Design e Tecnologia das Artes Gráficas

Prepress

Publication in the Diário da República: Despacho nº 9182/2020 - 25/09/2020

7 ECTS; 1º Ano, 2º Semestre, 105,0 TP + 4,0 OT + 3,0 O , Cód. 964445.

Lecturer
- Luís Miguel Alves de Oliveira (1)
- Rui Miguel Sardinha Proença (2)

(1) Docente Responsável
(2) Docente que lecciona

Prerequisites
Not applicable

Objectives
1. Understand and control the pre-press stages in the graphic production workflow;
2. Master specific imposition software;
3. Acquire skills in color separation and color management;
4. Acquire skills in analog and digital imposition.

Program
1. Program presentation and software interface introduction;
1.1 The work environment. Document definition;
1.2 Introduction to the operating program's toolbox;
1.3 Concept of parent pages. Page definition;
1.4 Composing and editing of simple and complex texts;

2. Tools and editing in Pagination
2.1 Importing and manipulating text and images;
2.2 Grid: organizing text into columns; tabulations, paragraph breaks and opening; information hierarchy;
2.3 Text processing: character and paragraph attributes, "widow" and "orphan" lines, hyphenation and justification control. Review;
2.4 Construction and editing of tables;
2.5. Styles and formatting of paragraphs, characters and tables. Text editing, definition of parameters applicable to types and paragraphs;
2.6 Color editing, color palette and gradients; Creation and editing of special process colors;
2.7 Creation and editing of indexes;
2.8 Management of extensive documents;

3. Originals and their reproduction
3.1 Screen rulling, dot geometry, screen angle; AM, FM and XM (Hybrid) screen types;
3.2 Color separation;
3.3 Color management. Application of quality control in all transformation phases, from control scales, reference parameters and tolerances;

4. Document finalization;
4.1 Creation and editing PDF files;
4.2 Preflight and Package.

5. Analog Imposition.
5.1 Identification and nomenclature of equipment, instruments, consumables and tools for the execution of layouts and assemblies;
5.2 The preliminary phases for the preparation of the film (fotolito) to be assembled;
5.3 Standardized Formats, DIN (A, B, C, D series and graphic formats);
5.4 Base page layout; determination of the text rectangle/block and distribution of perimeter margins;
5.5 The layout. Assembly requirements conditioned by printing;
5.6 The assembly. Normative elements for performing the assembly; regular and irregular layouts;

6. Control Elements
6.1 Crop marks, registration marks, perforation marks, crease marks, signature marks (book work);
6.2 Machine entry indication, gripper margin, color system identification, strips for visual and densitometric control;

7. Digital Assembly
7.1 Programs for digital imposition and digital workflow;
7.2 File compatibility; PDF, JDF, PPF;
7.3 Digital imposition/assembly performed using software (Trueflow and Xmf);
7.4 Position Proofs: obtaining digital proofs, review.

Evaluation Methodology
1. Continuous Assessment
Practical Assessment: 55% - Average of practical work done in class; 5% - Attendance.
Theoretical Assessment: 40% - Writing a technical report of the final project with an oral presentation.

Students who obtain a grade >=10 in the practical assessment and a grade >=10 in the written assessment are exempt from the exam.

Students who do not attend a minimum of 2/3 of the classes, or who do not obtain a grade >=10 in the practical assessment, are excluded from the exam assessment.

Students admitted to the exam assessment will have to take a written test in which they did not obtain a grade >=10 in the written test.

2. Exam
Practical Assessment: 55% - Average of practical work done in class; 5% - Attendance.
Theoretical Assessment: 40% - Written test.

Students who obtain a grade of 10 or higher in the practical assessment and a grade of 10 or higher in the written assessment are considered to have passed the exam.

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