What is Digital Printing - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_printing
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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 need to be scanned at a resolution equal to 75-100dpi at the actual size it will be when printed ie an image that is to be enlarged to 1x1m should be scanned at a document size of 100x100cm at a resolution of 100dpi. You may choose to proportion your artwork to say, quarter size. You would therefore scan at a document size of 25x25cm with a resolution of 400dpi... both will give you a scan of approx. 45-59Mb. The scans should be saved as .tif or .eps format with all alpha channels & unwanted paths deleted. If your text has not been converted to outlines, you will need to supply both screen & printer fonts. Always supply a colour print out, marked up with the scale, output size, quantity required and Pantone colours that need to be matched. Tip: If you create a Press ready PDF of your file it will act as a test to the print-worthiness. If you cant make, or get unexpected results in your PDF, then we’ll experience the same when trying to print.
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. Rasterised 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 (ie 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 need to be scanned at a resolution equal to 75-100dpi at the actual size it will be when printed ie an image that is to be enlarged to 1x1m should be scanned at a document size of 100x100cm at a resolution of 100dpi. You may choose to proportion your artwork to say, quarter size. You would therefore scan at a document size of 25x25cm with a resolution of 400dpi... both will give you a scan of approx. 45-59Mb. The scans should be saved as .tif or .eps format with all alpha channels & unwanted paths deleted. If your text has not been converted to outlines, you will need to supply both screen & printer fonts. Always supply a colour print out, marked up with the scale, output size, quantity required and Pantone colours that need to be matched. Tip: If you create a Press ready PDF of your file it will act as a test to the print-worthiness. If you cant make, or get unexpected results in your PDF, then we’ll experience the same when trying to print.
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. Rasterised 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 (ie 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.
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