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Photoshop CS5: Prepress and Printing

Genre: eLearning Video / Adobe Photoshop, Publishing, Printing

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.

Topics include:

Understanding RGB and CMYK bit depth
AM versus FM screening
Working with device color gamuts and profiles
Making image adjustments before printing
Choosing the correct file format for output
Assigning spot and process colors
Comparing editable and raster type
Sharpening for print
Printing to grayscale
Proofing images
Recording actions to automate printing-related tasks

Photoshop CS5: Prepress and Printing with Taz Tally