: Is there a color registration issue in digital printing? I have some experience with offset printing. I always have to take into account the color registration issue when preparing a file for
I have some experience with offset printing. I always have to take into account the color registration issue when preparing a file for print. Now I have to prepare for digital printing. Is it true that for digital printing I don't have to worry about color registration because it comes out from the machine in one pass?
Example: in offset I have to overprint small black text on top of an image, if it was a knockout the colors could fall out of register and there could be colorful fringing or paperwhite silhouette around the text. Does this apply to digital printing or not?
One more question: in digital printing - does the job actually print in one pass, or are there also machines that print in separate passes like in offset?
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Digital printing uses essentially a high end color copier. You need not concern yourself with anything you would normally disregard for copying. The only caveat may be color profiles. There are times where RGB may work better than CMYK for digital printing, but not always. You need to check with the print house to review their preferred file set up.
That being posted, you certainly wouldn't do any harm by setting overprints, even if they don't translate to the digital printer. I, personally, configure everything correctly for offset. Then if digital printing is used, it doesn't really matter. If anything, I merely alter PDF settings when creating a the print-ready PDF.
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