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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 s

BLUE The color blue is associated with the ability to communicate, speak your mind. It is also associated with intelligence, honesty, and loyalty. WHITE White is used as a symbol of purity and cleanliness, and spirituality. It is a natural reaction to respond positively to white. It contains all of colors of the spectrum and reflects light. It is most often used by doctor's, priest's, brides. GREEN Green is in the middle of the color spectrum and holds the balance between red and blue. It is the main color in nature. It is a soothing and stabilizing color. YELLOW Stimulating, motivating. Gold or golden yellow represents knowledge at it's highest level.

DOCUMENT TO PRINT The layout of your document involves many aspects • Page Layout / set up • Color • Imports • Fonts • Resolution • Imposition & Folding • Bleeds • Ink coverage • Transparencies • Artwork & print format • Dpi • Converting files in photoshop, Illustrator, Corel for print/web PAGE LAYOUT • Always define your document page size to equal your final trim size. • You should always pull a bleed 1/8" beyond the page boundary if bleeds are not present on the film,    bleeds must be added and new film run or your document will have to be under trimmed. Lack of        bleeds is sometimes overlooked during pre-flighting of your document on the screen. Cutting can        only be accurate to about 1.5 mm when chopping small items like flyers. COLOR • Unless specified; all colour printing is full color and should be completed and saved in CMYK           process. Do not use Pantone or similar colors unless pre-arranged for specialist jobs. • RGB