Elements and Performance Criteria
- Identify job requirements
- Prepare and operate equipment
- Scanner/computer is selected, turned on and scanner glass cleaned
- Scanner software is selected/opened and correct settings made according to job requirements
- Previews are made, image is selected, finished scan completed and image adjusted as required
- Image format is determined and saved to a storage device
- Select Imaging software
- Software is selected, scan is opened and separations are produced on individual layers according to job specifications
- Colours are excluded as required on separation layers
- Stroke is applied for bleed according to printing equipment
- Separation layers are coloured for specific raster image processor (RIP) software
- Image format is determined according to RIP software requirements
- Supplied finished artwork/separation is checked for output capability
- Select and operate an appropriate output device producing film separations to an industry standard and ready for screen manufacture
- Imagesetter/dye printer is selected, turned on and checked, and heads cleaned prior to outputting images
- RIP software is selected and opened, and software settings checked and set according to output specifications
- Nesting is checked to ensure non-wastage of film
- Image is output and evaluated to ensure it conforms to job specifications and measuring, including checking with a reflection densitometer valve
- Film is handled according to manufacturer's specifications
- Output device is closed down according to manufacturer's recommendations
- Access the requirements of particular production exercise in order to meet the process and job specification
- Requirements of the printing process and job specification are assessed
- The quality of job elements, including resolution/dpi is specified according to client requirements
- Films, dye cartridges, their qualities and process requirements are determined
- Stock levels are checked and maintained according to job specifications
- Copy is checked and assessed according to job specifications
- Prepare and operate equipment able to produce film separations
- Scanner/computer is selected and artwork/copy is placed squarely in the scanner
- Scanner software is selected/opened and correct settings are made according to job requirements
- Previews are made, images selected, finished scan completed and image adjusted as required
- Image format is determined and saved to a storage device
- Select and use appropriate imaging software
- Software is selected, scan opened and, using layers and software tools as required, separations are provided on individual layers according to job specifications
- Colours are excluded as required on separation layers
- Separate layers are coloured for specific RIP software requirements
- Image/layers or separations are manually nested, if required, in accordance with film output device size
- Image format is determined according to RIP software requirements and saved to storage device
- Supplied finished artwork/separations is checked for output suitability