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Regaining Control of Prepress
Learn how to avoid substandard artwork so that your customers stay satisfied and your reputation and profitability remain intact.
Choosing Halftone Line Counts For Textile Applications
Find out how to improve image quality and durability by limiting the halftone line counts you print on garments.
JPEG File Repair
Tired of spending hours trying to clean up low-quality JPEG files so that they're suitable for separating and printing?
Preparing Digital Files for Screen Printing
Learn how to make other types of artwork fit the screen-printing mold.
Maintaining Dot Predictability
Coudray discusses the concept of linearization and explains how to apply it in digital prepress.
Making Screens for Long-Run Production
Coudray walks through screen and stencil preparation, identifiying techniques for producing accurate and durable screens that will last beyond 100,000 impressions.
Ensuring Uniform Vacuum Draw in Screen Exposure
Discover the consequences of poor vacuum drawdown, and learn how to test the completeness and consistency of vacuum on your exposure unit.
Through the Looking Glass
Learn how and why dirt affects exposure glass and how to keep it clean.

Getting Dedicated to Digital Proofing	Creating Underbases and Detail-White Printers	Assessing and Controlling Textile Dot Gain	The CTS Experience
Tensioning Screens for Smoother Setups and Sharper Prints	The Road to Success is Paved with Good Separations	How to Keep Pinholes from Plaguing Your Screens, Part 1	How to Keep Pinholes from Plaguing Your Screens, Part 2