The Best Image Processing Books 2024

1. Femme Digitale: Perfecting the Female Form on Your Computer [Paperback - Used]

CONDITION - USED - Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included. Photographers, designers, animators, and digital artists of all levels of experience can make the female form come to life with help from Femme Digitale: Perfecting the Female Form on Your Computer . This indispensable reference details all the skills needed to bring every nuance of the female figure into digital existence. Readers will learn how to retouch and restore digital photographs; how to create lifelike skin tones, textures, facial expressions, and body types; and even how to render figures in 3-D, with step-by-step tutorials accompanying most every technique. Included with these easy-to-follow lessons are critical details on required hardware and software, and a compendium of some of the best examples of this electrifying art form-a collection that can't be found anywhere else. Practical, comprehensive, and well-written, Femme Digitale demystifies the female form as represented on a computer screen while keeping it enchanting in the eyes of the beholder. Showcases the finest examples of the art form available Uses Adobe Poser software For the ever-growing market of digital artists, from professional to amateur

Femme Digital : Perfecting the Female Form on Your Computer, Used [Paperback]

2. Fundamentals of Electronic Image Processing [Hardcover - Used]

CONDITION - USED - Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included. This book provides the fundamentals of image processing specifically for the practicing engineer or scientist. A large variety of example images is included to give the reader a better understanding of how particular image processing algorithms work. This book bridges the gap between existing high level texts and the need for a more practical and fundamental approach.

Fundamentals of Electronic Image Processing, Used [Hardcover]

3. Photoshop CS3 Channels and Masks Bible [Paperback - Used]

CONDITION - USED - Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included. Add sizzle to your images with these invaluable tools. If you're using Photoshop without working with channels and masks, you're missing out on some of the most powerful and creative features Photoshop CS3 has to offer. Let this comprehensive reference teach you to use these valuable tools the way professionals do. Create dazzling composites, speed your workflow, get awesome color--it's all here and more with step-by-step instructions, techniques, and examples. If you want to tap the full potential of Photoshop channels and masks, this striking full-color Bible is the book you need to succeed.You'll learn to: Harness channels and masks for faster workflow. Unravel the secrets of creating, mixing, and converting digital color. Add lighting effects, 3D, and other channel pyrotechnics. Create composite layer content with advanced blending. Reveal, conceal, and refine your images with layer masks. Combine selections from single and multiple documents. Posterize, create textures, correct faded images, and more. Use type masks to add an artist's sparkle to the text. Work with soft-edged selections. Select and composite transparent shadows. Blend layers. Inside, you'll find brilliant full color throughout, including hundreds of color screen shots and examples. Order your copy today

Photoshop CS3 Channels and Masks Bible, Used [Paperback]

4. Photoshop 5 for Windows for Dummies, Used [Paperback]

Transform ordinary images into breathtaking works of digital art with the advanced power and endless possibilities of Photoshop 5, Adobe's state-of-the-art digital imaging software. Take the grand tour of Version 5 with veteran tour guide Deke McClelland, and then move into new and exciting realms of digital wizardry as you master an array of text effects, image enhancements, and other wondrous things that make Photoshop 5 so hugely popular among the digiterati. Photoshop guru McClelland takes you gently -- and intelligently -- through the world of pixels, paintbrushes, and special effects with friendly, easygoing, down-to-earth tips and tricks to help you master the fine art of digital imagery. Clean up bad scans and poor-quality pictures, learn special painting tricks, create collages, add gradient fills and strange warps, explore new filters, and make your artistic masterpieces publishing-perfect or Web-ready with Photoshop 5. Plus, 16 pages of full-color examples -- and dozens of black-and-white images -- add to the visual content of this great guide for professional image-makers and amateur artists alike.

Photoshop 5 for Windows for Dummies, Used [Paperback]

5. Disney's Photomosaics (Disney Editions Deluxe) [Hardcover - Used]

CONDITION - USED - Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included. Photomosaics are everywhere. And the creative genius behind this trend offers a stunning new look at some familiar faces. From Mickey Mouse to "The Lion King", familiar and beloved icons are magically reborn in this vivid compilation of thousands of images. Full-color photos.

Disney's Photomosaics (Disney Editions Deluxe), Used [Hardcover]

6. Digital Printmaking (Printmaking Handbooks) [Paperback - Used]

CONDITION - USED - Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included. A practical handbook that covers all aspects of printmaking - from basic considerations to the cutting-edge technology currently being used. The authors give step-by-step demonstrations while showing examples of the breadth and quality of work by artists from around the world.

Digital Printmaking (Printmaking Handbooks), Used [Paperback]

7. Image Processing, Analysis, and Machine Vision, Used [Hardcover]

This robust text provides deep and wide coverage of the full range of topics encountered in the field of image processing and machine vision. As a result, it can serve undergraduates, graduates, researchers, and professionals looking for a readable reference. The book's encyclopedic coverage of topics is wide, and it can be used in more than one course (both image processing and machine vision classes). In addition, while advanced mathematics is not needed to understand basic concepts (making this a good choice for undergraduates), rigorous mathematical coverage is included for more advanced readers. It is also distinguished by its easy-to-understand algorithm descriptions of difficult concepts, and a wealth of carefully selected problems and examples.

Image Processing, Analysis, and Machine Vision, Used [Hardcover]

8. Digital Illusion: Entertaining the Future With High Technology, Used [Paperback]

Combining traditional entertainment skills with advanced tools and methods in computer graphics and image processing, the producers of games, multimedia networks, virtual reality environments, and theme parks are reshaping one of the largest industries in the world. This book details the design and implementation of computer-based entertainment.

Digital Illusion: Entertaining the Future With High Technology, Used [Paperback]

9. Revolutionary Final Cut Pro 2 Digital Film Making, Used [Mass Market Paperback]

Final Cut Pro 2 is the smartest video-editing program available for less than $10,000. Does Apple's Final Cut Pro 2 warrant such a reputation? Yes--because it contains everything required by the serious video professional. You can climb a mountain or head off into the jungle with nothing but a digital camera and Final Cut Pro 2 on an Apple PowerBook, and transmit professionally-edited digital video footage to your colleagues in the office--well, you can if you work for National Geographic. If not, you might have to settle for preparing professional-quality digital video in your own living room. The aim of Revolutionary Final Cut Pro 2 Digital Film Making is to show how to create a movie (from organizing the shoot to logging the footage),?then edit and enhance it using Final Cut Pro 2?at an advanced,?professional level. With a focus on digital filmmaking, this book digs deep into the complexities of Final Cut Pro 2, showing how to go about creating a professional electronic press kit (EPK) for distribution.?By the end of the book, you will have a thorough and comprehensive grasp of Final Cut Pro 2, having explored all the features in advanced detail, and be more than ready to start creating your own digital masterpieces. Cannes, here we come!

Revolutionary Final Cut Pro 2 Digital Film Making, Used [Mass Market Paperback]

10. Photoshop CS3 Layers Bible [Paperback - Used]

CONDITION - USED - Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included. Creative professionals know how to tap Photoshop CS3's Layers to achieve spectacular results, and now you can learn their secrets in this comprehensive book. How do you combine layers and masks? What's the best way to work with Web images? From the newest CS3 features to successful layering strategies, you'll discover the professional techniques and hands-on examples you need to succeed. Create composites that make an impact, organize your workflow, create great-looking and quick-loading Web images, and more.

Photoshop CS3 Layers Bible, Used [Paperback]