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Kodak Photo CD Image (PCD)
Kodak Photo CD image file is a raster format developed by Eastman Kodak for scanning photographic images onto compact discs. PCD images are derived from 35-mm film negatives or slides that have been converted to digital format and stored on a CD. Photo CD allows high-quality digital storage and manipulation of photographic images. The PCD format is typically used by photofinishers and service bureaus who provide the service of placing photographs on CDs.
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(Windows Vista) Choose PCD – Kodak Photo-CD image (*.pcd) from the list box next to the File name box.
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Contrast — lets you specify the contrast between the pixels in the image
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You can also
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Resample a graphic while importing
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For more information, see “To resample an image while importing.”
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Crop a graphic while importing
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For more information, see “To crop an image while importing.”
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You can remove the adjustments made by the photofinisher at the time the original image was scanned and placed on the Photo CD disk by enabling the Subtract scene balance check box.
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You can identify out-of-gamut areas of the image by enabling the Show colors out of gamut check box, which renders the out-of-gamut pixels in pure red or pure blue.
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Kodak Photo CD Image (PCD) technical notes | |
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Kodak Photo CD (PCD) images may be subject to copyright. The Corel program does not display a warning message about this.
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Other Kodak-compatible programs may install the Kodak pcdlib.dll file in the Windows folder instead of the WindowsSystem folder. This difference in the folder location produces an error message.
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