The Legend: <\/strong>Digital color printing doesn\u2019t meet professional image quality standards.\u00a0 In particular, it doesn\u2019t measure up to offset lithography.<\/em><\/p>\n Some Vocabulary:<\/strong> Offset Printing, Digital Color Printers<\/p>\n Offset Printing:\u00a0 A commonly used printing technique where the inked image is transferred (or \u201coffset\u201d) from a plate to a rubber blanket, then to the printing surface.<\/p>\n Digital Printing: The reproduction of digital images on a physical surface. It is generally used for short print runs, and for the customization of print media. Every print can be different, because printing plates are not required, as in traditional methods.<\/p>\n From the Beginning:<\/strong><\/p>\n This idea dates back to the first digital printers and copiers, which fell short of offset litho quality.\u00a0 Many current color copiers and printers don\u2019t achieve offset quality, but they do provide effective solutions for the less demanding applications they are designed to perform.<\/p>\n Digital color printers are in a completely different class.\u00a0 The industrial version of office digital printers, they\u2019re designed for short runs and variable printing data printing, which makes them a perfect complement to offset presses. In fact, a number of models have emerged with image quality that rivals offset.<\/p>\n When making a comparison, the print quality of a digital press to offsets is as digital photos is to analog shots. Both have different characteristics that affect output, but the quality achieves professional standards in nearly every application.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Debunking the Myth:<\/strong> Basic Tips for Optimizing Digital Print Quality<\/strong> Result: <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" ColorFx is excited to introduce a 4 part series debunking the urban legends of Digital Color Printing.\u00a0\u00a0 Whether you are a graphic designer, creative director, account planner, production manager or printer, uncovering these urban legends will be an exciting and enlightening journey.\u00a0 We would like to welcome you to the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[5769,5770,5776,5775,45,218,219,220,4409,5777,213,5766,5768,602,5771,5772,5774,5773,5767,5765],"class_list":["post-155","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-colorfx-news","tag-cheap-brochure-printing-services","tag-cheap-online-printing-services","tag-custom-booklet-envelopes","tag-custom-printing-booklets","tag-digital-printing","tag-image-quality","tag-offset","tag-print","tag-print-brochure","tag-printed-invoices","tag-printers","tag-printing-booklets-cheap","tag-printing-brochures-cheap","tag-small-booklet-printing","tag-stales-printing","tag-staples-booklet-printing","tag-staples-brochure-printing","tag-staples-flyer-printing","tag-staples-print-book","tag-vistaprint-booklet-printing"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colorfxweb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/155","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colorfxweb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colorfxweb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colorfxweb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colorfxweb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=155"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.colorfxweb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/155\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6157,"href":"https:\/\/www.colorfxweb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/155\/revisions\/6157"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colorfxweb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=155"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colorfxweb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=155"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colorfxweb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=155"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Tests show digital quality matches offset
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Larger color gamut on today\u2019s digital printers
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Print buyer find digital and offset quality interchangeable
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Many showcase applications are printed digitally<\/p>\n
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Talk to your printer- <\/strong>Your printer should be able to help you optimize your design for a given press and improve your proofs,
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Know your design specs<\/strong>
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Revisit Type Sizes-<\/strong> Test your type choices by proofing
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Strategize for large coverage areas<\/strong>
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Proof early and often<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"debunked\"](\"http:\/\/www.colorfxweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/debunked-300x300.jpg\" "\\"debunked\\"")
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