Introduction to Adobe Acrobat for Print Production
Duration: 1 Day
Objectives
To provide graphic designers and pre-press professionals with the technical requirements and skills needed for creating PDFs for high end commercial litho and digital printing.
Pre-requisites
A knowledge of the user’s own operating system (Mac OS X or Windows) and the source application from which PDF files will be created e.g. Microsoft Word, QuarkXPress, Adobe InDesign etc.
Course includes
A comprehensive set of reference notes covering course topics, follow-up telephone support and, for training on Transmedia premises, lunch and refreshments.
Course outline
PDF and Distiller explained
- PDF/X Standards
- PDF/X-4
- Pass4PPress and ECI specifications
- Distiller Presets
- Editing and managing PDF setting files
- Setting up watched folders
Page Box
- Geometry
- Cropping and enlarging pages
- Overprint preview
- Colour management
- Page display options
Preview
- Output preview
- Simulation preview
- Content control
- Ink Value
- Maximum ink density and overprinting/rich black control
Colour conversion
- Converting from one colour space to another, eg RGB to CMYK
Pre-flighting
- Using, managing and editing Pre-flight Profiles to detect and fix common output problems
Further problem solving
- Fixing hairlines
- Fixing problems with font and vector stroke weights
Ink Manager
- Remapping colours from Pantone to CMYK
- Combining multiple Pantone inks within a file
Transparency flattening
- Benefits of
- Common RIP/Rendering problems with transparency flattening
PDF Optimiser
- Auditing space usage
- Versioning and font extraction
- Image down-sampling and data scrubbing
- Other optimiser functions
Commenting tools for Proof-reading and review
- Sticky notes
- Text edits
- Hiding and showing comments
- Using the drawing tools
JDF workflow overview
- Correcting PDF files to meet your workflow needs
- Automating the process using a JDF template
PDF corrections
- Using the Touchup Text tool
- Using the Touchup Object tools
Questions and Answers
This course is available as a private or customised course.
Contact us for further information and to customise this course to your exact requirements:
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Exams and Certification
The knowledge gained on this course is a valuable contribution towards passing the Adobe® Acrobat® Pro ACE Exam, allowing a successful candidate to become an Adobe Certfied Expert in Acrobat.
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