Courses – Fakultet tehničkih nauka u Novom Sadu

Subject: Specific prepress processes (17.F512I3)

Type of studies	Title
Master Academic Studies	Graphic Engineering and Design (Year: 1, Semester: Winter)

General information:

Category	Theoretical-methodological
Scientific or art field	Urbanizam i planiranje regionalnog razvoja
ECTS	5

The aim of the course is to familiarize students with specificities in the field of pre-press production phase and mastering concepts related to pre-press in general, familiarization with specific requirements from the aspect of printing techniques, but also aspects of the printed product. Primarily, the goal of the course is to enable the student to understand and actively participate in gpre-press phase in accordance with the specific requirements of the printing technique and the product itself.

After the course, the student is familiar with the specific requirements in the field of pre-press in accordance with the selected printing technique and the product itself. He is able to understand and apply specific techniques related to pre-press, in accordance with the requirements of the printing process and the product.

Basic concepts related to pre-press. Specificity in the pre-press. Reasons for special approaches to pre-press according to the requirements of the printing technique. Specific requirements in the field of pre-press for the offset printing technique. Specific requirements in the field of pre-press for printing using flexographic printing technique. Specific requirements in the field of prepress for the screen printing technique. Specific requirements in the field of prepress for the rotogravure printing. Specific requirements in the field of pre-press for the pad printing. Specific requirements in the field of ppre-press for the digital printing. Rasterisation from the point of view of each of the printing technique (offet, gravure, flexo, screen, pad and digital printing). Specificity of colorimetric controls for each of the printing techniques (offet, gravure, flexo, screen, pad and digital printing). Practical classes follow the theoretical part where using the appropriate software tool, specific adjustments of images, text and graphics are carried out in accordance with the requirements of the printing technique (trapping, type of rastersation, color range, raster shapes and so on).

The course is organised in accordance with the modern didactic means and methods, interactive, in the form of lectures and computer exercises. Theoretical part of the course is presented in lectures. The lecture materials are available to students in .pdf format. Computer classes are organized in a way to supplement theoretical knowledge and enable their practical application. In addition to lectures and exercises, consultations are also held regularly.

Authors	Title	Year	Publisher	Language
Adams, R.M., Romano F.J.	Computer to Plate Primer	1999	GATF Press, Pittsburgh	English
Hinderliter, H.	Understanding Digital Imposition	2002	GATF Press, Pittsburgh	English
Kipphan, H.	Handbook of Print Media : Technologies and Production Methods	2001	Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg	English

Course activity	Pre-examination	Obligations	Number of points
Computer excersise defence	Yes	Yes	10.00
Written part of the exam - tasks and theory	No	Yes	40.00
Computer exercise attendance	Yes	Yes	5.00
Oral part of the exam	No	Yes	30.00
Graphic paper	Yes	Yes	10.00
Lecture attendance	Yes	Yes	5.00