From typesetter to imagesetter
19 of the 28 essential skills of a imagesetter are already essential for a typesetter — about 68% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from typesetter in the whole taxonomy.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 19
- skills carry over
- 9
- would be new
- 68%
- of the target job covered
- 28
- essential skills of a imagesetter
What a imagesetter does
Imagesetters process images and graphic templates by using phototypesetting machines. They optimise the templates for the best possible result by determining the right arrangement of text and image on the print sheet. The product is then set onto photo paper or film.
What carries over
19 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Photoshop
- align content with form
- apply desktop publishing techniques
- GIMP (graphics editor software)
- graphic design
- graphics editor software
- interpret illustration needs
- lay out digital written content
- Microsoft Visio
- operate printing machinery
- prepare imposition
- printing materials
- produce prepress proof
- quality standards
- SketchBook Pro
- Synfig
- typography
- use typesetting software
What would be new
9 skillsEssential for a imagesetter and not for a typesetter. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
Other moves from typesetter
2 roles- prepress operator14 skills in common
- prepress technician13 skills in common
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How far are you from being a imagesetter?
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