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Topics covered on this course include:
Before You Scan
Scanning Line Art
Basic Selection Techniques
Halftones- Before You Scan
  • Paper Stock
  • Output Device Limitations
  • Grayscale Scan Settings
  • The "Gamma" Control Panel
Scanning Halftones
  • AssessingYourScan (Levels)
  • Highlight and Shadow Dot
  • Hi/Lo PressLimitTest Strip
  • The CurvesDialog(Contrast)
  • The Curves Dialog (Tips)
  • Compensating for Dot Gain
  • Sharpening (Unsharp Mask)
  • Retouching (Rubber Stamp)
  • Retouching with Copy/Paste
  • Saving Your Halftones
  • Scanning Halftone In Action
  • Troubleshooting Halftones
Color- Before You Scan
  • Intro to Working in Color
  • Evaluate Hardware & Environment
  • Preferences (Monitor Setup)
  • Editing in RGB vs. CMYK
  • Gray Balance/Neutral Grays
  • Assessing the Original
Scanning Color Images
  • Scanner Settings (Color)
  • Setting Endpoints (Color)
  • Unsharp Mask ... (Color)
  • Adjusting Color Balance
  • Selective Editing
  • Gamut Warning/CMYK Conversion
  • Fundamental Color Correcting
  • Saving (TIFF, EPS, DCS files)
  • Black Generation (UCR/GCR)
  • Scanning Color (in action)
  • Troubleshooting Color Images
Production Techniques
  • Creating a Silhouette
  • Pen Tool Basics
  • Creating a Clipping Path
  • More on the Paths Palette
  • Clipping with More Than 1 Path
  • Make a Selection from a Path
  • Troubleshooting Clip Paths
  • Tracing Images Manually
  • Tracing with Adobe Streamline
  • Converting Vectors to Pixels
  • Vectors to Pixels (2)
  • Vector to Pixels - Type
  • Soft Drop Shadows 1
  • Soft Drop Shadows 2
  • Soft Drop Shadows 3
  • Soft Drop Shadows 4
  • Beating MoirČ (Grayscale)
  • Beating MoirČ (Color)
  • Duotones and Quadtones

Scanning and PrePress Course Details

Scanning and PrePress Training Course
Author: Donnie OQuinn
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Duration: 0 Hours
No. of movies 79

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