Trouble in Prepress
• Files not set up correctly for color separations.
• Jobs not having the appropriate bleeds built into them.
• Fonts missing or the wrong size.
• Files not proofread before arrival, resulting in multiple proofs.
• Bad PDF files, often sent with Standard Quality instead of Press Quality settings.
Most of these come down to the customers’ lack of knowledge—and lack of motivation to learn. This is especially apparent at in-plants that don’t charge for prepress services. (Why should customers learn the right way? You’ll fix it for free.)
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- Prepress
Bob has served as editor of In-plant Impressions since October of 1994. Prior to that he served for three years as managing editor of Printing Impressions, a commercial printing publication. Mr. Neubauer is very active in the U.S. in-plant industry. He attends all the major in-plant conferences and has visited more than 180 in-plant operations around the world. He has given presentations to numerous in-plant groups in the U.S., Canada and Australia, including the Association of College and University Printers and the In-plant Printing and Mailing Association. He also coordinates the annual In-Print contest, co-sponsored by IPMA and In-plant Impressions.
