On Saturday, July 19, 2003 at 8:54:14 PM UTC+4:30, Tacit wrote:
I have learned pre-press from a screen printing point of view. I have been >doing it for about 2 years. Do I stand a chance if I try to move to offset >printing? I really don't know the first thing about it.
I've done prepress for both offset printing and screen printing for quite a umber of years.
Much of the same basic foundation of ideas is common for both. They're both about getting ink laid down, after all.
Prepress for offset printing is more involved than prepress for screen printing, and there are many factors in offset printing (such as trapping) that
most screen printers don't worry about (though some do).
The basic theory behind color separation is the same for both. So is the basic
theory behind halftoning, color gamut, and so on. If you're already familiar with these concepts, you won't find the transition to offset printing too challenging.
Offset printing typically involves much higher-resolution screens, higher-resolution files, and so on. And there are some concepts in offset printing, such as page imposition, that have no equivalent in screen printing.
But knowing screen printing will give you a leg up.
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