Workflow - PDF OTIMO
Workflow - PDF OTIMO
Workflow - PDF OTIMO
Introduction
to
Print Processes
Digital Workflow Production
Planographic
(Offset Lithography)
Most widely used process.
Chemical differences
Intaglio (Gravure)
Etched image ares
form reservoirs to
receive ink.
Examples
- Xeikon DCP-32, 50
- Indigo E-print 1000
- Agfa Chromapress
- Heidelberg GTO-DI
- Docutech 6180 and DocuColor 2060
- TR Systems MicroPress
Digital Workflow Production
Types:
- Laser / Color Laser
- Ink Jet
- Dye Sublimation/Diffusion
- Phase Change
- Thermal Wax Transfer
Digital Workflow Production
Digital Workflow Production
Introduction
to
Workflow
Digital Workflow Production
Conventional Project Planning
[ analog ] Design
Photographs Illustrations Typography
Mechanical
Sales
Estimating
Planning
Scheduling
Process Camera
Trapping
Strippping
Film Flat
Plate
Press
Finishing
Shipping
Illustration adopted from PPP by P. Muir
Digital Workflow Production
Digital Project Planning
[ electronic ] Design
Text
Scan ART
Raster Vector
Digital Camera
Page Layout
Customer Service
Preflighting
Estimating, Planning, Scheduling
Trapping
Imposition
Server
RIP
Film Plate Press
Finishing
Shipping
Illustration adopted from PPP by P. Muir
Digital Workflow Production
Prepress Systems
Operating System
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Hardware
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Software
Types??? examples ???
Digital Workflow Production
File Formats
BMP
DCS (Desktop Color Separation)
EPS (Encapsulated PostScript)
GIF (Graphics Interchange Format)
JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group)
PDF ( Portable Document Format)
PICT
Scitex CT (Continuous Tone)
TIFF (Tagged Image File Format)
TIFF/IT (Image Tranfer)
SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics)
PNG (Portable Network Graphics)
Digital Workflow Production
Digital Type
Bitmap
Truetype
PostScript Type 1
PostScript Type 3
Multiple Master
Open Type
Digital Workflow Production
Todays Topics:
1. Standards in Printing
2. Planning
3. Color Models + Intro
to Color Management
Digital Workflow Production
Standards
in
Printing
Digital Workflow Production
Why Standards?
There are many variables in any printing
process:
- graphic repro, art/file origination,
plates, substrate, ink, method/process,
the human element . . .
Job
Planning
Digital Workflow Production
Planning a Project
Variables:
1) Document creation and prepress
2) Digital Production variables
3) Non-digital production variables
Digital Workflow Production
Dot Gain
Trap and Overprint limits
Solid Ink Densities
Tone Reproduction Characteristics
Colorant characteristics
Digital Workflow Production
Schedule
Quantities
Finishing
Price Breaks
Special Requirements
Training
Digital Workflow Production
Color
Models
Digital Workflow Production
1) Additive Color
2) Subtractive Color
Digital Workflow Production
Additive Color:
The world of light.
Digital Workflow Production
Subtractive Col0r:
The world of print
Digital Workflow Production
RGB
CMYK
L*a*b*
HSB
Others . . .
Digital Workflow Production
Comparison of Gamuts of
Conventional Process Printing
(CMYK) vs. HIFI Color Printing
Digital Workflow Production
Color
Management
an introduction
Digital Workflow Production
Caveat:
Todays Topics:
1. Substrates(paper)
2. Printing Inks
Substrates
Substrate:
Focus on Paper:
- Main components:
Cellulose Fiber
Think ground up trees.
Fillers/Additives
These components add qualities to the
paper.
Ex: Surface smoothness, opacity,
strength, stiffness, brightness,
gloss, whiteness, folding
endurance, etc.
Paper Specifications
Basis Weight:
Standard set for referring to the different papers within
a specific classification.
Bond/Writing/Ledger 17 x 22
Lightweight paper in a variety of colors and surface tex-
tures. Prints better on the felt side and is not ideal for
duplexing
Book/Offset 25 x 38
Wide range of sheets available in coated and uncoated. Has a
higher opacity than bond
Text 25 x 38
Higher grade of paper ina wide range of weights, thickness,
and textures.
Cover 20 x 26
heavier stock designed to match the colors and textures of
other papers. Used for books and brochure covers, promo
pieces, and business cards.
Printing
Inks
02: Paper, Color Repro + Mgmt., Image Capture [esl993]
Digital Workflow Production
Gravure and Flexo inks are very fluid and dry pri-
marily by evaporation of the solvent.
1) Pigments
2) Vehicle
3) Drying compound
1. Printing Process
2. Type and speed of press
3. Paper type, grade, and finish
4. Ink finish desired (glossy, dull, transparent, opaque)
5. Ink colors and roation of color printing
6. Drying method and equipment
7. End use of printed piece
(food packaging, light exposure, etc.)
8. Processing of printed piece
(Die-cutting, Varnishing, Coating, etc.)
metallic Inks
Heat-set inks
Ink Problems
Color
Mottle
Picking
Set-off
Piling
Ghosting