ArtPro+ Interactive Course

Overall duration: ±6h

Introduction

Getting Started

Discover how the revolutionary ArtPro+ interface will speed up prepress editing. Use the Quick Reference Card to learn Shortcuts and Modifier keys. (5'07")

Lesson 1: Basics

Workspace

Work with multi-page documents, layers, the Object Browser, breadcrumbs, Selection tools, and Inspectors. (10'06")

Separations and Recoloring

Manage the separations in your document. Apply recoloring on artwork. (7'12")

Color Basics

Work with: Separations, the Colors Side Drawer, and the Fill Color & Stroke Color inspectors. (10'40")

Rich Black

(3'30")

Working with Objects

Create, transform and align objects. (17'12")

Using Path Select to Transform

(1'30")

Lesson 2: Tools

Clipping

Different methods of clipping an object. (4'22")

Clipping on Page Box

(1')

Cleaning

Clean your prepress files. (7'21")

Selecting

Make selections in a document. (10'36")

Working with Gradients

Redefine a gradient with precise color settings. (8'02")

Creating White Underprint

Learn how to create a white underprint using (1) the dedicated tool, (2) an Action List. (8')

Modifying the Bleed

Optimize the bleed of a design. (7'25")

Working on Paths

Create and edit paths. (11'56")

Lesson 3: Prepress Functions

Adding a Barcode

Generate a dynamic barcode, change its settings, and remove its dynamic properties. (6'55")

Creating a label Step and Repeat

Create labels using step & repeat layout Dynamic Mark Sets. (8'06")

Screening

Create screen sets, save these as a preset and apply the screen sets to different parts of a design. (6'44")

Interactive Trapping

Create traps, pullbacks, and traps and pullbacks simultaneously. (14'22")

Additional Trapping Features

(2'40")

Text Editing

Contourized vs live text, preparing a file before correcting text, text related tools and text selection options, and correcting text with embedded subset fonts. (8'49")

Text Recognition

(1')

Working with Opacity Masks

Edit an opacity mask and explore some of its functionalities. (5'20")

Lesson 4: Images and Placed Art

Image Channel Mapping

Remap image channels to other inks. (6'51")

Creating a Varnish

Create a varnish on white underprint. (5'50")

Working with Structural Design Files

Work with structural design files. (13'35")

Working with MFG Files

Importing manufacturing (MFG) files, adding the station numbering mark, and adjusting the bleed (11'22")

Working with CF2 Files

(3'30")

Lesson 5: Quality Control

Preflighting

Preflight artwork files by accessing the Enfocus PitStop Profiles, easily fix all listed errors, and verify the result by rerunning the profile. (10'33")