The Digital Printing Handbook

Book Design Made Simple gives DIY authors, small presses, and graphic designers--novices and experts alike--the power to design their own books. It's the first comprehensive book of its kind, explaining every step from installing Adobe(R) InDesign(R) right through to sending the files to press. For those who want to design their own books but have little idea how to proceed, Book Design Made Simple is a semester of book design instruction plus a publishing class rolled into one. Let two experts guide you through the process with easy step-by-step instructions, resulting in a professional-looking top-quality book

Combines long-established darkroom techniques with an in-depth look at print quality, a guide to digital printing includes instructions for setting up a workstation, testing different papers, and creatively interpreting photographs.

This handbook provides the reader with valuable information on digital and variable-data printing, including extensive discussions of software, workflow, digital presses, and digital print production. It also addresses VDP languages, data acquisition, personalized marketing, and the business of digital printing.

Describes the major digital printing processes used by photographers and artists over the past forty years, explaining and illustrating materials and their deterioration, methods of identification, and options for acquiring and preserving digital prints. --from publisher description.

The best, full-service guide to the best full-service printer is now thoroughly updated, with the latest information on the new Epson printers, materials, software and other products. Epson is the company at the cutting edge of digital photo quality printing, and their superb equipment makes possible for everyone to print sparkling photographs at home. With the help of Rob Sheppard, editor of Outdoor Photographer and PCPhoto magazines, and this fully updated manual, amateurs can enter Epson's brave new world with all the latest information on printers and papers. Two-page spreads with write-ups and pictures from acclaimed photographers George Lepp, John Shaw, Greg Gorman, Jack Reznicki, Joyce Tenneson, and others explain how Epson printers and digital photography have enhanced their art and expanded their business. There's advice on choosing a printer, selecting standard and specialty papers, using image processing programs to refine photos, adding finishing touches that turn a good print into a great one, and much more.

Written for photographers, artists, printmakers, art marketers, and industry suppliers, this complete reference to digital art printing provides a thorough introduction to this new expressive medium, instruction in the latest techniques, and a gallery of the best examples of digital art. Covered are basic tips such as choosing consumables as well as advanced techniques in printing such as image creation and output. Also referenced are special resources, including digital-friendly art shows, workshops, and where to locate the appropriate equipment and supplies.

This state-of-the-art guide offers the most complete and authoritative collection of information available on the rapidly emerging field of digital printing. The book provides detailed descriptions and evaluations of every aspect of digital and on-demand printing. 120 illus.

Welcome to your one-stop guide through the process of digitally printing and sharing your photographs. "Digital Printing Start-Up Guide" gives you an introduction to the basics of image creation, editing, and printing, explaining the advantages and disadvantages of inkjet and other digital printing technologies, and showing you how to make better digital prints. Youll get practical advice on improving your final product through the digital imaging and photo-printing process. Concentrating on photo printing as opposed to fine-art printing, this book includes plenty of sidebars, charts, diagrams, and photos illustrating each concept.

With the rapid increase in quality of both digital cameras and desktop printing devices, photographers are increasingly aware of color management techniques. The Digital Color Printing Handbook explains all the major tools to control color, from shooting to printing, in clear, jargon-free language. Author Tim Daly reveals how to proof, preview, and predict colors more accurately and how to troubleshoot when things go wrong. These techniques work with all major software-or readers can download resources from the author's own Web site. Lavishly illustrated with the author's own stunning photos, both a handy reference and a creative companion, The Digital Color Printing Handbook is a priceless guide to getting the most from digital color photography. - Easy-to-understand color management for realism or special effects - Dozens of step-by-step examples - Clear directions for everything from purchasing hardware and software to printing the final picture - Includes author's secret color recipes that mimic color print styles - Companion to best-selling The Digital Printing Handbook-more than 10,000 copies sold -as well as The Digital Photography Handbook-5,000 sold