David B. Brooks

The New Minolta DiMAGE Scan Elite 5400
David B. Brooks  |  Dec 01, 2003

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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Digital Help
Digital Help
Q & A For Digital Photography
David B. Brooks  |  Nov 01, 2003

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.Al...

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Microteks ArtixScan 1800f
A Professional All In One
David B. Brooks  |  Nov 01, 2003

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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Digital Help
Digital Help
Q&A For Digital Photography
David B. Brooks  |  Oct 01, 2003

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.Al...

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Epson Stylus Photo 900
A New Improved Model That Prints On CDRs And DVD-Rs
David B. Brooks  |  Oct 01, 2003

Epson adds a new capability to their newest ink jet printer model. Now for the first time the individual user can create professional labels printing directly on a CD-R or DVD-R disc to obtain a professional appearance and avoid the problems and hassles of stick-on labels. Epson's new...

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Epson Perfection 3200 Pro
Does This Scanner Have Everything You Need
David B. Brooks  |  Sep 01, 2003

I've been testing and reporting on flat-bed scanners for almost the entire history of their being available to individual computer users. Thus far I've been skeptical of the ability of affordable models to serve as 35mm film scanners comparable to dedicated 35mm scanners. The...

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Digital Help
Digital Help
Q&A For Digital Photography
David B. Brooks  |  Sep 01, 2003

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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Digital Help
Digital Help
Q&A For Digital Photography
David B. Brooks  |  Aug 01, 2003

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Adobe Photoshop Camera Raw Plug In
Easy, Direct And Speedy Access To Digital Camera Images
David B. Brooks  |  Aug 01, 2003

Adobe Photoshop Camera Raw Plug-In

Just a few years ago, when the digital camera was just beginning to catch on, image media storage capacity was very limited and expensive. To conserve this small capacity cameras were designed to...

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Digital Darkroom
Making Digital Photos Sing
Basic Image Optimization Using Photoshop
David B. Brooks  |  Jul 01, 2003

Making Digital Photos Sing

Photoshop, in one version or another, is the image-editing application of choice by the majority of photographers. Although it can work miracles with images, the quality and effectiveness of the result is in large part due to what is done initially when...

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