Scanning the Professional Way Author:Sybil Ihrig, Emil Ihrig Avoid the ``garbage in, garbage out'' scanning syndrome with this lavishly illustrated book, the first in Osborne's new Digital Pro Series. Authors Sybil and Emil Ihrig draw upon their long-standing professional expertise in publishing, design, and digital prepress to pull out all the stops in this comprehensive, yet compact, guide to profession... more »al quality scanning. You'll quickly become proficient in: choosing the best type of scanning device for your projects; evaluating source images to determine the best scanning techniques; calibrating and managing color; scanning and color reproduction for print, multimedia, and video output; professionally adjusting color, tone, and sharpness on the fly; determining optimum image size and resolution; selecting the most practical file formats for a particular job. As a bonus, you'll also find a handy glossary of terms and a comprehensive resource directory of software and hardware vendors.« less