Print production

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Prepress is the term used in the printing and publishing industries for the processes and procedures that occur between the creation of a print layout and the final printing. The prepress process includes the preparation of artwork for press, media selection, proofing, quality control checks and the production of printing plates if required. The artwork is quite often provided by the customer as a print-ready PDF file created in desktop publishing.

Imaging technology used in printing

Imposition is one of the fundamental steps in the prepress printing process. It consists of the arrangement of the printed product's pages on the printer's sheet, in order to obtain faster printing, simplify binding and reduce paper waste.

how paper is folded industrially

in color printing, the precise aligning of plates or stencils, usually by means of special marks

technical standard

printing process

printing technique to overcome registration problems

usually serves as an agreement between customer and printer and as a color reference guide for adjusting the press before the final press run

machine used for folding paper

Stage in book production process

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copy prepared for photographing to make a printing plate