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Professionaly Printing: What are Paper Types 1, 2 and 3?

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    • June 1, 2012 at 11:02 am #62336
      jimmykup
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      Hi all,

      Not sure if this is the right forum for this, or if I should be in the Pub.

      I'm going to print with a large catalog very soon. I've been getting competing quotes from some local printers to get the best price. One of the printers came out really high in price. In trying to win the business they informed me that they always quote Type 1 paper which is the highest quality paper. Follow naturally by 2 and 3.

      I want to make sure my quotes are all on the same specs. How much truth is there to this? I've never heard to paper referred to as Type 1, 2 or 3.

    • June 4, 2012 at 10:57 am #62346
      Gert Verrept
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      The iso standard for printing refers to paper type 1,2 …. For most of the paper types, ICC profiles are made, so that printing on them will always give the same result.

      Paper Type 1 is typically a higher brightness coated stock and may be used for most magazine stocks printed sheet-fed, as well as the higher brightness web offset stocks.

      Paper Type 3       is typically a mid to high brightness coated stock, generally with a lower mass per area weight (gsm).

      Paper Type 4       is typically a higher brightness uncoated stock.

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