Welcome, beta readers!

by Dan Margulis March 14, 2013

Appropriately, the first people outside of the developers to see the site are the beta readers, who have contributed so much to the book’s quality. You are the people who, behind the scenes, made sure that the book itself would be what we want. Now, let me talk about the other behind-the-scenes folk who have […]

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Waiting in the Desert

by Dan Margulis March 11, 2013

Mostly bad weather during the first week of our trip, so not too much hiking. Got to learn more about the Paso Robles wine area, discovering to my surprise that there are really two distinct ones. Although they are only maybe 20 kilometers apart, the better-known one is in sunny and dry conditions, favoring powerful […]

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From the California coast

by Dan Margulis March 4, 2013

The book was supposed to be finished by now, so my travel schedule has begun. Yesterday we flew out to LAX, and drove north to Cambria, on the coast near the Hearst castle, and in the center of a wine country that is beginning, IMHO, to produce better stuff than comes out of Napa, and […]

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The Sad Truth About Commercial Printing

by Dan Margulis March 2, 2013

is that it’s very daunting for a nonexpert to comprehend. I would have to rate as one of the savviest print customers there is, having been on the selling side as well. I can’t imagine how a novice would have reacted to the problems with the printing of this book. This is probably not the […]

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In the pressroom

by Dan Margulis March 2, 2013
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Post Mortem Pressrun

by Dan Margulis February 20, 2013

The book is now printed, not always to my satisfaction. The print quality was consistent but unfortunately the printer was not able to come remotely close to matching their own proofs. This caused a lot of unnecessary fooling around on press, and a certain number of images that couldn’t be saved at all. But the […]

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Dust & Scratches Discussion

by Dan Margulis February 18, 2013

The Dust & Scratches filter is simple but powerful–if used correctly, which it often isn’t. Properly controlled, it’s not just a noise reducer but an excellent method for smoothing out fleshtones in a natural way. The name is deceptive. People think some kind of analysis is going on that picks up what is noise and […]

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From the airport

by Dan Margulis February 15, 2013

My home internet and telephone service quit last night, and it wasn’t restored until a few minutes before I left. Before the breakdown, I did receive 12 videos from Alessandro. We’re almost finished in that regard!

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Proofs Are Back

by Dan Margulis February 13, 2013

Yesterday evening I received the final contract proofs from the printer. I got my first look at the color for the Introduction and Chapter 1, which were the last pieces I had submitted. The color looks fine, but they made some mistakes in page imposition, which I’m having them correct.

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