Daily Dose of DTP: 23. Here's the Proof in B/W or Color

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Daily Dose of DTP 23. Here's the Proof in B/W or Color From Jacci Howard Bear, your Guide to Desktop Publishing Yes, we're going to talk some more about proofs. Although you proof your file throughout the design and page layout phases, the proofs during the prepress stage are the ones that will determine how your final document will print. At this stage of the game you should have all the typos out and should have finalized your image and font choices. This is the point where you are making sure that the digital file is properly prepared and that the file will print in the right colors, at the right size, in the right order. Cost and accuracy are two things to consider when choosing the type of proof you need. But before choosing a proofing method you need to know what's out there and what how each kind of proof is best used. Today we'll break prepress proofs into four groups. Class Notes: This is not simply a word-a-day course. The lessons follow a speci fic order in roughly the following groupings: General concepts > Things you need > Font specifics > Image specifics > Prepress & Printing > Rules & Tutorials (bold indicates the stage in which this lesson falls) Today's Definitions Contact Proofs Ever heard of a blueline? Digital Proofs From simple laser printouts to high-end dye sublimation proofing, it's all digital. Overlay Proof Remember those separations we talked about earlier? It's a lot like that. Laminate Proof These are the Rolls Royce of prepress proofs, that is, they are generally the most accurate type of proof short of a press proof. Today's Trivia Brandname Proofing Velox, Color Key, and Matchprint are brand names often used generically to refer to certain types of contact and color proofs. Check the 'also known as' for the definitions above and you'll see where each of these terms fit. WYSbzzz.... From the DTP Classroom, "Ok, I stumbled there, I can't even pronounce that word! I see it all the time... was never interested in it. Now I find it in the DTP class, while you explain digital proofs... What is "WYSIWYG"? Some sort of word coming from the old egyptian world?" Are you stumbling on WYSIWYG as well? Join us in our virtual classroom. This email is written by: Jacci Howard Bear Desktop Publishing Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Missing a lesson? Click here. About U. is our collection of free online courses designed to help you learn a new skill, solve a problem, get something done, or just learn more about your world. Sign up now, and we will email you lessons on a daily or weekly basis. You are receiving this email because you subscribed to the About.com 'Daily Dose of DTP' email. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2010 About.com   Advertisement