Prepress
Summary
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 procedure includes the manufacture of a printing plate, image carrier or form, ready for mounting on a printing press, as well as the adjustment of images and texts or the creation of a high-quality print file. In today's prepress shop, the form of delivery from the customer is usually electronic, either a PDF or application files created from such programs as Adobe InDesign or QuarkXPress.The following items have each been considered part of prepress at one time or another:In most modern publishing environments, the tasks related to content generation and refinement are carried out separately from other prepress tasks, and are commonly characterized as part of graphic design.
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Recycling is good for the editorial environment
Think of recycled content as a starting point - a way to reach new readers, a way to add value to what you're doing in print. Do it well and you'll improve your audience engagement and save some energy for creating fresh, new content.
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For many B2B media companies, digital development is now out of their own hands
If GIE Media's new consumer digital edition is one possible vision of the future direction of the industry, the alternative vision can be seen in this new app for the Questex Media Group title Luxury Travel Advisor.
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Letters: We need a PCC that actually regulates
The proposed reforms the Press Complaints Commission plans to put before a "summit" of editors on 15 December (Front page news: papers got it wrong, 8 December) has much to recommend it. But the suggestion that some PCC figures are "nervous" about presenting a final package of measures before Lord Justice Leveson's inquiry has concluded, in case the PCC is "seen to be forcing the judge's hand", is surely missing the point.
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Sil-Die rises from ashes of Maldon fire
Foiling and embossing die manufacturer Sil-Die has rebuilt its business with the help of pre-press distributor Marlowe Graphics after a devastating fire gutted its factory in Maldon, Essex, in February.
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Schawk sees earnings fall as clients cut spending
Global pre-press specialist Schawk has posted a major slide in second-quarter earnings, following a decline in activity from the group's US-based advertising, retail and consumer packaging clients.
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New, bigger site for Reproflex3
Newcastle-based packaging pre-press company Reproflex3 is planning a move to larger premises on an adjacent site this year.
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Kodak blames overcapacity for poor pre-press performance in Q4
Kodak's share price dropped 30% last week after it reported a fourth quarter pre-tax loss of $73m (£46m), down 115% on last year's $486m profit.
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TUK Systems launches 'affordable' CtP package for small printers
Middlesex-based TUK Systems, an offshoot of the Indian pre-press and consumables manufacturer TechNova, has announced a £99 CtP product aimed at small printers.
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F1 Colour forms strategic partnership with St8us Group
F1 Colour has formed a strategic partnership with design, development and web-based services business St8us Group as it looks to expand its offering and counter the trend towards decreasing margins in photography, pre-press and print management.
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DG3 cuts chemistry use following plate switch
DG3 Europe has slashed its pre-press chemistry usage following a switch to Agfa's Amigo TS plate, which uses physical rather than chemical processing.
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