Acrobat for Print Introduction
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- PDF and Distiller explained
- Page Box
- Preview
- Colour conversion
- Pre-flighting
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Overview
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
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