ITI's which provides courses for Phototype Setter & Desktop Publishing Operator

Sem. I

Sr. No.

Subjects of Study

Trade Practical

Trade Theory

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Key board practice on Dummy Keyboard with English, Hindi/Regional Language. Emphasis of accuracy with speed.

Brief History of Printing, comparative analysis of different printing process.

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Types, Type sizes, different families, characteristics to type point system and other of measuring, casting off, Typography and proof reading. Familiarization with symbols used in marking copy/typescript for press. Determining line measure and page depth and hence margins. House styles

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Introduction to phototype setting machine – use of various commands understand functioning of the machine loading the machine with stabilization paper/r/c bromide paper, films, chemicals. Creating Macros, UFDs, and limitations of photosetters. Maintenance of photosetters, cleaning of CRT.

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Different composing process & their development. Suitability for job, merits & demerits.

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Brief description of the function of conventional composing machines.

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Introduction to personal computer – its functions keyboard – viewing terminals.

Element of design, elements of page desing, selection of types for text/ display work. Copy preparation and copy fitting procedures –paper sizes. Principles of page make up of books.

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Electronic Typewriter –their characteristics, functions, utilities in composing – care and maintenance.

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Photo composing methods, off line/ on line, terminals for editing, input terminals, hard ware and software, various commands for setting and their uses.

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Setting of Solid Text matters

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Setting of Display matters

Keyboards, storage of information – their techniques.

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General principles of setting off phototype setter, Interword/line spacing, setting of display and tabular matters, corrections, and use of text edit, word breaking and justification. Use of kerning and reducing space between characters for proper work breaks.

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Setting of tabular matter, with boxes use of box, repeat box, repeat rulo/ commands

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Use of bromide/ Resin coated, paper/ stabilization paper/ Direct plate, film & chemicals.

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Use of scanner for picking up of illustrations & making up of a page using both computer terminal & scanner

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Selecting proper line screen per inch. What are highlights, shadow area and how to set scanner. Contrast and detail, how to read colour strip and do colour correction

Introduction to computers hardware, software – computer fundamentals. File management

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Setting of solid text tabular & illustration in combination using various typefaces and the various commands available

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Proof corrections with appropriate proof reading marks

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Edit text by recalling the stored matters from memory

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Microsoft word processing wordstar –Ms-Word operating systems, Use of these systems for various text settings & text editing.

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Use of Dot matrix printer for taking our copies

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Use of laser printer

Page composing through page makers and ventura

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Graphics- drawings inputs of pictures/ sketches/diagrams etc.

Comparative study of DTP/PTS

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Page make- up on IBM computers and also on macintosh, copy fitting

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Bromide/Film Processing

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Preparation of Graphics – use of software

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Interface of Type Setting

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Industrial Visits

Industrial Visits