Adobe Photoshop course

This course will offer first level training in Adobe Photoshop and will include outputting work through Quark XPress to a digital color proofer.  The course prerequisites are Orientation/Operation (either platform) and Quark XPress or comparable experience.
Topics covered include:  Tool, Pallette & Menu Descriptions, Color Control Basics, Rulers, File Support (Import/Export), Channels (Alpha), Selection Techniques, Traps, Color Conversions, Screen Mode Displays, Filters (All), DCS (Digital Color Separations), Basic Image Editing, Printing Overview, and Proofs.

Adobe illustrator course

This course is designed to introduce participants to the design software Illustrator as it relates to the printing industry, specifically electronic prepress. Special emphasis will be placed on working with customer files as they come into the prepress department.  The course prerequisites are Orientation/Operation (either platform) and Quark XPress or comparable experience.
Topics covered include:  Basic Concepts, Working with Tools, Stripping, Scanning, Masking, Color Separations, Trapping, and Printing.