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Prepress is the term used in the printing and publishing industries for the processes and procedures that occur between the procurement of a written manuscript and original artwork, and the manufacture of a printing plate, image carrier, or (traditionally) forme, ready for mounting on a printing press.
While it is true that typesetting, copyediting, markup, proofreading, page layout, screening (of continuous-tone images such as photographs), retouching, page assembly (stripping), imposition (combination of many pages into a single signature form), trapping (also referred to as spreading and choking), separation (specifying images or text to be put on plates applying individual printing mediums varnishes, etc. to a common print) and platemaking (photomechanical exposure and processing of light-sensitive emulsion on a printing plate) have each been considered part of prepress at one time or another, in most modern environments, tasks relating to content generation and refinement are carried out separately from other prepress tasks, and are commonly characterized as being part of a different process (ie: graphic design).
The set of procedures used in any particular prepress environment is known as a workflow. Workflows vary, depending on the printing process (e.g. letterpress, offset, digital printing, screen printing), on the final product (books, newspapers, product packaging), and on the implementation of specific prepres technologies. For example, it is not uncommon to use a computer and imagesetter to generate film which is then stripped and used to expose the plate in a vacuum frame; this workflow is hybrid because separation and halftoning are carried out via digital processes while the exposure of the plate is carried out via an analog one.
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Engraving - Provides graphic arts services, flexographic rubber and photopolymer, letterpress cuts, foil stamping, embossing, debossing, deep etched branding dies and rubber stamp masters.
AdvanceMeants - Creates TrueType and PostScript versions of business use fonts directly from ANSI and ISO specifications. POSTNET/FIM Bar Code Fonts, OCR fonts.
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Artwork 3D - PC and MAC file conversion and imagesetting, scanning and retouching. Based in Cheltenham, England.
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Ascotech Digital Technologies - Offer digital pre-press services, imaging, printing, digital camera images correction, design, layout, and color proofs. Also offer web design services including hosting. Located in Calgary, Canada.
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Atex Media Command, Inc. (AMC) - Offers digital advertising, editorial content management, circulation and business analytics solutions to media companies worldwide, including the industry benchmark Enterprise Advertising System.
Berles Digital Images Inc. - Prepress plateless imaging reprography services.
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Brenneman Printing, Inc. (BPI) - A full range of printing services including advanced digital imaging and printing techniques.
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Cambridge Prepress Services - Prepress services including color separations, proofing, Digital Film(TM) computer-to-plate support, digital asset management, and design. Specializes in magazines and other publications.
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Camera Works Inc. - Services related to pre-press publication creation, including digital offset printing, image manipulation, scanning, large format proofing, and imposed film.
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Carey Digital - Comprehensive prepress service, offering scanning, color management, wide format printing and data asset management.
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Charlesworth Intermedia - Provides prepress and design services.
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Cincinnati Precision Plate - Specializes in pre-press for the packaging industry, providing the highest quality plates and films for labels, bags, boxes, and cartons.
Cobb - Service bureau, providing commercial prepress and desktop publishing services.
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ColorMax - Digital printer offering prepress services.
ColorWorks - A complete source for digital prepress, fast-turnaround color printing.
Coloursat Ltd - Service bureau offering film output, CTP, design and other digital services.
Comart Lithographers - Provides the latest prepress services and solutions.
Digital Illusion, Inc. - Digital retouching studio serving advertising agencies, art directors and print producers.
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Digital Prep - Digital prepress, printing and photography, large format printing, and 3D animation.
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Digitronix Communication Group - Complete repro and print solutions.
Distinctive Imagesetting - Film and paper output (mainstream mac and pc files) to 12 or 20 imagesetters. Free imposition and quick turnaround.
Dot Box - Digital photography, file conversion, retouching, proofing, conventional photography, imaging, and archives.
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DTPros - One-stop prepress products and services, including digital proofs, analog proofs, high quality scans, and on-demand printing.
Frontier Technology - Digital prepress bureau offering imagesetting, scanning, proofing, and poster printing in Sydney, Australia.
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G2 Graphic Service - Complete service bureau offering digital imaging, prepress services and scanning.
Gaphiscan - Prepress services such as imagesetting, computer graphics, scanning, color proofs, and large format posters; and multimedia such as indexing, cd-roms, websites, video compression and digital business cards.
Garrison Digital Color - Digital imaging service provider specializing in photography, pre-Press, wide format and digital printing.
Grafix FX - Prepress, design, internet and printing services.
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Graphic Process, Inc. - Provides prepress, digital photography and quality printing services for book publishers, magazines, trade publications, newsletters, marketing, and direct mail.
Integra - Pre-press and typesetting house. Specializes in typesetting and electronic publishing of scientific, technical and medical books and journals.
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International Lithographic - Quality pre-press solutions.
International Typesetting and Composition - Provides a wide range of prepress and e:publishing services in the U.S. and New Delhi, India.
iprinter.com - Numerous prepress services, including scans, proofs, prints, and film plotting.
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Jupiter Associates - PC-only service bureau. Corel and Adobe approved. Imposition and film separation from all programs.
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KatArt Graphics - Provides design, web and prepress services for a wide variety of clients and applications.
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From basic typesetting to a complex e-commerce web site , KatArt has all the resources to complete virtually any graphic design, web design or pre-press project... ]
KM Graphics - High-end drum scanning and digital proofing.
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LaserImages, Inc. - Prepress service bureau featuring large format film output, imposition, trapping, digital and analog proofing, color laser and poster printing, scanning, and graphic design.
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Litho Development and Research - A leading provider of computer-to-plate, digital printing, electronic prepress, and workflow solutions for the graphic arts and printing industries.
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Litho Studios - Prepress and service bureau.
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LS Group - Offer print related services, including design, artwork, scanning, origination, CTP (litho and Flexo), digital printing and Data Asset Management.
MagType Graphics and Computer Resources - Provides prepress services as well as computer/technical resources and support.
MicroPix - Colour separations, colourways and mapping on garment sketches for the textile industry.
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PageWorks - Offers digital printing, large format inkjet prints, digital photographic prints, high-resolution film, mounting, laminating and other finishing services.
Pagination Design Services - Design studio, imagesetting bureau and pre-press production bureau.
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PDF Solutions - Service providers to the prepress, print, and publishing sectors for PDF and digital workflow software and hardware.
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Pevensey Scanning - Provides drum scanning and digital retouching services for designers, publishers, and the printing industry.
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Phillips Digital - Prepress bureau offering scanning, imagesetting, proofing, large-format-inkjets, laser plotting, and digital printing.
Prepress Training Solution - Interactive online prepress training for Adobe Acrobat, Illustrator, Photoshop, PageMaker, InDesign, Extensis Preflight Pro, and QuarkXPress.
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Prographix - Prepress, high resolution drum scanning, and large format printing in Austin, Texas.
PROOF-it-ONLINE - Online proofing and approval solution for graphic arts and printing professionals.
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Public Interest - A coop site of various resources for the publishing and printing industry including prepress discussion boards.
Reprographics Group of Companies - Quality and economy at electronic imaging trade houses based in Newcastle and Gosford in New South Wales, but servicing the whole of Australia, plus supplies for graphic arts and printing industries.
ReyHanPGF - Serves the screen printing, flexo, offset PCB, glass, automotive and other markets, delivering custom film, proofing, color separation, color consulting and facility management services.
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Services Graphiques Multi-Media Inc. - Offers a wide range of prepress products and services: photography, drum scanning, desktop publishing, color proofs, large format ink jet printing, film output, web site design and hosting, software and hardware reseller.
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Sparta Press - Specializes in traditional and digital solutions.
T-C4 Graphics Ltd. - Prepress and printing services.
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The Color Company - A prepress service bureau that provides scans to disk and film, film output, 3M Matchprint and Colorkey proofing, litho camera work,and wide format printing.
The Imagesetting Bureau - Services include: exhibition display/large format-design, printing and finishing; website-design, development and hosting; and prepress-design,film output, scanning, proofing and plates.
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The Type Factory, Inc. - Full service graphic design and service bureau for designers, publishers and printers.
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Transcript Ltd - Full digital prepress service bureau Offering output services, including films, bromides, colour lasers, posters, typesetting and scanning.
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Unitech Prepress Solutions - Supplier of creative services, color separations, offset and flexographic film, digital photography, and platemaking services.
Vermillion - One of the largest single-site prepress companies in the United States.
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