When to stop for doubling on a textured wine label
On a textured wine label, stop if the second dot makes type look soft or drops the barcode grade. Don't pass it if it hits the wine name or the smallest legal text. There is a faint second dot beside the halftone dot.
On a textured wine label, stop if the second dot makes type look soft or drops the barcode grade. Don't pass it if it hits the wine name or the smallest legal text. There is a faint second dot beside the halftone dot.
First see whether it hit the critical spot
There is a faint second dot beside the halftone dot. Misregister is one color shifted from another. Doubling is two dots of the same color. On a textured wine label, the critical spot is the wine name or the smallest legal text. On decoration, with no defect sheet, don't invent a millimetre limit on the spot.
Check against this
| What you see | Call | Don't |
|---|---|---|
| A faint second dot beside the halftone dot. | Stop if that second dot makes type look soft or drops the barcode grade. | Add ink or pressure just because you saw it |
| It lands on the wine name or the smallest legal text | Don't pass this one | Wait for the next process to find it |
| Only on decoration, and there is no defect sheet | Keep a sample and confirm | Write your own millimetre number |
Do this on this pass
- Confirm it is doubling: a faint second dot beside the halftone dot.
- Check impression and the blanket first. Don't just tweak the register.
- Note which color and the blanket number.
