PROOFING THE PRINTING ON THE DISC
How can you be certain that your disc printing is going to be perfect?
It's simple, you have to see the disc printing. That doesn't mean seeing a PDF softproof, and it doesn't mean seeing disc printing on a piece of paper. You have to see the printing on the disc to ensure it is correct.
Starting with PDF softproofs
Can't you just view a graphic softproof on your computer? Sure, but try looking at it on several computers and see the range of colors you'll get. We find that PDFs are an excellent starting place. You can resolve font issues, layout, catch some basic problems before they are expensive problems but you can't use it for color matching, and it's not so hot for resolution & halftones. it also doesn't account for the silver disc background. Do you know that most replication firms stop at PDF proofing - whew! living dangerously!
What about doing a paper proof for the disc printing?
Well, we don't recommend this at all. Paper is not disc media. It's not silver, it's not the same texture or absorbancy, it doesn't taste the same, look the same or act the same. Plus the printing equipment used to print on the paper is not going to be the same as the equipment used to print on the disc. So, exactly, in what way is this proofing? We don't do it. Neither should you. Friends don't let friends print on paper - new slogo?
The questions begs to be asked. You're doing all this great proofing to make sure it's perfect, but what if you find something that's not perfect along the way? The answer is, try to catch it early. The earlier in the proofing & manufacturing process you can catch a problem, the less expensive it will be to correct. Don't be discouraged though - all of this is less expensive and less stress on your heart than opening an entire shipment of "not what we wanted, send it back and redo it". With us, you know it's going to be right, because you've already seen it. How relaxing is that?
