Printing with Adobe Photoshop CS4

Printing with Adobe Photoshop CS4......Page 2
Copyright page......Page 3
Contents\n......Page 4
Printing in CS4: An Introduction......Page 18
Hardware Essentials......Page 22
Sensor Resolution and Print Size......Page 23
Storage......Page 25
Pixels or Photosites?......Page 26
What\'s the Difference between Raw and Other Formats?\n......Page 27
Sharpness Close-Up......Page 28
Repurpose Your Files......Page 29
Shadow Area Close-Up......Page 30
Aperture, Shutter Speed, and ISO......Page 31
Where to Take Your Readings From......Page 32
Metering Systems......Page 33
How to Recognize Overexposure......Page 34
Overexposure and How It Is Caused......Page 35
Exposure Compensation and Photoshop\'s Exposure Dialog\n......Page 36
Lenses and Print Quality......Page 37
The Wide-Angle Lens......Page 38
The Telephoto Lens......Page 39
Lens Care......Page 40
What\'s a Low-Resolution Image?\n......Page 41
How Is an Image Recreated in Computer Code?......Page 42
Display RGB and Printing CMYK......Page 44
Practical Issues......Page 45
Best Option: Shoot RAW Files......Page 46
Option 2: Shoot Adobe RGB (1998)......Page 47
What Is White Balance?......Page 48
Customizing Your White Balance......Page 49
Setting Up Photoshop\'s Color Settings\n......Page 52
Profile Mismatch Reminder......Page 53
Tagging Your Documents......Page 54
Desaturate Monitor......Page 55
Laptop Screens......Page 56
Monitor Hoods and Shades......Page 57
Setting Up Your Monitor......Page 58
Using a Monitor Profiler......Page 59
Should I Spend the Money?......Page 60
Color Management FAQs......Page 61
What You Need to Know......Page 64
Nondestructive Essentials......Page 65
Nondestructive Tools in CS4......Page 66
Adjustment Layers......Page 67
What You Need to Know......Page 68
Smart Objects and Smart Filters......Page 69
Smart Object Cropping: The No-Risk Haircut......Page 70
Nondestructive Plug-In......Page 71
Casts Created on Location......Page 76
Correcting White Balance Errors......Page 77
Smart Variations......Page 78
Where to Spot Color Casts......Page 79
Using Color Balance Controls......Page 80
Quick Color Correction......Page 81
What Is Contrast?......Page 82
Understanding Levels......Page 83
White, Black, and Gray Points......Page 84
Fixing the Problem......Page 85
Creating a Low-Contrast Image......Page 86
Fixing the Problem......Page 87
Choosing the High-Contrast Style......Page 88
Avoid Posterization......Page 89
Advanced Controls......Page 90
Starting Point......Page 91
The Final Result......Page 92
Creating Split Grade......Page 93
Localized Emphasis......Page 96
What Emphasis Means......Page 97
What Is High Dynamic Range?......Page 103
Shooting for HDR......Page 104
Making Your Own Brackets......Page 105
Mono Essentials......Page 110
Film and Tonal Reproduction......Page 112
Noise Avoidance......Page 114
Conversion in CS4......Page 115
Using Silver Efex Pro Plug-In......Page 119
Making Digital Lith Prints......Page 120
Preparing for Desktop Print......Page 126
Scanner Resolution......Page 128
Avoiding Resample Image......Page 129
Paper Shape Considerations......Page 130
Oversize Shapes......Page 131
Changing Paper Orientation......Page 132
Downside of Scaling in the Print Dialog......Page 133
Using Canvas Size......Page 134
Basic Multi-Image Layouts......Page 135
How to Make Test Strips with Your Inkjet Printer......Page 136
The Unsharp Mask filter......Page 139
Permanent Sharpening Flexibility......Page 140
Using Third-Party Products......Page 142
What Profiles Look Like......Page 143
What Printers Are Supported......Page 144
How to Load the Profiles into Your System......Page 145
Printing with Profiles......Page 146
Why Save Printer Settings?......Page 148
Keep a Note of Your Test Settings......Page 150
How the Profiler Works......Page 151
The PrintSpace......Page 152
Packaging an Image for Remote Printing......Page 153
What Makes a Good Print?......Page 156
Testing Paper......Page 157
Viewing Booths......Page 158
Budget Fluorescent Tubes......Page 159
Solving Green Casts......Page 160
Solving Magenta Casts......Page 161
Fixing Light Prints......Page 162
Checklist Before Changing......Page 163
Casts Caused by the Wrong Profile......Page 164
Life Span......Page 165
Display Considerations......Page 166
Toning......Page 168
Using CS4\'s Variations Dialog Box\n......Page 169
Using the Color Balance Control......Page 171
Using Hue and Saturation......Page 172
Duotones......Page 173
Making a Simple Blue Duotone......Page 174
Fine Tuning......Page 175
Saving Duotone Recipes......Page 177
Making a Cyanotype......Page 178
Making a Carbon Tissue Print......Page 179
Texture and Aging......Page 180
Making the Tissue......Page 181
Finishing Touches......Page 182
Soft Edges......Page 183
Tweaking the Image......Page 184
Low-Contrast Alternative......Page 185
Polaroid Peel-Apart......Page 186
Liquid Emulsion Edges......Page 188
Final Prints......Page 190
Make Your Own Edges......Page 191
Negative Carrier Edge......Page 192
Think Outside the Box......Page 193
PhotoFrame Pro Plug-In......Page 194
Final Result......Page 195
Sampling Color......Page 196
Expert Tip......Page 197
Using Bridge CS4......Page 198
Using Bridge for Contact Prints or Proof Sheets......Page 199
Contact Print II......Page 200
Contact Print Sizes......Page 201
Picture Package......Page 202
Creating Your Own Layouts......Page 204
Using the RingAround Action......Page 205
Test Pattern Printing......Page 207
Test Results......Page 208
Soft-Proofing Essentials......Page 210
Choose Your Profile......Page 213
Viewing the Soft Proof......Page 214
Match Print Colors Option in the Print Dialog......Page 215
Proofing in Working CMYK View......Page 216
Gamut......Page 217
View the Out-of-Range Colors......Page 218
Curing the Problem......Page 219
Gamut Warning in the Print Dialog......Page 220
Image Placement......Page 222
Arranging Print Placement in CS4......Page 223
Framed Positions......Page 224
Using the Background Option......Page 225
Making a Border......Page 226
Using Bleed......Page 227
Printing Captions......Page 228
Preview\'s Soft-Proof Function\n......Page 230
Annotating PDFs in Preview......Page 231
Making High-Quality PDFs......Page 232
Crop Marks......Page 233
Negative Option......Page 234
Paper Essentials......Page 236
Coatings......Page 237
Weight and Thickness......Page 238
Contrast......Page 239
Surfaces......Page 240
Trying Different Papers......Page 241
Access to C-Type Service......Page 242
Baryta Paper......Page 243
Giclee Editions......Page 245
Printable Cards......Page 246
File Preparation......Page 247
Judging Results......Page 248
Techniques......Page 249
Stationery......Page 251
Lithographic Papers......Page 252
Canvas Stretchers......Page 253
Print Quality Essentials......Page 256
Dynamic Dot Distribution......Page 257
Prosumer Printer......Page 258
Summary......Page 259
The Professional Inkjet Printer......Page 260
Connectivity......Page 261
Large Format Devices......Page 262
Profiles on the Fly......Page 263
Prices and Running Costs......Page 264
Direct Printers......Page 265
Third-Party Inks......Page 268
Ink Colors and Image Quality......Page 269
Dye-Based Inks......Page 270
Lightfast Dye-Based Inks......Page 271
Pigment Ink Costs......Page 272
Soft Proofing with Profiles for Ultrachrome HDR Inks......Page 273
Duotone, Tritone, and Quadtone Potential......Page 275
Portable Dye-Subs......Page 277
Continuous Ink Systems......Page 278
Setting Up Your CIS......Page 279
Setting Up a Mono-Only Printer......Page 280
Preparing Your Files......Page 281
Uses......Page 282
How On-Demand Works......Page 284
Preparing Your Images......Page 286
Resolution......Page 287
Soft Proofing for On-Demand......Page 289
Color-Managed Service Providers......Page 290
The Cover Component......Page 291
Desktop Preview......Page 292
Reason 2: To Make a Montage......Page 293
Reason 3: To Use Creative Edges......Page 294
Glossary......Page 296
Index......Page 300