pre-press
Layout and proofing
Pre-press refers to the preparation work done before printing begins—typesetting, layout, color correction, and creating printing plates.
The term comes from commercial printing but extends to any production process: The book spent three months in pre-press.
Also spelled prepress.
Dot-based image reproduction
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- trappingCatching with concealed devices
- moiréWavelike interference pattern
Unfair demand on someone
- bleedLose vital fluid
- gutterEdge channel for runoff
- marginEdge of a page
- gridFramework of intersecting lines
alignment · spacing · trim · spread · folding · signature · pagination · slug
Subtractive color model
Fixed-layout document format
- preflightBefore aircraft takes off
- EPSCompany profit per share
- TIFFRaster graphics specification
- PostScriptPrinter instruction language
RIP · archive · versioning
Compensate by opposing force
- lithographyGrease-based flat plate printing
- flexographyRaised-plate printing method
- gravureRecessed-plate printing method
- etchingAcid-incised metal print
Demonstration of truth
- bluelineHockey rink divider
- approvalFavorable opinion given
- markupAdded percentage for profit
- correctionsAdjustments to fix errors
halftone
Dot-based image reproduction
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- trappingCatching with concealed devices
moiré · stochastic · rasterization · banding · posterization
imposition
Unfair demand on someone
grid · alignment · spacing · trim · spread · folding · signature · pagination · slug
CMYK
Subtractive color model
ICC · overprint · knockout · color-matching
Fixed-layout document format
PostScript · RIP · archive · versioning
offset
Compensate by opposing force
- lithographyGrease-based flat plate printing
- flexographyRaised-plate printing method
- gravureRecessed-plate printing method
proof
Demonstration of truth
pre-presspress
Apply force downward
printing · presswork · post-production · finishing · bindery