If you want to work with your traditional film images electronically, this is the guide that will finally show you how you can do it. "Mastering Digital Scanning" takes a photographer's viewpoint to the topic of digitizing, managing, and enhancing film-based images. You'll learn how to use your scanner's options to your best advantage and how to perfect your image once it becomes digital. You don't have to give up the advantages of conventional photography to enjoy the ease of digital manipulation! Features Extensive coverage of transparency scanning, this is currently the only book like it in the market. Educates readers on slides and negatives into the digital age and out of the shoebox. Provides an understanding of the makeup of film and how that relates to scanning. Includes detailed explanation of the characteristics needed in good film scanning. Teaches how to fine-tune images with scanning and editing software.