These are phrases that we refer to alot in the Print Industry when dealing with issues regarding artwork supplied to us so we thought we would give you a further insight in this blog to explain the terms and help you create a lovely print ready PDF which could save you money on your Print!
Bleed – Bleed is a printing term that refers to printing that goes beyond the edge of the sheet after trimming. The bleed is the part on the side of your document that gives the printer that small amount of space to move around paper and design inconsistencies.
DPI – Dots (or pixels) per Inch; Resolution that varies across media. For print, image files are optimized at 300 DPI. For the Web (GIF and JPEG file formats), files are optimized at 72 DPI, the number of pixels across one inch of most monitors.
Crop Marks – A set of horizontal and vertical lines which indicate where a photograph, illustration, or page should be eliminated or trimmed.
RGB – Red – Green – Blue: the three colors in the color scheme of an illustration on screen. This is not suitable for printing.
CMYK – The CMYK color model (process color, four color) is a subtractive color model, used in color printing, and is also used to describe the printing process itself. CMYK refers to the four inks used in some color printing: cyan, magenta, yellow, and key black. Suitable color mode for printing.
Hope this blog has been useful in explaining some of the Terms of the Printing Trade.
If you need any guidance on any of these terms you can always drop in and see us at 14/15 Mill Lane Wimborne, Dorset which is roughly a 10 minute Drive from Poole or Bournemouth! or Give us a ring on 01202 882277
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