Delivery Method

• Classroom

Course Overview

This workshop examines the stages of Publishing production and techniques. Participants will be able to efficiently identify each stage of production and the software and hardware required for each stage. This workshop is aimed at professionals providing support within the publishing industry who require a working knowledge of the workflow and each stage of production, but not opertor level skills. Comprehensive skills are gained from out L1, L2, L3 courses in each application (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Acrobat).

Delivery

Classroom

Duration

2 -3 days (3 days recommended)

Schedule

Group Bookings Only - All States and Territories across Australia

Prerequisites

The prerequisites for this workshop is that you have some experience within the publishing industry and experience using applications on a PC or Macintosh is an essential prerequisite for this course.

Course Outline

Section 1 Publishing Stages of Production/Workflow

• Digital Publishing Workflow
• Did you know?
• Printing Processes
• Common forms of Printing in Australia
• Classifications
• Section 2 Output Requirements; Print Specifications
• Imaging Standards
• Customising Imaging for Print
• Industry Standards
• Litho sheet & web
• Newspaper

Section 3 Colour Management Overview

• How Does a CMS Work?
• Is there one solution for everyone?
• Basic Colour Theory
• Setting up a CMS

Section 4 Bitmap Graphics; Photoshop Overview

• Photoshop Overview
• Understanding Photoshop Preferences
• Photoshop Interface
• Basic Image Correction (RGB images)
• Making Selections
• Working with Layers
• Adding Text to Images
• Image Cloning and Retouching

Section 5 Vector Graphics; Illustrator Overview

• Illustrator’s Interface
• Artwork Essentials
• Transparency and Gradients
• Saving and Exporting Options

Section 6 Page Layout; InDesign Overview

• The InDesign Interface
• Creating Documents
• Adding Text and Graphics
• Master Pages
• Using Layers
• Working with Text
• Formatting Text
• Text Wrap
• Colours, Gradients and Tints
• Working with Transparency
• Preflighting, Packaging and Printing
• Outputting to PDF

 
Section 7 Electronic Distribution; Acrobat Overview

• Advanced Adobe PDF Creation
• Creating PDF files from PostScript files
• Predefined PDF settings
• Creating PostScript files
• Creating a Postscript File in InDesign
• Preparing a PDF Document for Print Output
• Previewing colour separations
• Previewing transparency flattening
• Preflighting a PDF
• Setting advanced print options

Classroom courses include

• Adobe Certified instructors (with min 10 yrs experience)
• Commercial courseware used in this course
• Certificates
• After course support (via email, to reinforce the learning)
• Training guarantee
• FREE repeat of public course within 6 months (where required, and on same version), see terms & conditions