SBI 18.13—Pre-press and pre-media services

Where 18.13 sits

1. C Manufacturing
2. 18 Printing and reproduction of recorded media
3. 18.1 Printing and service activities related to printing
4. 18.13 Pre-press and pre-media services

Contains 1 narrower code

• 18.13.0 Pre-press and pre-media services

What 18.13 includes

• Composing, typesetting and phototypesetting, entering prepress data into a form suitable for use in various printing processes and display in other visual media, including scanning and optical character recognition, electronic layout
• Preparation of data files for multimedia applications (printing on paper, CD-ROM, internet)
• Plate making services, including image and plate typesetting (for the letterpress and offset printing processes)
• Cylinder preparation: engraving or etching of cylinders for intaglio printing
• Plate processing: computer-to-plate CTP (also photopolymer plates)
• Preparation of plates and dies for relief stamping or printing
• Preparation of: • works of art of a technical nature, for example the preparation of lithographic stones and woodblocks • presentation materials • sketches, layouts, dummies, etc. • production of proofs

What 18.13 excludes

• Graphic design of visual content for the communication of information not intended for printing, see 741

18.13 in other systems