Book Description

One of the keys to professional success is developing transferable skillsthat outlast the software upgrade cycle. This is particularly true when it comesto the color reproduction process. Digital Color Correction outlines aplatform-independent, cross-disciplinary system for producing the best possiblecolor images for print and the Web. Based on the author’s extensive experiencetraining industry professionals, this cutting-edge resource instills confidencein a designer’s ability to evaluate, digitize, repair, and adjust any colorimage, whether working in Adobe® Photoshop® , a freeware application such asthe GIMP, or on a scanner. Digital Color Correction defines precisely whatconstitutes an optimal color image and lays out a system for intelligentevaluation of images and rapid optimization that virtually anyone can follow. Inan era of tight deadlines and even tighter margins, readers will welcome theirnewfound capacity to quickly and correctly produce great-looking images frommediocre originals, while ensuring that professionally produced images arepreserved through proper color-editing choices.

Key Features

• Clear and concise explanations show how to prioritize color-correction options, from simple to difficult, and from least to most likely to succeed.
• Solid framework for understanding digital imaging explains how to measure color proofing and printing to evaluate compliance with industry and in-house standards.
• Before-and-after images show how flaws in images can be corrected.
• Step-by-step strategies for efficient image correction help readers make sense of the many numbers involved in working with digital images.
• A companion CD features sample images, color control elements not available anywhere else, and unique exercises designed to deliver a solid understanding of the color process.

Author Bio(s)

Pete Rivard is a Principal Instructor in the Graphics and PrintingTechnologies program at Dunwoody College of Technology in Minneapolis. Named theJulian Anderson Outstanding Graphics Educator of the Year at Dunwoody in 2002,Rivard has worked in the digital prepress industry since 1981, most notably inthe areas of production, management, technical support, and training

Author: Pete Rivard

ISBN: 1-40189-663-4
Pub Date: March, 2006
Format: Book