| Job Title |
Proofer, Prepress |
| Job Description |
Makes Single Or Multicolored Prepress Proofs Of Text And
Graphics, Performing Any Combination Of Following Duties: Places
Base Material And Color Coated Sheet Or Light Sensitive Film
Into Laminating Machine That Transfers Pigment From Sheet Or
Laminates Light Sensitive Film To Base. Exposes Base To
Corresponding Color-separated Negative Or Positive Film, Using
Vacuum Frame, And Places Color Coated Base In Automatic
Processor That Develops And Reveals Color Image On Base, Or
Places Light Sensitive Base Into Corresponding Color Bin Of
Automatic Toner Machine That Deposits Powdered Ink Pigment Onto
Image. Registers Succeeding Color Negatives Or Positives Over
Base, Using Magnifier Or Register Device System, And Repeats
Process To Produce Multicolor Proof. Exposes Film To Proofing
Paper To Make Single-color Proof. Exposes Film To Colored Base
Material To Produce Overlay Of Each Color, And Assembles And
Aligns Individual Overlays On Top Of One Another To Form
Multicolor Overlay Proof. Compares Test Exposures To Quality
Control Color Guides To Determine Data For Exposure Settings.
Measures Density Levels Of Colors Or Color Guides On Proofs,
Using Densitometer, And Compares Readings To Set Standards.
Mixes Powdered Ink Pigments, Using Ink Matching Book And
Measuring And Mixing Tools, To Create Nonstandard Colors, And
Applies Ink Pigments To Base By Hand. Immerses Exposed Materials
In Chemical Baths To Hand-develop Proofing Materials. Method
Used To Make Proof Is Determined By Brand Of Equipment And
Quality Of Proof Required.
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