Technical requirements of Express Media Sp. z o.o. Printing House

Newspaper printed space

Parameters

separation type GCR
black print gradation LIGHT
BIL parameter 78%
TIL parameter no more than 240%
image resolution 150 dpi
line resolution (stroke) 600 dpi (1:1)
resolution of the text + image in the background 300 dpi (1:1 if the text is exchanged with a bmp)
background coverage rate screen background max. 20% for a single element positive text with min. 60% coverage
screen background min. 60% for a single element negative (contra)
text measurement - single colour print minimum measure unit of a single element text - 6 pts.
minimum measure unit of a double element text - 8 pts.
text measurement - multi colour or contra text minimum measure unit of a single element text - 9 pts.
minimum measure unit of a double element text - 11 pts.
number of colours for a multicolour or contra text maximum 2 colour for a text or background
minimum line thickness single colour 0.5 pt.
multi colour 2 pts.

Dot Gain

  10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%
Cyan 27 43 56 67 77 86 91 97 100
Magenta 24 40 54 69 77 84 90 97 98
Yellow 24 39 56 67 77 85 89 96 100
Black 23 37 51 65 73 82 88 93 98

In order to reduce dot gain in the production process we suggest application of Dot Gain calibration profile in rip, in coloured page settings, in „actual press” option - SWOP (CGATS TR001)

Paper parameters

  • Roll width – 760 (possibility to print on paper with the width range from min. 630 to max. 820)
  • Trimming – 578
  • Column printed space 350 x 265
  • Centrefold 550 x 350
  • Volumes:
    • Volumes for single production: 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, 56, 64
    • Volumes for double production: 12, 20, 28
  • Volume jump to 32 pages every 4 p pages.
  • Volume jump above 32 pages every 8 pages.

Type of files

  • Post Script
  • PDF up to 1.3 version
  • compressed files in SIT, SITX, ZIP, RAR formats