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| Photoshop CS4: Color Printing, ACE Edition |
| Course Number: AP0604 |
| Category: Business & Office Applications |
| Duration: 1.00 day |
Description
Photoshop CS4: Color Printing, ACE Edition, is part of a four-course ILT series, which is designed to help students prepare for the Adobe Certified Expert exam for Photoshop CS4. This course focuses on the specific information needed to create professional-looking images for high-end business printers and commercial print shops. In this course, students will learn how to optimize color management for print. They will explore various techniques for adjusting the quality of an image and making color adjustments. Students will learn how to use CYMK separations for prepress, customize ink options, and adjust CYMK curves. Students will also explore various options for using grayscale, spot-color, and duotones.
Outline
- Unit 1: Color management
- Topic A: Color management basics
- Topic B: Calibration and synchronization
- Topic C: Color space conversion
- Topic D: Printing with color management
- Unit 2: Photographic techniques
- Topic A: Digital photo quality
- Topic B: Photographic adjustments
- Topic C: Lens adjustments
- Topic D: Merging images
- Unit 3: RGB image adjustments
- Topic A: Color correction principles
- Topic B: Measuring color
- Topic C: Automatic adjustments
- Topic D: Curves adjustments
- Topic E: Hand-retouching color
- Topic F: Color replacement
- Unit 4: CMYK separations
- Topic A: Prepress color settings
- Topic B: Creating color separations
- Topic C: CMYK image adjustments
- Topic D: Sharpening
- Unit 5: Grayscale and spot colors
- Topic A: Grayscale conversion
- Topic B: Spot-color images
- Topic C: Duotones
- Appendix A: ACE exam objectives map
- Topic A: Comprehensive exam objectives