When customers make product promotion and publicity budgets, they will be anxious to know the cost of printed matter. Knowing some common knowledge of the necessary printing process is very important for you to select printing partners, master printed matter quotation, and save precious time. Generally speaking, the more you understand the common sense of printing, the more detailed it is, the more accurate our quotation. Therefore, we have prepared this customer inquiry common sense and hope to serve you better.

Several elements that customers must understand before inquiry

1. The general name and type of the printed matter required;
2. Specifications and dimensions of the required printed matter;
3. Paper specifications required for printed matter;
4. The color of the printed matter required;
5. The number of prints required;
6. The post-process of the required prints;
7. Whether to prepare the electronic file by yourself;

Print order cycle

The delivery time depends on the requirements of the printing order. The production cycle is generally 3 to 8 working days, usually within 4 working days. The more complicated the post-press processing technology (eg: laminating, binding, die cutting, UV, embossing, laminating, bronzing, etc.), the longer the cycle, generally more than 4 working days. Guided customers can fully communicate with our customer service staff through our online printing platform. Self-service printing can easily place orders. We deliver by express delivery, air transportation, and China Railway Express according to customer needs. The general transportation cycle is 1 day to 5 day.

Possible problems with customer-supplied electronics

If you have already prepared the documents yourself, you only need us to print them, and our customer service center reminds you: Paying attention to all aspects of the documents below will help you save precious time.

1. Please confirm that there are all the necessary files in the file. Please confirm that the image file must be included in the document. Sometimes the image can be displayed on the display, but the image is actually missing or the resolution is low, so please confirm the necessary image and provide An image file with sufficient accuracy is in the document. (Note: The picture resolution cannot be lower than 300 pixels / inch)

2. Don't forget to copy in the necessary fonts, please make sure to provide the necessary files. Although some fonts are displayed, you still need to copy in the fonts that can be exported to not waste your time.

3. Don't forget to change the color of the linked image from RGB to CMYK, otherwise the film after the film will appear chaotic.

4. When Pantone spot color is converted to CMYK color, please confirm whether it will achieve the same effect. After Pantone spot colors are converted to CMYK, the two will generally have some differences. After some Pantone spot colors are converted to CMYK, the same effect can be achieved according to the output experience, but those Process Pantone Colors are definitely not achievable by CMYK, so only It can be solved by increasing the spot color.

Film, proofing, printed matter and computer screen color differences

1. Because the color formation of the monitor and the color printing paper products is quite different. The display uses the three primary colors of red, green, and blue to emit light to form an image. The principle of this color formation is called RGB, and it is widely used in televisions and computer monitors.

2. The color printed matter is printed with blue, red, yellow and black ink on paper products to form a color image. This principle is called CMYK, and it is widely used in the four-color offset printing technology.

3. Another important reason for the obvious difference between computer display and printed matter is the color standard of the monitor. If your computer monitor fails to calibrate colors correctly, it is also necessary for professional and technical personnel to adjust the display effect in time.

4. Different printing materials will also make the printing effect appear different. Generally speaking, the printing effect of coated paper is brighter than that of offset paper.

Composition of the printing process quotation

Total price = pre-press (graphic and production costs, design fee) + proofing (printing, proofing fee) + paper fee (prices vary for different specifications) + printing fee (PS version, cardboard) + printing fee (on-board fee , Printing fee per color order) + Post-processing fee (binding, peritoneum, stuffy cut, pasting, glazing, oiling, bronzing, punching, threading, sticky, bulging, etc.)

Print production process

Pre-press design >> Production of the film >> Imposition printing version >> Machine printing >> Post-processing >> Packing and leaving the factory

Post-processing technology

The post-processing technology division is very fine, generally there are the following:

1. Binding (glue binding, hardcover, saddle stitching, flat binding, simple binding, sticky surface)
2. Folding (half fold, three fold, four fold, five fold, accordion fold)
3. Laminating, glazing, and oiling (the laminating film is divided into two types: matt film and bright film; glazing and oiling can be divided into full and partial glazing, oiling)
4. Shaped stuffy cut, bronzing (silver), convexity 5. Table paste (generally refers to packaging cartons, high-end picture albums, book binding, brocade processing), etc.

Printing valuation (offset printing)

First of all, we must understand the customer's intention, customer's company, address, telephone, contact person. Then, ask if you want to design or produce, or just print out the film and proof. The important thing is to ask the specifications and quantity.

1. Specification size, opening number, P number.
2. Number of prints.
3. Paper used: coated paper, matte paper, whiteboard paper, offset paper, white cardboard, self-adhesive paper, carbonless copy paper, special paper.
4. Color, color number: CMYK four colors, gold, silver, spot colors.
5. Subsequent processing procedures: folding, laminating (compounding film, matte film), bronzing (bronzing area, bronzing or red gold), indentation die-cutting box (all papers above 200g must be indented, The carton should be die-cut and die-cut), as well as paste books, paste bags, paste boxes, laminating paper, varnish, polishing, UV, E-mounting, etc .; binding (including saddle stitching, flat binding, wireless Plastic, thread, hardcover, YO ring, etc.); package and delivery.

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