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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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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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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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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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.