David B. Brooks
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Adobe Creative Suite/Photoshop CS (8.0)
A Photoshop Upgrade Like No Other
Software & Computers, Test Reports
David B. Brooks • Mar 01, 2004 • 0 comments

Instead of the usual numerical version increase for Photoshop, this latest edition is named Adobe Photoshop CS (Creative Suite). This identifies this version as part of a larger upgrade of most of Adobe's graphics applications, including--in...
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Digital Help
Q&A For Digital Photography
Digital Help
David B. Brooks • Mar 01, 2004 • 0 comments

This department will attempt
to provide solutions to problems readers may have getting into and using
digital cameras, scanning, and using digital photographic images with
a computer and different kinds of software. All...
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Digital Help
Q&A For Digital Photography
Digital Help
David B. Brooks • Feb 01, 2004 • 0 comments

This department will attempt
to provide solutions to problems readers may have getting into and using
digital cameras, scanning, and using digital photographic images with
a computer and different kinds of software. All...
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Canon's i9100 Photo Printer
Newest 13x19 Ink Jet Is A Serious Contender
Scanners & Printers, Test Reports
David B. Brooks • Feb 01, 2003 • Published: Feb 01, 2004 • 0 comments

In the weeks before I requested the loan of their newest top of the line photo printer, I'd been hearing good things about Canon's photo ink jet printing from possibly the most critical of sources, my contacts in the color management business.
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LaserSofts SilverFast DCPro
Software & Computers, Test Reports
David B. Brooks • Jan 01, 2004 • 0 comments

When editing photo files, Photoshop is the first application that comes to mind. When it comes to scanning software, LaserSoft's SilverFast has acquired a similar association. However, most who are familiar with SilverFast, due to the many scanners...
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Digital Help
Q And A For Digital Photography
Digital Help
David B. Brooks • Jan 01, 2004 • 0 comments

This department will attempt
to provide solutions to problems readers may have getting into and using
digital cameras, scanning, and using digital photographic images with
a computer and different kinds of software. All...
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Canons CanoScan LiDE 80 Flat Bed Scanner
Scanners & Printers, Test Reports
David B. Brooks • Jan 01, 2004 • 0 comments

When I read this press release headline, "Canon launches world's first film scanning capable, bus-powered 2400x4800dpi CIS scanner," I was intrigued. Then learning that the CanoScan LiDE 80 also features 48-bit color depth, only requires...
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Digital Help
Q&A For Digital Photography
Digital Help
David B. Brooks • Dec 01, 2003 • 0 comments

This department will attempt
to provide solutions to problems readers may have getting into and using
digital cameras, scanning, and using digital photographic images with
a computer and different kinds of software. All questions sent to me will...
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The New Minolta DiMAGE Scan Elite 5400
Scanners & Printers, Test Reports
David B. Brooks • Dec 01, 2003 • 0 comments

Sometimes it is a good thing to be proven wrong, and to also be happy to admit it. For the last few years I have been using 4000dpi dedicated film scanners and was convinced that other than the ability to make larger prints there was little to be gained...
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Microteks ArtixScan 1800f
A Professional All In One
Scanners & Printers, Test Reports
David B. Brooks • Nov 01, 2003 • 0 comments

When I first became active in computer-based digital photographic image processing in 1989, scanning technology was already well established. However, a truly professional color scanner at that time which had sufficient resolution to support magazine quality reproduction and would accommodate...
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