Glossary
- Pagemaker
- An Adobe Systems Inc software application that was the pioneer in professional desktop publishing (DTP). Available for Macintosh computers and PC. Pagemaker’s main rival is QuarkXpress.
- See also Adobe Systems Incorporated, QuarkXpress
- Photoshop
- A very popular Adobe Systems Inc software application used for image-manipulation and creating graphics. Photoshop is bitmap-based, with some vector functions. Available for Macintosh computers and PC.
- See also Adobe Systems Incorporated
- Press Proof
- A proof is usually made just before the actual printing job, using the finished plates and correct paper and ink, to check the colour before the final production run.
- See also Proof, Proofing Press
- Proof
- A document printed just before the final printing job, for approval by the client and designer and to check for final changes.
- See also AA (Authors Alterations), Press Proof, Proofing Press
- Proofing Press
- Special proofing presses are sometimes used to print a proof, using the same paper and ink as that which the final print job will use, but without the pressure of using the finished plates as in a press proof. Although these proofs are almost accurate, the colours are sometimes not 100% correct; they tend to be more vibrant.
- See also Press Proof, Proof
