| Job Title |
Stripper, Lithographic I |
| Job Description |
Plans Composition Of Film Flat According To Customer's
Requirements, Applying Knowledge Of Film Assembly; Pieces
Together And Positions Negative Or Positive Film On Layout
Sheets; And Makes Composite Film, Using Precision Measuring
Instruments, Artist's Work Aids And Photographic Equipment, To
Assemble Multi- Or Single-color Film Flat Used In Production Of
Lithographic Printing Plates: Examines Materials Received With
Order, Such As Pasteup, Artwork, Film, Prints, Or Customer's
Instructions, To Determine Size And Dimensions, Number Of Colors
On Job, And Camera Work Needed, Such As Number Of Base
Negatives, Halftones, Color Separations (film For Each Primary
Color), And Screen Tints. Determines Proportions Needed To
Reduce Or Enlarge Photographs And Graphics To Fit In Designated
Areas Of Film Flat And Prevent Color Overlap, Using Calculator
Or Proportion Scale. Receives Base Negatives, Halftones, And
Color Separations From Photographer, Lithographic (print. &
Pub.) 972.382-014 And Scanner Operator (print. & Pub.)
972.282-010 To Be Used In Composition Of Film Flat. Touches Up
Negatives To Conceal Pinholes And Other Imperfections, Using
Artist's Brush And Opaque Material, Or Examines Positive Film,
Using Magnifier, And Repairs Broken Lines And Incomplete And
Missing Half-tone Dots, Using Needle And Crayon Pencil. Tapes
Layout Sheet Or Grid To Illuminated Table And Positions Masking
Sheet And Transparent Plastic Sheet Over Layout Grid To Prepare
For Positioning Of Film. Positions Film Negatives Or Positives
On Masking Sheet Or Transparent Plastic Sheet According To
Predetermined Reference Marks On Layout Sheet And Inserts
Illustrations, Halftones, Or Four-color Process Negatives In
Windows Of Base Negatives Or Complementary Flats (flats That
Will Be Exposed Onto Same Plate), Using Tape, Triangles,
Straightedges, Dividers, And Magnifiers. Selects And Inserts
Screen Tints In Film Flat, Using Knowledge Of Dot Percentages
Required To Obtain Specific Colors. Cuts Out Masks, Using Razor
Blade, Artist's Knife, Or Mask Cutting Tool, And Arranges
Negatives In Order, To Prepare For Contact Printing, Plate
Exposure, Or Proof Making. Aligns Multiple Negatives And Masks
Over Unexposed Film In Vacuum Frame And Activates Light Source
To Make Negatives Or Positives For Final Film Of Each Color.
Determines Or Approves Plans And Page Sequences To Lay Out Job
For Specific Printing Press. Pieces Together And Aligns
Negatives Or Positives On Masking Sheet Or Transparent Plastic
Sheet, Applying Knowledge Acquired From Experience In Film
Assembly To Assure Register And Fit With All Units Of Color, To
Assemble Film Flat. Inverts Assembled Film Flat On Table And
Cuts Windows Behind Image Areas Of Negatives Or Positives, Using
Razor Blade Or Artist's Knife, To Allow Exposure To Plate Or
Film. Routes Completed Negative Or Positive Flat To Proofing
Area For Preparation Of Positive Or Negative Proof. Examines
Proof Returned By Customer And Makes Corrections Or Remakes Film
To Meet Customer's Specifications. Routes Completed Negative Or
Positive Flat To Lithographic Platemaker (print. & Pub.)
972.381-010 For Preparation Of Positive Or Negative Lithographic
Printing Plate. May Draw Ruled Lines And Borders Around
Negatives Or Positives, Using Scribing Tools. May Make Proof
From Film Flat To Determine Accuracy Of Flat.
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