2011/2/1 John Ghormley KJ4UFG <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kj4ufg@sera.org">kj4ufg@sera.org</a>></span><br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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</div>I'm told some digital printers do not require bleeds but since we are using<br>
an offset method of printing, bleeds are necessary.<br></blockquote><div><br>Hi,<br><br>The actual requirement for bleed does not depend on the printing method but on design and post-press operations.<br><br>You need bleed to assure that there will be no (ugly) white space between the edge of the paper and a graphic element on the page once the printed sheet is trimmed on the guillotine, when such design is intended by the designer. There is no need for bleed if there's no graphic element going up to the very edge of the page.<br>
<br>Whether the job was printed digital or not has no incidence on the necessity for bleed. However, this comment from some some digital printers make me think that some of them might not be too keen about trimming (they might even not be equipped for this) and want to hand out what comes out of the printer without sophisticated post-press operations, including trimming. The workaround is to shop around!<br>
<br>On a digital printer, the paper comes at pre-cut sizes that often match the page size of the job, thus reducing the post-press operation in some cases. On a sheet fed or a web press post-press operations are a necessity in the vast majority of cases (if not in all cases). If only to get rid of the color bars that are compulsory for the make ready.<br>
<br>HTH<br><br>Louis<br></div></div>