Essential vocabulary

Words and Word Combinations

1. conventional (digital) prepress

2. press

3. print finishing (postpress)

4. printing plate (film)

5. typesetting

6. text input (output)

7. word processing

8. page make-up (layout)

9. digital processing

10. computer to plate technology

11. computer to film technology

12. corrections (proofs)

13. proofreading

14. to expose

15. imagesetter

16. register errors

17. accurate stripping

18. adhesive tape

19. assembly

20. correct measurements

21. gripper edge

22. registration

23. color reproduction

24. color separation

25. galley proof

26. position proof (blueprint)

27. color proof

28. press proof

29. primary color

30. treatment of the plate

31. RGB

32. CMYK

Activities

1. Find words and word combinations of the essential vocabulary in the text and translate the sentences they are used in into Russian.

2. Answer the following questions:

1. What are the three stages of the printing process?

2. What is prepress?

3. What is the information carrier in conventional prepress?

4. What is the distinguishing factor between conventional and digital prepress?

5. Name the steps of conventional prepress.

6. What is a page layout?

7. Why would it be better to avoid corrections to the output text?

8. When is the page considered to be made up?

9. Is the process of exposing necessary in prepress?

10. How can register errors be avoided?

11. Does sheet assembly play an important role in prepress?

12. Speak about proofing operations.

13. What does the process of platemaking depend on?

14. What is the final treatment of the plate?

3. Match the two halves of the phrases below:

1	conventional	a	input
2	printing	b	tape
3	text	c	reproduction
4	color	d	output
5	gripper	e	prepress
6	adhesive	f	proof
7	register	g	plate
8	text	h	stripping
9	accurate	i	edge
10	galley	j	error

4. Use the resulting expressions in the sentences of your own.

5. Fill in the gaps using the words from the box:

electromagnetic spectrum, additive primaries, color, printing inks, imaging, infrared, subtractive primary, ultraviolet

1. …………….. is a combination of the physical sensation of light and the psychological interpretation of it.

2. The three colors - red, green and blue are called …………. ………….. .

3. When an additive primary color is taken away from white light, the remaining colors form a new one which is called ………….. ………… .

4. RGB are the colors used in …………. .

5. CMYK are the colors of the process using ……. …… color.

6. Light is the visible portion of the ………… ………… of the radiant energy.

7. The invisible rays vary from 400 nanometers are called ……………… .

8. The invisible rays bordering from 700 nanometers are called ………………

6. Find the statement true or false:

1. A fundamental technological change has taken place within prepress.

2. Film copies do not contain all of the information to be printed on the printed sheet corresponding to each color, but also opaque black-and-white originals especially for single-color work.

3. The designed blocks of text are input onto film or paper.

4. In preparation for the stripping a millimeter sheet is first placed on the light table with the carrier sheet on top and fastened with adhesive tape.

5. Galley proofs are produced for corrections to typesetting products such as continuous text, headings and titles, headers and footers for individual pages, picture captions, footnotes, indexes, and tables of contents.

6. Color proofs are not necessary for judging the quality of multicolor products.

7. The page number must be entered in the bottom inside corner of each page.

8. Position proofs are required to check the completeness and correct location of text and image.

9. Blueprints from the film assemblies or full-page films fulfill this purpose very well and are also cost-effective.

10. Color proofs are necessary for judging the quality of single color products.