This lesson was centered on output and exporting finished projects. Setting up the parameters for preflighting files gave me a chance to see what steps are involved with sending documents off to be professionally printed. The book went through a few steps needed when non-CMYK colors are used that will allow the printers to maintain the desired look of the finished piece. All files, links, and fonts are then packaged together so that whoever will be doing the printing has all the information necessary. There was even a warning message about licensuring restrictions concerning the use of certain Adobe fonts. Even the printer will need to have the appropriate permission to print using these fonts. This was a very interesting concept to learn about.
I had always wondered why I kept getting a “flattening” message when I sent certain documents to my printer. Thanks to Lesson 13, I now have some understanding as to what is actually happening and why. The text described the flattening as a process where the transparent artwork gets split up into areas that are vector-based and rasterized. The preview of this process shows areas highlighted in red for easy identification. Effects like opacity can be altered by transparency and the highlighted areas show whether that needs to be adjusted or not.
Our last section of this chapter dealt with setting up printer proofs and managing ink supplies. Having these specifications saved for future use is a definite time saver as well as costly ink expenses.
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