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THUMBNAIL OF CONTENT
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Bleeds
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When you have color touching the edge of your paper, you must provide for bleeds. |
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Booklets & Magazines
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Arranging your document in printer spreads rather than reader spreads.
Page creep in large booklets can make your outside margins disappear.
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Brochures
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Panels on most folded brochures are not the same size. |
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CMYK Color Space
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Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black are the colors used in process printing. It is a unique and dangerous color space. |
Color Correcting Photos
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How to recognize and correct color imbalances in Adobe PhotoShop. |
Dot Gain & Ink Density
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Ink dots grow on the press, causing photos to print darker than expected. |
Duotones
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Screen angles must be changed to print correctly.
Use "curves" to add richness only to darker areas in duotones.
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Fonts & Type
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Include fonts with your electronic file.
Don't apply formatting like bold or italic - Select the bold font as if it's a separate font.
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Line Screen
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Several factors determine what the optimum line screen may be for a print job, and consequently the resolution of your graphics. |
Mixing Colors
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Mixing colors in CMYK can be a frustrating business. The name of the game is Color Compromise. |
Moiré
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Scanning previously printed photos or graphics will cause moiré, or an unnatural pattern, in the image. How to remove it. |
Paper
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Like an artist's canvas, the paper you choose should fit the masterpiece to be printed on it. |
Preflight
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TechColor's money-saving preflight checklist lets you make sure your document is ready to fly from the computer to the press. |
Resolution
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PPI, LPI, DPI - The resolutions of printing include Pixels Per Inch, Lines Per Inch, and Dots Per Inch. Understanding them is key to success. |
RGB Color Space
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Our monitors are in RGB. We print in CMYK. The two color spaces are not compatible, and caution must be taken. |
Scanning & Saving Photos
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Tips for scanning images intended for publication on a printing press.
PhotoShop tips for saving your images in the correct format.
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Separations
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How colors are separated, and some cautions and tips on color separations. |
Specifications
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Specifications for submitting film or electronic files to TechColor Graphics |
Spot Colors
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Spot colors are a separate color of ink on the press. They need special attention, or disaster could result.
When converting spot colors to CMYK, be aware that a perfect match is impossible.
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Trapping
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Trapping is required where two inks touch each other. If not trapped, unsightly gaps appear between colors which are supposed to touch. |
