print question?
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- piperboytoy0
oh boy, I'm fucked. I talked to the printer on the phone this morning and she said that she and another account manager will do the press check for me. not sure if she was shitting me.
- Gorbie0
press checks are more important on large runs, and multiple pages. but i'm anal and i'd never pass up the chance.
the color can shift slightly while on press... you can also make last minute adjustments while it's on the press. bump up certain colors and what not.
for emaple... you don't want to print 250,000 flyers and find out the press operators had the magenta way up and wasn't paying attention to your proofs.
- airey0
proof = printed job hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha... ahh, phew.
nope, that should be the case but very often it aint. depends on who's on the press that day, whether the plates were outputted with an error (overprint can often balls up here), the weather - some presses are effected by changes in temp and moisture, is the printers floor wayy to dusty and there are hickies (dust settles on the plate and masks the ink creating colourless spots), the list goes on. welcome to the terrordome my friend.
- BonSeff0
nah man, i thought you did a fine job. it's awesome to read the ramblings of an old school print head. i feel ya!
:D
- piperboytoy0
thanks guys, now I know. There isn't a way for me to go do a press check because the printer is in another city (there is no good printer where I'm living right now).
why do you have to go for press check? if the proof is ok, then shouldn't the job be done per spec?
thanks
- airey0
thx bonseff, you've clarified what i wrote (i can't even understand my ramblings so i can't see how anyone else could) lol!
- BonSeff0
ive never heard the term color break either. but if they are giving you a lo res proof, chances are they just want you to approve artwork placement and copy accuracy.
- airey0
never heard of 'colour break' but a low res proof (sometimes used is a blue proof - dye sub i think? can't remember) is usually for text flow, image dropouts etc. it's to make sure the content hasn't altered from your machine to theirs and is a fast way to go.
they should still supply you with a bloody correct proof though? these days it's all digital prints (whereas 7 years ago it was all chromalum film proofs which cost the earth). make sure you request a correct proof before approving it for print and do a press-check if possible - take someone experienced if you can to find out what to look for.
printers will fuck you. not intentionally, they just don't see it the same way we do.
- piperboytoy
I was wondering what color break is? I looked online but nothing. this is my first print job.
This is what she said "The proof is for color break only. It is a low res proof not for color. " if it's not for color then what is the proof for? please help
thanks in advance