Lynda.COM InDesign CS5: Print Production Guidelines

Author:
James Wamser

Duration:
01h 34m

Released on:
4/21/2011

Exercise files:
Yes


InDesign CS5: Print Production Guidelines goes over the common issues that arise when preparing InDesign documents for printing and shows how to tweak PDF and document settings to ensure the perfect print. The course shows how to avoid mistakes by preparing documents correctly upfront, covering document construction, layout, ink management settings, and output options. Prepress processes in Acrobat are also covered, including accurate soft proofing and packaging in the PDF/X formats. Exercise files accompany the course.
Topics include:

    Understanding facing pages versus non-facing pages
    Creating a gatefold layout
    Loading and embedding profiles
    Understanding overprint vs. knockout
    Understanding mixed inks and registration
    Setting up multiple versions of a document with conditional text and GREP
    Avoiding common font problems
    Understanding RGB and CMYK



Introduction
Welcome           00m 54s
Using the exercise files           00m 31s
Asking the right questions before starting your document           01m 54s

1. Document Construction
Building documents correctly           03m 09s
Understanding facing pages vs. non-facing pages           02m 08s
Creating a four-page spread with a left-hand page 1           01m 48s
Creating a gatefold layout           02m 07s
Creating a letterfold layout           02m 27s
Creating a book cover layout for a perfect bound book           03m 11s
Creating a calendar layout           03m 13s
Creating a drill edge           03m 56s

2. Live Preflight
Understanding the preflight settings           04m 55s
Creating profiles           02m 26s
Loading and embedding profiles           01m 18s
Looking at the results           02m 37s

3. Inks and the Ink Manager
Understanding process colors, spot colors, and the Ink Manager           01m 57s
Using overprint vs. knockout           01m 46s
Using rich black (percentages of CMYK)           01m 44s
Checking for unnamed colors           02m 04s
Using mixed inks and registration           02m 42s

4. Setting Up Multiple Versions
Using layers           02m 25s
Understanding Conditional Text and GREP           02m 00s

5. Fonts
Understanding document fonts           01m 33s
Avoiding common font problems           02m 57s
Choosing the best font formats           01m 36s

6. Links
Looking at the Links panel           01m 32s
Customizing the Links panel           01m 56s
Understanding resolution and scaling           02m 04s
Understanding actual resolution vs. effective resolution           01m 53s
Choosing file formats           01m 35s

7. Color Settings
Understanding RGB and CMYK           02m 13s
Using ICC profiles           02m 13s
Converting from RGB to CMYK during PDF export           02m 21s

8. Prepress Processes
Understanding accurate soft proofing in Acrobat           02m 32s
Using the Separations Preview panel           03m 16s
Using the Flattener Preview panel           01m 56s

9. Output Options
Packaging your files           02m 00s
Using Adobe PDF presets           02m 02s
Understanding PDF/X-1a vs. PDF/X4           03m 20s
Understanding when to create an Acrobat layer           01m 25s
Using single pages vs. spreads           02m 56s

Conclusion
Final thoughts: 10 things to keep your printer happy           02m 14s