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

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.