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Graphic designers, illustrators, photographers and fine arts professionals appreciate our high-end color and black-and-white digital output capabilities. They know they can simply hand us a disk, then rely on us to provide turnkey solutions from prepress to offset to bindery If you are a small printer without prepress capabilities or a printer with an occasionally overburdened prepress department, we would be happy to step in and help out with our wide range of creative and cost-effective prepress and print services. Our Prepress and Print Services include:
Electronic Prepress Services High Resolution Scanning High-Resolution to 8600 pixels for final production of catalogs, newsletters, direct marketing and sales collateral pieces, as well as, Low–Resolution for position only layouts and mockups. ZIP, Jaz, DAT, Optical and Syquest supported formats, and online formats. Imaging Photo retouching, image manipulation. Imagesetting Imposition, process–color, spot-color, trapping, applied varnishes, flexographic film. Color Management Technical support in calculated color compensation, calibration, measuring, and profiling, ensuring a high degree of image consistency from software to monitor, to printer and through proofs and film, Matchprint, Konica color copies, Dylux, Laser. Digital Photography Photo shoots, camera package rentals, file processing for cost-effective captured images that can be repeatedly Conversions Mac and Windows integrated services for front–end to back–end print or online media support for designers, marketing agencies, in–house corporate advertising departments, printing and display alliances. Film Output and Proofing Services We offer film output to sizes as large as 21.7" x 29.6". Please call for a quote. High Resolution Scanning High Resolution Scanning • Color Management • Archiving ...stunningly consistent color! “Currently one of the best digital scanners for artwork!” – what many commercial graphics houses are saying about the 8000 pixel Linotype-Hell Topaz. After all, Linotype - Hell created the first commercial digital scanner so it only made sense for us to buy the best from the industry’s leader. That’s why so many marketing agencies, graphic designers, and catalog-oriented businesses rely on us to produce their digital images, and why we offer wholesale pricing to volume resellers; as well as, discounts for monthly volume. Does consistent digital color really exist? At Northwest Computer Services it does! That’s because we’ve put equipment that meets the industry’s highest standards together with progressive training for our technicians. Our Topaz works in the CIELAB color space which has the least amount of color gamut limitations, and few shops around the country can match our technicians knowledge and abilities in Calculated Color Compensation, Calibration, Measuring, and Profiling. Put simply; despite RGB and CMYK conversions and limitations, our trained technicians can give you the most consistent color possible with current hardware and software technology. Even if the image is manipulated because we monitor and measure the entire process and fingerprint the targeted result. All ensuring that your photos, graphics, or client’s product will always look the very best they possibly can in stunningly consistent color you can count on. A wide range of scanning capabilities. We support optical, Syquest, Zip, Jaz, and DAT formats, and can supply you with low-resolution placement files for your layout, or high-resolution scans for final production. We can copy your images to disk, burn your images to a CD, or maintain and update an archive for manuals or catalogs. In addition, our Epson scanners are excellent for producing cost-effective For Position Only image files. Technical Specifications Client Originals Enlargements Sizes Density Range Maximum Size Hardware Controls Call today for an estimate or quotation Image Manipulation Whether you're trying to get the color in your printed pictures to look like your photos or you need Photoshop artwork to print as spot colors we can apply some tricks of the trade to get it done. Graphic Design Our in-house graphic design team can create your company logo, flyers, product brochures, catalogs or anything else you need for traditional printing, large signs or internet. Digital Printing On-Demand Printing Finishing Trimming, scoring, folding, drilling, padding, shrink-wrapping. Large Format Signage Imaging for trade show and convention booths, event banners, retail and restaurant signage, indoor advertising, and murals for architects, engineers, malls, corporate and hotel lobbies. Backprint film, backlit film and canvas, including laminating, mounting, fastening. Custom Vinyl Graphics Vehicle Graphics—let people know who you are by adding eye-catching graphics to your company vehicle. Digital Color Printing and Copying 65 color copies per minute with vaiable data — starting at just 25¢ “I couldn’t have gotten this project done in time and at this price any other way!” – what many of our clientele discover about our digital color printing services. That’s why even other print shops rely on us to output their clients minimal quantity jobs and short-run direct marketing pieces. Which is why we also offer wholesale pricing to volume resellers; as well as discounts for monthly volume to agencies, designers, and corporate in-house production departments. What are the digital printing advantages? For starters, we can run directly from your digital files without the intermediate steps of film and proofs. There’s also no makeready, no bringing the equipment up to speed, no washup, and the last print will look just like the first print. All saving you time and money. And if the run contains sections that are subject to repeated change, such as variable data typical to direct marketing campaigns, it can all be done in one continuous run without the additional time and expense of repeated plate changes. Flexibility, flexibility, flexibility. Our Xerox Docucolor system enables us to produce vivid process color and spot colors from a variety of different file types including CMYK and RGB in TIFF, EPS, and JPEG formats. We can also handle a wide range of common stock choices up to 13" x 19", 24lb. to 80lb. in both cover or text weights, and with gloss or matte finishes. We even offer single-sided or double-sided digital printing and color copying, all supported by complete finishing services such as collating, trimming, folding, drilling, padding, and shrinkwrapping. What you want, how you want it, when you want it. When your budget or deadline just can’t afford or wait for film, proofs, and press time, we can digitally print your projects, finish or package them the way you want, and deliver in time to make that afternoon meeting a complete success. Click here to learn about our 25¢ color copies. Digital Black & White Printing and Copying Are you on a tight deadline to print dozens or even hundreds of black & white copies from your digital files? Perfect! We have the solution for you. Letter size, tabloid size, one-sided, two-sided, collated and stapled, we can do it. We also provide finishing services such as folding, trimming, and comb binding. Files can be printed from any of the standard software programs; QuarkXPress, PageMaker, InDesign, Acrobat or Freehand. |
