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What is prepress?

What is Prepress? Prepress is a term used to describe the process used to make a document ready for print in any environment. screening (eg. with photographs) copyediting type (kerning, widows, orphans) proofreading (spelling, page layout, document size, bleeds, gripper edge) retouching (modify or correct photographic images) imposition (layout of pages so that after folding, collating, printing and trimming they all end up in the correct order and right way up) trapping ( creating an overlap between areas to compensate for any misregistration) color separation (make sure colors separate properly) and that your using proper colors if requires spot, cmyk or special pantone. In other words there are things that need to be done to get a file printed, either through laser or digital printing format. Proofreading, editing, layout, scanning and color separation are the major ones. Which should all be done before you send your files to the printer. Once you have gone through all of the steps a plate is created then a proof. The proof will be checked by prepress technician or you may also request to see it.

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