Not being re-printed. Ron Wodaski has announced The Zone System will not be reprinted due to other committments - we have ordered 1 last batch of this very informative book. The NewAstro Zone System for Astro Imaging - Ron Wodaski with additional content by Russell Croman Photoshop is a powerful tool, but such a level of sophistication can make it difficult for the new user. The Zone System not only shows you how to process your images in Photoshop, it gives you a complete system for astro image processing. The book is in full colour on every page, a DVD with video training, free software, and other goodies is provided once you register your purchase. Ron Wodaski says, The Zone System grew out of the CCD Imaging Camps I held for the last several years in New Mexico. It is based on painstaking research into how Photoshop works - and why it works the way it does. You won't just learn some useful ways to use Curves; you'll learn the type of curve to use, the correct way to integrate Curves and Levels, and more. The most important thing you'll learn, however, is how to take the guesswork out of processing astronomical images. The Zone System book is based on: Watching students learn how to work with Photoshop at the Camps Breaking down the steps in Photoshop to their fundamentals Putting the steps back together in a way that makes sense for astro image processing Showing how to process an image from end to end Developing new ideas on colour, signal to noise ratio, and other topics But the biggest idea that brings everything together is the Zone System itself. By breaking the image down into manageable zones, you learn how to get the most out of any image you process.