Those industries that use photo offset are studied. Emphasis is on outputting film, stripping, platemaking, one and two-color printing. Included are digital photographic conversion of line and halftone copy and instant-print methods. The changing nature of photographic reproduction in the printing industry is explored. Traditional and digital photographic imaging quality are compared and digital black and white images are prepared for printing.
Students learn in-depth scanning techniques and manipulate digital images for offset reproduction.
Offset Press II Focus is on the printing of four-color images. Electronic Publishing for Prepress Students learn QuarkXPress for the majority of the course. A final portfolio which includes products such as brochures, small booklets, and forms will be expected. Design, preplanning for economy, and preflighting using FlightCheck software are also part of this experience. The additive and subtractive theories of color reproduction are presented.