Scanner handbook / David D. Busch, Susan Krzywicki, and Laurel Burden.
Publication details: Foster City, CA : IDG Books Worldwide, 2000.Edition: 2nd editionDescription: xxviii, 449 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:- 0764535234 (alk. paper)
- 9780764535239
- 006.62 22 BUS
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PART 1:USING SCANNERS
CHAPTER 1: SCANNER BASICS
So what can a scanner do
Types of scanners
Key scanner characteristics
Hardware requirements
CHAPTER 2: HOW SCANNERS WORKS
Evolution of scanners
Digitizing images
How a scanner grabs images
Color depth
Scanners and resolution
Etc.
CHAPTER 3: INSTALLATION TIPS
Setting up your scanner
Installation set-by-step
Software and drivers
CHAPTER 4: RESOLUTION, INTERPOLATION, AND SHARP IMAGES
The bottom line
What is resolution
Understanding Grayscales and continuous tone
Printing grayscale and color images
Where should Half toning be done
Etc.
CHAPTER 5: THE LATEST GENERATION OF SCANNERS
Scanjet 3000 series
Scanjet 4000 series
Scanjet 5000 series
Scanjet 6000 series
Other HP Scanjets
CHAPTER 6: USIGN ONE-BUTTON FEATURES AND SOFTWARE
Why bottoms
Pressing the bottoms
Customizing buttons
Your scanner software
More on intelligent scanning technology
CHAPTER 7: CAPTURING FORMATTED DOCUMENTS
Why OCR
Requirements for OCR
How OCR works
Putting OCR to work with your HP scanner
CHAPTER 8: SCANNING TO A DESTINATION
Canning to a destination
Scanning to active share
Scanning to the web
Scanning to a web page editor
CHAPTER 9 GETTING BETTER SCANS
Choosing the best original
Using scanner controls
Setting preferences
Previewing
Choosing an image type manually
Etc.
CHAPTER 10: OPTMIZING COLOR
What is optimization
How colors are produced
Color correction basics
Essay color correction with image color
Optimizing color for the web
CHAPTER 11: IMAGE EDITING SOFTWARE
Selecting the right software
Selecting an image editors
PART II: SCANNER PROJECTS
CHAPTER 12: GETTING STARTED WITH SCANNER PROJECTS
Name and picture ID tags
Managing all those images
The family attic- keeping it safe
CHAPTER 13: PROJECTS FOR HE OFFICE
Logos with the personal touch
Notepads of distinction
Photo E-mails for a meaningful message
Turn your plain binder into a work of art
Desktop wallpaper that's really something
Etc.
CHAPTER 14: ADVANCED PROJECTS FOR THE OFFICE
Personalizing the icons on your desktop[
The employee web site
Framing and matting photographs like a pro
Making a mat
Personalizing diploma and certificates
Etc.
CHAPTER 15: PROJECTS FOR THE HOME
Quick and clever getting cards
Greeting card poetry and Imagery
Family genealogy with scanned materials
Creating a custom pillow
Making wallpaper borders
Etc.
CHAPTER 16: PROJECTS FOR KIDS
Doorknob hanger
Book covers with a panoramic photo
A book with personal meaning
Trading cards for the kids
The electronic collage factory
Flip books that catch your eye
Etc.
CHAPTER 17: SEASONAL PROJECTS
Instruments for making a quick banner
A festive thanksgiving table
Creating a customized company Christmas card
Etc.
CHAPTER 18: PROJECTS FOR WEB SITES
Web site dress-ups
Fun backgrounds and textures
Designing new patterns
Etc.
Includes Index: p. 427-449
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