| Preface |
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| Introduction |
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| Why Restore Digitally? |
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| About this Book |
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| About Other Books |
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| Keeping in Touch |
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| Acknowledgments |
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| About the Author |
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| Quick Diagnosis Guide to Restoration |
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Where Do You Want to Go Today? |
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The Art (and Craft) of Restoration |
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7 | (3) |
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10 | (3) |
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A Modest Taxonomy of Restoration |
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13 | (12) |
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25 | (2) |
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Hardware for Restoration Work |
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27 | (24) |
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27 | (1) |
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28 | (2) |
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30 | (3) |
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33 | (1) |
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34 | (3) |
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37 | (2) |
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Color Management and ColorMunki |
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39 | (2) |
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Backup and Long-Term Storage |
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41 | (2) |
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43 | (3) |
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46 | (5) |
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51 | (30) |
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52 | (2) |
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54 | (2) |
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Photoshop Performance Enhancement |
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56 | (3) |
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56 | (3) |
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Photoshop Elements 6 (Mac), 7 (Win) |
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59 | (2) |
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61 | (1) |
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62 | (8) |
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64 | (1) |
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65 | (1) |
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66 | (4) |
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70 | (11) |
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Noiseware Professional Bundle |
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72 | (1) |
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72 | (1) |
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Polaroid Dust & Scratches Removal |
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73 | (1) |
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74 | (3) |
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77 | (1) |
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77 | (2) |
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79 | (2) |
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Getting the Photo into the Computer |
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81 | (40) |
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82 | (1) |
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83 | (4) |
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Scanning Prints: Maximize Your Information by Getting the Tones Right |
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87 | (10) |
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Is 16-Bit Mode Really Necessary? |
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97 | (3) |
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100 | (3) |
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103 | (1) |
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How to Scan B&W Film and Glass Plates |
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104 | (5) |
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109 | (3) |
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112 | (5) |
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117 | (4) |
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121 | (90) |
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122 | (3) |
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125 | (9) |
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The Shadow/Highlight Adjustment |
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134 | (5) |
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How to Improve a Copy Print |
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139 | (3) |
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How to Correct Uneven Exposure |
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142 | (4) |
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How to Repair Uneven Density: Dodge and Burn with Masked Adjustment Layers |
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146 | (5) |
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Soft-Light Dodging and Burning-in Layers |
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151 | (1) |
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Enhancing Almost-Blank Photos |
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152 | (4) |
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Making Extreme Tone Changes Without Distorting Colors |
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156 | (2) |
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Fixing Harsh Shadows on Faces |
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158 | (5) |
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163 | (1) |
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164 | (6) |
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Getting the Color Right (Semi-) Automatically |
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170 | (4) |
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Color Correcting in Layers |
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174 | (8) |
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Getting Better Skin Tones |
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182 | (16) |
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182 | (3) |
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The Airbrushed Layers Approach |
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185 | (8) |
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Correcting Skin Tones with Color Airbrushing |
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193 | (5) |
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198 | (5) |
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Using Masked Layers to Hand-Tint Photographs |
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198 | (3) |
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Hand-Tinting with Coloriage |
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201 | (2) |
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Fixing Chromatic Aberration with Picture Window |
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203 | (2) |
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Fixing Color Stains and Development Marks |
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205 | (6) |
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211 | (34) |
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212 | (2) |
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Many Ways to the Same Goal |
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214 | (3) |
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217 | (9) |
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226 | (2) |
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Exaggerating Color to Select Tarnish |
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228 | (4) |
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Exaggerating Color to Select Scratches |
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232 | (4) |
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Exaggerating Color for Hand-Tinting Masks |
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236 | (2) |
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Five Ways to Mask Cellophane Tape Damage |
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238 | (7) |
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245 | (50) |
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246 | (1) |
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246 | (6) |
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Polishing out the Scratches |
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252 | (16) |
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Finding Scratches with the Find Edges Filter |
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254 | (3) |
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Minimizing Scratches with Noise Reduction and Layer Blends |
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257 | (3) |
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Minimizing Scratches with Masks and Curves |
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260 | (5) |
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Enhancing Color to Attack Scratches |
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265 | (3) |
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268 | (11) |
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Removing Fine Cracks with a Mask and Median Filtering |
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268 | (2) |
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Removing Fine Cracks in Stages with Repeated Median Filtering |
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270 | (4) |
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Whittling away at Wide Cracks |
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274 | (5) |
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Paving over Tears and Holes |
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279 | (1) |
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Using the Spot Healing Brush |
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279 | (1) |
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280 | (15) |
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280 | (2) |
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Picking the Right Color for B&W |
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282 | (4) |
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Dealing with Textured Prints |
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286 | (4) |
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290 | (5) |
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Tips, Tricks, and Enhancements |
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295 | (20) |
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296 | (1) |
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Save Time by Using Your Keyboard and Mouse |
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296 | (1) |
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Capturing a Long Density Range in a Scan by Stacking Images |
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297 | (2) |
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299 | (3) |
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Getting the Most Detail out of Your Photograph |
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302 | (4) |
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What Do You Do with a Tintype? |
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306 | (1) |
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307 | (3) |
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310 | (5) |
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315 | (12) |
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316 | (1) |
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Viewing Your Restorations at Arm's Length |
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316 | (1) |
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Improving Tonality and Making the Photo More Lively |
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317 | (4) |
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319 | (1) |
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320 | (1) |
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321 | (6) |
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321 | (1) |
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Sharpen and Smooth...or Vice Versa |
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322 | (5) |
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327 | (46) |
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327 | (46) |
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Repairing an Old Glass Plate |
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328 | (1) |
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Repairing Color with a Good Scan |
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329 | (1) |
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Mother and Child-A ``Legacy'' Restoration Job |
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330 | (1) |
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331 | (1) |
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Reassembling an Astronomical Glass Plate |
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332 | (1) |
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A Rare and Historic Old Polaroid |
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333 | (1) |
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Fixing a Photocopied Halftone |
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334 | (1) |
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Restoring an Almost-Blank Photo |
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335 | (1) |
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Restoring a Very Old and Large Print |
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336 | (10) |
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Restoring a Very Yellowed B&W Snapshot |
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346 | (12) |
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Restoring Faded Color Snapshots |
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358 | (15) |
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373 | (16) |
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What's the Right Printer? |
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373 | (1) |
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Choosing Your Print Media for Permanence |
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374 | (1) |
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375 | (5) |
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377 | (1) |
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378 | (2) |
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380 | (4) |
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Display and Storage Conditions for Maximum Print Longevity |
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384 | (5) |
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389 | (12) |
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The Special Needs of Digital Storage |
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389 | (1) |
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390 | (2) |
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392 | (1) |
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It's Just a Matter of Time |
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393 | (1) |
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All Storage Is Not Created Equal |
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394 | (3) |
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397 | (1) |
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398 | (1) |
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399 | (2) |
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