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In Photoshop CS5: Prepress and Printing, author Taz Tally shows how to prepare Photoshop files for a wide variety of printing devices, including offset printing presses, digital presses, wide format, large gamut inkjet printers, and toner-based printers. This course covers image adjustments, color mode conversions, and selecting the right format for print, as well as assigning and building colors to achieve desired print colors and using automation to streamline the prepress workflow. Exercise files accompany the course.

Course Photoshop CS5: Prepress and Printing Author Taz Tally SKU ISBN Release Date 2010-05-04 Duration 4.01 hrs / 57 tutorials Work files Yes Price $ 29.95 Retail price $ 79.95 Language Tags Photoshop, CS5 Required software Adobe Photoshop CS5

1. Setting Up Assigning working color spaces 04:58 Soft proofing 02:05 2. Image and Printing Fundamentals Understanding pixel fundamentals: Bit depth, RGB, and CMYK 03:44 Setting up and using the Info panel 05:14 Understanding AM vs. FM screening 07:44 3. Device Characteristics Understanding color gamuts and color profiles 05:02 Determining the minimum printable highlight of a specific printer 02:25 4. Image Adjustments Handling images 08:40 Setting highlights and shadows 04:08 Adjusting brightness and contrast 03:05 Adjusting images for newsprint 02:28 Understanding dot gain 03:23 Making dot gain adjustments 04:02 Resizing and resampling your images 10:42 Removing patterns 07:04 Working with Smart Objects 03:21 5. Selecting File Formats Understanding file formats 03:16 Working with PSD files 02:22 Simplifying with TIFF files 04:23 Working with EPS 03:09 Working with PDFs 05:27 Saving CMYK files 04:01 Saving spot colors in DCS 2.0 format 03:16 Saving spot colors as PDFs 01:39 Working with large document files 01:50 Working with JPGs 01:39 6. Working with Colors Using swatch books 07:30 Assigning and building process colors 03:38 Assigning spot colors 03:12 Creating duotones 04:00 Creating rich blacks 02:58

7. Creating Printable Gradients and Vignettes Creating printable vignettes 02:41 Creating printable gradients 02:13 8. Printing Type Choosing and formatting fonts for printing 05:14 Comparing editable and raster types 03:09 Working with hard-edged type 01:45 Printing fonts and file formats 07:13 9. Sharpening for Print Knowing a sharpening tool 03:08 Sharpening noisy images 03:05 Sharpening RGB files 08:25 Sharpening in Lab 02:14 Using Smart Filters 02:25 10. Color Spaces and Color Mode Conversions Understanding color spaces, gamuts, and profiles 05:55 Choosing a workflow: RGB or CMYK 02:39 Printing to commercial offset presses 06:54 Printing to digital presses and toner printers 07:23 Printing to high-quality inkjets 11:15 Printing to single-channel grayscale 04:04 Printing to double-channel grayscale 04:11 Downloading and installing printer-paper profiles 03:44 11. Proofing Soft-proofing images 06:29 Printing a hard proof 04:36 12. Automation Recording actions to change color modes and file formats 05:22 Automating dimension changes 04:45 Conclusion Goodbye 00:16