Digital Color Correction » (1st Edition)

Pete Rivard is a Principal Instructor in the Graphics and Printing Technologies program at Dunwoody College of Technology in Minneapolis. Named the Julian Anderson Outstanding Graphics Educator of the Year at Dunwoody in 2002, Rivard has worked in the digital prepress industry since 1981, most notably in the areas of production, management, technical support, and training.

One of the keys to professional success is developing transferable skills that outlast the software upgrade cycle. This is particularly true when it comes to the color reproduction process. Digital Color Correction outlines a platform-independent, cross-disciplinary system for producing the best possible color images for print and the Web. Based on the author's extensive experience training industry professionals, this cutting-edge resource instills confidence in a designer's ability to evaluate, digitize, repair, and adjust any color image, whether working in Adobe? Photoshop? , a freeware application such as the GIMP, or on a scanner. Digital Color Correction defines precisely what constitutes an optimal color image and lays out a system for intelligent evaluation of images and rapid optimization that virtually anyone can follow. In an era of tight deadlines and even tighter margins, readers will welcome their newfound capacity to quickly and correctly produce great-looking images from mediocre originals, while ensuring that professionally produced images are preserved through proper color-editing choices.