What is the Computer Doing?
by Sandee Cohen
From Design Into Print: Preparing Graphics and Text for Professional Printing
- Copyright
- Colophon
- Introduction
- Start at the End
- 1. Know Where You’re Going
- 2. Desktop Printing
- 3. The Basics of Commercial Printing
- What is the Computer Doing?
- 4. Understanding the Types of Computer Applications
- 5. Computer Color Modes
- 6. Raster Images and Resolutions
- 7. Vector Images
- 8. File Formats
- The World of Color
- 9. Process Color Printing
- 10. Spot Colors and Duotones
- 11. How Many Colors to Print
- Getting Stuff Into the Computer
- 12. Digital Cameras
- 13. Scanners and Scanning
- 14. Stock Photos and Clip Art
- 15. Fonts, Strokes, and Outlines
- Getting Your Work Printed and Published
- 16. High-Resolution Output
- 17. Acrobat and PDF Files
- 18. Output Specifications
- 19. Trapping
- 20. Preflight and Proofing
- A. Preflight Checklist
- B. Glossary
If you’re going to work with a computer to create your design and printing projects, you need to understand what’s going on inside the computer and the software applications. In this section we’ll look at what you need to know about how the computer is working with your files.
“I really must get a thinner pencil. I can’t manage this one a bit: it writes all manner of things that I don’t intend—” | ||
| --LEWIS CARROLL THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS | ||
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