What is Digital Printing - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_printing
Friendly Awareness Warning
Digital CMYK Printing isn't perfect & may not produce exact PMS colours. Refer to Pantone Process Colour Imaging Guide, solid to process, as the quality desired & printed article may vary up to 5%. Colours will appear different in hue & contrast on fabrics than on paper or other substrates. If colour matching is critical, colours should be selected from a PMS range printed on the selected fabric. Prints can be produced; single & double sided mirror reverse, & double-sided right reading.
Large format Digital Printing Artwork
Artwork for Large format printing is just like any other printing process, but the finished size is understandably huge. BEFORE spending time generating your artwork, please decide on the finished product and what it will look like. Pre print files are often referred to as “ripped” files and can easily reach sizes in excess of a Gigabyte. Sometimes the normal rules do not apply. Common rules... Images scanned at a higher resolution always produce a better print file, so I recommend a higher scanned file, but you need to weight that up against the actual file size saved. If it's tooo big to email (most are) you may need to upload it to a cloud based service like Transfer Big files or drop Box, then you can email all concerned to give them the link. Rest assured once I have the file I pop it onto my 50 Terabyte server and alphabetically store it for future needs. Tip: If you create a Press ready PDF of your file, it will act as a test to the print-worthiness of your graphic creation. If you get it printing correctly, then I'll experience the same when I trying to print. The reverse is also true, If it doesn't work for you then it won't for me either.
Fabric Imaging
Utilised for indoor and outdoor use using either water or solvent based printers and is typically used for banners & flags. This output process is printed in CMYK so your artwork should be set up with all scans and files saved in CMYK format (printing CMYK from a RGB file can cause unexpected results & Vice versa). Artwork should be supplied as an EPS file only. Rasterized art as a flattened Photoshop EPS, Vector art as Illustrator v9 EPS. Artwork should have all placed/linked images & vectors included on the disk.
Digital Photographic
Utilised for front and backlit prints, indoor use - out of direct sunlight. It is printed as a photograph (i.e. no dot pattern) and is typically used for mounted prints, display systems and lightboxes. This output process is printed in RGB so your artwork should be set up with all scans and files saved in RGB format (printing RGB from a CMYK file can cause unexpected results & Vice versa). Artwork should have all placed/linked images & vectors included on the disk.
Ink jet - Water based
Utilised for front and backlit prints, indoor use - out of direct sunlight. Is typically used for mounted prints, display systems, lightboxes and indoor banners. This output process is printed in CMYK so your artwork should be set up with all scans and files saved in CMYK format (printing CMYK from a RGB file can cause unexpected results & Vice versa). Artwork should be supplied in Artwork should have all placed/linked images & vectors included on the disk.
Ink jet - Solvent Based
Utilised for outdoor use, such as billboards, vinyl or mesh banners and areas in direct sunlight. This output process is printed in CMYK so your artwork should be set up with all scans and files saved in CMYK format (printing CMYK from a RGB file can cause unexpected results & Vice Artwork should have all placed/linked images & vectors included on the disk.
SAV = Self Adhesive Vinyl
Utilised for indoor and outdoor use using either water or solvent based printers and is designed for application to smooth surfaces like glass or metal. This output process is printed in CMYK so your artwork should be set up with all scans and files saved in CMYK format (printing CMYK from a RGB file can cause unexpected results & Vice versa).Artwork should have all placed/linked images & vectors included on the disk.
Vinyl Cut
Utilised for indoor or outdoor use and is typically used for for shop, office & vehicle signage. This output process is computer cut from pre-manufactured colour film(s) Artwork should be supplied as a Vector EPS file only & should be supplied in a format compatible with Illustrator v9. All text must be converted to outlines. No tonal artwork will be produced as this is NOT a print process.
Digital Wallpaper
Utilised for indoor use only and suitable for application to Gyprock or cement rendered walls. This output process is printed in CMYK so your artwork should be set up with all scans and files saved in CMYK format (printing CMYK from a RGB file can cause unexpected results & Vice versa). Artwork should have all placed/linked images & vectors included on the disk.
Digital CMYK Printing isn't perfect & may not produce exact PMS colours. Refer to Pantone Process Colour Imaging Guide, solid to process, as the quality desired & printed article may vary up to 5%. Colours will appear different in hue & contrast on fabrics than on paper or other substrates. If colour matching is critical, colours should be selected from a PMS range printed on the selected fabric. Prints can be produced; single & double sided mirror reverse, & double-sided right reading.
Large format Digital Printing Artwork
Artwork for Large format printing is just like any other printing process, but the finished size is understandably huge. BEFORE spending time generating your artwork, please decide on the finished product and what it will look like. Pre print files are often referred to as “ripped” files and can easily reach sizes in excess of a Gigabyte. Sometimes the normal rules do not apply. Common rules... Images scanned at a higher resolution always produce a better print file, so I recommend a higher scanned file, but you need to weight that up against the actual file size saved. If it's tooo big to email (most are) you may need to upload it to a cloud based service like Transfer Big files or drop Box, then you can email all concerned to give them the link. Rest assured once I have the file I pop it onto my 50 Terabyte server and alphabetically store it for future needs. Tip: If you create a Press ready PDF of your file, it will act as a test to the print-worthiness of your graphic creation. If you get it printing correctly, then I'll experience the same when I trying to print. The reverse is also true, If it doesn't work for you then it won't for me either.
Fabric Imaging
Utilised for indoor and outdoor use using either water or solvent based printers and is typically used for banners & flags. This output process is printed in CMYK so your artwork should be set up with all scans and files saved in CMYK format (printing CMYK from a RGB file can cause unexpected results & Vice versa). Artwork should be supplied as an EPS file only. Rasterized art as a flattened Photoshop EPS, Vector art as Illustrator v9 EPS. Artwork should have all placed/linked images & vectors included on the disk.
Digital Photographic
Utilised for front and backlit prints, indoor use - out of direct sunlight. It is printed as a photograph (i.e. no dot pattern) and is typically used for mounted prints, display systems and lightboxes. This output process is printed in RGB so your artwork should be set up with all scans and files saved in RGB format (printing RGB from a CMYK file can cause unexpected results & Vice versa). Artwork should have all placed/linked images & vectors included on the disk.
Ink jet - Water based
Utilised for front and backlit prints, indoor use - out of direct sunlight. Is typically used for mounted prints, display systems, lightboxes and indoor banners. This output process is printed in CMYK so your artwork should be set up with all scans and files saved in CMYK format (printing CMYK from a RGB file can cause unexpected results & Vice versa). Artwork should be supplied in Artwork should have all placed/linked images & vectors included on the disk.
Ink jet - Solvent Based
Utilised for outdoor use, such as billboards, vinyl or mesh banners and areas in direct sunlight. This output process is printed in CMYK so your artwork should be set up with all scans and files saved in CMYK format (printing CMYK from a RGB file can cause unexpected results & Vice Artwork should have all placed/linked images & vectors included on the disk.
SAV = Self Adhesive Vinyl
Utilised for indoor and outdoor use using either water or solvent based printers and is designed for application to smooth surfaces like glass or metal. This output process is printed in CMYK so your artwork should be set up with all scans and files saved in CMYK format (printing CMYK from a RGB file can cause unexpected results & Vice versa).Artwork should have all placed/linked images & vectors included on the disk.
Vinyl Cut
Utilised for indoor or outdoor use and is typically used for for shop, office & vehicle signage. This output process is computer cut from pre-manufactured colour film(s) Artwork should be supplied as a Vector EPS file only & should be supplied in a format compatible with Illustrator v9. All text must be converted to outlines. No tonal artwork will be produced as this is NOT a print process.
Digital Wallpaper
Utilised for indoor use only and suitable for application to Gyprock or cement rendered walls. This output process is printed in CMYK so your artwork should be set up with all scans and files saved in CMYK format (printing CMYK from a RGB file can cause unexpected results & Vice versa). Artwork should have all placed/linked images & vectors included on the disk.
COPYRIGHT 1994 - 2022 was Southern Cross International Pty Ltd but I now identify as Stratton Todd Knightley Simpson strattontodd@gmail.com **ALL RIGHTS RESERVED**
Contact on (02) 9475 0863 - If you prefer to email - strattontodd@gmail.com
Site last updated - 22.08.2022
Contact on (02) 9475 0863 - If you prefer to email - strattontodd@gmail.com
Site last updated - 22.08.2022
