Donny O Quinn tackles important input and output problems in over six hours of QuickTime movies. Virtual Training Company s Scanning and Prepress training title teaches you how to use PhotoShop and other applications to get the most out of scanning and prepress techniques used by prepress professionals. Donny will take your hand and lead you through scanning line art, halftone and color images, basic selection techniques, halftone and color images, drop shadows, using duo tones and quad tones, beating moirZlt;carongt; patterns, and much more. Virtual Training Company allows you to begin learning immediately by simply clicking below on the selection of your choice.
Before You ScanRec. System RequirementsAllocating RAMRec. Scanner FeaturesInstalling ScannerSoftwareOptical Res && Bit DepthImage Types (1, 8, 24-bit)Resolution TypesResolution RequirementsScaling RestrictionsBasic Photoshop PreferencesFinding The Sweet SpotScanning Line ArtScanLineArt/Apply SettingsCropping Line ArtCleaning Up Line ArtLA/Fine Detail (Photoshop)LA/Fine Detail (ScanDefault)Saving Line ArtTroubleshooting Line ArtBasic Selection TechniquesSelecting in PhotoshopThe Marquee SelectionThe Lasso ToolThe Magic Wand ToolAnti Aliasing && FeatheringSaving SelectionsA Halftone PrimerA Dot Gain PrimerHalftones- Before You ScanPaper Stock
Output Device Limitations
Grayscale Scan Settings
The Gamma Control Panel
Scanning HalftonesAssessingYourScan (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 ScanIntro to Working in Color
Evaluate Hardware && Environment
Preferences (Monitor Setup)
Editing in RGB vs. CMYK
Gray Balance/Neutral Grays
Assessing the Original
Scanning Color ImagesScanner 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 TechniquesCreating 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 Moire (Grayscale)
Beating Moire (Color)
Duotones and Quadtones
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