Prepress for Dummies ?

[khwajaprint]

Hi,
I own a small printing business. I have never done any courses related to printing but learned only by doing and observing. However, now we are installing a CTP equipment in late September and I know nothing about icc profiles or fm or am screens or anything related to prepress so can any one recommended some books or articles please as I really want to do this technician course that the vendor is offering of CTP equipment but it requires prior knowledge of prepress. Soo........
HELP

 

[aqazi81]

Read this blog by Gordon Pritchard, http://the-print-guide.blogspot.com/
This will help you in understanding all about print.

 

[jrsc]

Pocket Pal

http://www.ippocketpal2.com/

 

[fiatlux]

If you want a physical book, the best is probably: "A Guide to Graphic Print Production" by Kaj Johansson, Peter Lundberg, and Robert Ryberg

If you want answers to specific questions that is well illustrated to clearly convey the information (info you won't find elsewhere) then gordo's blog is the place to go: http://the-print-guide.blogspot.co.uk/ And what's great about his blog is that if something's not clear then you can email him to get an answer - something you won't get from a book.

 

[khwajaprint]

Thanks all
I am actually an ACCA and the printing heritage goes back to more then 300 years in my family but I don't know much and I'm the CEO.

 

[aqazi81]

I have some books in pdf, I can share with you on my next visit.

 

[khwajaprint]

Thanks aasif waiting eagerly for your next visit

 

[bean66]

Hire people who know what they're doing

 

[pauly92]

Worst mistake is knowing less than your employees. So get learning!!

 

[aqazi81]

Worst mistake is knowing less than your employees. So get learning!!

I don't agree with you pauly92, it is not necessary that one should know everything.

 

[pauly92]

I don't agree with you pauly92, it is not necessary that one should know everything.

Suppose I worded that wrong. You should know enough to know what's going on with your business. that make sense?

 

[dabob]

Worst mistake is knowing less than your employees. So get learning!!

Worst mistake is not starting out knowing less . . . its not learning as much as you can about your industry . . .

 

[khwajaprint]

Well I tend to act like I know nothing
I Do know more about binding then offset printing and know more about offset printing then prepress

 

[David Milisock]

Worst mistake is knowing less than your employees. So get learning!!

AGREED! A true path to bankruptcy

 

[David Milisock]

I don't agree with you pauly92, it is not necessary that one should know everything.

How do you then know if the employee is FOS?