Notes From 9/8/09

"God is in the details." ~Mies Van Der Rohe
Details make the difference between passable and excellence.

Pictures on the internet are 72 dpi. Printed matter needs to have 300 dpi to have any quality.

.jpg files are more compressed files and are better for print. .pct and .tif files are better for print.

Marshal Mcluhan said that nothing disappears with new technology but the old becomes art. Things don't replace themselves, they just move to another category. This is in regard to new technologies, such as the ereader that is replacing books.

Photoshop:
To correct angled scans: Image - Image Rotation - Arbitrary. Enter a degree (usu. 3-5)
To check to see if it is straight, use a guide: View - Rulers. Drag down a guide.
To crop: Use the crop tool, then Image - Crop.
To undo the snap to function: View - Snap (uncheck).

Gutter - inside of the book, where the pages come together.
Platin - screen on the scanner.