Astropix LLC Photoshop for Astrophotographers

Manufacturer : Astropix LLC
Part Number : 0-9729737-3-7

Astropix LLC Photoshop for Astrophotographers.
This book gives detailed, step-by-step directions describing methods for properly adjusting, correcting and enhancing images with Photoshop. These techniques will produce the best results, both technically and aesthetically, for output to the web, monitor, printing press, desktop printer, or film recorder.

Astropix LLC Photoshop for Astrophotographers.
You no longer have to be among the world’s elite astrophotographers to take spectacular deep-sky images. All it takes are a simple camera, a home computer, and a scanner. Veteran astrophotographer Jerry Lodriguss’s Photoshop for Astrophotographers is a step-by-step guide covering everything from the fundamentals of capturing astronomical images with film-based cameras and telescopes to enhancing photographs with sophisticated digital-processing techniques. This full-color book on CD-ROM is formatted for PC and Mac computers and can be viewed with any conventional Internet Web-browsing software, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape.
This book gives detailed, step-by-step directions describing methods for properly adjusting, correcting and enhancing images with Photoshop. These techniques will produce the best results, both technically and aesthetically, for output to the web, monitor, printing press, desktop printer, or film recorder.

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This product has made my photos look 100% better. The tips and techniques are great so are the demo photos included for practice. HOWEVER, I didnt give it my best rating because you have to keep flipping into the disk through your web browser which is really annoying. It would be nice if you could print the book and refer to it while editing the photos without flipping between applications. The pages can be printed, but only one at a time as you go through the browser. Poor forethought IMHO.

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Great Program!

I have still not used all the techniques covered in this program. It is pretty easy to follow and the digital masking tech. and the gradient removal techniques alone are worth the money. This shows step by step(which I need) how to adjust levels without star bloat. A great overall program that helps get the most from Photoshop. With the methods in this program I have salvaged many of my high humidity images(75-85%). As I live in the south it is a must for summer imaging. Thanks for a great program!

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<B>You will also discover how easy it is to:</b>
Use digital image processing to produce beautiful astronomical images
<B>In this book you will learn about fundamental concepts such as:</b>
Light, color and vision
Resolution
Dynamic Range
Bit Depth
Histograms
Color Spaces
Learn tips and tricks for scanning difficult astronomical film images
Correctly set the black and white points in Levels to maximize the image's dynamic range
Make brightness, contrast and color adjustments in Curves
Perform specialized color correction
Correct vignetting and uneven field illumination
Reduce grain and noise
Create masks to selectively manipulate different parts of the tonal range in an image
Composite multiple images to improve the signal to noise ra
Select the best file format and storage media to archive your images
Soft proof your images and produce dazzling prints on a desktop inkjet printer