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Make Your Scanner a Great Design & Production Tool | 
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| Author: Michael J. Sullivan
Publisher: North Light Books
Category: Book
List Price: $28.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 1672832
Media: Paperback
Edition: Rev Sub
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 159
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 11 x 8.6 x 0.5
ISBN: 0891348417
Dewey Decimal Number: 006.6
EAN: 9780891348412
ASIN: 0891348417
Publication Date: June 1998
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| Customer Reviews: Read 4 more reviews...
 The best scanner book I've seen so far. November 22, 2000
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I have several books on scanners and scanning, and I don't think any of them come close to matching this one in the clarity of the text and the illustrations used to make the point. The only drawback I could find was that I do wish the authors would all get together and use the same terms when talking about dpi, spi, lpi, and ppi. It makes it pretty difficult for us right-brain folks to be able to sort it all out. However, I still consider 'Make Your Scanner a Great Design Tool' to be very useful and a worthwhile investment, particularly if you are getting into doing any sort of image-tweaking for optimum results. I have recommended it to several artists who want to scan their work.
One of the Most Useful Books on My Shelf September 22, 2000
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I reference this book every time I scan a difficult photo. I think it is an excellent guide for designers, especially those working with small clients who can't afford professional photography. The book has advice on how to work with common "problem photos", which is a great help when you need to get a usable image out of a snapshot with poor lighting.I see the other reviewer's point about too much space being taken up by discussion of various types of scanners. It would have been nice to see less about scanner types no one uses and more space devoted to techniques for improving scans. Still, the information that is there is very useful. The information is directed at print designers, but many of the tips are useful for the Internet in a general sense. It would be nice to see specific advice for online images, but maybe that's for another book. All in all I found it a very valuable resource and have recommended it to several other designers.
 Review by Scanning Basics Teacher June 14, 2000
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
For four years now I have made reference to Make Your Scanner a Great Design & Production Tool, and it's previous version, in my Scanning Basics non-credit classes at a local community college. I refer to the page for finding the sweet spot on your scanner because it explains how "noise" can be introduced into a scan. That, and some other technical information, has been useful to me in preparing for my class. The target audience of the book is graphic artists/designers; I believe it meets the needs of that group. However, my classes are attended by family members doing geneologies, librarians, or small business owners who want to scan for the internet. The book does not contain enough examples geared to their needs.
 May Not Be The Best For Beginners December 31, 1999
13 out of 17 found this review helpful
I bought this book feeling that it would take the mystery out of scanning. It did not. The problem is that that the autor uses terminolgy that is never referenced in your run of the mill scanner manual. The author talks about SPI and other terms but my scanner manual only references dpi. This book will be a disapointment to those trying to gain some basic knowledge of how to scan.
 question November 10, 1999
0 out of 18 found this review helpful
I would like to know if there is a scanner out there that you can scan a letter lets say and you can change the wordings, fonts, etc. If there is any body out there that can tell me the answer please let me know.
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