Desktop Publishing Training

Software that enables layout and typesetting of text and graphics and the ability to prepare files for professional quality image setting equipment

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Supported Desktop Publishing Projects

Gimp Training

GIMP (the GNU Image Manipulation Program) is a raster graphics editor. It has many capabilities. It can be used as a simple paint program, an expert quality photo retouching program, an online batch processing system, a mass production image renderer, an image format converter, etc. GIMP is expandable and extensible. It is designed to be augmented with plug-ins and extensions to do just about anything. The advanced scripting interface allows everything from the simplest task to the most complex image manipulation procedures to be easily scripted. credativ supports Gimp on Linux, Windows, Mac OSX, FreeBSD and Solaris.

Inkscape Training

Inkscape is a vector graphics editor, with capabilities similar to Illustrator and CorelDraw using the W3C standard Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) file format. Inkscape supports many advanced SVG features including markers, clones and alpha blending. It is very easy to edit nodes, perform complex path operations, trace bitmaps and much more. credativ supports Inkscape on Linux, Unix, Mac OSX and Windows.

Scribus Training

Scribus is a desktop publishing (DTP) application, released under the GNU General Public License as free software. It is based on the free Qt toolkit. It is known for its broad set of page layout features comparable to leading non-free applications such as Adobe PageMaker, QuarkXPress or Adobe InDesign. Scribus is designed for flexible layout and typesetting and the ability to prepare files for professional quality image setting equipment. It can also create animated and interactive PDF presentations and forms. Example uses include writing small newspapers, brochures, newsletters, posters and books. Scribus supports most major image formats including scalable vector graphics (SVG). Professional type/image setting features include CMYK colors and ICC color management. It has a built-in scripting engine using Python and is available in more than 24 languages. Native versions are available for Linux, Unix-like, Mac OS X, OS/2, and Microsoft Windows.