Everything About Printing Terminologies - Help And Support

Latex printing uses water based latex inks that are heat cured for fast drying and low odor output. It works on a wide range of substrates and is suitable for indoor and outdoor graphics with good durability.

Digital printing sends your artwork directly to the press without plates, which is ideal for short runs and quick turnarounds. It supports variable data, frequent artwork changes and cost effective sampling.

UV printing cures specially formulated inks with ultraviolet lamps the moment they hit the surface. This yields vibrant color, excellent scratch resistance and reliable results on non porous materials like plastics and coated boards.

Offset printing transfers ink from a metal plate to a rubber blanket, then to the sheet for high fidelity color. It offers superior consistency and lower unit costs on larger runs but requires plate setup.

Flexography uses flexible relief plates on rotary presses, making it well suited to corrugated board, labels and films. It delivers fast, continuous production and clean solids for high volume packaging.

CMYK is the four color process model for print that mixes cyan, magenta, yellow and black. Designing and proofing in CMYK helps achieve predictable color on press.

RGB is the screen color model that mixes red, green and blue light. Files created in RGB should be converted to CMYK for print to avoid unexpected color shifts.

PMS stands for Pantone Matching System, a library of pre mixed spot colors for exact brand matches. It is used when a specific hue, metallic or fluorescent tone must be reproduced precisely.

A color space defines the range of colors a system can represent, such as sRGB, Adobe RGB or a specific CMYK profile. Choosing the correct space ensures colors are interpreted consistently from file to press.

An ICC profile describes how a device or substrate reproduces color so software can convert accurately. Embedding the right profile helps keep proofs, monitors and printed results aligned.

Supply a print ready PDF with bleeds and fonts embedded, ideally PDF/X-1a or PDF/X-4. For source files provide AI or EPS, and use 300 dpi TIFF or PSD for raster images.