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Section 1 Publishing Stages of Production/Workflow
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Digital Publishing Workflow
Did you know?
Printing Processes
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Common forms of Printing in Australia
Classifications
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Section 2 Output Requirements; Print Specifications
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Imaging Standards
Customising Imaging for Print
Industry Standards
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Litho sheet & web:
Newspaper:
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Section 3 Colour Management Overview
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How Does a CMS Work?
Is there one solution for everyone?
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Basic Colour Theory
Setting up a CMS
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Section 4 Bitmap Graphics; Photoshop Overview
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Photoshop Overview
Understanding Photoshop Preferences
Photoshop Interface
Basic Image Correction (RGB images)
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Making Selections
Working with Layers
Adding Text to Images
Image Cloning and Retouching
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Section 5 Vector Graphics; Illustrator Overview
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Illustrator’s Interface
Artwork Essentials
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Transparency and Gradients
Saving and Exporting Options
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Section 6 Page Layout; InDesign Overview
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The InDesign Interface
Creating Documents
Adding Text and Graphics
Master Pages
Using Layers
Working with Text
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Formatting Text
Text Wrap
Colours, Gradients and Tints
Working with Transparency
Preflighting, Packaging and Printing
Outputting to PDF
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Section 7 Electronic Distribution; Acrobat Overview
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Advanced Adobe PDF Creation
Creating PDF files from PostScript files
Predefined PDF settings
Creating PostScript files
Creating a Postscript File in InDesign
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Preparing a PDF Document for Print Output
Previewing colour separations
Previewing transparency flattening
Preflighting a PDF
Setting advanced print options
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