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AM: at Media Training
Introduction
• A guide to terminology
Print processes
• Discuss the four main print processes and which one to use for different types of print job
Paper issues
• What kind of paper to use
• Coated vs uncoated
Briefing a designer
• How to brief a designer, photographer or printer and how to get the best prices
Supplier contracts
• Who owns what and why?
Planning and budgeting
• Planning the sequence of events for your job. Following our plan will help to eliminate mistakes
Output
• Proof reading
• Process and spot colours
• Solving common print problems |
PM: At the printers
• Brief overview of the litho process
Workflow
• Follow the progress of a job from finished artwork to print
The repro process
• What the printer needs
• What does repro mean?
• How films are made
• The proofing process – chromalin, wet proofs etc
• Platemaking – how plates are made
Printing
• Walk through the final stages of the print process – see the presses roll and how they work
Finishing
• This can include creasing, laminating, saddle-stitching and perfect binding
Questions and answers |
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