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The Digital Photographer's Software Guide
Chapter 26, “Photo Album Creation,” helps you choose from dozens of good alternatives
in this area. Whether you want to create virtual albums with page-turning simulation,
or real, printed albums with clever layouts and classy bindings, this chapter will
point you in the right direction.
Chapter 27, “Slide Show Creation,” covers the gamut. Some readers will want quickand-easy
slide shows, others might want to create professional shows with images synchronized
to a soundtrack. Whatever your need, or if you simply want to give slide show
creation a try, this chapter shows you what can be done.
Chapter 28, “Image Rescalers,” begins part V. Making digital images larger for printing
is more challenging than resizing them for the Web. The image rescalers described here
are capable of adding millions of pixels while taking account of edges and other image
content.
Chapter 29, “Color Management,” describes the basic principles and lists many of the
most effective tools. No longer the exclusive territory of the pro photographer, color
management is available to all, and there is no better starting place than this chapter.
Chapter 30, “Color Tools,” is for those really, really into color. It looks at specialist programs,
some of which are far from the mainstream of photographic software. Color
theory may be hard, but learning to use these plug-ins will help you gain a better understanding
of it.
Chapter 31, “RIP Software,” contains a wide selection of RIPs, with their strengths and
weaknesses. So you are already using a RIP, either embedded in your printer or running
separately as software. But is it the right one for your style of photography? Find out here.
Chapter 32, “Virtual Proofing,” describes some of the different approaches that are finding
popularity, including Web-based proofing services. The elimination of paper proofs
by simulating them on calibrated screens is revolutionizing the creative arts industry.
Chapter 33, “Backup Software,” begins part VI. Do you trust your operating system to
make comprehensive, fail-safe backups, or do you want to check out what the most
advanced third-party software can do? The backup software described here goes beyond
the capabilities of today’s standard operating systems.
Chapter 34, “Data Recovery,” contains a good selection of leading solutions, for recovering
data from memory cards, disk drives, and optical media. It may be the kind of
software that you turn to only in an emergency, but every photographer needs to know
about data recovery.
Chapter 35, “Pro Studio Software,” is a good chapter for wedding, portrait, school, and
event photographers who need to keep track of customers’ details as well as look after
forward planning, inventory control, and a host of other demands. The pro studio software
described here offers a variety of solutions, from general bookkeeping to dedicated
features that only a photographer needs.