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Title: Real World Scanning and Halftones (3rd Edition)
ISBN: 0321241320
Author:
David Blatner
Glenn Fleishman
Steve Roth
Conrad Chavez
Publicate Date: 2004-04-18
Publish: 2004-04-18
List Price: $39.99
Average Customer Rating: 4.5
Format: Paperback
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1: Very Useful for Beginner
For someone like me, a novice in using the scanner, this was just right. I purchased a very high end scanner, and wanted to do more than just scan pictures, documents, etc. The hardware came with decent color management software, which was upgradable at no cost. I've used it more often and more efficiently for more projects as a result of this book. The areas that I din't like, didn't need, or didn't understand were just left for later investigation. It has, though, spurred me on to do a little research beyond what's in the book and in this way has assisted me in acquiring a bit more scanner skill.
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2: Author notes: 3rd Edition Entirely Revised
As one of the authors of the third edition of the book (2004), let me tell you that the third edition (2004) has been entirely revised, redesigned, and overhauled. Keep that in mind as you read reviews below of the 2nd (1998) and 1st editions (1993).In the latest edition, we've restructured the book around the scanning and digitzing workflow: starting with scanners and digital cameras; moving through correction; then into output onto ink jet, film, screen, and (extensively) offset press as halftones. Our Web site at www dot rwsh dot com contains a downloadable chapter and other information about the book, or you can use Amazon.com's Inside the Book feature to read pages here.
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3: I'd call this a "Try it."
Frequently, I find that I have to buy books that are overly technical for my purposes in order to get all the info I want. This book suits me, (though it may not suit the needs of a graphics profession). There are no buyer's guides to specific models of scanners here. However, there is a lot of detail about how scanners, scanning software and graphics programs work. The authors provide such arcana as the formula for determining what size a scanned image will be (depending on the options you pick) and goodies like this. There is info on file formats, compression, how to choose resolution and what influences the outcome of scans and how to correct the result. There is also a lot of information most applicable to professional print work, for which I have no particular use, except that info of this type helps to fill out my picture of how digital imaging works. If you want suggestions for scanning projects to do with your kids, look elsewhere, but if you're interested in the theory of scanners I would recommend this book. I'll also mention that, in my view, the writing is clear and well-organized and if I occasionally must pause to consider it's only because the material requires a little thought. This is not rocket science, but neither is it Sponge Bob and the authors treat it accordingly.
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4: Great title...
I've learned some thngs from this book, however like one other reviewer stated, just when you thought it was going to get to the good stuff, some stupid flip remark would be made and the chapter or discussiong would end. Very difficult reading. Too much about prepress. Not enough about photoshop, scanning and color management. Reads like childish manerishums. Author's have very immature writing styles.
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5: Too basic, no meat
I bought the book sight unseen based on the glowing reviews here. I wanted to get specific, detailed insight to which scanners worked well, and how to get great and consistant color out of them. I got none of that. There was no detailed instruction on how to make and use color profiles with scanners. They talk "about" scanning quite a lot, but give no hard specifics. Often the advice is that "more expensive scanners work better." That's something that I didn't need the book to tell me. It does cover a great deal of basics for first-timer users, but little for people who already know how to pump pixels. Every time I thougt it might get into some of the details I wanted, the chapter ended. It is written too casually for me. It appears to be written by a few guys who have been around publishing. It reads like a collection of casual "shop talk," more than hard info. The authors occasionally get in over their heads technically and make some mistakes trying to explain things that they admit they don't understand, like how JPEG compression works. I returned my copy, a great thing about Amazon. I got nothing out of it. One cool trick they suggested for Photoshop didn't even work. (c) 2000 kenrockwell.com
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