Pre-press preparation

Pre-press preparationPrepress is the preparation of a layout for printing in accordance with the technical requirements of the printing house.

It is important not only to create a layout, but also to prepare it for printing. The quality of the final product will depend on this.

The following features should be taken into account during prepress:

• image quality, sharpness of details, contrast of elements;
• colour model (CMYK, RGB, Pantone, etc.);
• resolution (300 dpi, 56 dpi);
• colour profile of the equipment;
• overprints, inside-outs, trapping elements;
• et al.