Real World Print Production
Real World Print Production
ISBN: 0321410181
EAN: 2147483647
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2007
Pages: 132
Pages: 132
Authors: Claudia McCue
- 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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Real World Print Production
ISBN: 0321410181
EAN: 2147483647
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2007
Pages: 132
Pages: 132
Authors: Claudia McCue