In today's
Creative Suite session, we were set a task to find and identify the problems
with a piece of work that was supposedly ready to print. Once we had found the
problem we were then supposed to write down how we would solve that problem.
INFORMATION
5 ink print
job
9 errors
1 three-page
spread
PROBLEMS
1. Unused spot colour meaning it could
cost more as it is reading as a siz colour print job rather than a 5.
- Good practice to remove.
- Check colours – outlook – separation.
2. One swatch was in RGB rather than CMYK
meaning that I may not print.
- Change the mode of the swatch.
3. Image in RGB rather than CMYK, again
meaning it is unlikely to print in its full colour.
- Change to CMYK colour mode.
- `Edit in Photoshop & save, it will
automatically update in InDesign.
- Right click – edit in Photoshop.
- Alt & double click the image.
4. Some type in Registration rather than
black, making it a more expensive print job.
- Use Ink Limit to see this.
- Change to black.
5. Small image enlarged in InDesign.
- Should be scaled in Photoshop.
- Quality will be lost as it is a small
image.
6. Image not the actual size, meaning
unwanted memory added to the size of the file.
- This should be resized in Photoshop
and will then update in InDesign.
7. One image is at 200dpi rather than the
required 300dpi.
- This should be resized in Photoshop
and will then update in InDesign.
8. One image is saved as a JPEG. This is
not a major problem, however, it does mean the quality will diminish the more
you use it.
- This needs to be opened in Photoshop,
saved as a TIFF and re inserted into the InDesign document.
9. Bottom left photo doesn’t have any
bleed. This means that s there is any slight discrepancy when cutting a white
edge will be visible.
When you are
using a greyscale image the colours can be changed in InDesign rather than
having to revert to Photoshop.
QUICK WAY TO
PREPARE FOR PRINTER:
File.
Package.
- Makes a copy of the InDesign file.
- All images & fonts.
- Gives summary with any warnings.
·
Can
all be specifically looked at and checked.
·
Generate
printable report.
Can then add
instructions.
Makes a new
folder, copying everything into it.
1 folder.
PROVIDE AS A
PDF:
- Highest quality is ‘Press Quality’.
- For digital print just use ‘High
Quality Print’.
- Just to be viewed on a screen, use ‘Smallest
File Size’.
- Printers may specify or have
downloadable presets.
- PDF contains everything.
PDF EXPORT
OPTIONS:
- Output – colour.
- All converted to CMYK (except spots).
- May need to add bleed and crop marks.
- Significantly smaller file.
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