Avoid the Time Crunch

Step 9 — As our technology advances, more prepress operations, such as color correction and page assembly, are migrating in-house. But don’t expect to save time. Begin page assembly as soon as the first spread is approved. Don’t wait for your designer to finish. A skilled operator with no missing images can assemble one page every one to two hours, depending on how much high-resolution work is needed. Add one week for unexpected additional prepress duties.