Transparency Printing In The Digital Design Studios
We have Pharos BW printers situated in the 0F11 Yellow Room in the Digital Design Studios. They operate on a similar system to the Pharos printers in the Library. The print on transparency material (Folex or Lloyd Paton) for screen printing, litho printing and a number of other print processes. The transparencies are supplied and the price of printing reflects the cost of the materials.
The cost of printing to these printers is 50 pence per A4 sheet or £1.00 per A3 sheet.
At the bottom of this webpage, there are links to a couple of Padlets which may be of use when considering how to prepare jobs that require printing onto Folex ('frosted') or Lloyd Paton (transparent) film.
This short video demonstrates how to send a job to one pf the transparency printers:
The cost of printing to these printers is 50 pence per A4 sheet or £1.00 per A3 sheet.
At the bottom of this webpage, there are links to a couple of Padlets which may be of use when considering how to prepare jobs that require printing onto Folex ('frosted') or Lloyd Paton (transparent) film.
This short video demonstrates how to send a job to one pf the transparency printers:
Booking a DDS Mac
Information on how to book a DDS Mac for Transparency Printing can be found here:
https://digitaldesignstudios.bowerashton.org/dds-access.html
https://digitaldesignstudios.bowerashton.org/dds-access.html
Printing from your own device
It is possible to send files for print to the transparency in a variety of file formats from your own device using the webpage at:
https://printme.uwe.ac.uk/MyPrintCenter/
https://printme.uwe.ac.uk/MyPrintCenter/
More information on Using the Pharos print system
Use the link below to find more information on how to use the Pharos print system including:
- How to print from your own device
- How to top up the credits on your Pharos account
Printing CMYK and Spot Colour Seperations
Here are links to a couple of Padlets which may be of use when considering how to prepare print separations that require output to Folex (frosted/semi-transparent) or Lloyd Paton (transparent) film:
Note: If you are unsure of how to prepare your print job. You should seek advice from the Technical Instructors in the Print resource area.
- How to make basic CMYK Separations from InDesign and Acrobat and then print to Pharos Transparency
- How to make 2 colour spot separations in InDesign and then print to Pharos Transparency
Note: If you are unsure of how to prepare your print job. You should seek advice from the Technical Instructors in the Print resource area.
Updated: 27/09/21