Digital Proofing and Workflow detailed Syllabus for Printing Technology (PN), K scheme PDF has been taken from the MSBTE official website and presented for the diploma students. For Subject Code, Subject Name, Lectures, Tutorial, Practical/Drawing, Credits, Theory (Max & Min) Marks, Practical (Max & Min) Marks, Total Marks, and other information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
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Rationale
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Course Outcomes:
Students will be able to achieve & demonstrate the following COs on completion of course based learning
- Classify the digital proof.
- Identify the appropriate digital proofing techniques.
- Select the appropriate digital proofing techniques to proof the given job.
- Identify the stages in print production workflow.
- Analysis of digital workflow and its implication in printing industry.
Unit I
Overview of Digital Proofing 1.1 Overview of digital proofing: Definition, importance, and applications in the printing and packaging industry. advantages and application of digital proofing technology. 1.2 Types of Proofing: Concept proof. soft proof Color, target proof, hard proof, remote software for digital proofing. 1.3 Digital Proofing Technologies: Ink jet, Electrophotography, Dye sublimation, Thermal wax. Simulation (halftone dot proofing), Steps in digital proofing, File Formats used in the digital proofing. Comparison between conventional proofing and digital proofing.
Suggested Learning Pedagogie
Lecture Using Chalk-Board Video Demonstrations Presentations
Unit II
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Unit III
Importance of Color Management in Digital Proofing 3.1 Color Management: Basics of color management, color gamut, color managed workflow, rendering intents 3.2 Color Calibration and Profiling: Color gamut mapping, monitor, printer, and proofing device calibration. Understanding and using ICC profiles in digital proofing. 3.3 Soft Proofing Techniques: Use of software for onscreen proofing.
Suggested Learning Pedagogie
Video Demonstrations Lecture Using Chalk-Board Presentations
Unit IV
Basics of Workflow Basics and its Management 4.1 Understanding digital workflow: Definition, components, and significance in printing. Advantages, limitations and future developments. 4.2 Production flow: Data and material flow for print media production. Digital Workflow for pre-press and its main stages, Tasks in a Digital Production Workflow, Preflight for various jobs. 4.3 Digital Workflow with Computer-Integrated Manufacturing (CIM), Digital Asset Management (DAM): creating folders on servers, schedule Process, retrieve elements, process error trapping & notification, correction handling, intervention. Software for digital workflow management. Print Production Format (PPF), Job Definition Format (JDF).
Suggested Learning Pedagogie
Lecture Using Chalk-Board Presentations Video Demonstrations
Unit V
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List of Experiments:
- * List the steps in preflighting and proofing of brochure printing. (2 samples)
- List the steps in preflighting and proofing of newspaper printing. (2 samples)
- List the steps in preflighting and proofing of printing for rigid packaging. (2 samples)
- List the steps in preflighting and proofing of label printing. (2 samples)
- Apply RIP to the PS file and decide specifications for RIP output. (2 samples)
- * Arrange lighting as per ISO 3664, to view soft digital proof.
- Operate special purpose color monitors for proper viewing of soft proof. (BenQ, Eizo monitor)
- * Calibrate the display color monitor using colorimeter.
- Prepare color profile of the display monitor.
- * Prepare color profile of the digital printer using spectrophotometer.
- * Prepare color profile of the substrate (2 samples).
- Apply color profile of substrate to the monitor.
- * Carry out proofing using inkjet printer for offset printing job and analyze the results.
- * Carry out proofing using laser printer for offset printing job and analyze the results.
- Demonstrate JDF preparation in CIP4.
- Demonstrate workflow of smart print factory.
- * Carry out digital proofing on sustainable materials. (2 samples)
- Plan steps in designing automated digital workflow.
- Create Conventional workflow for the book publication
Self Learning
Assignment
- Create and publish a short video on social media on various international standards and tools namely GRACoL, ISO 12647, SWOP and G7.
- Explore internet resources and compile a list of software and output devices for proofing.
- Interview a technical personnel from a reputed digital printing press and document the information.
Micro Project
- Tabulate the output devices and their specifications used in proofing.
- Visit the nearest packaging printing unit & understand the workflow.
- Visit the nearest commercial printing unit & understand the workflow.
- Survey a local market and present a report on preflight practices.
- Collect samples of proofs taken on different digital printing processes.
Laboratory Equipment
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Learning Materials
- Hugh M. Speirs Introduction to Prepress PIRA Intentional, ISBN:1858029015
- Michael Barnard Print and Production Manual Pira International, United Kingdom ISBN 1 85802 238 X
- Helmut Kipphan Handbook of Print Media: Technologies and Production Methods Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg New York: ISBN 3-540-67326-1
- Ric Withers Digital Workflow Windsor Professional Information, ISBN- 1893190-08-0
Learning Websites
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0Wb1Z9i0uY Digital Proofing in Adobe Acrobat
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXh_1U1unyk Digital Proofing
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiBIf2xQuB8 Proofing of Packaging product
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_SrCC0znNA Workflow Automation: What Every Printer Needs to Know
- https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=wTfqNVVVPL0&t=98s Print Production Workflow_3 P’s
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EJAJXE02xc PrePress Workflow for Package Printing
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZbJYgSxFfA Workflows and prepress automation actually work
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDttYkDS7gE JDF & CIP4
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