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Desktop Publishing Carnegie-Mellon University Spring 2001

Desktop Publishing Carnegie-Mellon University Spring 2001. Dave Watterson Art Director, GATF wttrsn@aol.com dwatterson@gatf.org. Workflow. Application Files File Formats Prepress Services Preflighting Files Files for Press. Workflow. Film/Flats Proofs / Remote Proofing

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Desktop Publishing Carnegie-Mellon University Spring 2001

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  1. Desktop PublishingCarnegie-Mellon UniversitySpring 2001 • Dave WattersonArt Director, GATF • wttrsn@aol.com • dwatterson@gatf.org

  2. Workflow • Application Files • File Formats • Prepress Services • Preflighting Files • Files for Press

  3. Workflow • Film/Flats • Proofs / Remote Proofing • Costs and Brands • Plates • Archiving Prepress Work

  4. Application Files • Word Processing Files • Illustration Files • Image-Editing Files • Database Files • Page Layout Files

  5. File Formats • PICT, TIFF, EPS, • JPEG, DCS, PDF, • GIF, CTLW, • CT, LW

  6. Working with Prepress Services • Compatibility • Legality • Training • Documentation • Recommendations • Focus on Output • Simple Designs/Modest Quality

  7. Preflighting Files • Level One Preflight • Level Two Preflight

  8. Preparing Files For Press • Understanding dot gain • Paper • Printing method / Type of Offset Press • Ink • Screen Ruling • Press Chemistry

  9. Film/Flats/CTP • Is film dead? • Proofing issues • Legacies • Cost and impact

  10. Proofs • Preliminary proofs • Contract proofs

  11. Contacting me • I don’t have an office on campus and really work all day • Please e-mail me and I will set up a meeting time as quickly as possible

  12. Thanks for your attention! Now let’s head over to the lab(CFA Room 318)

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