Advanced Selection Techniques:
The Pen Tool............ 247
Drawing a Straight Line..... 248
Other Uses for Paths....... 249
The Purpose of Clipping Paths 252Layer Masks: Attaching a Mask
to a Layer.............. 252
Masking an Adjustment Layer. 25317 The Importance of Channels.. 255Using Masks to Create
Selections.............. 257Seeing Through a Mask...... 259
Removing an Object from an
Image and Pasting into Another
Image.................. 260
Using a Mask Created from an
Image to Create Special Effects
in Another Image.......... 262
Alpha Channels: Where Masks
Are Stored............... 263Troubleshooting: Keeping Track
of Layers, Channels, and
Masks................. 265
The Image-Editing Software
Stops Working............ 265
The Last Command Did Not
Work the Way It Should Have
Worked................. 265
I’m Still Not Getting the Results
I Want.................. 265
A Command Is Grayed Out or Is
Missing from the Menu..... 266IV Digital Output...........18 Printers and Printer Resolution 269Printer Technology.......... 270
Software Dithering and Error
Diffusion................ 272The Correct Settings for Printing
Images................. 273What Resolution Are My
Images?................ 273
Ink and Resolution: Tips for
Quality and Saving on Cost.. 275Third-Party Ink and Printer
Resolution.............. 276
ICC Profiles.............. 277
Epson Printers and Big Brother 280
Paper and Resolution: Tips for
Quality and Saving on Cost.. 281Why Do Images Look so Good
on the Monitor?......... 282Printing Big Pictures........ 28219 Preserving Your Images...... 285Photo Papers.............. 286Plain Papers............... 287Archival Issues with Paper.... 288What About Dye-Sublimation
Printers?............... 288Saving Your Images on
CD-ROM............... 288
The Advantages of a CD-ROM 289
Make Your Own Photo Gallery
on CD-ROM............. 29020 Color Theory.............. 293Three Image Layers Create
Color Images............ 295
Film Development Process... 295
Printing Process........... 296Making Your Prints Match the
Monitor—Gamuts and
Color Management....... 297
Printing Without Color
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