to the first edition) section that will guide you to solutions when problems arise. Why didn’t the print come out like you expected? What are those streaks in your negative? It’s all covered here. |
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Chapter 16 Digital Imaging Tips for the Grayscale Worker
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| Black and white photographers are the neglected stepchildren of the digital world. Finally, you’re treated like royalty with tips and techniques that will make you a better and happier digital photographer. Life is good at last! |
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Appendix A Pixels, Samples, Dots, Spots, Lines and Specks Explained
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Appendix B Resolution Demystified
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Appendix C Types of Imagesetter Negatives
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Appendix D Calibrating Photoshop 5: Fixing the Problem
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Appendix E Sharpening Tips
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Appendix F Scanners and Scanning Tips
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Appendix G Software
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Appendix H Hardware Tips
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Appendix I Using a Page Layout Program
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Appendix J Image File Compression
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Appendix K Video Capture
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Appendix L What’s on the CD?
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Bibliography and Resources
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Index
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About the Author
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List of Photographs
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Goodies!
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| A Calibration print and CD! |
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