PhotoShop CS5 Prepress & Printing

Introduction
Welcome
Using the exercise files

1. Setting Up
Assigning working color spaces
Soft proofing

2. Image and Printing Fundamentals
Understanding pixel fundamentals: Bit depth, RGB, and CMYK
Setting up and using the Info panel
Understanding AM vs. FM screening

3. Device Characteristics
Understanding color gamuts and color profiles
Determining the minimum printable highlight of a specific printer

4. Image Adjustments
Handling images
Setting highlights and shadows
Adjusting brightness and contrast
Adjusting images for newsprint
Understanding dot gain
Making dot gain adjustments
Resizing and resampling your images
Removing patterns
Working with Smart Objects

5. Selecting File Formats
Understanding file formats
Working with PSD files
Simplifying with TIFF files
Working with EPS
Working with PDFs
Saving CMYK files
Saving spot colors in DCS 2.0 format
Saving spot colors as PDFs
Working with large document files
Working with JPGs

6. Working with Colors
Using swatch books
Assigning and building process colors
Assigning spot colors
Creating duotones
Creating rich blacks

7. Creating Printable Gradients and Vignettes
Creating printable vignettes
Creating printable gradients

8. Printing Type
Choosing and formatting fonts for printing
Comparing editable and raster types
Working with hard-edged type
Printing fonts and file formats

9. Sharpening for Print
Knowing a sharpening tool
Sharpening noisy images
Sharpening RGB files
Sharpening in Lab
Using Smart Filters

10. Color Spaces and Color Mode Conversions
Understanding color spaces, gamuts, and profiles
Choosing a workflow: RGB or CMYK
Printing to commercial offset presses
Printing to digital presses and toner printers
Printing to high-quality inkjets
Printing to single-channel grayscale
Printing to double-channel grayscale
Downloading and installing printer-paper profiles

11. Proofing
Soft-proofing images
Printing a hard proof

12. Automation
Recording actions to change color modes and file formats
Automating dimension changes

Conclusion
Goodbye