Preflight Checklist


As a final note, I ve provided a general checklist of operations that you should perform to ensure accuracy on the printing press. These operations are covered in this chapter and throughout Photoshop CS Savvy .

  1. Calibrate your display.

  2. Scan the image at the proper resolution or open a digital camera file with the appropriate color settings applied

  3. In the Color Settings dialog box, choose the appropriate RGB color profiles for display and printing.

  4. Open the image. Crop it, rotate it and adjust its Image Size to suit the requirements of the project

  5. Check the image in the Levels palette ( -L). I look for problems with highlights and shadows there first. Not all images need to be corrected here, but some are improved by resetting the end-points to establish black and white points.

  6. Edit the image by using any combination of Photoshop s tools. I usually make color corrections first ( -B) and then make editorial and creative changes.

  7. Flatten the image layers if necessary.

  8. Apply the Unsharp Mask filter according to file size and printing requirements.

  9. Under File Page Setup, choose an orientation (portrait or landscape).

  10. In the Print With Preview dialog box, set up the image for printing, choosing print size and position on the page, and, if necessary, attach crop marks, labels, and so forth.

  11. Print the image. This will be a proof.

  12. Depending on your relationship with the printer and their requirements for image color, prepare the file as RGB with an embedded ICC profile, or convert the file to CMYK using the correct CMYK profile, and Save As a new image to deliver the file to the printer.




Photoshop CS Savvy
Photoshop CS Savvy
ISBN: 078214280X
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2004
Pages: 355

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