F Advanced Electronic Prepress

Catalog description

72 hours lecture and 144 hours lab per term. This course presents the advanced theory of color management and how it applies to the lithographic process and digital imaging. This course has instruction in electronic page layout, preflighting, exporting of files, imposition, file formats, and plate imaging for sheetfed offset press. Curriculum includes the Printing Industries of America Prepress Skills Training Program Tasks 4, 5, and 6. Software application including Adobe Creative Suites (Acrobat, InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator), Rampage RIP, Preps imposition, Fiery Color Profiler Suite, and XMPie variable data will be used. (Fullerton College certification in Electronic Prepress, Printing Industries of America certification in Electronic Prepress.) (Degree Credit)