How to use Illustrator prepress

How to use Illustrator in prepress by Markzware: Using Adobe Illustrator for graphic design is quite common. Many of these native Illustrator (.ai) files end up in a prepress department, destined for print. Those are the lucky ones. For many graphic designers and illustrators, these days, the prepress process is largely left up to many designers. This video explains how to use Illustrator prepress and gives you some insights. More about Mordy Golding (Fridays with Mordy): https://about.me/mordy.golding Illustrator and Prepress - FlightCheck on Fridays with Mordy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPXKD3P2Y_s The book about Adobe Illustrator and prepress mentioned by Mordy is "Real World Print Production with Adobe Creative Suite Applications" by Claudia McCue: https://www.amazon.com/World-Print-Production-Creative-Applications/dp/032163683X Set up color-managed print workflows (Illustrator, InDesign, and Photoshop CS and later) https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-suite/kb/set-color-managed-print-workflows.html Image resolution guidelines for final output: "Commercial printing Commercial printing requires 150 to 300 ppi (or more) images, depending on the press (dpi) and screen frequency (lpi) you’re using; always consult your prepress service provider before making production decisions. Because commercial printing requires large, high-resolution images, which take more time to display while you’re working with them, you may want to use low-resolution versions for layout and then replace them with high-resolution versions at print time." Source: https://helpx.adobe.com/uk/indesign/using/graphics-formats.html How to use Illustrator prepress would not be complete without a link to the FlightCheck. Markzware's preflight application makes the prepress process for your Illustrator artwork a breeze. It even Packages all used fonts and images (collects them), for you: https://markzware.com/products/flightcheck/ Like this Video & Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/Markzware Follow us on Social Media: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/markzware/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MarkzwareSoftware GETTR: https://www.gettr.com/user/markzware/ Pinterest: https://pinterest.com/markzware/ Tumblr: https://markzware.tumblr.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/markzware Visit our Website: https://markzware.com Read Industry Articles: https://markzware.com/blog/ Get the Latest Markzware News: https://markzware.com/support/mailing-list/ #Illustrator #prepress #IllustratorPrepress How to use Illustrator prepress