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Makeready

Meaning in graphic design, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In graphic design, makeready means: Setting up and adjusting a printing press for a particular job before its main run.

In Turkish: baskıya hazırlık ayarı

How it is used

Use for job preparation time, adjustments and associated trial sheets.

Example sentences

  1. Makeready took longer because the job used an unfamiliar paper.

    The press required additional adjustment before regular production.

  2. The quotation separates makeready from the cost per printed sheet.

    Setup effort is distinguished from the repeated production operation.

Common collocations

  • makeready time
  • makeready sheets
  • print-readyDescribes a final file that meets the printer's requirements and can go straight to press, with correct size, bleed, colour mode, image resolution and fonts.
  • proofA trial version of a design, on paper or as a PDF, that the designer and client check carefully for mistakes and colour before the full print run starts.

More terms: Print Production

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