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Digital Publishing Overview

We provide Digital Publishing Overview Training in our training centres in SYDNEY, CANBERRA, MELBOURNE, BRISBANE. Click here to get contact details for the office closest to you.


Course Timetables
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Digital Publishing Overview (CS3 Overview) Course Outline

Course Aim:

CS3 Overview.
This workshop examines the stages of Publishing production and techniques. Participants will be able to efficiently identify each stage of production and the software and hardware required for each stage. This workshop is aimed at professionals providing support within the publishing industry who require a working knowledge of the workflow and each stage of production, but not opertor level skills. Comprehensive skills are gained from out L1, L2, L3 courses in each application (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Acrobat). Courseware supplied; Alpha designed 200 pages.

Course Prerequisites:
The prerequisites for this workshop is that you have some experience within the publishing industry and experience using applications on a PC or Macintosh is an essential prerequisite for this course.

Course Duration: two-three days (three days recommended); 9:00am - 4:30pm

Classroom courses include:

* Adobe Certified instructors (with min 10 yrs experience)
* Alpha prepared comprehensive coursenotes with exercises & tutorials
   (updated frequently to reflect industry trends)
* Certificates
* After course support, unlimited HELP DESK (via email,
     to reinforce the learning)     helpdesk@alphacc.com.au
* Training guarantee
* FREE repeat of public course within 6 months (where required, and on
      same version), see terms & conditions
* Very competitive course costs $CALL.

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Course Topics:
During this course you will learn about:

Section 1 Publishing Stages of Production/Workflow

Digital Publishing Workflow
Did you know?
Printing Processes

Common forms of Printing in Australia
Classifications

Section 2 Output Requirements; Print Specifications

Imaging Standards
Customising Imaging for Print
Industry Standards

Litho sheet & web:
Newspaper:

Section 3 Colour Management Overview

How Does a CMS Work?
Is there one solution for everyone?

Basic Colour Theory
Setting up a CMS

Section 4 Bitmap Graphics; Photoshop Overview

Photoshop Overview
Understanding Photoshop Preferences
Photoshop Interface
Basic Image Correction (RGB images)

Making Selections
Working with Layers
Adding Text to Images
Image Cloning and Retouching

Section 5 Vector Graphics; Illustrator Overview

Illustrator’s Interface
Artwork Essentials

Transparency and Gradients
Saving and Exporting Options

Section 6 Page Layout; InDesign Overview

The InDesign Interface
Creating Documents
Adding Text and Graphics
Master Pages
Using Layers
Working with Text

Formatting Text
Text Wrap
Colours, Gradients and Tints
Working with Transparency
Preflighting, Packaging and Printing
Outputting to PDF

Section 7 Electronic Distribution; Acrobat Overview

Advanced Adobe PDF Creation
Creating PDF files from PostScript files
Predefined PDF settings
Creating PostScript files
Creating a Postscript File in InDesign

Preparing a PDF Document for Print Output
Previewing colour separations
Previewing transparency flattening
Preflighting a PDF
Setting advanced print options

Digital Publishing Overview
(CS3 Overview)
Register NOW to ensure a place:
BUY SYD    BUY MELB    BUY CANB    BUY BRIS

 

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