OPTIMIZING PHOTO CD SCANS FOR PREPRESS and PUBLISHING
by Brian Lawler


About the author
The benefits of Photo CD
YCC color space
The Image Pac file
Photo CD in practice
Using Photo CD in the graphic arts

Working in RGB
Software for working in RGB
Working in CMYK
Software options for conversion to CMYK
Photo CD in CIELAB color
The (future) benefits of LAB color space


Choosing the right image for Photo CD
Optimizing scans from Photo CD discs
Working with Photo CD Image Pac files
Following a dot from ether to paper (simplified)

Enter the math
New Years resolutions
Which image to use from the Image Pac file
How to calculate the number of pixels needed

Interpolation and decimation

Conversion of color from one color space to another
The computer monitor - sometimes an element of confusion
Converting RGB to CMYK
CIELAB color conversion

Color to black-and-white conversions
Duotones and other simulations

Color separation with Adobe Photoshop software
Photoshop's Color Separation Tables
Other separation software

To Press!

Using Photo CD in page make-up
Dot gain and tonal control for printing
Opportunities in Photo CD
Glossary of Terms


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