Course Overview
This course commences with the basics of digital imaging, including the principles of electro-photography and other related technologies. There will be a review of different manufacturer’s equipment, their capabilities, and quality. Media issues will be discussed as well as imaging engine speeds, resolution, quality and job costing features. Students will practice troubleshooting different media and calibrate the printer to ensure consistent colour reproduction. The course also covers many of the other considerations for reproducing files correctly on a digital imaging engine. Digital imaging for dye sublimation will be discussed and demonstrated relative to specially, item marketing and garment design and manufacturing.
Prerequisite(s)
Credits
3.5
- Retired
- This course has been retired and is no longer offered. Find other Flexible Learning courses that may interest you.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:
- Describe the principles of electro-photography.
- Explain the different technologies encompassed within the digital imaging market.
- Choose the appropriate printing equipment for a media project.
- Distinguish between particular printer capabilities.
- Choose the appropriate media for a media project.
- Troubleshoot different media substrate issues.
- Explain how printer speeds, waste and running costs affect the total job cost.
- Configure calibration software to ensure consistency in colour reproduction.
- Set up jobs for output media size and related finishing options.
- Structure and package files for output to digital imaging engines, both internally and from remote locations (i.e., create PDF and PostScript files).
- Consider design issues including colour management, imposition crossovers, solid graphics and graduations.
- Organize pages of a design with imposition software.
- Define an ICC profile and describe its application in digital imaging.
- Print with total ink coverage for optimum results.
Effective as of Winter 2016
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