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Table of Contents

Preparing Your
Images for Print

Calibrating Your
Studio Monitor

Create Custom
White Balance

   Updating Your
   Camera's
   Firmware

Tips & Tricks

Articles

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1.0 Preparing Your Images for Print

1.1 Digital File Requirements
1.2 Guidelines to the Highest Quality Prints

1.2.1 Shooting Digitally
1.2.2 Cropping Your Image Files
1.2.3. JPEG Instructions

2.0 Calibrating Your Studio Monitor

2.1 FAQ's About Color Calibration
2.2. Steps to Color Calibration.

2.2.1. Establishing a Workspace
2.2.2. Establish your Monitor's White Point and Gamma
2.2.3. Calibrate Your Devices (i.e. Computer, Display, Scanner, etc.)
2.2.4. Create an ICC (International Color Consortium) Profile
2.2.5. Convert to Profile

3.0 Creating Custom White Balance

3.1 Samples of Different White Balancing
3.2 How to Set Your Custom White Balance.

3.2.1. Canon
3.2.2. Nikon

3.3. What is an ExpoDisc?

4.0 Updating Your Camera's Firmware

4.1 What is Firmware?
4.2 Where Do I Find the Firmware For My Camera?

4.2.1. Canon
4.2.2. Nikon

4.3 How Do I Check the Canon 20D's Current Firmware Version Number?
4.4 How Do I Update the Firmware on My Camera?

4.4.1 How Do I Update the EOS 20D's Firmware?
4.4.2. When Doing an Update Please Be Cautious...
4.4.3. For More Instructions Please Download the Canon EOS 20D's
Firmware Update Procedures 2.0.3.

5.0 Tips & Tricks

5.1 Converting Images to Black & White in Adobe® Photoshop®
5.2 Sharpening Made Easy in PhotoShop
5.3 The Ins and Outs of Cleaning Your Digital SLR Camera
5.4 Create amazing borders using a Layer Mask in Adobe® PhotoShop®
5.5 Create borders using the Displacement Filter in Adobe® PhotoShop®

6.0 Articles

6.1 Century Color is Holding Wedding Workshops
6.2 Century Color's Prom Borders are sure to be a hit at the prom!
6.3 Century Color's Prom Posters are sure to be a hit at the prom!
6.4 DataMatch makes ordering proms as easy as 1, 2, 3!