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Optimal binding strength considerations: • For body sheet design, a 2-3 mm image free gutter at the binding edge, if possible, will optimize bind force. • For cover design, the inside surface should be free-of-image, where the cover interfaces to the spine of the book block plus 2-3 mm at front and back edges to allow for good adhesive to substrate engagement. Toner in this area will yield a low-bind force, as the adhesive doesn’t bond well to it. Minimize image bleed into the spine as much as possible. • Uncoated stock (or C1S for cover) will yield better adhesion characteristics. • If coated stock is required, matte/silk versions have higher bond strength than gloss versions. Lightfastness In accelerated lightfastness testing, the iGen3 ® prints are exposed to intense radiation that simulates about four years of typical office environment exposure or around two weeks in a south-facing window. Cyan, yellow and black dry inks are extremely stable and exhibit barely any perceptible shifts in color. The magenta dry ink changes somewhat more, with a moderate loss of saturation. This compares favorably with lithographic inks, where magenta, cyan and black are relatively stable while yellow fades almost completely away in similar tests. 136 Digital Printing Reference
Durability For the most part, images will be durable and resistant to erasure. However, scratch resistance can vary by stock used. Depending on the end use, coatings may be needed to improve durability. Mailing Operations Guidelines Typical post office equipment includes friction feed mechanisms that may stress digital output. Uncoated stocks will perform better than coated stocks. Knowledgeable design and /or coating/ laminating of the piece can improve results. • Certain postal processing steps may be avoided by following United States Postal Service pre-sort guidelines (http://www.usps.com/ businessmail101). If bar coding is to be used, it is recommended that you print it with the address as part of the variable data print job. • In Europe, local postal services should be contacted for mail regulations. • To ensure a successful mailing, especially for a large run, the process should be tested. In the United States, there is no charge for this testing by the USPS. Printing Digital Printing Reference 137
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i 1 2 3 4 5 Contents Intro—Digita
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Introducing The Xerox Digital Produ
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Inside the Xerox iGen3 ® (Our Flag
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Stock 1Choosing Stock • Stock Pro
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Brightness Brightness is the measur
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Table 1-1 Paper finish categories F
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Recommendations for Finish/Smoothne
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Impurities Impurities in the paper-
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Size and Weight Specifications The
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Setup 2Before You Begin • Which C
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CMYK CMYK color spaces typically ha
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Color Decisions When in doubt, alwa
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Figure 2-4 Adobe Bridge (CS3), Suit
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Figure 2-5 An example of Adobe CS3
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Color Preferences can be found by s
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Monitor Calibration and Characteriz
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Design 3Things to Consider • Desi
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Type Color • Create solid black t
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Graphics Considerations Color in Gr
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Figure 3-5 QuarkXPress Edit Color D
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Tint Uniformity Digital printing sy
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Photoshop filter effects Design Dig
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Gradients The best produced gradien
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Overprinting in Illustrator • Cho
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Transparency in InDesign • Select
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Figure 3-15 Illustrator Save As PDF
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Figure 3-16 PDF Export files as PDF
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Figure 3-18 Illustrator Save As EPS
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Figure 3-20 Example of Adobe RGB 19
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Figure 3-21 300 dpi resolution 72 d
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Saving Photoshop CS3 Files—Photos
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Photoshop TIFF Format • When savi
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Figure 3-26 Example of JPEG low qua
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Gradients When printing a Microsoft
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Generating Variable Information Job
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