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Digital QualityGenerally, there is now very little difference between digital print and lithographic print. There will always be passionate discussions about 'quality' but most people will struggle to see a difference. The vast majority of print solutions, digital and litho, use a four colour print process (CMYK - Cyan Magenta Yellow Black), also referred to as full colour. The one key difference with lithographic print is you can add additional colour, a spot colour. Normal CMYK printing requires colours to be made up from the four colours, but some colours cannot be matched well, or at all. Using a spot colour can ensure a perfect match to a corporate colour, gives a wider range of colour options (like metallic and dayglo colours) or could be used for spot UV (a high varnish). So, in short, digital can now match the quality of lithographic print for the vast majority of your colour needs. |
