{"id":4913,"date":"2020-12-15T00:10:50","date_gmt":"2020-12-15T00:10:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/folders.conformer.com\/?p=4913"},"modified":"2024-12-09T16:31:37","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T16:31:37","slug":"file-prep-101-how-to-color-break-printing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/conformer.com\/folders\/file-prep-101-how-to-color-break-printing\/","title":{"rendered":"File Prep 101: How To \u2018Color Break\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4913\" class=\"elementor elementor-4913\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-749aa201 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"749aa201\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c09a704\" data-id=\"2c09a704\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48af314c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48af314c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Getting the perfect colour printing for your custom-printed presentation folders or mailers starts by preparing the right files and artwork before sending them to your printer.<br \/><br \/>For those who oversee print-related projects but may not have a formal education in graphic design, it might be tricky to know all the technical details and specifications required to ensure an error-free print project.<br \/><br \/>This blog series, File Prep 101, is demystifies design lingo and illuminates the pre-production steps in the print industry.\u00a0 <br \/><br \/>Read on and you\u2019ll start to get the print results you want more efficiently!<br \/><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bd72c81 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bd72c81\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-219cc46\" data-id=\"219cc46\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ae03b4f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ae03b4f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8ec45ff\" data-id=\"8ec45ff\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-935801e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"935801e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is Color Break?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0dcba43 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0dcba43\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-466d2ca\" data-id=\"466d2ca\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c90d00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c90d00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.printindustry.com\/Glossary.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Color break<\/a> refers to how the elements on a page should print, and is one of the most important communication tools between the designer and printer. <\/span>In multicolor printing, the point, line or space at which one ink color stops and another begins is the color break (i.e. break for color).<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By color breaking each photograph, graphic and line of type, the designer clearly indicates to the printer what the final printed piece should look like. The printer uses the color break to establish the expectations of the designer and to confirm that the job has been set up to print as it was estimated.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8454a2d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8454a2d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e51c5ce\" data-id=\"e51c5ce\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4a5c74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c4a5c74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is CMYK?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-edccb4c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"edccb4c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-45a1485\" data-id=\"45a1485\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc802c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bc802c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Photographs are almost always color broken as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.webfx.com\/blog\/web-design\/a-guide-to-preparing-files-for-print\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CMYK<\/a> (cyan, magenta, yellow and key, which is black).\u00a0 Your printer will more than likely refer to CMYK as \u201cfour color process\u201d and abbreviate it as \u201c4C process\u201d.\u00a0 The combination of two, three or four of the process colors in varying percentages can create almost any color, from flesh tones to sky blue to leafy green. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-147ecb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"147ecb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.printplace.com\/blog\/reasons-for-cmyk-printing\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"434\" src=\"https:\/\/conformer.com\/folders\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/file-preparation-printing-custom-presentation-folders-1024x578.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5015\" alt=\"file-preparation-printing-custom-presentation-folders\" srcset=\"https:\/\/conformer.com\/folders\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/file-preparation-printing-custom-presentation-folders-1024x578.jpg 1024w, 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c3ffea8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c3ffea8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-90834da\" data-id=\"90834da\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b23bf9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9b23bf9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are PMS Colors?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5e404ea elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5e404ea\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6629b54\" data-id=\"6629b54\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57597ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57597ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Logos and solid color graphics are most often created and printed in PMS (Pantone Matching System\u00ae) colors.\u00a0 (PMS colors are also referred to as \u201cspot\u201d and \u201cflat\u201d colors.)\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pantone.com\/color-systems\/pantone-color-systems-explained\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PMS colors<\/a> print as one color, not as a combination of two, three or four colors like 4C process.\u00a0 Headline type is very commonly color broken as a PMS color. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Follow these three steps to ensure that your print production file is color broken correctly before releasing it to your print professional:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af75b56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"af75b56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Make sure the number of colors in the file matches the number of colors you were quoted.\u00a0<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-48f41bf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"48f41bf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-236d37d\" data-id=\"236d37d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65a9701 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65a9701\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the job was estimated as a one color job, make sure all of the elements on the page are set up to print the same color.\u00a0 The color can be black or a PMS color, as long as all elements are the same.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d23ab98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d23ab98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Double-check your logo.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e534303 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e534303\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re preparing a one color job make sure you have the one color version of the logo in the file.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0109407 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0109407\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. Print out separations or plates to ensure that the color break is correct.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e23527a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e23527a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the file has been set up correctly, you\u2019ll be printing one sheet of paper for each color that\u2019s in the file.\u00a0 If you\u2019re preparing a one color job but three pages print, you\u2019ll know right away that corrections need to be made.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81e7647 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"81e7647\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-616c5f8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"616c5f8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-be866ba\" data-id=\"be866ba\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1a1559 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b1a1559\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These three tips will help ensure that your file is color broken correctly and will communicate your exact wishes to the printer.\u00a0 Having a printer understand exactly what you want the first time around will make your job easier.\u00a0 You\u2019ll be that much happier with the final result.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-096f3bf elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"096f3bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-257fe1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"257fe1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Are you looking for sturdy folders to hold and present your professional projects and documents? 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