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Real World Print Production

ISBN: 0321410181
EAN: 2147483647

Year: 2007
Pages: 132

Authors: Claudia McCue

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• Real World Print Production
• Table of Contents
• Copyright
• Preface
• Chapter One. Life Cycle of a Print Job
• The Olden Days
• Brave New World: Desktop Publishing
• Job Submission
• Scenic Tour of a Typical Printing Plant
• Glossary of Printing Terms
• Chapter Two. Ink On Paper
• Fundamentals of Black-and-White Printing
• Fundamentals of Color Printing
• Press Issues
• Digital Printing
• Your Monitor is Not Made of Paper
• Chapter Three. Binding and Finishing
• One Size Does Not Fit All
• Folding: High-Speed Origami
• Imposition
• Binding Methods
• Moving Beyond Two Dimensions
• Chapter Four. Preparing Raster Images
• Ancient Times: B.P. (Before Pixels)
• Now: A.P. (All Pixels, All the Time)
• Resolution and Image Fidelity
• Appropriate Image Formats for Print
• Inappropriate Image Formats for Print
• Chapter Five. Vector Graphics
• Vector File Formats
• Handling Text
• Incorporating Images into Vector Files
• Avoiding Unnecessary Complexity
• Chapter Six. Fonts
• Font Flavors
• Activating Fonts in the Operating System
• Font Management Programs
• Font Licensing Issues
• Chapter Seven. Cross-Platform Issues
• Crossing The Great Divide
• File Naming
• Fonts
• Graphics Formats
• Chapter Eight. Job Submission
• Preparations During the Design Process
• Talking with the Printer
• Planning for Print
• Sending Job Files
• Preparing for Proofing Cycles
• Attending a Press Check
• Chapter Nine. Photoshop Production Tips
• Off to a Good Start
• Working in Layers
• Transparency
• Silhouettes and Masking
• Beyond CMYK
• Beyond Pixels
• Saving for Other Applications
• Chapter Ten. Illustrator Production Tips
• Why Versions Matter
• Saving for Earlier Versions
• Simplifying Complex Artwork
• Using Filters and Effects
• Creating 3D Artwork
• Transparency
• Flattening Transparency
• Linked and Embedded Images
• Blended Objects
• Changes in Pantone Recipes
• Saving for Other Applications
• Chapter Eleven. FreeHand Production Tips
• Fonts and Graphics
• Special Effects
• Simplifying Complex Artwork
• Exporting Freehand Files
• Chapter Twelve. InDesign Production Tips
• Graphics
• Using Native Files
• Swatches
• Converting Legacy QuarkXPress and PageMaker Files
• General Document Issues
• Transparency
• Finding Fixing Problems
• PDF Creation Methods
• PDF Creation Settings
• Chapter Thirteen. QuarkXPress Production Tips
• Versions
• General QuarkXPress Cautions
• QuarkXPress 7.0
• Troubleshooting
• Chapter Fourteen. Acrobat Production Tips
• Acrobat Product Line
• Where Do PDFs Come From?
• Creating PDF Files
• Editing PDF Files
• Print Production Toolbar
• Using External PDF Editors
• Print Production Resources
• Organizations
• Conferences and Trade Shows
• Design and Printing Books
• Software-Specific Books
• Publications
• Destinations
• Index
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