Adobe Photoshop CS3: Photo Printing and Color

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One Day

Prerequisites:

Adobe® Photoshop® CS3: Level 1, or familiarity with Photoshop.

Performance-Based Objectives:

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
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:

Examining Color Workflow

TCompare RGB and CMYK Color Modes
Color Workflow

Setting Color Space

Calibrate and Profile Your Monitor
Set a Working Color Space in Photoshop
Convert Images from One Color Space to Another
Manage Printing and Color

Using Advanced Image Support

Create High Dynamic Range Images
Use the Camera Raw Format
Preview an Image on a Video Monitor

Removing Image Defects

Remove Dust and Scratches
Minimize Moiré Patterns
Eliminate Red Eye Defects

Adjusting RGB Color

Meet Color Correction Objectives
Locate Highlights, Shadows, and Neutral Areas
Make Automatic Color and Contrast Adjustments
Make Basic Curve Adjustments
Correct Memory Colors
Adjust Shadows and Highlights Independently

Creating CMYK Separations

Adjust Color Settings for Prepress
Display Calibration
Adjust Out-of-Gamut Colors
Color Separate Images
Adjust CMYK Curves

Sharpening Images

Apply Unsharp Masking
Sharpen an Image

Working with Grayscale and Spot Colors

Convert Color Images to Grayscale
Create Duotones
Add Spot Color to an Image

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