What does printed film mean?

Printing is a technology of making plates, inking and pressurizing original texts such as words, pictures, photos and anti-counterfeiting, so that the ink can be transferred to the surface of paper, textiles, plastics, leather, PVC, PC and other materials, and the original contents can be copied in batches.

Printing film refers to the film used for printing. Film is film, photographic sensitive film and film, film film, which is an old translation of film. Now it generally refers to film, and it can also refer to negative film in printing and plate making.

printed text

At present, PDF is the most convenient file format to provide communication between customers, printing houses and colleagues. The formats of advertisements and media files submitted to newspaper and magazine publishers are all based on PDF, and the final output files of printers are also high-resolution PDF files.

Font embedding is something that careless designers must remember. If the font cannot be embedded, it is usually left out in the folder or restricted by the printing factory, so the font will be replaced after opening. If your design is gaudy and printed into a traditional song style, it will be sad. So remember to embed fonts when exporting files. The prepress check function in InDesign and AI can help us avoid mistakes.

printing paper

The choice of paper is definitely a part to be considered in the design process. The thickness, texture and color of paper will affect the feeling of conveying design image. In the process of making samples, you can choose several kinds of paper to ensure the effect.

Paper is calculated in grams (g) or grams per square meter (g/m_). The thickness of paper is measured by calipers or millimeters, but the thicker the paper, the better the quality.

The opacity of paper refers to the degree to which words or images can be transmitted, depending on the density and thickness of paper. Professional paper companies will have their data or experience for your reference.

Different paper surfaces affect the brightness of printing ink, and rough paper will absorb the ink on the surface and basically have no reflective luster. Coarse paper is used to print words, such as newspapers and books, which are easy to read. But the ink will remain on the surface after being printed on glossy paper, so there will be more light shining on the paper under the font, and the light will be reflected, and the color will be deeper and thicker. This kind of paper is suitable for book covers, magazines, brochures and packaging. Waxed glossy paper is a kind of paper between rough surface and smooth surface. The color of ink on waxed glossy paper is not as strong as that of glossy paper, and the surface is dull.