Prepress Technicians and Workers

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1. 01Generate prepress proofs in digital or other format to approximate the appearance of the final printed piece.
2. 02Proofread and perform quality control of text and images.
3. 03Perform "preflight" check of required font, graphic, text and image files to ensure completeness prior to delivery to printer.
4. 04Operate and maintain laser plate-making equipment that converts electronic data to plates without the use of film.
5. 05Maintain, adjust, and clean equipment, and perform minor repairs.
6. 06Operate presses to print proofs of plates, monitoring printing quality to ensure that it is adequate.
7. 07Examine finished plates to detect flaws, verify conformity with master plates, and measure dot sizes and centers, using light boxes and microscopes.
8. 08Examine unexposed photographic plates to detect flaws or foreign particles prior to printing.
9. 09Set scanners to specific color densities, sizes, screen rulings, and exposure adjustments, using scanner keyboards or computers.
10. 10Enter, position, and alter text size, using computers, to make up and arrange pages so that printed materials can be produced.
11. 11Analyze originals to evaluate color density, gradation highlights, middle tones, and shadows, using densitometers and knowledge of light and color.
12. 12Enter, store, and retrieve information on computer-aided equipment.

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