Print approval

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As pressure release (also: Imprimatur , more the release of the contents Stressing) is in operation refers to a printed product of the time of manufacture, in which the planned final product seen in technically print-ready form. Here, the client (e.g. publisher , editor , editor , advertising agency ) receives a proof or a control print (proof) after processing the text, layout and images in prepress , before the final print in the planned edition takes place. When the print approval is given, the client has the last opportunity to make corrections - of whatever kind. If he does not find any more errors, he declares the publication ready for printing (also: Gut zum Druck GzD ), whereupon the print shop begins the final production.

Approval for printing is particularly important in the case of production based on the division of labor, as the printer is liable for all deviations from the submitted proof , and the client is liable for any errors not reported there.

Production process in magazine production (example)

  1. The author submits the text intended for publication to the editor .
  2. After editing and adapting to the requirements of the layout , the editor returns the revised article to the author for review (this is rarely done).
  3. After approval, the article goes to the final editing department , where it is checked, combined with the workflow of the picture editing department and forwarded to the manufacturer .
  4. This is where final editing and print preparation take place.
  5. The prepress department creates a proof that is sent back to the final editorial team.
  6. There, after checking, the approval for printing takes place.
  7. The prepress department creates the printing plates and forwards them to the printer .
  8. The edition is printed there and then processed in the bookbindery .

A process analogous to this example can take place in one company, provided that the editorial office and the printer belong to the same company or group of companies. In the more common form of placing print jobs in a print shop that is independent of the editorial team, the print-specific processes usually take place there.

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literature

  • Kai Johansson, Peter Lundberg, Robert Ryberg: Print production well done! - chap. Graphic print production. Verlag Hermann Schmidt Mainz, 2008. ISBN 978-3-87439-731-5 . Pp. 11-34