Preparing for Press

How do I prepare my text for the printer?
At Oil City Printers we use PageMaker as our primary typesetting program, but we can accept text files from most programs, including MS Word, MS Publisher, Quark, etc. We also make use of Adobe Acrobat PDF files. PDF works with virtually all imagesetters, platesetters and digital output devices and most formats are easily converted to PDF. PDF is a "locked" format so there is no problem with reflow when the files are opened on different computers. PDF files can be read on Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at www.adobe.com.

What is dpi?
Dots per Inch. The measurement of resolution for page printers, photo typesetting machines and graphics screens. Graphics screens usually reproduce 60 to 72 dpi, most page printers 300 dpi, and typesetting systems can go as high as 2,400 dpi.


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	Free Quotes Full 4 Color Process	*Q. What is camera ready art?* A. Camera ready art is a high quality black and white print that is ready to be scanned. Q. What are Halftones? A. A halftone is a way of using a stencil to mimic shading of a color. This can be done using patterns of small dots, diamonds, squares, or lines. As you lose focus on the pattern, your eye blends the colors of nearby dots and background to make a new color.
	How do I prepare my text for the printer? At Oil City Printers we use PageMaker as our primary typesetting program, but we can accept text files from most programs, including MS Word, MS Publisher, Quark, etc. We also make use of Adobe Acrobat PDF files. PDF works with virtually all imagesetters, platesetters and digital output devices and most formats are easily converted to PDF. PDF is a "locked" format so there is no problem with reflow when the files are opened on different computers. PDF files can be read on Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at www.adobe.com. What is dpi? Dots per Inch. The measurement of resolution for page printers, photo typesetting machines and graphics screens. Graphics screens usually reproduce 60 to 72 dpi, most page printers 300 dpi, and typesetting systems can go as high as 2,400 dpi.
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