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Know-how for the Impress System

Within this restricted access area you will find confidential know-how detailing the production of the various Contra Vision® products made using the Impress.

We recommend that you proceed as follows:

Read the relevant Know-how documents
Download the ready-to-print Enabling Artwork to decide which ‘line discipline’ is best suited to your printing equipment and choice of substrate.
Download the relevant Sample Artwork to enable you to produce sample prints to show prospective customers.
Download the relevant Template Line Discipline Artwork to enable you to simply and quickly produce your own prints.

Know-how Documents

There are two basic product types

Contra Vision® Impress™ products with an opaque print pattern typically with a black layer facing the inside to aid through-vision

AND

Contra Vision® BACKLITE Impress™ with a translucent print pattern, to produce backlit see-through graphics for 24-hour visibility

Creating artwork for Contra Vision® Impress™

Download the PDF below for detailed instruction on how to create artworks for Contra Vision® Impress™ using Adobe® Illustrator® and Adobe InDesign®. Also, download the Line Discipline Methodology to help calculate the correct line disciplines for this product.

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Contra Vision® Impress™ Through Combination Line Discipline Methodology For Adobe® Illustrator®

Contra Vision® Impress™ Through Combination Line Discipline Methodology for Adobe® InDesign®

Contra Vision® Impress™ Through Combination Line Discipline Methodology

Creating artwork for Contra Vision® BACKLITE Impress™

Download the PDF below for detailed instruction on how to create artworks for Contra Vision® BACKLITE Impress™ using Adobe® Illustrator® and Adobe InDesign®. Also, download the Line Discipline Methodology to help calculate the correct line disciplines for this product.

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Creating artwork for Contra Vision® BACKLITE Impress™ Through Combination Line Discipline Methodology For Adobe® Illustrator®

Creating artwork for Contra Vision® BACKLITE Impress™ Through Combination Line Discipline Methodology For Adobe® InDesign®

Contra Vision® BACKLITE Impress™ Through Combination Line Discipline Methodology

Enabling Artwork

Download the relevant PDF below and print onto your substrate of choice. This will show which ‘line discipline’ is best suited for your printer and choice of substrate.

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If your printer can print black + white + image in one pass

If your printer needs more than one pass to print black + white + image

Sample Artwork

Download the PDF relevant to your chosen line discipline and print samples to show prospective customers.

We do not recommend that Medium or Coarse line disciplines are used to produce 40% transparency Contra Vision® Impress™ Type A see-through graphics because of a large loss in image impact.

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Fine line discipline. 20% transparency. Type CVA1 Contra Vision® Impress™ see-through graphics 3.0mm repeats, 2.4mm black, 2.2mm white, 2.3mm image

Medium line discipline. 20% transparency. Type CVA1 Contra Vision® Impress™ see-through graphics 3.0mm repeats, 2.4mm black, 2.0mm white, 2.2mm image

Coarse line discipline. 20% transparency. Type CVA1 Contra Vision® Impress™ see-through graphics 3.00mm repeats, 2.4mm black, 1.8mm white, 2.1mm image

Fine line discipline. 30% transparency. Type CVA1 Contra Vision® Impress™ see-through graphics 3.0mm repeats, 2.1mm black, 1.9mm white, 2.0mm image

Medium line discipline. 30% transparency. Type CVA1 Contra Vision® Impress™ see-through graphics 3.0mm repeats, 2.1mm black, 1.7mm white, 1.9mm image

Coarse line discipline. 30% transparency. Type CVA1 Contra Vision® Impress™ see-through graphics 3.0mm repeats, 2.1mm black, 1.5mm white, 1.8mm image

Fine line discipline. 30% transparency. Type CVB1 Contra Vision® BACKLITE Impress™ see-through graphics 3.0mm repeats, 2.0mm white, 2.1mm image

Medium line discipline. 30% transparency. Type CVB1 Contra Vision® BACKLITE Impress™ see-through graphics 3.0mm repeats, 1.9mm white, 2.1mm image

Coarse line discipline. 30% transparency. Type CVB1 Contra Vision® BACKLITE Impress™ see-through graphics 3.0mm repeats, 1.8mm white, 2.1mm image

Fine line discipline. 40% transparency. Type CVA1 Contra Vision® Impress™ see-through graphics 3.0mm repeats, 1.8mm black, 1.6mm white, 1.7mm image

Template Line Discipline Artwork

Download the PDF relevant to your chosen line discipline and the instructions, and you are set to print and profit from Contra Vision® Impress™ and Contra Vision® BACKLITE Impress™ technology.

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Instructions on how to use the Template Line Discipline Artwork

Fine line discipline. 20% transparency. Template Artwork. Contra Vision® Impress™ see-through graphics 3.0mm repeats, 2.4mm black, 2.2mm white, 2.3mm image

Medium line discipline. 20% transparency. Template Artwork. Contra Vision® Impress™ see-through graphics 3.0mm repeats, 2.4mm black, 2.0mm white, 2.2mm image

Coarse line discipline. 20% transparency. Template Artwork. Contra Vision® Impress™ see-through graphics 3.00mm repeats, 2.4mm black, 1.8mm white, 2.1mm image

Fine line discipline. 30% transparency. Template Artwork. Contra Vision® Impress™ see-through graphics 3.0mm repeats, 2.1mm black, 1.9mm white, 2.0mm image

Medium line discipline. 30% transparency. Template Artwork. Contra Vision® Impress™ see-through graphics 3.0mm repeats, 2.1mm black, 1.7mm white, 1.9mm image

Coarse line discipline. 30% transparency. Template Artwork. Contra Vision® Impress™ see-through graphics 3.0mm repeats, 2.1mm black, 1.5mm white, 1.8mm image

Fine line discipline. 40% transparency. Template Artwork. Contra Vision® Impress™ see-through graphics 3.0mm repeats, 1.8mm black, 1.6mm white, 1.7mm image

Fine line discipline. 30% transparency. Template Artwork. Contra Vision® BACKLITE Impress™ see-through graphics 3.0mm repeats, 2.1mm black, 1.9mm white, 2.0mm image

Medium line discipline. 30% transparency. Template Artwork. Contra Vision® BACKLITE Impress™ see-through graphics 3.0mm repeats, 2.1mm black, 1.7mm white, 1.9mm image

Coarse line discipline. 30% transparency. Template Artwork. Contra Vision® BACKLITE Impress™ see-through graphics 3.0mm repeats, 2.1mm black, 1.5mm white, 1.8mm image