Delivery Method

• Classroom

Course Overview

This course examines the stages of colour management and implementation techniques. Participants will explore monitor calibration techniques, setup their workstation and Photoshop, and open images within Photoshop and understand the conversion process. Colour Management setup of other Publishing applications will be examined and include Acrobat, Illustrator and InDesign. Other topics include Softproofing, Printing and Print-Proofing of results. Day 2 will focus on profiling scanners and printers, and editing profiles using CM software such as GretagMcbeth ProfileMaker and X-Rite Monaco Profiler.

Delivery

Classroom

Duration

2 days

Schedule

Group Bookings Only - All States and territories of Australia

Prerequisites 

Previous experience using applications on a PC or Macintosh is an essential prerequisite for this course. Experience in using Photoshop is essential. Day ONE of this course is our "Colour Management Introduction" course.
 

Course Outline

Colour Management Overview

• Producing consistent colour
• What's the problem?
• What does a CMS do?
• What does a CMS NOT do?
• Benefits of a CMS
• Soft proofing & Hard proofing NEWSPRINT
• is there one solution for everyone?
• CMS Workflow Approaches
• Producing Consistent Colour
• Where has Photoshop been and where is it going with Colour Management?
• Overview of Colour Management concepts, components, profiles, rendering intents, ICC Workflow and options

How Does a CMS Work?

• Associating a Source Profile
• Basic colour theory
• Setting up a Basic CMS
• Profiling of all Input Devices - monitors, scanners, digital cameras
• Profiling of all Output Devices - RGB, CMYK
• RGB & CMYK Sample Target Figures
• Customising Imaging
• Industry Standards - Litho
• Industry Standards - Newsprint 

CS & CS2 Colour Management

• Reproducing Colour
• olour Management Basics
• Setting up Colour Management within PhotoShop
• Looking at the Colour Settings command
• Calibrating and Profiling Your Monitor
• Using Adobe Bridge to set Colour Settings
• Adobe ICC Profiles
• Reference information for Adobe ICC color profiles

Color Workflows for Adobe Creative Suite 2

• CMYK Commercial Print Workflow
• Mixed RGB and CMYK Print Workflow
• RGB Photo Print Workflow
• Internet Publishing RBG Workflow
• Advanced Topics

Photoshop Colour Management

• Photoshop Colour Settings
• Photoshop Default Colour Settings
• Europe Prepress 2
• North American Prepress 2
• Magazine NON-ICC Setting
• Newsprint Setting
• Desktop Printer Setting
• North American Web/Internet Setting
• RGB - Photographic
• PhotoShop - Opening Images
• Opening an image with an embedded profile
• Opening an UNTAGGED image where origin is unknown
• Opening an UNTAGGED image where origin is known
• Opening an image with an invalid default embedded profile (from a scanner or digital camera with low end CM software)
• Convert to Profile & Test Intent & Black Point Compensation
• Photoshop Conversions
• Photoshop Soft-Proofing
• CS2 Bridge
• Synchronizing CS2 Applications

InDesign Colour Settings

• InDesign Colour Settings
• InDesign Soft-Proofing
• RGB images within an InDesign document

Illustrator Colour Settings

• Illustrator Colour Settings
• Illustrator Soft-Proofing
• Acrobat 7 Colour Managment
• Acrobat Colour Settings
• Acrobat Soft-Proofing 

Colour Management at Print Time

• Photoshop Final Print Output
• Photoshop Proof Print Output
• InDesign Final Print Output
• InDesign Proof Print Output
• InDesign Outputing RGB/CMYK Images to PDF-CMYK-MAGAZINE
• InDesign Outputing RGB/CMYK Images to PDF-CMYK-NEWSPRINT
• InDesign Outputing RGB/CMYK Images to ICC-TAGGED-PDF-CMYK-NEWSPRINT
• InDesign Outputing RGB/CMYK Images to PDF/X-1a
• Outputing RGB/CMYK Images to PDF/X-3 

Creating Profiles

• Profiling Printers; RGB, CMYK, Desktop, Press (using CM software such as GretagMcbeth ProfileMaker and X-Rite Monaco Profiler
• ProfileMaker Systems Overview
• Basic Profiling Procedures in ProfileMaker
• Monitor Calibration
• Making a Scanner Profile
• Making a Digital Camera Profile
• Making a Printer Profile
• Test Chart
• Reference Data
• Rendering Intent
• Gamut Mapping
• Separation
• Making a MultiColor Printer Profile
• Evaluating Profiles; types, characteristics, limitations, profile directions, generic Vs custom
• Editing Profiles

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