Comments on: Full Color Digital Printing Explained http://www.ballantine.com/blog/2009/12/full-color-digital-printing/ Direct Mail Printing Tips, News, Case Studies & More Tue, 24 Aug 2010 13:36:11 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Sheetfed Offset Printing Explained http://www.ballantine.com/blog/2009/12/full-color-digital-printing/comment-page-1/#comment-1603 Sheetfed Offset Printing Explained Thu, 12 Aug 2010 13:38:49 +0000 http://www.ballantine.com/blog/?p=1379#comment-1603 [...] common printing methods are sheetfed offset, web offset and digital printing. Today’s post is going to discuss sheetfed offset printing. It depends on the size of the [...] [...] common printing methods are sheetfed offset, web offset and digital printing. Today’s post is going to discuss sheetfed offset printing. It depends on the size of the [...]

]]> By: S R W K http://www.ballantine.com/blog/2009/12/full-color-digital-printing/comment-page-1/#comment-1406 S R W K Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:45:50 +0000 http://www.ballantine.com/blog/?p=1379#comment-1406 Digital printing is terrific for fast turnaround, limited quantity runs - I do believe that digital printing also depends on how well the individual that 'runs' the machine (copier) can make it do what it needs to do to get as close as possible to the offset product. This can be manupulation of the file (scary), using appropriate calibration profiles, choosing the best paper, etc. I am pleasantly supprised when I get an order, print it digitally, and then see the hard copy the customer has from the previous offset order - many times my product is much more appealing. It really is a case of price first, but then whether the Designer, pre-press person, substrate purchaser, estimator (in my case it's one person doing all of these things) understands the process and purpose of the piece being printed. Whew! Digital printing is terrific for fast turnaround, limited quantity runs – I do believe that digital printing also depends on how well the individual that ‘runs’ the machine (copier) can make it do what it needs to do to get as close as possible to the offset product. This can be manupulation of the file (scary), using appropriate calibration profiles, choosing the best paper, etc. I am pleasantly supprised when I get an order, print it digitally, and then see the hard copy the customer has from the previous offset order – many times my product is much more appealing. It really is a case of price first, but then whether the Designer, pre-press person, substrate purchaser, estimator (in my case it’s one person doing all of these things) understands the process and purpose of the piece being printed. Whew!

]]> By: Jeff H http://www.ballantine.com/blog/2009/12/full-color-digital-printing/comment-page-1/#comment-1396 Jeff H Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:11:12 +0000 http://www.ballantine.com/blog/?p=1379#comment-1396 Richard, That's a good question. I think there are several external factors that exist in that equation. As the green movement becomes more mainstream, I think there is potential for soy-based ink products to emerge adding a boast to the ink industry. Conversely, toner consumption may decrease as the VOCs in many toner solvents could become alarming to the environmental conscious. In the long-run, I believe ink will conquer the digital printing battle. Richard,

That’s a good question. I think there are several external factors that exist in that equation. As the green movement becomes more mainstream, I think there is potential for soy-based ink products to emerge adding a boast to the ink industry. Conversely, toner consumption may decrease as the VOCs in many toner solvents could become alarming to the environmental conscious. In the long-run, I believe ink will conquer the digital printing battle.

]]> By: Richard http://www.ballantine.com/blog/2009/12/full-color-digital-printing/comment-page-1/#comment-1393 Richard Thu, 07 Jan 2010 08:28:45 +0000 http://www.ballantine.com/blog/?p=1379#comment-1393 Which digital printing technology is going to win: toner based or ink? Which digital printing technology is going to win: toner based or ink?

]]> By: Ballantine http://www.ballantine.com/blog/2009/12/full-color-digital-printing/comment-page-1/#comment-1378 Ballantine Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:41:17 +0000 http://www.ballantine.com/blog/?p=1379#comment-1378 We think digital printing is going to continue to grow, but we don't see it ever fully replacing long run sheetfed or web printing because of price. We think digital printing is going to continue to grow, but we don’t see it ever fully replacing long run sheetfed or web printing because of price.

]]> By: Robert Peers http://www.ballantine.com/blog/2009/12/full-color-digital-printing/comment-page-1/#comment-1377 Robert Peers Sun, 20 Dec 2009 19:18:32 +0000 http://www.ballantine.com/blog/?p=1379#comment-1377 Would you agree that digital printing is inevitably the only future, or do you think that traditional methods will always have their place? Would you agree that digital printing is inevitably the only future, or do you think that traditional methods will always have their place?

]]> By: Raphael D Coccia http://www.ballantine.com/blog/2009/12/full-color-digital-printing/comment-page-1/#comment-1376 Raphael D Coccia Sat, 19 Dec 2009 21:39:15 +0000 http://www.ballantine.com/blog/?p=1379#comment-1376 Digital Printing is still the future and the quality is better than everyone thinks. But your right its just a glorified copier. Great Post! Digital Printing is still the future and the quality is better than everyone thinks. But your right its just a glorified copier. Great Post!

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