Computer Work and Digital Imaging 4

Tutor:

Jiří PETERA

Synopsis:

Subject is focused on advanced work with digital image the students are supposed to be able to communicate and cooperate better with pre-press graphic studio and/or printing house.

Prerequisites:

Final Exam (SS)

The exam to be ordered requires: elaborated practical exercise, theoretical knowledge, activity and participation at lessons.

List of topics for the final exam:

1.Color Management (CIE 1931, CIE Lab, architecture of Color Management , ICC profiles, gamut mapping).

2.Calibration and ICC profile making of the monitor, scanner and printer.

3.Using Color Management in AdobePhotoshop.

4.Characteristics of PostScript a PDF files, export in PDF.

5.Characteristics of basic printing workflow terms.

Study Objectives:

Outline and Syllabus:

Course Description:

The students will practice advanced editing of photography. They will work in Adobe Photoshop, and in AdobeLightroom (RAW images). A special attention will be paid to Color Management. The student will create by themselves: ICC profiles for monitor, scanner and printer. They will use them for soft proof and hard proof in practice. To be able to cooperate better with a graphic studio the essential roles of image export into PDF image format will be explained and the basic pre-press and press terms as well.

Study materials:

Digitální fotografie, Jan Ponec, Milič Jiráček: Univezita Palackého v Olomouci, 2002;

Color Manegemen Systém, Pavel Kočička: Grafie CZ,s.r.o., Praha 2003;

Správa barev, Bruce Fraser, Chris Murhy, Fred Bunting: Computer Press, Brno 2003;

PDF pro tisk, Petr Lozan, Jan Smékal, Kamil Třešňák; Grafie CZ,s.r.o, Praha 2007

Manuals - Adobe Photoshop;

Note:

Schedule for winter semester 2009/2010:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

Schedule for summer semester 2009/2010:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

The subject is a part of the following study plans:

• Fotografie EN - bakalář (qualification subject)