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| Digital Printing Basics | |
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| Navigating the Digital Landscape | |
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| Birth of the Digital Printing Revolution | |
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| Jon Cone's Computer-Assisted Printmaking | |
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| Graham Nash and Digital Fine-Art Printing | |
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| The Revolution Takes Off | |
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| Defining Digital Printing | |
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| High Quality | |
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| Digital | |
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| Printing | |
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| Putting Prints in Their Places | |
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| What's a Print? | |
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| Photographic Prints | |
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| Traditional Fine-Art Prints | |
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| Digital Prints | |
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| Why Go Digital? | |
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| Cost | |
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| Consistency | |
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| Storage | |
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| Larger Sizes | |
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| Artistic Control | |
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| Freedom & Flexibility | |
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| Who's Doin' Digital? | |
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| Photographers/Imagemakers | |
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| Traditional Artists | |
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| Digital Artists | |
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| Gaining Ground: A Question of Acceptance | |
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| Digital Decisions | |
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| Doing It Yourself vs. Sending It Out | |
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| Reproductions or Original Prints? | |
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| State of the Art: The Digital Revolution | |
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| Understanding Digital Printing | |
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| A Digital Primer | |
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| Anatomy of a Digital Image | |
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| Pixels and Bit Depth | |
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| Resolution | |
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| Halftones, Contones, and Dithers | |
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| Printer Drivers and Printing Software | |
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| Comparing Digital Printing Technologies | |
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| Digital Photo Print | |
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| Dye Sublimation | |
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| Electrophotography (Color Copy/Color Laser) | |
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| Inkjet | |
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| Creating and Processing the Image | |
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| Image Input | |
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| Scanning | |
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| Photography | |
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| Digital Drawing/Painting | |
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| Image Editing | |
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| Image-Editing Software | |
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| Plug-ins and Filters | |
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| Sizing with Image-Editing | |
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| File Formats, Image Compression, and More... | |
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| File Formats | |
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| Image Compression | |
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| File Transport, Storage, and Archives | |
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| Understanding and Managing Color | |
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| Color Basics | |
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| What Is Color? | |
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| Light Sources and Color | |
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| Measuring Color | |
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| Color Spaces | |
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| What Is Color Management? | |
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| Welcome to ICC Color Management | |
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| Monitor Calibration and Profiling | |
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| Printer Calibration and Profiling | |
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| A Color-Managed Workflow | |
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| Using Profiles and Soft-Proofing with Photoshop | |
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| Determining Print Permanence | |
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| How Long Is Long Enough? | |
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| Who Cares? | |
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| The Meaning of Permanence | |
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| What Affects Permanence? | |
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| Determining Permanence: Standards and Tests | |
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| Why Test? | |
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| Types of Tests | |
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| Accelerated Testing Standards | |
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| Who's Doing the Testing? | |
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| So How Long Will It Last? | |
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| What Can You Do? | |
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| The Artist's Responsibility | |
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| The Main Event: Inkjet Printing | |
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| Selecting an Inkjet Printer | |
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| Can I Use It to Print? | |
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| What Size Output? | |
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| How Old Is It? | |
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| What's the Print Quality? | |
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| What Different Inks and Media Can I Use? | |
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| Inks | |
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| Media | |
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| How Permanent Are the Prints? | |
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| Speed: How Long Does It Take to Print? | |
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| How Easy to Set Up and Connect? How Big? How Noisy? | |
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| Desktop | |
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| Wide-Format | |
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| What About Printer Software, Drivers, and RIPs? | |
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| Printer Management Software | |
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| RIPs | |
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| What About Service, Repairs, and Warranties? | |
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| What Does It Cost? | |
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| Desktop | |
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| Wide-Format | |
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| An Inkjet Summary | |
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| OEM Wrapup | |
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| Choosing Your Consumables | |
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| Inks | |
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| Ink Components, Dyes vs. Pigments | |
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| OEM or Third-Party Inks? | |
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| Media | |
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| Paper | |
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| Deciding on Paper | |
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| Alternative Media | |
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| Finding Media | |
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| Matching Ink to Media | |
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| Making a Great Inkjet Print | |
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| System Setups | |
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| Healthy Hardware: Basic Equipment Setups | |
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| Quick-Start Printing Guide | |
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| Open and Convert the File | |
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| Edit and Prep the Image | |
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| Choose and Load the Paper | |
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| Select Image Settings | |
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| Select Printer Driver Settings | |
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| Make the Print | |
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| Making a Print Step-by-Step | |
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| Plan the Print | |
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| Prep the File | |
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| Edit the Image | |
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| Save a Print-Specific Version | |
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| Scale, Res, and Sharpen | |
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| Select and Load Paper | |
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| Select Image Settings | |
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| Select Printer Driver Settings, Profile, or RIP | |
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| Make a Test Print (or Two or Three...) | |
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| Make Adjustments and More Test Prints | |
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| Make the Final Print(s) | |
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| Finishing and Displaying Your Prints | |
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| Print Aesthetics | |
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| Finishing Prints | |
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| Drying | |
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| Deckling Your Edges | |
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| Adding a Chop | |
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| Signing and Numbering | |
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| Embellishing Prints | |
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| Coating Prints | |
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| Why Coat? | |
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| Types of Coatings | |
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| Mounting and Framing Prints | |
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| Mounting | |
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| Framing | |
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| Framing Alternatives | |
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| Storing and Shipping Prints | |
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| Storing Prints | |
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| Shipping Prints | |
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| Displaying Prints | |
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| Display Aesthetics | |
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| Display Permanence | |
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| Beyond the Basics | |
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| Using a Print Service | |
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| Why Use a Print Service? | |
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| Printmaking Advantages | |
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| How To Pick an Inkjet Printmaker | |
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| What To Look Out For | |
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| The Artist/Printmaker Relationship | |
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| A Giclee Workflow | |
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| Working with Non-Inkjet Providers | |
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| Digital Photo Print | |
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| Online Printing Services | |
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| Image Sharing and Printing | |
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| Special Printing Techniques | |
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| RIPs and Special Printing Software | |
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| RIPs | |
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| Special Color Printing Software | |
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| The Secret World of Digital Black and White | |
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| What Are You Afraid Of? | |
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| Getting Results with Digital Black and White | |
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| Beyond the Digital Print | |
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| Cards, Books, and Portfolios | |
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| Digital Mixed Media | |
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| Other Alternative Processes | |
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| Appendix | |
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| Index | |