Mecahnicals?
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- jimeeboy51
Can somebody explain to me in depth what mechanicals are and how they are done...commonly? Thanks.
- nodh0
What do you mean mechanicals? The physical laws of mechanics? How to repair a car motor?
- mangosnot0
the old school way of developing print stuff? rubylith, etc?
- jimeeboy510
uhh...i think i figured what a mechanical is now. Its pretty much a quark or ID document that contants the document file information. on the gutter such as version number, designer, designer info, and other extra information that is attached with the file when printing up a comp. am i right on this?
- BonSeff0
i am fortunate enough to say ive produced my share of mechanicals in my day..
*shakes cane
basically its black and white artwork for print. commonly known as camera ready art. old school shit. put it this way.. we drew in the drop marks.dont make me get into non-repro blue pencils! cuz i'll esplain it too
- BonSeff0
*bumparoo
anyone else here use mechanicals? shot pmt's and all that ish?
- Soler0
yeah, I did it in school and when I worked at a print shop w/ old school equip.
No repro blue. hahahah. I had to glue lines of text onto paper with rubber cement.
now I just hit print. ahhhhhh
- k0na_an0k0
jezus soler. what are you like 87? how long ago was that?
- BonSeff0
"now I just hit print."
so true
- Soler0
you'd be surprised, i'm young. but the shop had a super old 1 color press and a camera to shoot film. we went straight ghetto.
although, the end product looked pretty good
- BonSeff0
actually i still do a bit of screen printing and wish i still had a pmt camera handy, they make the sweetest halftones. if you pick the right screen.
there is a place down town with a camera but they charge an arm and a leg
- Soler0
I bet you could find an AlphaGraphics or a different small print shop that woul ddo it for 30 bucks. we have a couple in denver.
they did have sweet qualities sometimes. others, cumbersome
- tara|gee0
i can cut a ruby silo in 10 secs flat
- tny0
bluelines...
- BonSeff0
i love the smell of blue lines
- tny0
amber-
ruby-
persimmon-
seafoam-
olive-lyth.
- tny0
yikes...forgot Letrasetâ„¢!
- tny0