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Curriculum subject

Printing Technology. Offset Printing

Subject
Subject code ME.58.07
Subject name Printing Technology. Offset Printing
Credit points 3 ECTS
Grading method Nondistinctive
Curriculum subject
Curriculum 2019 2272
Study year 3
Semester Fall semester
Subject type Mandatory
General description
Brief description:
• Offset printing concepts
• Colours and raster
• Print preparation
• Postprocessing
• Colour models
• Measuring equipment
• Components of colour management
• Calibration - profiling
• Converting between different colour spaces
• Print simulation, clean proof
Aim
The objective is to provide the knowledge about the preparation of prints for the offset printing; the ability to use the tools for the preparation of prints and to assess the requirements for printing quality; explain the need for colour management and its working principles; provide information about different colour models and their interrelations.
Study outcome
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course, students will:
1. Have an overview of the need for colour management in printing process;
2. be able to calibrate monitors and use colour profiles;
3. be able to convert files from the source colour space to the destination colour space;
4. comprehend the properties of the offset printing method;
5. be able to prepare a design for the offset printing;
Current rounds
None
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