Reprographics Presentation

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  • What they have
    • Bring your own paper media
    • Digital press
    • Self service
    • Large format printing
      • Eight colour
      • Cannot bring your own paper
    • Fiery software can impose complicated books the way you want it
    • Photocopying, laminating, and basic binding
  • What is bleed?
    • If you want full colour, you need this
    • Print on a larger size paper and then your document will be timed to the correct size
    • Professional practice
    • Stops shift in cutting
    • Use Adobe InDesign
      • Remember to untick facing pages, because it messes the inside pages up
    • Using photoshop
      • You must increase document size by 6mm on the sides
    • Standard is 3 mm bleed
  • Colour
    • Use Adobe RGB 1998
    • CMYK Coated FOGRA 29
    • Do colour tests if you’re unsure about the colour
    • Neons, golds, greys, and tints can be unattainable
      • Use a percentage of grey and colour to achieve tints
    • To achieve Black and White
      • In photoshop, change to black and white
      • Otherwise you will get a sepia
  • Images
    • Minimum of 300 dpi print
    • Scanned images also at 300 dpi
    • Image quality
      • Quality of camera
      • Skill of Photographer
      • Resolution of 300 dpi
  • Files
    • Use PDF
    • In InDesign and Illustrator, use document bleed settings
    • “Impose Online”
      • Saddle Stitch on the Xerox printers
  • Paper Xerox
    • Size
      • Minimum A4
      • Maximum: SRA3
    • Weight
      • Min: 100gsm
      • Max: 250gsm
      • For double sided
    • Grain Direction
      • Improves document quality
    • Uncoated vs. Coated
      • Prefer uncoated
      • Use laser printers and heat processes
    • Texture
      • The ink may not sit correctly, so it’s specific to the project
  • Paper Phaser
    • Size
      • Minimum A4
      • Maximum: SRA3
    • Weight
      • Min: 100gsm
      • Max: 200gsm
      • For double sided
    • Specialist printers
      • They
  • Paper Rules
    • Show paper to technician
    • No plastic or acetate of any kind
    • If you do double sided printing, you need 5 extra sheets for registration
    • Paper needs to be completely flat before printing
  • Printing appointments
    • Xerox press
    • HP large format
    • Bookings
      • Open one week in advance
      • Must book in person
      • You cannot book an appointment for someone else
    • Term Time Opening Hours
      • Monday to Thursday
        • 9am-6pm
      • Friday
        • 9am-5pm
    • Sessions
      • 15 minute duration
      • PDF file on USB or hard drive
      • Packaged InDesign file
      • Come in on time
      • Paper cut to size and extra sheets
      • Can print 100 pages in 15 minutes
      • Payment taken from the student ID card print credits
    • Six Point Checklist
      • PDF format
      • 3mm bleed
      • No crop marks
      • Single pages, not spreads
      • Correct number of pages for binding
      • Cut paper
  • Binding
    • W107
      • Channe;
    • W234
      • Saddle Stitch
      • Perfect
      • Comb and wire
      • Thermal
    • Book Arts
      • Coptic

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