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Reference Materials
The following is a list of recommended books related to large-format printing
and related technologies. They are recommendations only and do not represent official
endorsements or support from Onyx Graphics. For questions regarding the information
contained in the books, please consult the authors directly. Click on the links
to order the books directly from Amazon.com.

Real World Color Management
Written by users for users this guide to color management is excellent for anyone
doing large-format printing. It also includes an entire section devoted to getting
the best color out of major design applications including Adobe Photoshop, InDesign,
Adobe Illustrator, Acrobat and QuarkXPress at a professional level. The authors
draw on their years of professional experience to show you everything you need
to know about color management. This book takes the mystery out of color management,
covering everything from color theory and color models to understanding how devices
interpret and display color. You'll even find expert advice for building and fine-tuning
color profiles for input and output devices, selecting the right color management
workflow, and managing color within and across major design applications.

Mastering
Digital Printing: The Photographer's and Artist's Guide to High-Quality Digital
Output
This book is an in-depth reference to the new world of digital printing for photography
and fine art. This authoritative guide provides a thorough introduction to this
exploding medium, instruction in the latest digital printing techniques, and an
inspiring Gallery Showcase of the best digitally imaged and printed art and photography.

Understanding
Color Management
The layout of the book is quite conventional, going from the fundamentals of color
theory to more in depth discussions. It provides an in-depth look at the range
of measuring instruments available to the end-user. International Color Consortium
(ICC) profiles are discussed in great detail and procedures for profiling scanners,
digital cameras, computer monitors, inkjet printers, and printing presses are
thoroughly described making this book the definitive guide to color management.
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Digital
Printing Start-Up Guide
Differing from other books, this is one covers this subject from a non-branded
perspective. By introducing the basics of image creation, editing, and printing;
explaining the advantages and disadvantages of inkjet and other digital printing
technologies; and showing readers how to make better digital prints, this practical
guide offers advice on improving the digital imaging and photo-printing process.
The ability to share and print photographs digitally with high quality is considered
one of the most important consumer trends in the world today. The huge success
of its parent book, Mastering Digital Printing, is an example of digital photographys
growing popularity. Varying from its parent book, this new book concentrates on
photo printing as opposed to fine-art printing. With plenty of sidebars, charts,
diagrams, and photos illustrating the book's contents, this can be used as a perfect
standalone guide or as a companion for Mastering Digital Printing.

Adobe Photoshop CS Down & Dirty Tricks
Written for intermediate Photoshop users who wish to learn techniques to improve
their productivity, this work covers all the hottest tricks, coolest effects and
inside secrets of Photoshop CS. This book includes an amazing new collection of
Photoshop Down and Dirty Tricks, including how to create the same exact effects
you see every day in magazines, on TV, at the movies, and on the Web. It's more
of those eye-popping, jaw-dropping special effects that made the author's previous
version an award-winning worldwide hit.
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