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454 The Digital Photographer's Software Guide Album Creator, 292–293 AlbumPlus, 293–294 Albums container, Aperture, 441 Alien Skin BlowUp, 320 Alien Skin Exposure 2, 164–165 Alien Skin Image Doctor, 228–229 Alien Skin Snap Art, 178 Alien Skin splat!, 190–191 Alien Skin Xenofex 2, 192–193 Alienator plug-in filter, Final Impact, 347 All Projects view, Aperture, 443 Altostorm Software Rectilinear Panorama, 254 analglyphs, 140 analysis and diagnostics software Acolens, 425–426 DxO Analyzer, 426–427 HotPixelRemover, 427–428 Sandra Professional, 428–429 Andromeda LensDoc, 250–251 Andromeda Photography plug-ins, 182 Andromeda RedEyePro, 217–218 Andy plug-in, 71, 154 animal eyes, 17, 101, 215, 218 Animoto, 314–315 Ansel Adams’s zone system, LightZone, 75 AnselPRO, 71, 84 Anthropics Technology Portrait Professional, 222–223 Anti-Aliasing plug-in, 96 Aperture. See Apple Aperture ApertureToGallery plug-in, 449 ApertureToPBase plug-in, 449 Apple Aperture Adjustments panel, 444 advanced levels, 446 categorization of, 9 Color adjustment, 446 color management, 448 Command Editor, 447 comments, 450 Compare mode, 442 contact sheets, 448 Custom Books, 448 description, 439–441 DNG format, 447 Enhance menu, 445 exposure adjustment, 445 highlight recovery, 445 importing images, 442 interface, 443 key features, 446 Levels menu, 446 Lift tool, 446–447 Light Table tool, 442–443 Loupe tool, 443 Metadata panel, 444 output, 447 overview, 439 plug-ins, 449–450 Projects panel, 443 publishing, 447 Quick Preview mode, 446 RAW Fine Tuning control, 444–445 retouching images, 447 saving to DVDs, 448–449 slide shows, 448 Stacks, 442 Stamp tool, 446–447 tethered shooting, 447 white balance, 445 Apple iPhoto, 16–17 Apple QuickTime VR (QTVR), 258 Applied Image Technology Shiraz, 365–366 Arcadia Software PhotoPerfect, 115–116 ArcSoft Cut-It-Out, 146 ArcSoft Panorama Maker, 260–261 ArcSoft PhotoStudio, 123–124 ArcSoft PhotoStudio Darkroom, 84–85 ArcSoft RAW Thumbnail Viewer, 10–11 Art Explosion Scrapbook Factory Deluxe (AESFD), 280–281
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THE DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHER’S SOFTWA
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For Sam & Kit, photographers both
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Contents Introduction. . . . . . .
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Contents vii Chapter 6 Digital Asse
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Contents ix STOIK PictureMan Pro. .
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Contents xi FocalBlade . . . . . .
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Contents xiii Chapter 24 Panorama S
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Contents xv SizeFixer . . . . . . .
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Contents xvii Synk . . . . . . . .
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Introduction The speed at which dig
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What all this adds up to is a new s
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There is a fourth strategy that cur
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Contents xxv Whom This Book Is For
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Contents xxvii Chapter 17, “Noise
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Contents xxix Chapter 36, “Pro To
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Part I Browsing, Organizing, and Ed
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1 Downloaders or Camera-to-PC Trans
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Comments Downloader Pro is a genuin
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Summary Chapter 1 ■ Downloaders o
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2 Image Viewers The life cycle of a
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Description ArcSoft RAW Thumbnail V
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Comments CompuPic Pro is much more
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FastStone MaxView Vendor: FastStone
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the use of Events, a feature that e
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Description Lightbox is an image br
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Figure 2.4 Picasa can index every i
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Comments For image junkies, PicLens
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Version: ThumbsPlus 7.0 (2008) OS:
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3 Exif Tools Exchangeable image fil
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modes, shooting modes, and post-pro
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Version: Opanda IExifPro 2.3 (2008)
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Version: BR’s EXIFextracter 0.9.5
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4 Utility Software Various utilitie
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Comments It is useful for photograp
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When do you need it? Once you have
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Comments NEFView is useful for Wind
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Description Plugin Manager is a uti
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Comments SnagIt has a distinguished
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Figure 4.4 Watermark does what it s
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5 Cataloging Sorting and cataloging
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Figure 5.1 ACDSee Pro is the origin
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Version: DigitalPro 4.3 (2008) OS:
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PicaJet includes full support for m
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Comments Shoebox is much appreciate
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6 Digital Asset Management (DAM) Fi
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Comments Written entirely in Java,
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Chapter 6 ■ Digital Asset Managem
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Supported file formats: Major RAW f
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Version: N/A (2008) OS: Windows XP
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7 RAW Converters The first step in
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Figure 7.1 Bibble accepts many terr
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BreezeBrowser’s Web page generati
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Chapter 7 ■ RAW Converters 75 sur
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Raw Therapee’s interface is well
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Chapter 7 ■ RAW Converters 79 Com
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LaserSoft Imaging, Inc., 3212 Gulf
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8 Image Processors In a sense, all
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Description With a built-in photo b
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Chapter 8 ■ Image Processors 87 T
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RAM: 256MB Supported file formats:
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LightMachine Chapter 8 ■ Image Pr
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Version: Lobster 2.0 (2008) Works w
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Photo-Plugins Vendor: George Fourna
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■ Posterizer—Independently post
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ToneUp S3 Vendor: Todd Gibbs Purpos
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■ Beauty Pilot—Removes skin imp
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9 Quick-Fix Software Two types of u
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with color. At each step it offers
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With MediaOne Plus you can remove b
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Comments Aimed at the serious photo
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Description In one session you can
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product. Nonetheless, it serves a u
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Price level: Approx. $80 Address: M
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Retina Chapter 9 ■ Quick-Fix Soft
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10 Image Editors Image editors brin
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Comments There ought to be a good m
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In Photoshop Elements 6, Adobe intr
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Comments Many common applications h
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For anyone starting out in digital
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Version: LEADViEW version 4.0 (2008
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Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 Chapter 10
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Description Aimed at the home photo
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Comments Photobie boasts over one m
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Chapter 10 ■ Image Editors 137 so
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and facilities for making 3D images
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Part II Refining, Simulation, and E
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11 Masking Tools Photoshop owes muc
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Comments It makes no difference whe
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Figure 11.1 Mask Pro has a full set
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Description Recomposit is a special
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Digital technology has led to a ren
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B&W Pro 2 Vendor: Red Paw Media Pur
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Chapter 12 ■ Black and White Conv
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With RetroGrade you can lighten the
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13 Film Simulation and Effects Digi
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Address: The Tiffen Company, 90 Ose
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Version: Exposure 2.0 (2008) Plugs
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Description Many skilled photograph
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virtualPhotographer Vendor: optikVe
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Summary Chapter 13 ■ Film Simulat
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14 Art Simulators A close relative
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PhotoArtist Vendor: BenVista Purpos
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SketchMatrix Vendor: NeuralTek Purp
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Chapter 14 ■ Art Simulators 179 D
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15 Special Effects Whereas most pho
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DreamSuite Vendor: Auto FX Software
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Comments Filters Unlimited was laun
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But the effects themselves are outs
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Chapter 15 ■ Special Effects 189
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■ The framing utility alone allow
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Comments Xenofex 2 is a lot of fun.
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Many people who upgrade to a Digita
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Version: CrispImage Pro 1.1 (2007)
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Focus Magic Vendor: Acclaim Softwar
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Price level: Approx. $100 Address:
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In digital photography, noise is an
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Dfine 2.0 allows you to apply noise
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Neat Image comes both as a stand-al
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Version: Picture Cooler 2.51 (2008)
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When a flash is mounted close to th
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Version: Windows Red Eye Pilot 2.1,
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Human beings are highly sensitive t
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Comments This tool is aimed chiefly
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Photo restoration software predates
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Version: Retoucher 2.9, Chameleon 5
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Comments PhotoFlair is a specialist
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Part III Blending, Stitching, and O
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21 High Dynamic Range Dynamic range
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Supported file formats: ATX (32-128
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Price level: Approx. $400 (single u
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of light intensities and offers ful
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Two types of depth-of-field tools a
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Plugs into: Photoshop 5, 6, 7, CS,
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23 Lens Distortion Correction Lens
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Figure 23.2 You can use DxO Optics
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Description LensDoc is a plug-in th
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Summary Chapter 23 ■ Lens Distort
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The market for photo stitching and
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3DVista Stitcher Chapter 24 ■ Pan
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RAM: Windows 128MB (768MB recommend
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Chapter 24 ■ Panorama Software: P
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Description PanoStitcher lets you c
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Photovista Panorama comes in severa
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Comments Over a period of several y
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It comes in two editions: ■ Stitc
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SPi-V Chapter 24 ■ Panorama Softw
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Description The Panorama Factory le
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Part IV Presenting Your Images
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25 Digital Scrapbooking In the Unit
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Friends, Journals, Holidays (no con
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■ FotoFinish STUDIO, which adds e
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Description Hallmark Scrapbook Stud
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Chapter 25 ■ Digital Scrapbooking
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In fact, it is quite likely that a
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26 Photo Album Creation Album softw
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Version: Album Creator 3.5 (2008) O
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Description InAlbum is template-bas
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Figure 26.1 Diji Album lets you pla
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Comments After two million download
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Comments Although this is (currentl
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Price level: Approx. $30 Address: R
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27 Slide Show Creation What passes
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RAM: 64MB Supported file formats: J
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Chapter 27 ■ Slide Show Creation
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Soundslides Vendor: Soundslides, LL
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Address: Geoff Gaudreault, www.gaud
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Supported file formats: JPEG or GIF
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Part V Preparation for Printing
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28 Image Rescalers After their firs
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Chapter 28 ■ Image Rescalers 321
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Chapter 28 ■ Image Rescalers 323
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SizeFixer works on both 8-bit (24-b
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29 Color Management Whenever an art
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Chapter 29 ■ Color Management 329
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Address: Kodak’s Graphic Communic
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Comments The key to accurate color
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MonacoPROFILER Vendor: X-Rite Purpo
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Their combined capabilities offer a
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Chapter 29 ■ Color Management 339
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Spyder2express Vendor: Datacolor Pu
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Summary Chapter 29 ■ Color Manage
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Most photographic software has at l
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Final Impact Vendor: Cybia Purpose:
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Chapter 30 ■ Color Tools 349 Figu
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Version: PhotoKit Color 2.1.1 (2008
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All printers use a RIP (Raster Imag
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Figure 31.1 ColorBurst X·Photo giv
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Comments It would be difficult to w
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Version: ImagePrint 7.0 (2008) OS:
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PhotoPRINT Chapter 31 ■ RIP Softw
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ProofMaster Vendor: PerfectProof Pu
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Comments If you happen to use an Ep
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Comments With its 16-bit pipeline,
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spaces: RGB, CMYK, sRGB, and LAB. I
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32 Virtual Proofing If ever there w
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different location, photographer, d
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Version: Remote Director 3.6 (2008)
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Aimed at advertising agencies, prin
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Part VI Keeping It All Running Smoo
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For tax and accounting purposes, ba
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Description Déjà Vu exists as a
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Versions: Norton Ghost 14.0 (2008)
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Paragon Drive Backup Vendor: Parago
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Comments If all you want is simple
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Summary Chapter 33 ■ Backup Softw
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Poles apart, here are two examples
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Supported file formats: Major RAW;
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Version: N/A (2008) OS: Windows 200
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Version: Don’t Panic - Photo Edit
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Comments As the developer claims, I
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R-Studio Vendor: R-tools Technology
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35 Pro Studio Software Professional
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Sales tools are well implemented, w
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Among the many facilities in PI/E a
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SuccessWare Vendor: SuccessWare Pur
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Chapter 35 ■ Pro Studio Software
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Comments The Timestone products are
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36 Pro Tools for Web, Wireless, and
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Description A remote control soluti
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Chapter 36 ■ Pro Tools for Web, W
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The casual photographer and even mo
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Comments The only downside to all t
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