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GLOSSARY |
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| Know what it is, but not what it is called? Here is a collection of common prepress and press terms. (It's the educational part of our website). |
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Pantone - (Pantone Matching System or PMS) The trade name for an industry standard color matching system.
Picking - A printing problem when tacky ink pulls up small pieces of paper during the printing process.
Pixel - A small unit of color in a digital image.
Pixellation - An undesirable rashing of digital images when the Pixels become apparent to the eye. Caused by a digital image with too few Pixels-Per-Inch (PPI).
Plate - Metal or paper material that carries the image for offset printing.
Plugging - When ink fills in around halftone dots or fine knockout lines.
Postcript - The technology used to duplicate the screen patterns of traditional printing presses, so that hardcopies may be used as original artwork. A standard the images and type will render as accurately as possible.
Powder - Fine powder used on during the printing process to prevent offsetting.
Prepress - Camera work, stripping, plate burning performed by a printshop (digitally or manually) to prepare a project for press.
Press Check - To check a printed project after makeready to judge color and registration.
Press Run - The number of sheets needed to pass through a press to complete a project.
Press Sheet - The paper stock used for a specific project.
Printer Font - The digital file needed by a Postscript printing device to render a typeface.
Printer's Spread - Documents imposed on a press sheet so that they fold, cut and bind in their proper order.
Process Color - See CMYK.
Proof - Any color or black and white representation of artwork prepared for client review using final type and design elements.
Pull a job - Pulling a job - To discontinue a press run due to press or proof inaccuracy. |
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