User Manual

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Contents
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Measuring the Intensity of Light
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Bracketing the Exposure of an Image
33
Understanding How a Digital Image Is Displayed
33
Additive vs. Subtractive Color
34
Understanding Color Gamut
34
Displaying Images Onscreen
35
The Importance of Color Calibrating Your Display
35
Apple Cinema Displays Are Proof Perfect
36
Displaying Images in Print
36
Printer Types
Chapter 3 37 Understanding Resolution
37
Demystifying Resolution
37
Learning About Pixels
38
Learning About Bit Depth
40
How Resolution Measurement Changes from Device to Device
41
Mapping Resolution from Camera to Printer
41
Camera Resolution
42
Display Resolution
42
About the Differences Between CRT and Flat-Panel Display Resolutions
42
Printer Resolution
43
Calculating Color and Understanding Floating Point
43
Learning About Bit Depth and Quantization
44
Learning About the Relationship Between Floating Point and Bit Depth
45
Understanding How Aperture Uses Floating Point
Appendix 47 Credits