新职业英语新职业英语北京印刷学院ListeningSpeaking4Warming-up1Reading A23Reading B5Writing6Project7Vocabulary and Structure8Task 1 What do people in Pre-press Department do? Tick the tasks that you think they should do from the following list.Warming upTo ensure that each printed piece is prepared with the utmost accuracyTo utilize software to design menus, posters, catalogs, leaflets, tags, etc.To prepare the packing cartons and the deliveryTo handle Macintosh or PC files for printingTo correct layout errorsTo operate the offset pressTo transform text and pictures into finished pagesTo produce an electronic image of the printed pagesTo package the printed productsTo bind the printed productsTo deliver or mail the proof to the customer for check Warming upTask 2 Which of the following equipment or devices are used in Pre-press Department and which are used in Printing Department? Tick the corresponding department beside each equipment or device. Task 1 Before reading the passage, see how much you know about the pre-press software by answering the following questions.1. Can you name several software used in the Pre-press Department of printing companies? 2. What can each software do?Reading APre-press SoftwareAdobe Photoshop, CorelDraw and Adobe InDesign are most widely-used software in the Prepress Departments of most printing companies.Reading APre-press SoftwareAdobe Photoshop is the most popular program for creating and modifying images for printing. This is true not only because Photoshop is available on a wide array of platforms ranging from Mac to Windows to UNIX, but because after four generations of development, Adobe Photoshop has the most user-friendly interface and the most complete set of tools. Like any image-editing program, Photoshop can be applied to “alter” images such as photos, downloaded pictures or scanned artwork. (to be continued)Reading APre-press SoftwareAltering an image refers to doing such things as changing the colors within an image, modifying the size and scale of an image, or putting one picture “within” another. Alteration also includes technical modifications such as changing the mode of image compression from one type to another, or changing the number of bits used per pixel. Aside from altering images, Photoshop has a vast array of tools that help people “create” images from scratch.Reading APre-press SoftwareAnother professional software which can be used to create images is CorelDraw. CorelDraw is based on vector graphics while Photoshop on raster or bitmap images. Images of vector formats can be scaled to be any size without any changes in pixel. People cant do that with a file created in Photoshop. The latest version of CorelDraw, named X4, was released in January 2008. It delivers all the essential tools for todays busy designers. It can be used to create powerful designs using intuitive vector illustration and page layout tools, to retouch and enhance photos with professional photo-editing software, and easily convert bitmap images to editable and scalable vector files.Reading APre-press SoftwareUnlike Photoshop and CorelDraw, Adobe InDesign is a versatile page layout and design program for creating professional quality publications. In other words, it is the perfect choice for making any document that needs some creative layout, from posters to newspapers. In addition, it can also publish documents as PDF (Portable Document Format) files (which can be viewed and printed across any platform), import most file types, and can also export publications as HTML files for use on the Internet. By combining the ease and flexibility of a word processor with the design layout capabilities of a graphics program, InDesgin easily integrates both text and graphics, and offers all kinds of features to modify the text and images, which can work together in interesting ways to create a unique and professional design.Reading APre-press SoftwareReading AAdobe Photoshop, CorelDraw 和 Adobe InDesign是印刷公司印前部门运用最 广泛的三种软件。Pre-press SoftwareReading AAdobe Photoshop是最受欢迎的、用于创建和修改 图像的印前软件。这不仅因为它可用于包括Mac Windows和UNIX在内的各种工作平台，而且因为在经历 了四次更新换代后，它具有工作界面最为友好、工具 最为完整的特点。正如任何编辑图像的软件一样， Photoshop可用于修改各种图像，如：照片、下载的图 片、扫描的图片等Pre-press SoftwareReading A修改图像包括修改图像内部颜色、修改大小比例或将 一个图片插入另一图片等。修改也包括各种技术修整 ，如：将图像压缩格式从一种模式变为另一种模式或 变改图像像素。除了修改图像外，Photoshop也有很多 工具可帮助用户创建新图像。Pre-press SoftwareReading A另一种可以用于创建新图像的专业软件叫CorelDraw。 CorelDraw是矢量图软件，而Photoshop是位图软件。矢量 图可以按比例改变大小，并且其像素不发生任何改变。而 这对于在Photoshop中创建的图形文件是不可能的。Corel Draw的最新版本X4是2008年1月发行的，它为当前繁忙的用 户提供了所有必要的工具。通过使用便捷的矢量图示和排 版工具，它可创造非常出色的设计，也可以用专业的图片 编辑软件修饰和润色图片，并且可以很容易地将位图转化 为可编辑的、可改变大小的矢量图。Pre-press SoftwareReading A不像Photoshop和CorelDraw，Adobe InDesign是一个多功 能的排版设计软件，可用于创造专业且优质的出版物。换言之 ，设计任何需要创造性排版效果的文件，从海报到报纸， Adobe InDesign都是一个完美的选择。此外，它也可以将文件 发表为PDF格式（可移植文件格式，可以在任何操作系统下浏 览和打印），可以导入大多类型的文件，也可以将出版物导出 为HTML（超文本置标语言）格式，以便在英特网上使用。 InDesign结合了文字处理器的便利和灵活以及图形软件的排版 设计功能，很容易地将文字和图形集为一体，并且提供