Digital Outback Photo has announced its latest E-book, The Art of RAW Conversion, is now available to download for $39.95. The 290-page book authored by Uwe Steinmueller and Jürgen Gulbins explains how to get the best quality from Photoshop CS2 and a number of different RAW converters as well as understanding DNG, basic color management and how to remove noise, chromatic aberration and lens distortions. An upgrade from DOP2000 is available for $27.95.

Click here to download The Art of RAW Conversion as a PDF

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DOP3002 The Art of RAW Conversion

Optimal image quality from Photoshop CS2 and leading RAW converters

290 pages downloadable PDF at $39.95

• Our latest and most complete E-Book about RAW conversion
• Photoshop CS2 Camera Raw 3.x
• Pixmantec RawShooter, Phase One Capture One, Canon DPP, Nikon Capture, Bibble 4.x
• Understanding the full RAW workflow
• Introduction to DNG
• Understanding basic color management
• Converting to B&W with your RAW converters
• Perfecting images by removing image artifacts like: Noise, Chromatic Aberrations, Lens
• Distortions, dust and sharpening
• Upsizing, dark/light halo and edge mask sharpening
• Based on real-world experience
• Optimized for working on the screen

You can upgrade from DOP2000 for only $27.95

What do you learn from our e-books? What are raw files? And why raw files gets you better image quality.

• What is the responsibility of a raw converter
• Basic understanding of color management
• Learn to read histograms
• The essential workflow steps
  Mastering your raw converter
• Adjust exposure, white balance, contrast and colors
• We try to make the workflow as simple as possible but not simpler
• Pure B&W workflow

Our e-books teach how to solve the digital workflow problems at hand and not just summarize what tools like Photoshop can do. All techniques are based on real world experiences as fine art photographers. Click here to have a look at our portfolios and you will realize what you can do yourself.