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Through a rich collection of 'how-to' videos and insightful tips, we guide you through maximizing the potential of your color printing projects. Our commitment is rooted in a foundation built since our establishment in 1972, focusing on customer satisfaction and innovation.
Black and White printing is the result of printing with black ink on white paper, therefore the black & white designation. In reality there is just one single ink color, black, that lays on top of one of the many substrates that can be used to print
NOTE: Shades of black will go from the dark 100% black ink to white, which represents 0% of black ink present. The transition from one to the other is a halftone print (as seen in the image)as opposed to a continuous color shift.
Our human eye sees the dots as a black and white shade...
Offset and Digital printing methods use dots to draw. The interesting thing is that through halftones, we widen the scope of “colors” that can be printed with just one color, in this case, black
The most common way in which people use black and white copies is to print a piece of artwork that has been designed in full color but can print in black and white. What happens when this concept is chosen is that according to the lightness/darkness of the full color image, a certain gray point is assigned to it. When the documents in full color are not very contrasted and are set in the same color range, it could get difficult to have good contrast in between different areas of the print.
The most efficient way of getting the best results, and achieve impact on a piece that could otherwise be considered “boring” is to create designs that from the initial stages are planned for black and white printing.
As mentioned above, grayscales will be transformed into halftones and the richness of the printed sheet will be so much better.
Gray Vs Halftone Effect - Left Image: shows a gray ink that fully covers the area. Because we use just black as the printing ink, we have to create dots of a size so that they render the same effect of the gray. Right Image: it requires 37% of the area to be covered with black dots to render the same effect
DOUBLE SIDE PRINTING: If you need your print to be double-sided, count each side of the sheet as one page.
Eg: if you need 1 sheet with printing on both sides, it counts as 2 pages
A double-sided sheet counts as 2 pages
Colored paper is in short supply, therefore we can't guarantee that at the time of your order, we'll have the color selected.
If we can't get the color ordered, you'll have the option to change it to one of the available colors or to cancel the order.
We'll contact you if we can't get your preferred color.
If we can't get the color ordered, you'll have the option to change it to one of the available colors or to cancel the order. We'll contact you if this becomes an issue.
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ColorCopiesUSA offers a number of standard alternative stocks for use in offset and digital laser printing.
All of the paper that ColorCopiesUSA utilized for its production process is environmentally friendly and manufactured or beyond the current standards. Be confident on the fact that we care about the environment.
Please review some additional information published regarding paper
About the size of paper
Choose the right paper
The following are the categories of paper available in our website. Different products and different levels of service will allow to select just some of these. The intention set by this page is to provide a birds-eye of options:
Text Weight Papers - Uncoated Options
Specialty Papers -Linen
Text Weight Papers - Coated Options Coated papers, as opposed to uncoated paper, is only manufactured in white. The color in this paper comes from the pulp in the middle of the paper, and the external coating.
Because the coating is applied with very smooth rollers, the ink, especially in offset printing, applies very smoothly, does not get absorbed by the fibers and the result is a sharper quality of print.
Cover Weight Stock - Coated Options As on coated text weight paper, the cover stock has a coated finishing as well. In offset printing, the transparency of the ink produces a nice sharpness in the printing quality and the colors shine beautifully.
Extra Thick Cover Weight Stock - Coated Options
The type of paper used for difference purposes is expressed in weight. In the countries following the European system, it is grammes per square metre (gsm or g/m2 or simply g) and in the US system it is Pound (lb).
The paper used for writing/printing (letterheads and such stationery) is generally between 60 to 120 gsm (20 to 70 lb) and is called the paper or text stock. Anything heavier than this is considered the card stock, i.e. the paper used for business cards, postcards, greeting cards, etc.
Choosing Bleed will require special file preparation.
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The suggested turnaround times are for printing only.
When additional finishing options are added, the total time to complete your order might be longer. Please check the day when the system estimates that the job will be complete.
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