Xerox School-To-Career Digital Production Printing Course Guide and Supplemental Learning Material Xerox Color 550/560 Freeflow Web Services and Freeflow Makeready
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ExpandedNew Variable Addendums Data Planning, and Managing a Digital Print Operation Deisgn and Production2 Xerox School-to-Career Digital Production Printing Course Guide and Supplemental Learning Material Xerox Color 550/560 FreeFlow Web Services and FreeFlow Makeready (v5.0) NOTE The learning material in this Course Guide has been selected and written to help facilitate knowledge transfer and skill development of digital production printing technologies and processes. The approaches to learning are many and there is no one particular way to teach or learn. Please feel free to use additional methods (presentation, web, video, text, live and recorded) to help deliver the information in a manner that best meets the needs of you and your audience. If you have comments, edits or additional information you believe will be beneficial to this program please submit your input to Peter Muir, [email protected], +1 215 234 4498. Thank you! ©2012 Bizucate Inc. COURSE MAP Xerox School-to-Career Production Printing Systems Curriculum Section 1 Performance Competencies Learning Plans Assessments Outlining Introduction to Components of Workflows Workflows RIP & Print Engines • • • Prepare Equipment Preparation Preparation Procedures • • • Web Services Production Production • • Procedures Make Ready Operations and • Troubleshooting • Variable RIP & Print Workflows Print Engines • • Troubleshooting Finishing Workflows • Variable Data • Troubleshooting 4 Section 2 Section 3 Learning Activities Industry Knowledge The contents of this course can help stu- dents become more marketable. Combinations of industry information, Individual and group Current and cutting edge technology and business classroom activities and relevant terminology, driving workflows all come together in hands-on lab processes and this course geared to teach students exercises to reinforce supporting industry the necessary skills and knowledge. student success. specific information Real world sample files to further practical The course will help students understand: included in the course. learning opportunities • Why digital production printing is one of the fastest growing markets • How digital production printing technology works • How people are using digital production printing technology to create documents with business driving results • How you can help create efficient and profitable digital production printing workflows 5 TABLE OF CONTENTS Course Map .................................................................................................................................. 4 Section 1: Course Guide .............................................................................................................. 9 Course Information .................................................................................................................................................................................11 Introduction .............................................................................................................................................................................................13 External Standards, Program Outcomes and Core Abilities ............................................................................................................14 Competencies, Linked Exit Learning Outcomes and Performance Standard ..............................................................................19 1. Outline potential digital print production workflows from input to processing to output ....................................................................................................................21 2. Prepare equipment for production ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................25 3. Demonstrate the capabilities of a Branded Web Submission Service ..........................................................................................................................................................29 4. Demonstrate the capabilities of a Branded Prepress Workflow Solution ...................................................................................................................................................33 5. Demonstrate the basic components of a RIP and print engine .....................................................................................................................................................................37 6. Demonstrate finishing as used in today’s production digital print workflows ...........................................................................................................................................41 7. Produce a simple Variable Information job .......................................................................................................................................................................................................45 8. Demonstrate troubleshooting techniques .........................................................................................................................................................................................................49 Learning Plans ..........................................................................................................................................................................................51 • Learning Plan 1: Introduction to Digital Production Printing Workflows ..............................................................................................................................................55 • Learning Plan 2: Preparation Procedure for Production Printing ..............................................................................................................................................................61 • Learning Plan 3: Production Printing Procedures .........................................................................................................................................................................................67 • Learning Plan 4: Variable Print Production Workflows ...............................................................................................................................................................................83 • Learning Plan 5: Troubleshooting Print Production Workflows ...............................................................................................................................................................89 Performance Assessment Tasks ...........................................................................................................................................................95 1. Basic Component of a RIP and Print Engine ...................................................................................................................................................................................................97 2. Preparation .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................101 3. Production (Workflow, Prepress, Press and Finishing, Variable Data Printing) .....................................................................................................................................105 4. Operations (Troubleshooting) ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................121 Syllabus ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 131 Section 2: Learning Activities Supplemental Learning Material .........................................137 Learning Activities: Supplemental Learning Material • Learning Plan 1: Introduction to Digital Production Printing Workflows ............................................................................................................................................138 • Learning Plan 2: Preparation Procedure for Production Printing ............................................................................................................................................................146 • Learning Plan 3: Production Printing Procedures .......................................................................................................................................................................................148 • Learning Plan 4: Variable Print Production Workflows .............................................................................................................................................................................194 • Learning Plan 5: Troubleshooting Print Production Workflows .............................................................................................................................................................198 Section 3: Industry Information Supplemental Learning Material ....................................205 Industry Information: Supplemental Learning Material Foreword ................................................................................................................................................................................................206