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DTP Print Production Print Process

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1. Print production workflow
pre-press - press - post-press
garments - hats - backlit signs - glass & mirrors - cylinders (pens or 55 gallon drums) - cups - bottles - mugs - decals - labels - billboards - outdoor posters - etc (short run products)
thick ink deposit - type of product
Design - order entry - preflight - digital composition - proofing - imposition - proofing - platemaking - printing - binding/finishing - distribute/deliver

2. 12 cells
comprise period at end of a sentence
garments - hats - backlit signs - glass & mirrors - cylinders (pens or 55 gallon drums) - cups - bottles - mugs - decals - labels - billboards - outdoor posters - etc (short run products)
anything that happens to print job after it's printed
prints from resilient - raised image area (relief) - usually a "photopolymer plate"

3. Types of printing companies
prints from resilient - raised image area (relief) - usually a "photopolymer plate"
aka Gravure
commercial & quick printers - specialty printers - publication printers - packaging - in-plant printers - trade shops - allied industries
exposure to UV light through film & chem processing - laser exposure - no film needed

4. Offset principles

5. Offset
aka Computer to Plate (CTP)
anything that happens to print job after it's printed
garments - hats - backlit signs - glass & mirrors - cylinders (pens or 55 gallon drums) - cups - bottles - mugs - decals - labels - billboards - outdoor posters - etc (short run products)
microscopic water sports cause voids in solid areas

6. Offset characteristics
aka Computer to Plate (CTP)
image area repels H2O (fountain solution) - non-image attracts H2O - ink sticks to where H2O not present - utilizes metal plate
intaglio process (recessed area) - doctor blade scrapes ink from cylinder (leaving ink in cells) - copper engraved then plated w/ chrome coating
'converted' products like labels - packaging - cartons - bags (chips) - sacks - stickers - a few large metro newspapers - etc.

7. Digital workflow
aka Computer to Plate (CTP)
image area repels H2O (fountain solution) - non-image attracts H2O - ink sticks to where H2O not present - utilizes metal plate
garments - hats - backlit signs - glass & mirrors - cylinders (pens or 55 gallon drums) - cups - bottles - mugs - decals - labels - billboards - outdoor posters - etc (short run products)
Design - order entry - preflight - digital composition - proofing - imposition - proofing - platemaking - printing - binding/finishing - distribute/deliver

8. Offset products
publications - posters - catalog - direct mail - newspapers - some packaging - etc.
intaglio process (recessed area) - doctor blade scrapes ink from cylinder (leaving ink in cells) - copper engraved then plated w/ chrome coating
strictly "digital" process - info controls "vibrating diamond stylus to "peck" out cells from copper plating
Design - order entry - preflight - digital composition - proofing - imposition - proofing - platemaking - printing - binding/finishing - distribute/deliver

9. Flexo
halo
almost always polyester - able to print thickets ink deposit - slow process - capable of fine detail
aka Gravure
comprise period at end of a sentence

10. Exs of digital printing
black on white laser print - color laser print - ink jet print
publications - posters - catalog - direct mail - newspapers - some packaging - etc.
supported by screen under tension - incorrectly & commonly referred to as "silk screen printing"
heavy - copper-plated steel cylinder comprises "image cylinder -" image composed of tiny recessed ink wells (cells) - doctor blade

11. Print processes
garments - hats - backlit signs - glass & mirrors - cylinders (pens or 55 gallon drums) - cups - bottles - mugs - decals - labels - billboards - outdoor posters - etc (short run products)
Offset Lithography - Flexography - Rotogravure - Screen Printing - Digital Printing
prints from resilient - raised image area (relief) - usually a "photopolymer plate"
'oil & water don't mix' - plate relies on chemical repulsion of H2O & attraction of ink

12. Screen
black on white laser print - color laser print - ink jet print
thick ink deposit - type of product
Design - order entry - preflight - digital composition - proofing - imposition - proofing - platemaking - printing - binding/finishing - distribute/deliver
Offset Lithography - Flexography - Rotogravure - Screen Printing - Digital Printing

13. Flexo products

14. Screen printing characteristics
garments - hats - backlit signs - glass & mirrors - cylinders (pens or 55 gallon drums) - cups - bottles - mugs - decals - labels - billboards - outdoor posters - etc (short run products)
Offset Lithography - Flexography - Rotogravure - Screen Printing - Digital Printing
almost always polyester - able to print thickets ink deposit - slow process - capable of fine detail
thick ink deposit - type of product

15. Digital printing
aka Offset
exposure to UV light through film (analog) & chem processing - laser exposure
never requires film - image printed directly from digital info - capable of "variable printing -" economical for short runs
pre-press - press - post-press

16. Offset Imaging Methods
intaglio process (recessed area) - doctor blade scrapes ink from cylinder (leaving ink in cells) - copper engraved then plated w/ chrome coating
almost always polyester - able to print thickets ink deposit - slow process - capable of fine detail
exposure to UV light through film (analog) & chem processing - laser exposure
aka Computer to Plate (CTP)

17. Gravure characteristics
intaglio process (recessed area) - doctor blade scrapes ink from cylinder (leaving ink in cells) - copper engraved then plated w/ chrome coating
publications - posters - catalog - direct mail - newspapers - some packaging - etc.
thick ink deposit - type of product
black on white laser print - color laser print - ink jet print

18. Gravure Cylinder Imaging
supported by screen under tension - incorrectly & commonly referred to as "silk screen printing"
thick ink deposit - type of product
strictly "digital" process - info controls "vibrating diamond stylus to "peck" out cells from copper plating
comprise period at end of a sentence

19. Flexo Plate Imaging
publications - posters - catalog - direct mail - newspapers - some packaging - etc.
microscopic water sports cause voids in solid areas
printing on a printing press for mass distribution
exposure to UV light through film & chem processing - laser exposure - no film needed

20. Flexography
Offset Lithography - Flexography - Rotogravure - Screen Printing - Digital Printing
publications - posters - catalog - direct mail - newspapers - some packaging - etc.
'converted' products like labels - packaging - cartons - bags (chips) - sacks - stickers - a few large metro newspapers - etc.
aka Flexo

21. Flexo principle
intaglio process (recessed area) - doctor blade scrapes ink from cylinder (leaving ink in cells) - copper engraved then plated w/ chrome coating
commercial & quick printers - specialty printers - publication printers - packaging - in-plant printers - trade shops - allied industries
prints from resilient - raised image area (relief) - usually a "photopolymer plate"
supported by screen under tension - incorrectly & commonly referred to as "silk screen printing"

22. Rotogravure principle
printing on a printing press for mass distribution
microscopic water sports cause voids in solid areas
exposure to UV light through film (analog) & chem processing - laser exposure
heavy - copper-plated steel cylinder comprises "image cylinder -" image composed of tiny recessed ink wells (cells) - doctor blade

23. Flexo characteristics
garments - hats - backlit signs - glass & mirrors - cylinders (pens or 55 gallon drums) - cups - bottles - mugs - decals - labels - billboards - outdoor posters - etc (short run products)
resilient - raised - wrong-reading image area on plate; fluid ink - plate attached to plate cylinder w/ double-sided adhesive - product commonly "die-cut"
aka Gravure
microscopic water sports cause voids in solid areas

24. Screen Printing principle
black on white laser print - color laser print - ink jet print
aka Offset
supported by screen under tension - incorrectly & commonly referred to as "silk screen printing"
anything that happens to print job after it's printed

25. Offset Lithography
halo
aka Offset
Offset Lithography - Flexography - Rotogravure - Screen Printing - Digital Printing
black on white laser print - color laser print - ink jet print

26. Rotogravure
analog process (requires film positive for screen exposure). digital screen exposure units (no film) are developed
aka Gravure
almost always polyester - able to print thickets ink deposit - slow process - capable of fine detail
aka Offset

27. Allied industries

28. Gravure
resilient - raised - wrong-reading image area on plate; fluid ink - plate attached to plate cylinder w/ double-sided adhesive - product commonly "die-cut"
analog process (requires film positive for screen exposure). digital screen exposure units (no film) are developed
Design - order entry - preflight - digital composition - proofing - imposition - proofing - platemaking - printing - binding/finishing - distribute/deliver
serrated edge caused by cells

29. Laser exposure
aka Computer to Plate (CTP)
publications - posters - catalog - direct mail - newspapers - some packaging - etc.
pre-press - press - post-press
strictly "digital" process - info controls "vibrating diamond stylus to "peck" out cells from copper plating

30. Pre-press
printing on a printing press for mass distribution
intaglio process (recessed area) - doctor blade scrapes ink from cylinder (leaving ink in cells) - copper engraved then plated w/ chrome coating
thick ink deposit - type of product
aka Gravure

31. Screen products
garments - hats - backlit signs - glass & mirrors - cylinders (pens or 55 gallon drums) - cups - bottles - mugs - decals - labels - billboards - outdoor posters - etc (short run products)
heavy - copper-plated steel cylinder comprises "image cylinder -" image composed of tiny recessed ink wells (cells) - doctor blade
printing on a printing press for mass distribution
analog process (requires film positive for screen exposure). digital screen exposure units (no film) are developed

32. Screen printing imaging methods
publications - posters - catalog - direct mail - newspapers - some packaging - etc.
analog process (requires film positive for screen exposure). digital screen exposure units (no film) are developed
halo
comprise period at end of a sentence

33. Post-press

34. Gravure products
garments - hats - backlit signs - glass & mirrors - cylinders (pens or 55 gallon drums) - cups - bottles - mugs - decals - labels - billboards - outdoor posters - etc (short run products)
serrated edge caused by cells
catalogs - publications - packaging - labels (long run - high quality products)
supply to companies; ink - paper - equipment mfg's