| For many, there is a difficulty in choosing the | | | | This is another toss up right here. Again, it boils |
| printing method that you want to handle your | | | | down to the number of copies that you want |
| projects. Two methods stand out as the most | | | | your materials to have. If you want to have your |
| used methods – short run printing and offset | | | | copies at a very fast turnaround rate then short |
| printing. each of these methods have distinct | | | | run printers can do the job for you. Because of |
| characteristics and traits that are very valuable. | | | | the aforementioned direct to printer process, you |
| Let’s take a look at how these two printing | | | | no longer need the pre press processes that slow |
| methods work and let us examine their strengths | | | | the printing time. You can create prints in almost |
| as well as their weaknesses. | | | | an instant. |
| Here is a look at how short run printing fares | | | | However, this the same direct to printer process |
| against the different its offset printing | | | | is what makes short run printers unable to |
| counterpart: | | | | produce large orders. Offset printers on the other |
| Cost | | | | hand are very much capable of this. The |
| This is a tricky aspect of printing. Both printing | | | | production process that it goes through is geared |
| technologies are cost effective depending on the | | | | towards producing mass amounts of a certain |
| number of materials that you print. | | | | copy. The plates are used as guides in order to |
| Short run printers are very cost effective when | | | | produce a large number of prints. Offset printers |
| you create prints in small batches. Because this | | | | have the ability to print of up to 30,000 copies |
| type of printer uses direct to printer technology, | | | | per hour. |
| you can be assured that the production cost that | | | | Image quality and color |
| you will shoulder will be minimal. However, if you | | | | Offset printers are the epitome of quality images |
| want to print in bulk, then offset printers have | | | | and colors that you can produce and short run |
| the distinct advantage. The production process of | | | | printers can only come a close second because of |
| offset printers inhibits them from creating small | | | | the relatively weaker bond that it creates as |
| copies of your prints. Doing so will only lead to an | | | | opposed to the offset printers. However, one |
| increase in actual price per piece. | | | | advantage of working with short run printers is |
| However, when you print in large amounts, you | | | | that they can handle fine art prints with no |
| can see that the price per piece of your materials | | | | problems. No mater how intricate and small the |
| will come down and gradually eclipsing that of the | | | | details that you have, you can still count on short |
| short run printers. While short run printers have | | | | run printers to replicate them perfectly. |
| the same price set per piece no matter how | | | | So there you have it. Depending on the number |
| many copies you order, offset printers allow the | | | | of copies that you want – you can choose |
| prices of your materials to go down as the | | | | either offset printing or short run printers to |
| number of your orders increase | | | | achieve the best effects. |
| Turn around times | | | | |