Hi Guys,
We will be closed on the following days in September.
9-10
23-24
29-30

If you have any questions, please contact us anytime.

PrePress Express will be closed for the observance of Passover on March 30th & 31st, and on April 5th & 6th.
We will be open on April 1st & 2nd and back full time from April 7th.

If you have any questions, please contact us anytime.

PrePress Express is now on FaceBook! Click here to become a fan.
We will soon be offering FaceBook only specials to our fans.
For more information, please contact us anytime.

February 28 2010
PrePress Express is now on FaceBook! Come and visit us!

February 24 2010
Updated the Drum Scanning Quick Reference Card

February 14 2010
Updates to our Equipment list
Updates to the LVT pricing schedule

February 8 2010
We have taken delivery of a new Epson Perfection v700 Photo Flatbed scanner w/ SilverFast software.
We will now be offering smaller web scans from prints and film up to 8x10" and 10-80mb's.

January 28 2010
Update to the Scan Size Calculator to include multiple measurement units, added additional resolutions.
Fixed the Print Ratio Calculator error that prevented it from displaying the calculation.

January 12 2010
New 2010 Price List (PDF) available
January 08 2010
Remapped the Services pages and moved Film Output up one level.
Added the LVT Rhino+ information and pricing pages.
Updated the Client List, Equipment List, Specials and Holiday Schedule for 2010.
We also named some of our equipment, see the blog post.

January 12th 2010:
We have released our new 2010 Retail Price List, effective January 11th 2010.
The price list contains many new pages including Film Output, LightJet, Products...

During the new years break, we spent a lot of time working to install the LVT film recorder.
It was a lot of late nights and we started thinking hard about the different personalities of the equipment we own have.
We then realized they needed names! I know it a little strange but its a long standing tradition in the pre press industry to name printers, scanners and imagesetters.
So here they are!
Howtek 7500 Drum Scanner is now known as Sarah
Aztek Premier Drum Scanner is now known as Hara
Durst LVT Rhino+ Film Recorder is now know as Kara

Some pictures of the happy family ; - )
We couldn't resist adding pin striping to them!
         
Howtek 7500 aka Sarah                Aztek Premier aka Hara

Durst LVT Rhino+ aka Hara

We still need a few good names for our Epson 9880 and HP DesignJet 5500 printers. Send us an email if you have any ideas!

As the end of 2009 fast approaches (20 or so hours and counting), we would like to thank our wonderful clients for making this another fantastic year!!
2009 has seen a number of big expansions and improvements at PrePress Express.
We added a new drum scanner to our scanner department. The Aztek Premier® drum scanner with DPL®.
In our printing department, we recently installed a Durst LVT Rhino+ Film Recorder. With the LVT Rhino+, we can now image reproduction quality C-41, E-6 and B&W films up to 8x10".
In our pre press department we have upgraded many of our computers, servers, backup facilities and network.

Our websites have gone through numerous updates and changes. We have added a large selection of InkJet papers from the major manufacturers in the industry.
The latest is the full line of papers from InkPress papers. InkPress is a newcomer to the industry but they offer the best papers at extremely competitive prices.
We are very excited to add them to our catalog!!

We know that 2010 will be even better!! Plans include new Mac's, new servers, Jobo ATL processor and more manufacturers added to our growing catalog!

We wish you all a happy, healthy, fun, safe, interesting and prosperous new year!!!!
Your friends at PrePress Express

Breaking news!!
New to the PrePress Express printer/film recorder lineup...We have just installed a new Durst LVT Rhino+ Film Recorder!
The Rhino can image C-41, E-6 and B&W films up to 8x10" at Res 80.
LVT's are an amazing piece of technology. They have the ability to take a digital file, image it to 4x5 or 8x10 film and allow you to traditionally print very large murals.
The file is imaged pixel for pixel using pulsed LED's, film mounted on a rotating drum all with extremely tight tolerances.
The results are truly amazing!!

We will be offering a limited number of at film cost LVT's for qualified customers.
For more information, please contact us.

LVT Pricing page is now online

Please note: The LVT pricing page will be online in the 1st quarter of 2010

Welcome to our cool projects blog post, October 2009 edition.
While we cant mention the names of our clients, here are some details of the interesting projects.

1. In a funny twist, we received a call from one client in the morning to scan a 16x20 B&W fiber print.
Then in the afternoon, we received another call from a different client for another scan of a 16x20 B&W fiber print.
The scans came out great and it was a lot of fun to mount them on the Howtek 7500.
Our Howtek 7500 can mount film or prints up to 16.5x21". We can even pull a little more information out of the print then can be seen with the naked eye.

2. Earlier in the month we scanned an 11x14 Kodak 400NC-3 color negative.
It was amazing to see one that big. While i do shoot 12x20, its b&w (Ilford HP5), a color neg that size is a sight to behold!
We scanned it to a file size approximately 2.75gb!!!! It was so much fun to scan that. You can keep zooming in further and further, the scan just holds up.
You could see writing on tiny things over a mile away. No digital camera anywhere (except spy satellites) can even come close.

December 22 2009
Its been a busy December!
Installation of our new Durst LVT Rhino+ Film Recorder and Xrite 811 densitometer.
Installation of a new MacBook Pro 2.8ghz
We are now a reseller for InkPress Papers
September 14 2009
We are now accepting orders for all Kami scanner fluids and tape.
Please contact us for a price list.
September 20 2009
Launch of our new site www.prepressarts.com. This new site will offer information on pre press, drum scanning, retouching, photography and film.
In the next few months, we will start to flesh out the site.
October 14 2009
New Short Dated Film & Paper page added with images.
October 18 2009
Updates to the Drum Scanner FAQ
October 02 2009
Added a FAQ to our Film Output page
Minor design changes
Added Kami SMF to the Scanner FAQ
Educational discount terms added to the Specials page

July 2 2009
Changes to our Payment & Shipping Policies.
We have made significant changes to our terms on Net accounts, Deposits, First orders, Credit Card, Return/Refund and Shipping policies.
Added our Open Account Application PDF & Credit Card Authorization Form PDF to our Downloads page.

July 15 2009
Small price increases on Drum Scanning and Epson 9880 InkJet Prints.

July 24 2009
Updated Payment & Shipping Policies
LIMIT OF LIABILITY: Submitting any film, print, slide, negative, digital file or original to our company for scanning, processing, printing, storage, transmission or other handling constitutes an AGREEMENT by you that any damage or loss by our company, subsidiaries, or agents, even if caused by negligence or other fault, will only entitle you to replacement with a like amount of unexposed film and processing. Except for such replacement, the acceptance by our company, subsidiary and/or agents of the film, print, slide, negative, file or original is without other warranty or liability, and recovery for any incidental or consequential damages is excluded.
WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ORIGINALS AND WORK LEFT OVER 30 DAYS
By placing an order with us, you hereby agree to all of the terms and policies outlined.

August 1 2009
We have upgraded our scanning room to include a new 40" Air Ionizer.
New price lists available for retail and wholesale clients. The new pricing is effective August 1st 2009.
Retail Price List PDF PrePress Express Retail Price List August 1st 2009.
Wholesale Price List PDF PrePress Express Wholesale Price List August 1st 2009.
The pricing contained in this PDF are only available to qualified wholesale customers. Please contact us to confirm your eligibility.

Please call us with any questions.

August 25 2009
Installation of our new Dicomed Field Pro 4x5 digital scanning back.

We are now accepting Visa, MasterCard and Discover as a form of payment for all retail customers.
Wholesale accounts are Company Check only. Invoices over 45 days will be billed to a credit card on file with a $10 processing penalty.
In addition we also accept Check, Money orders and cash.
PayPal will only be used as a payment type in certain situations.

PrePress Express is proud to announce the opening of our WebStore!!!

Come by and have a look! We have moved all of the products from our PayPal store pages to the new store.
If you dont see something our have any questions, please contact us.
Click here for a list of the products available on our WebStore.

In the next few weeks, we will start to accept Credit Cards directly from Visa, MasterCard and Amex.
For security reasons and your protection, we will only process credit cards offline.

April 17 2009
We are proud to announce the opening of our new WebStore
Updates to the site
Added a Job Opportunities section
Ilford ULF special order is coming up!
Credit cards coming soon! (They're here now!)

May 10 2009
Added Employment / Partnerships page.

June 1 2009
We are now accepting Visa, MasterCard and Discover in addition to our other forms of payment types.
Please see our Payment & Shipping Policies for details.
Changes to our Drum Scanning FAQ, Additional Services and added our Scanner Specs.
Changes to the Drum Scanning page.

Holiday Schedule:

PrePress Express will closed in observance of Pesach (Passover).
Dates: April 9th-11th, 15th & 16th.


To see our Holiday iCal calendar, please click here.



This post will be updated with our current holiday closings.

Here is some information about the PrePress Express Green initiative.

1. When possible, we use recycled packaging to ship out products.
    You may request that we use or not use recycled packaging materials.
2. All non essential equipment is powered off after each use from the power strip and not just the power switch.
3. We recycle most of the paper waste from prints and our office with our local department of sanitation.
4. We have replaced almost all of our standard lightbulbs with Compact Fluorescent (CF) bulbs.
5. Old paper and used mylar sheets are donated to a local school for art projects.
6. We send and receive as many invoices and bills as pdf's instead of prints.
7. We now accept your empty ink cartridges from any InkJet printer for recycling.


We are looking into other ways that we can reduce our footprint on the environment.

March 23 2009
Redesigned and added another image to our Drum Scan Samples.
March 08 2009
New updates to our site in the Photographic Equipment and Film section.
March 01 2009
New updates to our site.
February 03 2009
New updates to our site in the Equipment and Software section.
We are now dealers for the following products:
(Links are now invalid, Moved to the WebStore)
ImageNest, Onyx Graphics, ColorBurst Systems & Epson Printers
Eizo, GTI & Just Normlicht
Xrite, Gretag Macbeth, Kodak & Hutch Color Targets

Induro, PocketWizard, Sekonic, Tenba & Toyo View
Museo, Canson Infinity, Innova & Harman Inkjet Papers
Ilford Photo & Kentmere
Garmin, Leatherman, Lexar & Wacom

Please call for pricing

October 6 2008
New to our site is our InkJet printing section.
This includes an online print pricing calculator for our Epson 9880 and HP 5500. We have also added an FAQ section.
We have updated our LightJet price list and film sales section.

September 12 2008
Check out or new Specials page. Find deals on many of our products and services.

August 25 2008
Complete redesign of the whole site.
PrePress Express is proud to be a reseller for the following manufacturers:
(Links are now invalid, Moved to the WebStore)
Xrite, Eizo, Epson, GTI, Just Normlich, Gretag, ColorEyes, Pantone
ImageNest, ONYX, gmg color, ColorBurst, Pantone, Kodak, Fuji, Hutch Color and GATF

Rips, Printers and Workflow products by
ImageNest, Onyx, GMG, ColorBurst & Epson
Monitors and viewing booths by
Eizo, GTI & JustNormlicht
Color management equipment, software and targets by
Xrite, Gretag, Kodak & Hutchcolor
For more information or to place and order, please call
See our Products page for more information.

July 1 2008
PrePress Express is proud to offer Printer Profiling with our Gretag Spectrolino and Monaco Profiler.
March 21 2008
Updates to Printing, Drum Scanning & Film Output
Installed our new Scan Size Calculator
January 23 2008
Installation of our new Polaroid 8k film recorder
The new scanning FAQ is up, Redesign of About Us
New Parter links added

December 5 2007
(Links are now invalid, Moved to the WebStore)
Launch of our new PayPal Drum scan order system
October 30 2007
Installation of our new Epson 9880 K3 44" Printer
June 13 2007
Site redesign
December 23 2006
Newly updated pages About Us, Terms & Conditions,
Product and Services, Portfolio, Links
June 01 2006
Installation of our new Latran Prediction 1420
digital halftone proofer w/ Harlequin Rip.