Topic 1 Reproduction Colour Theory

Topic Objectives
Light and Colour
The Visible Spectrum
The Perception of Colour
Surrounding Colour
Colour Temperature
Communicating Colour
The Subtractive Primaries - Cyan, Magenta & Yellow
RGB Colour Model
Colour Gamut
RGB Working Spaces

CMYK Colour Model
Colour Managing (correcting) CMYK Images
Printing Standards
Tone Compression
Colour Management Systems
Standardised Viewing Conditions
Light Source
Surround
Metamerism
Topic Summary

Topic 2 Printing Reproduction Standards

Topic Objectives
Customising Reproduction for Print
Print Industry Standards
Litho Sheet-Fed (Commercial):
Litho Web-Fed (Magazine):
Newspaper SWOP:
Ideal RGB Measurements:
Sample RGB Measurements:

SAMPLE CMYK Measurements for Litho Sheet-Fed Printing:
SAMPLE CMYK Measurements for Litho Web-Fed Printing:
SAMPLE CMYK Measurements for Newsprint SWOP Printing:
Topic Summary

Topic 3 Image Reproduction Theory

Topic Objectives
Introduction to Imaging
Image Reproduction Considerations
Standard Lighting Conditions for Image/Copy Evaluation
Image Resolution
Selecting End Points using PhotoShop
Tone Reproduction
Cast Correction
Cast Correction using PhotoShop
Colour Reproduction Concepts

Grey Balance
Why do CMY values differ?
Example Grey Balance dot% figures for Litho Sheet-Fed:
Colour Correction
Black Separation (channel)
UCR & GCR
Under Colour Removal (UCR)
Grey Component Replacement (GCR)
Topic Summary

Topic 4 Colour Management

Topic Objectives
Reproducing Colour
Colour Management Basics
Setting up Colour Management in Photoshop

Monitor Calibration
Monitor Calibration Workshop
Topic Summary

Topic 5 Colour and Tonal Correction Techniques

Topic Objectives
The Photoshop Colour Wheel
The Colour Table
Variations
Colour Balance
Hue/Saturation
The Histogram Palette

Using Levels to adjust tonal range
Using Levels to correct colour casts
Using Levels when there are no obvious black or white points
The Colour Sampler tool
Adjustment layers
Topic Summary

Topic 6 A Suggested Image Correction Strategy

Topic Objectives
Preparing an RGB image for print

Steps 1- 11: Image Correction Strategy
Topic Summary

Topic 7 Advanced Image Correction Techniques

Topic Objectives
Developing an Image Correction Strategy
Looking at the Histogram
Tonal Correction
Selective Colour Correction
Adjustment Layers
Tone Correction using Levels & Curves
Using Levels with the eyedropper tools
Using the Threshold histogram
Identifying the shadows and highlights

Using the Eyedropper tools
Using Curves
Using the Curves graph
Adjusting colour and tone with Curves
Anchoring points using Curves
Common tonal problems
Cast Correction
Colour Correction using Selective Colour
Sharpening images using USM
Topic Summary

Topic 8 Image Correction Workshop

Topic Summary

Steps 1 -20 Image Correction Workshop

Appendix A: Index