AntlerShed Media: Preflight

Preflight

Purpose of Preflight

Preflight is a process used to check your file for technical errors and to make sure that file is ready for print. This process can be done by using preflight software that scrutinizes your file for any issues that could be a problem for the printer. Preflight can also be done by going back over your document and physically looking it over to see if you can notice any errors, however a preflight program most the time would be a more accurate choice.

Preflight Checklist

Job Description

The basic job description of a prepress technician is to carry out the various duties related to transforming text and pictures into finished pages, then producing printing plates for these pages. There are three different stages of the printing process such as prepress, press, and binding or postpress.
Prepress technicians are responsible for the layout of the print page from the material provided by the customer, the inspection of the proof for layout errors and clarity, the running of the specific job, and the attaching of the pages as desired.

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