Desktop scanners

Bewildered by today's complex scanner specs' Need to filter the hype from the reality? Desktop Scanners: Image Quality Evaluation delivers the practical, objective information you need to choose the best scanner - and get great results from it. Detailed enough for experts yet clear enough for beginners, it's like having a world-class scanning expert by your side throughout the entire evaluation, purchase and configuration process. You'll get answers to key questions like:

• What kind of scanner do I need' Are those new low-cost scanners really enough?
  
• How does a scanner actually work, and how can I make mine work better?
  
• What do those DPI and bit-depth specifications mean - if anything?
  
• How do I scan for accurate color on the Web?
  
• What options and software do I need'
  
• How are scanners changing, and which new technologies are most important?

From the absolute basics to sophisticated gamma correction and color space issues, here are the practical answers and step-by-step testing procedures you need to get the most for your money. When it comes to scanners, you'll never be "in the dark" again.

On the accompanying CD-ROM, you'll find example images, scanner evaluation tools, online presentations, and further explanations of key concepts.

Table of contents :
List of Figures
List of Tables
Chapter 1: What's Desktop Scanners: Image Quality Evaluation All About?
Chapter 2: A Guide to the Book
Chapter 3: Buying a Scanner
Chapter 4: For the Technical Reviewer
Chapter 5: A Look at Scanners
Chapter 6: Scanner Trends
Chapter 7: Scanning Software
Chapter 8: Scanner Gear
Chapter 9: Setting the Controls
Chapter 10: More on Image Quality
Chapter 11: Some Scanner Technologies
Chapter 12: Scanning Speed
Chapter 13: Resolution
Chapter 14: Scaling and Interpolation
Chapter 15: Tonal Resolution, Density Range and Bit Depth
Chapter 16: Image Noise
Chapter 17: Uniform Illumination
Chapter 18: Color Registration
Chapter 19: Color Fidelity
Chapter 20: Scanning for Black and White Output
Glossary
Index