Services

What will AGI do for Pre-press services and post-press work?

This subclass comprises pre-press and post-press printing services on a fee or commission basis, using raw materials owned by the client.

The work itself

Grounded Work Profile

Tools

  • Job Submission PortalserviceBlueprint
  • Preflight SoftwareserviceBlueprint
  • Color Management SystemserviceBlueprint
  • Imposition SoftwareserviceBlueprint
  • Soft Proofing SystemserviceBlueprint
  • Raster Image ProcessorserviceBlueprint
  • Bindery Automation ControllerserviceBlueprint

Outputs

  • Preflight ReportserviceBlueprint
  • Imposed Plate FilesserviceBlueprint
  • Color Proof RecordserviceBlueprint

Measured by

  • On-Time Delivery RateserviceBlueprint
  • Reprint RateserviceBlueprint

Key steps

  • Receive print-ready filesserviceBlueprint
  • Preflight and correct artworkserviceBlueprint
  • Apply color management profilesserviceBlueprint
  • Impose pages for the press sheetserviceBlueprint
  • Generate proof for sign-offserviceBlueprint
  • Output plates from RIPserviceBlueprint
  • Cut and fold printed sheetsserviceBlueprint
  • Bind and finish copiesserviceBlueprint
  • Release finished job to customerserviceBlueprint

How AGI delivers it

Four ways AGI delivers for Pre-press services and post-press work

  • Services-as-Software

    Get the professional outcome delivered as software, priced on results, not headcount.

    Services.do
  • Autonomous Agents as digital employees

    Hire a digital employee that does the job under earned, supervised autonomy.

    Agents.do

Value flow

How Pre-press services and post-press work connects

absorbs

  • Print Production Managementmodel
  • Print Production Workflow Managementmodel

composes

  • Bindery Automation Controllermodel
  • Bindery Automation Systemmodel
  • Color Management Systemmodel
  • Computer-To-Plate Systemmodel
  • File Transfer Portalmodel
  • Imposition Softwaremodel
  • Job Submission Portalmodel
  • Preflight Softwaremodel
  • Raster Image Processormodel
  • Soft Proofing Systemmodel

measured by

  • On-Time Delivery Ratemodel
  • Proof Approval Cycle Timemodel
  • Reprint Ratemodel

optimizes

  • Color Accuracymodel
  • First-Pass Yieldmodel
  • Plate Output Throughputmodel
  • Plate Remake Ratemodel
  • Prepress Turnaround Timemodel

produces

  • Color Proof Recordmodel
  • Imposed Plate Filesmodel
  • Imposition Layout Filemodel
  • Plate Output Logmodel
  • Preflight Reportmodel

realizes

  • Apply color management profilesmodel
  • Approve contract color proofmodel
  • Bind and finish copiesmodel
  • Cut and fold printed sheetsmodel
  • Fold, cut and bind sheetsmodel
  • Generate proof for sign-offmodel
  • Impose pages for the press sheetmodel
  • Impose pages into signaturesmodel
  • Inspect finished print runmodel
  • Output plates from RIPmodel
  • Output plates to platesettermodel
  • Preflight and correct artworkmodel
  • Preflight artwork and fontsmodel
  • Receive print-ready file submissionmodel
  • Receive print-ready filesmodel
  • Release finished goods to clientmodel
  • Release finished job to customermodel