Web to Print QPrint Pro web to print software and web to print services is developed by Quarterhouse Software, a custom software development and software design company with world class Web to Print solutions for commercial print service providers including web to print storefront, online-design software, proofing online , and web to print website design.
Web to Print Pro web to print software is designed to help print companies optimize online print business, smooth online print orders and other online business transactions, and offer more value to print buyers. With web to print software clients worldwide Web to Print Pro web to print software and web to print services provide immediate benefits to print business operations.
Web to Print terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Auto Proof | QuickFlight is QPrint Pro's Web to Print one click preflighting file inspection software that examines print files and documents, reports and auto corrects various file errors and outputs a print ready pdf. |
| Web Browser | An client application program that interprets HTML and content into words and graphics, displayed on the selected webpage. QPrint Web to Print Pro web to print solutions are designed for maximum browser compatibility and performance. |
| Customizable pre-designed web to print templates | Templates including graphics and design layouts can be offered in a wide range of categories and styles that can be personalized further by the customer. Our QPrint Pro Web to Print design team is happy to assist you in producing a library of template files for your web to print storefront. |
| Dots per inch (DPI) | A measure of the screen resolution for a web image or printed page. |
| Download | Sending file content information to another computer or to another output device. The term file "upload" is used synonymously. Web to Print QPrint Pro features a robust file transfer tool with automatic preflighting capabilities that makes creating a print ready customer-supplied pdf a snap. |
| E-commerce | Web-based retail website order acceptance. |
| File Templates | A file template contains a selectable (optional) background image and a pre-defined layout that is specific in size, bleed, buffer areas (for text elements) and other print specific requirements. Using templates provided by your on demand printer as a starting point and adhering to guidelines can help minimize any production issues. |
| Flash | An Adobe client application available on Web browsers that supports both vector and raster graphics, and bi-directional streaming of video and audio. QPrint Pro's Web to Print provides an easy to use online design tool, QPrint Online Designer - eDesigner, developed with the latest Adobe Flash and Flex development tools. |
| JPEG Format (Joint Photographic Experts Group) | JPEG File Format compresses either full-color or grayscale images and is primarily used for artwork and photographs. It implements a lossy compression method and is saved on a sliding resolution and quality scale that affects the file size and is based on the quality desired. Web to Print QPrint Pro supports the most popular print file formats including PNG, JPEG, BMP, EPS, and TIFF. |
| Modular System Design | System Design of the various software components allow them to be installed in a variety of ways to meet project requirements. Web to Print QPrint Pro's modular system components allow maximum workflow integration flexibility; easy to customize and reconfigure, and provide seamless integration with other production and accounting systems. |
| PDF File Format (Portable Document Format) | PDF File Format is a portable file format intended to facilitate printer document exchange. PDFs are designed to provide the same results in the digital / web document as in the final commericial printed product, they are often used by the print industry as the standard for document and artwork proofing before sending to print. Web to Print QPrint Pro preflight automation tool, Autoproof, automatically outputs the print ready pdf if the print document provided on the web meets the print product requirements. |
| Prepress | The Prepress process executes the procedures between the procurement (web or otherwise) of a written document and original artwork, and the manufacture setup of the image carrier, printing plate, or (traditionally) form, that is used on a printing press. |
| PDF Preflight Software | Proofing software that facilitates the review, evaluation, analysis and review of every component in a PDF print file needed to properly produce a print job. Preflight software confirms the file being submitted, colorspace, resolution, color breaks, and art required (images, transparencies, illustrations, photos, etc.), plus fonts, layout files, image files, proofs, page sizes, cropmarks, print driver, etc. QPrint-Proof Autoproof is QPrint Pro's Web to Print web-based one-click preflight solution. Quick-Proof uploads, corrects inspects, and outputs a print ready pdf file very quick and easy. |
| Print on Demand (POD) software | Print on Demand Software is a type of print workflow in which print files are printed only when required (on demand). This production method is primarily suited for applications printed on newer digital equipment because of the quick job setup and the ease in which print projects are produced with a fully digital workflow. POD reduces waste, minimizes warehouse space for storage of pre-printing documents, and provides for a very cost effective for short run applications. POD is useful for a range of applications including business cards, brochures, labels, promotional documents, books, manuals, catalogs, and many others. |
| Print management system (MIS) | Primt Management Systems allow customers to create new print jobs, manage job files, place new orders and track existing orders. These systems then allow the printer to fully manage orders, production, costs, inventory and other accounting and business aspects of their print operations. |
| Print Ready PDF File | High-quality PDF that will be used for print production. QuickProof, QPrint Pro's Web to Print one click automatted preflight automation tool, makes the process of generating print ready pdfs quick and easy. |
| Production web portals | Print Web portals consist of print workflow tools that facilitate the exchange between print buyers and print sellers on the web. These web print portals focus on the back-end of a printer’s worflow. |
| Q-Print or Online Designer (eDesigner) | a web-based Online Design Tool, or "ODT", is a server-side application that provides web-based functionality to allow your print-buyer customers to visually manipulate and adjust template designs directly in their web browser. |
| Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) | Web applications (like e-commerce storefronts) hosted on software company web servers; the SAAS application is accessed through the user's web browser with hosting and application support provided by the technical software company. Firms offering SaaS are called Application Service Providers (ASPs). |
| SEO (Search Engine Optimization) | The process of increasing web hits on a website by improving the ranking on the search results of a leading search engines. The further a webpage and website is optimized and contains the right keywords and tags/metatags, the higher it will rank in the search engine results, leading to more web hits. |
| Website Portal Skins | Custom graphical appearances (GUIs) that allows users to customize images in certain software or websites without changing their function. |
| Soft proof | A print-ready proof viewed on a screen. As opposed to a hard proof, which is a physical proof of a proposed print job you can hold in your hands. A soft proof (or hard proof) is primarily used to ensure the print file looks as intended. |
| StoreFront or eCommerce Website | A Print Storefront or Printer's website is a website that sells print products. A web to print storefront is a stand-alone e-commerce application for selecting pre-configured printing offerings from an online catalog. Can be hosted offsite by an ASP, or purchased as a software program for installation on the print provider's own Web server. Often has variable data capabilities to personalize items like mailers. A basic Web to Print Storefront allows print customers to upload files and order printed products. |
| TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) | A graphics file format suited for representing scanned images and other large bitmaps. TIFF file format is a neutral format designed for compatibility with all applications. TIFF was created specifically for grayscale images, and it is the standard format for scanned images such as photographs (or faxes) - now called TIFF/IT. |
| Web Application | Web application or webapp is an application that is accessed via a web browser over a network such as the Internet or an intranet. |
| Web-to-print | Also called W2P and web2print, Web to Print is actually a broad term used for a wide variety of services relating to online print buying and selling. Some of these services have similar functions or overlap, but all are designed to be specifically geared toward the requirements of the printers and print brokers (distributors) they serve. Web-to-Print allows for a fast, efficient flow of information between buyers and sellers, providing an easy method of effective communication via a single portal (or multiple web to print portals). The automated processes of Web-to-Print systems results in better turnover rates, fewer errors, and increased profits. |
| Workflow automation and Workflow System Extension | Workflow automation is the use of software technology that provides a means of extending and automating various business process flows. Web-to-print software can be used to both extend and automate workflow. Web to print software can be used to submit jobs (and retrieve proofs) to the prepress department's workflow (RIP); web to print software often includes preflight verification during file upload. QPrint pro Web to print gives the print buyer self-service control, allowing them to upload print files, manage print jobs, design online and submit print ready files for processing. |