How do they match: Prepress Technicians and Workers

  • Prepress Manager

  • Generate prepress proofs in digital or other format to approximate the appearance of the final printed piece.
  • Analyze originals to evaluate color density, gradation highlights, middle tones, and shadows, using densitometers and knowledge of light and color.
  • Perform tests to determine lengths of exposures, by exposing plates, scanning line copy, and comparing exposures to tone range scales.