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| Introduction | |
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| Introduction to Scanners | |
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| What Is a Scanner? | |
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| A Brief History of Scanning | |
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| How Scanners Work | |
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| Types of Scanners | |
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| Flatbed Scanners | |
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| Transparency Scanners | |
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| Multifunction Devices | |
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| Drum Scanners | |
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| Other Scanners | |
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| Which Scanner Is for You? | |
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| Face to Interface | |
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| Parallel | |
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| SCSI | |
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| USB | |
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| FireWire | |
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| Buttons, Lights, and Knobs | |
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| The Rear of the Scanner | |
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| The Front of the Scanner | |
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| Transparency Trays and Adapters | |
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| QandA | |
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| Wrap-Up | |
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| Scanning: Hardware and Software | |
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| Unlocking and Booting Up | |
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| Inventory | |
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| Situating the Scanner | |
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| Unlocking the Scanner | |
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| Testing the Device | |
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| Connecting to the Computer | |
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| Scanning Software | |
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| What Do They Do? | |
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| Installation | |
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| About Adobe Photoshop Elements | |
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| Scanner Maintenance | |
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| Keeping It Clean | |
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| Keeping Your Lunch to Yourself | |
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| Keeping Out | |
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| Locking the Optics When Transporting | |
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| Wrap-Up | |
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| Scanning 101 | |
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| The Scanning Software Interface | |
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| What Does All This Mean? | |
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| Image Size and Resolution Fields | |
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| The Workflow | |
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| Workshop: Basic Scanning Techniques | |
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| The Basic Scan | |
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| Once More, with Feeling | |
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| Third Time's the Charm | |
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| QandA | |
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| Wrap-Up | |
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| Principles of Color Scanning | |
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| Basic Digital Imaging | |
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| Pixels | |
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| Resolving Resolution | |
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| Color Depth | |
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| Image Size Versus File Size | |
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| Interpolation | |
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| Color My World | |
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| Color Perception | |
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| What Is Color? | |
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| RGB Versus CMYK | |
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| Other Color Spaces | |
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| Color Man | |
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| Workshop: Intermediate Scanning Techniques | |
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| Scanning in Different Color Spaces | |
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| Advanced Scanning Techniques | |
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| Batch Scanning | |
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| QandA | |
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| Wrap-Up | |
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| Image Editing and Retouching | |
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| Options | |
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| What They Do--And What They Don't Do | |
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| Sample Workflow | |
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| Cropping | |
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| Resizing | |
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| Despeckling | |
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| Unsharp Mask | |
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| Rotating | |
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| Gamma Correction | |
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| Levels Redux | |
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| Workshop: Advanced Image Editing | |
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| Tools | |
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| QandA | |
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| Wrap-Up | |
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| Using Scanned Images | |
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| Exploring Output Options | |
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| Desktop Printers | |
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| E-mail | |
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| The Web | |
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| Other Output Options | |
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| Introduction to File Formats | |
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| Photoshop/Application Native | |
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| Bitmap (.bmp) | |
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| CompuServe GIF (.gif) | |
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| EPS (.eps) | |
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| JPEG (.jpg) | |
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| PCX (.pcx) | |
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| PDF (.pdf) | |
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| PICT (.pct, .pic) | |
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| Pixar (.pxr) | |
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| PNG (.png) | |
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| Raw (.raw) | |
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| Scitex CT (.sct) | |
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| TARGA (.tga) | |
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| TIFF (.tif) | |
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| Many Choices, Many Files | |
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| Compression | |
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| Workshops: Outputting Scanned Images | |
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| Printing Scanned Images | |
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| E-mailing Scanned Images | |
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| Buttons | |
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| Wrap-Up | |
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| Making Photo Albums | |
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| Photo Album Options | |
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| Ulead Photo Express | |
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| Web-Based Photo Sharing Services | |
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| Combining Text an | |
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| Basic Desktop Publishing | |
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| What Is Desktop Publishing? | |
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| Software Tools | |
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| Simple Publications | |
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| Legal and Copyright Issues | |
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| Digital Rights Management | |
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| Workshop: Contact Sheets | |
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| Contact Sheets | |
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| Creating Visual Travelogues in Word | |
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| Creating Interactive Slideshows in PowerPoint | |
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| Working with Page Layout Software | |
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| Creating PDFs | |
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| Creating a PDF in Photoshop Elements | |
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| Creating PDFs from Other Programs | |
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| Creating a Web-Based Photo Album | |
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| Other Web Options | |
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| Wrap-Up | |
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| Archival and Storage | |
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| A Place for Everything | |
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| And Everything in Its Place | |
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| The Media Is the Message | |
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| Burning a CD | |
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| Making a CD Insert | |
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| Wrap-Up | |
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| Advanced Scanning Techniques | |
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| Scanning Transparencies | |
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| Limitations of Flatbed Scanners | |
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| Scanning Negatives | |
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| Workshop: Scanning Transparencies | |
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| Workshop: Scanning Negatives | |
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| Workshop: S | |
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| Wrap-Up | |
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| Scanning Text | |
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| Why Scan Text? | |
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| eBooks | |
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| Workshop: Scanning Text | |
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| A Simple Scan | |
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| A More Complex Scan | |
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| That's All Folks | |
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| QandA | |
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| Wrap-Up | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Resources | |
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| Hardware Vendors | |
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| Software Vendors | |
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| What's on the CD-ROM | |
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| Author's Workshop Files | |
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| Third-Party Software | |
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| Index | |