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Summary: Not An Owner's Manual
Review: This book is full of great information about scanning. The reader will come away with a wealth of knowledge about scanning.The problem I had was that I bought an HP 6300C scanner and since HP doesn't supply owner's manuals, I purchased this book to help me learn more about my scanner. There doesn't seem to be anything directly related to the 6300 scanner series and how to use the multifunctions that are a part of it - copying, faxing, e-mailing and filing. I learned a great deal from this book about scanning, but very little about how to use my scanner since the ScanJetII they use for examples isn't like the newer HP scanners.
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Summary: Still a great book on scanning!
Review: This book is limited in scope, with little coverage of image editing. Frankly, any book on scanning worth buying is going to go into detail about editing scanned images, so it had better have more information than I found here. Why should I buy another book to find out how to take care of common tasks? I'm using my scanner for work, and trying to converse intelligently with graphics professionals, and there's not much to go on here. Although this book is supposed to be for all scanner types, it really centers completely on HP scanners (and programs, and printers, and paper, etc). Since HP no longer owns the lion's share of the market, this is very disappointing. Discussion of other programs related to scanning are nowhere to be found. Thanks HP, but no thanks. I don't have the proprietary software used in this book, so how about a book that uses Photoshop Essentials? The information I wanted just wasn't in this book. It's not well-rounded, and concentrates far too much on making "interesting things." Someone else may need napkin rings, but I want to find out how to perfect my scanned images. This is NOT a solid background in scanning, and unlike the editorial review, I am not a "adult-and-kid duo" on the proverbial rainy day.
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Summary: Nowhere near the best I've read on scanning
Review: This book is limited in scope, with little coverage of image editing. Frankly, any book on scanning worth buying is going to go into detail about editing scanned images, so it had better have more information than I found here. Why should I buy another book to find out how to take care of common tasks? I'm using my scanner for work, and trying to converse intelligently with graphics professionals, and there's not much to go on here. Although this book is supposed to be for all scanner types, it really centers completely on HP scanners (and programs, and printers, and paper, etc). Since HP no longer owns the lion's share of the market, this is very disappointing. Discussion of other programs related to scanning are nowhere to be found. Thanks HP, but no thanks. I don't have the proprietary software used in this book, so how about a book that uses Photoshop Essentials? The information I wanted just wasn't in this book. It's not well-rounded, and concentrates far too much on making "interesting things." Someone else may need napkin rings, but I want to find out how to perfect my scanned images. This is NOT a solid background in scanning, and unlike the editorial review, I am not a "adult-and-kid duo" on the proverbial rainy day.
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Summary: Another disappointment
Review: This large volume is little more than a compilation of manufacturers' instructions and just as lacking in usefulness. It repeats the information one would get with the product and adds virtually nothing else. For example, I want to add titles to my scanned photographs. There is no information on this subject other than that accompanying a type of scanner I do not own. Even though mine is an H-P product, information on such crucial information for my model, which pre-dates the publication date of the book, does not appear anywhere in the volume.
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Summary: What do you do with a scanner? Scanner Projects for all!
Review: When we wrote this book, we wanted to make it as widely-encompassing as possible, so we included projects for every occasion and every skill level. Here you can find out not only how to run your scanner but what to do with it after you have mastered the operational aspects. Try making a decorative box or window decals or creating graphics to jazz up a web site. Make projects for the office, small businesses, home or special occasions. There are tips for marketing your business, building a library of cool graphics and making three-dimensional objects for work or pleasure. A whole host of resources get you off and running...or should I say "scanning"....
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Summary: Equip Your Creativity!
Review: Whether you are looking to buy your first scanner or to get more out of the one you already own, you'll find all the information you need about how scanners work and how much you can do with them in the "Hewlett-Packard Official Scanner Handbook." *Find out what you really need to look for when selecting a scanner *Master the basics of resolution, interpolation, and color calibration *Turn any typed documents into editable text *Discover some simple tricks for getting better scans *Select the best image-editing software for retouching and dressing up scans *Optimize color for traditional printing and for Web publishing *Learn what to do when your scanner won't cooperate-or troubleshooting 101 *Create custom cards, decals, book covers, party favors, fabric, and even wallpaper *Discover new ways to use your scanner-from screensavers to business presentations to Web art With more than 40 step-by-step projects covering a wide range of activities for both home and business, this engaging guide will help you produce distinctive documents and designs, showing you throughout how to use your scanner more efficiently-and always more creatively.
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