opalprint  unit 22  third avenue  westfield trading estate  midsomer norton  bath  ba3 4xd  t. 01761 412260  info@opalprint.co.uk

scanning

back

digital artworking

Opal Print are fully conversant with all current design packages including Quark 8, InDesign CS4, Photoshop CS4, Illustrator CS4 and specifically for the packaging industry, Packedge.

 

Opal Print near Bath and Bristol offer:

 

Image manipulation and colour correction to enhance scanned or digital images.

Cut-outs of digital images and creation of drop shadows etc.

Restoration of damaged images.

 

Colour re-touching of fine art scans for limited edition prints. This expertise can also be applied to scanned images or digital photography.

 

Page make up of magazines and literature from clients brief and copy, images added and supplied as print ready PDF’s.

 

Opal Print have the expertise and colour profiles for pastel and water colour origination, all of which can be modified to customer requirements.

 

Existing printed copy can be scanned to tiff or EPS format and redundant items of packaging can be re-scanned and formatted as new artwork.

 

Specifically for the packaging industry we have invested in Packedge to facilitate the specialised requirements necessary for the generation of packaging artwork.

 

 

 

back

Antique

photographs

Original

artworks

Watercolours,

oil paintings,

sketches

Scan and re-touch antique or damaged photographs
Scan original artwork
Scan watercolours, painting & sketches

reprographic services

ctp plate & film production

Opal print offer production of CTP plates and film to the printing industry.

All plate sizes up to B2 can be produced and film output up to B1. Quick response and turn around upon enquiry.

 

Workflow

Opal Print near Bath use a Prinergy digital workflow from Kodak which creates print ready PDF’s from any supplied format. These can be used for remote proofing, producing CTP plates or out putting film. Our workflow will handle all levels of In Design files.

 

CTP (Computer to plate)

Imposed or single page PDF’s can be exported for outside use for remote proofing or plating.

Kodak Electra XD thermal plates are produced on a Kodak Magnus 400 plate setter and can be imaged up to 240lpi.

Plates can be produced up to B2 size on either 0.15mm or 0.3mm thickness plates.

A low resolution imposed proof is supplied with each set of plates.

 

Film

Film output is from an Avantra 44 B1 film setter and can output negative or positive film  both 0.3mm and 0.7mm thick.

 

 

back

back

If you require traditional scanning of prints, photographs, transparencies, fine art or original artwork,

Opal Print near Bath and Bristol offers the necessary level of expertise to produce high quality digital scans supplied in any file format.

 

Using drum and flat bed scanners we can scan media ranging from transparencies to A2(420mm x 594mm) sized original artworks or images.

 

Scans can be produced up to any requested dpi and saved in any format required.

 

Technical Information

Crosfield Drum Scanner

Maximium size origination A2 - 530mm x 680mm

 

Screen Cezzane Flat Bed Scanner

Maximum size - 330mm x 520mm