Exploring digital prepress
By: Reid Anderson.
Publisher: Thomson/Delmar Learning
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Clifton Park, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 334
Subjects: Prepress and Print Production; File preparation for digital printing; Print technology
Other titles: Digital prepress
Description: Ready to take on the challenges of print production without fear? There is no better source for understanding how to properly prepare electronic files for printing than Exploring Digital Prepress. An organized, linear format follows the print production process, taking readers step-by-step through simple, straightforward methods for producing the highest-quality printed artwork once an image is created on screen. Coverage explores the best type of software to use for optimal results at each stage of the prepress process, the advantages and disadvantages of different proofing methods, steps designers can take to ensure that their artwork prints correctly, and much more.
Table of contents: label: 1
title: Color Separations and Workflow Systems
pagenum: 2; label: 2
title: Color Systems
pagenum: 24; label: 3
title: Calibration and Color Management
pagenum: 44; label: 4
title: Color Correcting
pagenum: 74; label: 5
title: Pixel based Programs
pagenum: 110; label: 6
title: Document Layout
pagenum: 136; label: 7
title: Fonts
pagenum: 162; label: 8
title: Trapping
pagenum: 188; label: 9
title: Creating PDF Files
pagenum: 214; label: 10
title: Preflight
pagenum: 244; label: 11
title: Proofing Methods
pagenum: 268; label: 12
title: Considerations for Printing
pagenum: 296