Adobe Photoshop CS3: Photo Printing and Color (Macintosh)

Course Specifications

Course Description

You are familiar with the Photoshop tools and techniques used to design and create images. Applying the correct image and color correction processes and techniques ensures that you get the desired output while printing images for commercial purposes. In this course, you will learn professional techniques for obtaining consistent, predictable, high quality images in Photoshop. You will learn to adopt a balanced approach, starting with system calibration through image enhancements and color correction. You will also create traditional printed effects such as duotones and spot color overlays.

Hardware Requirements

• PowerPC® G4 or G5 or multicore Intel® processor.
• 512 MB RAM; 1 GB RAM recommended.
• 2 GB of free hard-disk space to install software, and an additional 1 GB to run the course.
• 64 MB of video RAM.
• Color monitor with 16-bit or greater video card; 24-bit color recommended.
• Mouse or other compatible tracking device.
• 1024 x 768 or greater monitor resolution.
• DVD-ROM drive.
• Display system to project the instructor's computer screen.

Platform Requirements

• Macintosh® OS X version 10.5.2. (Leopard).

Software Requirements

• Adobe® Photoshop® CS3.

Performance-Based Objectives

• examine color workflow.
• calibrate the monitor and use color management profiles to control the image display to match its intended output.
• use the advanced image support features available in Photoshop CS3.
• eliminate dust and scratches, suppress moiré patterns, and correct red eye defect in images.
• perform image color correction.
• choose the settings and adjustments based on specific image and printing conditions to create high quality CMYK separations for commercial printing.
• sharpen an image without intensifying or accentuating noise and other defects.
• convert color images to grayscale and add spot colors to them.

Course Content

Lesson 1: Examining Color Workflow

Topic 1A: Compare RGB and CMYK Color Modes

Topic 1B: Create Color Workflow

Lesson 2: Setting Color Space

Topic 2A: Calibrate and Profile Your Monitor

Topic 2B: Set a Working Color Space in Photoshop

Topic 2C: Convert Images from One Color Space to Another

Topic 2D: Manage Printing and Color

Lesson 3: Using Advanced Image Support

Topic 3A: Create High Dynamic Range Images

Topic 3B: Use the Camera Raw Format

Topic 3C: Preview an Image on a Video Monitor

Lesson 4: Removing Image Defects

Topic 4A: Remove Dust and Scratches

Topic 4B: Minimize Moiré Patterns

Topic 4C: Eliminate Red Eye Defects

Lesson 5: Adjusting RGB Color

Topic 5A: Meet Color Correction Objectives

Topic 5B: Locate Highlights, Shadows, and Neutral Areas

Topic 5C: Make Automatic Color and Contrast Adjustments

Topic 5D: Make Basic Curve Adjustments

Topic 5E: Correct Memory Colors

Topic 5F: Adjust Shadows and Highlights Independently

Lesson 6: Creating CMYK Separations

Topic 6A: Adjust Color Settings for Prepress

Topic 6B: Display Calibration

Topic 6C: Adjust Out-of-Gamut Colors

Topic 6D: Color Separate Images

Topic 6E: Adjust CMYK Curves

Lesson 7: Sharpening Images

Topic 7A: Apply Unsharp Masking

Topic 7B: Sharpen an Image

Lesson 8: Working with Grayscale and Spot Colors

Topic 8A: Convert Color Images to Grayscale

Topic 8B: Create Duotones

Topic 8C: Add Spot Color to an Image

Appendix A: Commercial Printing Conditions

Appendix B: Choosing Image Resolution

Appendix C: Adobe® Certified Expert (ACE) Program