(Formerly Printing Technology 13)
3 Units, 2 lecture, 3 lab

Image capture and scanning for print, multimedia, or web page production. Resolution, halftone specification, and tone manipulation.

I. Introduction, Policies, Procedures

II. Graphic Arts Photography
A. Graphic Images
B. Photography and contone images
C. Photography and the printing process
D. Digital photography
E. Scanning Methods

III. Tonality
A. Sensitometric curve
B. Densitometry
C. Dot gain
D. Resolution
E. Screening
F. Image manipulation
G. Linearization/calibration

IV. Related issues
A. Moire
B. Rescreening
C. File size limitations

V. Additional Topics

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