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.
"The course was excellent - exactly to my company's needs. All questions were answered and concepts explained very clearly."
Hannah Griffiths
"Clear and concise explanations of all program capabilities, very helpful."
Hyder Consulting Ltd
"Really impressed! I enjoyed the training and would like to do more in the future."
Silk Pearce
