Contents
Introduction
About this manual
xiii
Tips for success
xiv
Chapter 1: Desktop Color Primer
The properties of color
1-1
The physics of color
1-1
CIE color model
1-2
Hue, saturation, and brightness
1-3
Additive and subtractive color systems
1-3
Printing techniques
1-4
Halftone and continuous tone devices
1-5
Using color effectively
1-6
A few rules of thumb
1-7
Color wheel
1-7
Color and text
1-8
Registration and trapping
1-9
Raster images and vector images
1-9
Optimizing files for processing and printing
1-10
Resolution of raster images
1-10
Scaling
1-12
Workflow scenarios
1-13
Short-run color printing
1-13
Offset printing
1-14
