T-shirts: In Full Color
We offer 2 types of full color T-Shirts, White and Black and are made from 100% cotton. Sizes range from S to XXL. Our full color T-Shirts are printed by a CMYK+W digital print process and can be printed on the front and back of the T-Shirt. To order printing only on the back, please ...
Read MoreA Better Printing Process: FM Screening
Historically printers have adopted and used AM or Amplitude Modulated screening which is a halftone screen arranged on a grid. Larger dots render dark tone values while smaller dots are used for lighter values. Viewed from a distance these dots create the illusion of continuous tone reproduction. Common screen rulings range up to 200 lpi. ...
Read MoreLearn: 4D Prints (Lenticular Printing)
4D Prints is a Lenticular product that allows you to have two or three different pictures in one. We take your images and create a swapping effect, each image vanishing and then reappearing from one to another as you move it up and down. There is a backing that can also be printed in normal ...
Read MoreLearn: Full Glossary of Printing & Related Terms
Glossary Useful definitions and explainations of company and industry terms Barcode A series of vertical bars and spaces that represent any numerical series, most often a correct ZIP Code for the delivery address on a mailpiece. The barcode facilitates automated processing by barcode readers and scanners. A barcode also can be used to convey ...
Read MoreLearn: Bindery Terminology
Bindery: The finishing department, which performs operations on the printed product after it has been printed. The bindery operations are as follows: Folding, Binding, Stitching, Scoring, Perforation, Die Cutting, & Envelope Converting (currently done in house). Binding: Different methods used to secure loose pages in a book is called binding. Saddle stitch is an example ...
Read MoreLearn: Paper Terminology
Brightness: Refers to the percent of light reflected back from a sheet of paper as measured by a light meter reading. Contrast is reduced and highlights are not as strong when paper with a lower brightness is used for a printed piece. Here at 4over, depending on paper brand the papers have different brightness grades, ...
Read MoreLearn: What is Bindery and Binding?
Bindery: The finishing department, which performs operations on the printed product after it has been printed. The bindery operations are as follows: Folding, Binding, Stitching, Scoring, Perforation, Die Cutting, & Envelope Converting (currently done in house). Binding: Different methods used to secure loose pages in a book is called binding. Saddle stitch is an example ...
Read MoreLearn: Direct Mail Terminology
Barcode A series of vertical bars and spaces that represent any numerical series, most often a correct ZIP Code for the delivery address on a mailpiece. The barcode facilitates automated processing by barcode readers and scanners. A barcode also can be used to convey information for Delivery Confirmation and Signature Confirmation services. Barcodes that may ...
Read MoreLearn: What are pixels and what is pixelation?
Pixel: The smallest unit of a digitized image created by a digital device, such as a computer, camera, or scanner. Pixel is short for “picture element.” The more pixels per inch the better the resolution. On computer monitors, the display is divided into rows and columns containing thousands or millions of pixels. Each pixel is ...
Read MoreLearn: What is Perforation?
Perforation: Creating a series of holes so that the paper can be torn more easily along the line that is formed. Postage stamps and tear-off cards are common products that require perforation.
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