CMYK Color -About the Manual

Scanner Calibration
Explanation of scanner operation, quality, and software; calibration methods; use of calibration scales; setting black and white points; middle tone balance; fine adjustments; scanner calibration procedure; Scanner Calibration Data Sheet included on CD.

Halftones
Definition of halftone; halftone resolution requirements; tonal area aim points; halftone dot placement; basic types of images and their tonal adjustments; unusable images.

Duotones
Definition of duotones; false duotones; conversion of halftone to duotone; adjustment of duotone densities; saving duotones; designing with duotones; duotone color considerations.

Four-Color Process
Explanation of color gamut; out-of-gamut colors; CMY ink contamination; correct CMYK gray content; visual effects of color contamination; exercise with color casts.

Color Separation Setup
Discussion of color separation setup in Photoshop; working spaces; custom CMYK settings; Black Generation; Black Ink Limit; Total Ink Limit; Dot Gain; exercises and review questions.

Gray Balance
Importance of gray balance; digital values for highlights, middle tones, and shadows; printing whites; middle tone balance and placement; adjustment of images withoug middle grays; exercises with unbalanced images.

Target Colors (Reds, Greens, Blues, Yellows, Browns, Whites, Grays, Blacks)
Memory colors; color relationships; reference color swatches; CMYK ink composition of target colors; relationship of color values to shade and intensity; exercises for each target color group; all reference images on CD.

Flesh Tones (African, Asian, Caucasian, Hispanic)
Common flesh tone problems; description of color content for the four main flesh tone groups; portrait enhancement techniques; examples of color casts with flesh tones; example images on CD.