Contents -- 1 Navigating the Digital Landscape -- Birth of the Digital Printing Revolution -- The Revolution Takes Off -- Defining Digital Printing -- Digital -- Printing -- Why Go Digital? -- Cost -- Consistency -- Storage -- Larger Sizes -- Artistic Control -- Freedom & Flexibility -- Who's Doin' Digital? -- Photographers -- Traditional Artists -- Digital Artists -- Consumers, Scrapbookers, and Other Imagemakers -- Gaining Ground: A Question of Acceptance -- Digital Decisions -- Doing It Yourself versus Sending It Out -- Reproductions or Original Prints? -- State of the Art: The Digital Revolution -- 2 Understanding Digital Printing -- A Digital Primer -- Anatomy of a Digital Image -- Pixels and Bit Depth -- Resolution -- Halftones, Contones, and Dithers -- Printer Drivers -- 3 Comparing Digital Printing Technologies -- Digital Photo Print (Laser Imaging) -- Dye Sublimation -- Electrophotography -- Inkjet -- 4 Creating and Processing the Image -- Image Input -- Scanning -- Photography -- Digital Drawing/Painting -- Image Editing -- Image Editing Software -- Plug-Ins and Filters -- File Formats, Image Compression, and More -- File Formats -- Image Compression -- File Transport, Storage, and Archives -- 5 Understanding and Managing Color -- Color Basics -- What Is Color? -- Color Attributes -- Color Spaces -- What Is Color Management? -- Monitor Calibration and Profiling -- Printer Calibration and Profiling -- A World of Profiles -- A Color-Managed Workflow -- Using Profiles with Photoshop Elements -- 6 What About Print Permanence? -- How Long Is Long Enough? -- The Meaning of Permanence -- What Affects Permanence? -- Testing for Permanence -- Types of Tests -- Who's Doing the Testing? -- So How Long Will It Last? -- What Can You Do? -- The Imagemaker's Responsibility -- 7 Selecting an Inkjet Printer -- 1. Can I Use It to Print...?.

What Size Output? -- 2. How Old Is It? -- 3. What's the Print Quality? -- 4. What Different Inks and Media Can I Use? -- Inks -- Media -- 5. How Permanent Are the Prints? -- 6. Speed: How Long Does It Take to Print? -- 7. How Easy to Set Up and Connect? How Big? How Noisy? -- Desktop -- Wide-Format -- 8. What About Printer Software and Service? -- Printer Management Software -- What About Service, Repairs, and Warranties? -- 9. What Does It Cost? -- Desktop -- Wide-Format -- 8 Choosing Your Consumables -- Inks -- Ink Components, Dyes versus Pigments -- OEM or Third-Party Inks? -- Media -- Paper -- Deciding on Paper -- Alternative Media -- Finding Media -- Matching Ink to Media -- 9 Making a Great Inkjet Print -- System Setups -- Healthy Hardware: Advanced Equipment Setups -- Quick-Start Printing Guide -- Step 1: Open and Convert the File -- Step 2: Edit and Prep the Image -- Step 3: Choose and Load the Paper -- Step 4: Select Image Settings -- Step 5: Select Printer Driver Settings -- Step 6: Make the Print -- Making a Serious Print, Step-by-Step -- Step 1: Plan the Print -- Step 2: Prep the File -- Step 3: Edit the Image -- Step 4: Save a Print-Specific Version -- Step 5: Scale, Res, and Sharpen -- Step 6: Select and Load Paper -- Step 7: Select Image Settings -- Step 8: Select Printer Driver Settings or Profile -- Step 9: Make a Test Print (or Two or Three…) -- Step 10: Make Adjustments and More Test Prints -- Step 11: Make the Final Print(s) -- 10 Finishing and Displaying Your Prints -- Print Aesthetics -- Finishing Prints -- Drying -- Deckling Your Edges -- Embellishing Prints -- Coating Prints -- Why Coat? -- Types of Coatings -- Mounting and Framing Prints -- Mounting -- Framing -- Framing Alternatives -- Storing and Shipping Prints -- Storing Prints -- Shipping Large Prints -- Displaying Prints -- Display Aesthetics -- Display Permanence.

11 Using a Print Service -- Why Use a Print Service? -- Print Service Advantages -- How to Pick a Print Service -- A Giclée Workflow -- Step 1: Planning the Print -- Step 2: Digitizing the Image -- Step 3: Image Editing and Color Correcting -- Step 4: Proofing -- Step 5: Printing -- Step 6: Finishing -- Step 7: Shipping and Storing -- Working with Specialized Print Providers -- Digital Photo Print (Laser Imaging) -- Online Printing Services -- Image Sharing and Printing -- 12 Special Printing Techniques -- RIPs and Special Printing Software -- RIPs -- Special Color Printing Software -- Printing Big! -- The Secret World of Digital Black and White -- Getting Results with Digital Black and White -- Beyond the Digital Print -- Cards and Books -- Digital Mixed Media -- Other Alternative Processes -- Appendix -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Z.