ULTRAVIOLET-SENSITIVE FINISHING MARK
Example implementations relate to a printing an image on a substrate and printing an ultraviolet-sensitive finishing mark on the substrate using ultraviolet-sensitive ink. The ultraviolet-sensitive finishing mark can be visible under ultraviolet light.
1 . A method comprising:
preparing a digital layout that includes a digital representation of an image and a digital representation of an ultraviolet-sensitive finishing mark;
printing the image on a substrate; and
printing the ultraviolet-sensitive finishing mark, using ultraviolet-sensitive ink, on the substrate within a print area that is defined by a boundary of the image, wherein the ultraviolet-sensitive finishing mark is visible under ultraviolet light.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the printing of the image is performed in accordance with the digital representation of the image, and the printing of the ultraviolet-sensitive finishing mark is performed in accordance with the digital representation of the ultraviolet-sensitive finishing mark.
3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
outputting the substrate with the printed image and the printed ultraviolet-sensitive finishing mark to a finisher device to apply a finishing operation on the substrate in response to detection of the printed ultraviolet-sensitive finishing mark.
4 . The method of claim 3 , further comprising:
illuminating the substrate with ultraviolet light to reveal the ultraviolet-sensitive finishing mark; and
applying finishing to the substrate using the finisher device in accordance with the ultraviolet-sensitive finishing mark revealed by the illuminating.
5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the ultraviolet-sensitive finishing mark is selected from among a cut mark, a fold mark, or a finishing instruction.
6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the ultraviolet-sensitive ink is non-opaque.
7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the print area extends from a first edge of the substrate to a second edge of the substrate.
8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the printing of the ultraviolet-sensitive finishing mark prints the ultraviolet-sensitive finishing mark on top of the image.
9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the printing of the image and the printing of the ultraviolet-sensitive finishing mark are performed by liquid electrophotographic printing.
10 . A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium comprising instructions that upon execution cause a system to:
prepare a digital layout that includes a digital representation of an image and a digital representation of an ultraviolet-sensitive finishing mark;
cause printing of the image on a substrate; and
cause printing of the ultraviolet-sensitive finishing mark, using ultraviolet-sensitive ink, on the substrate within a print area that is defined by a boundary of the image, wherein the ultraviolet-sensitive finishing mark is visible under ultraviolet light.
11 . The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the printing of the image is performed in accordance with the digital representation of the image, and the printing of the ultraviolet-sensitive finishing mark is performed in accordance with the digital representation of the ultraviolet-sensitive finishing mark.
12 . The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the instructions upon execution cause the system to:
cause outputting of the substrate with the printed image and the printed ultraviolet-sensitive finishing mark to a finisher device to apply a finishing operation on the substrate in response to detection of the printed ultraviolet-sensitive finishing mark.
13 . The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the instructions upon execution cause the system to:
cause illumination of the substrate with ultraviolet light to reveal the ultraviolet-sensitive finishing mark; and
cause application of a finishing to the substrate using the finisher device in accordance with the ultraviolet-sensitive finishing mark revealed by the illuminating.
14 . The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the ultraviolet-sensitive finishing mark is selected from among a cut mark, a fold mark, or a finishing instruction.
15 . The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the ultraviolet-sensitive ink is non-opaque.
16 . The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the print area extends from a first edge of the substrate to a second edge of the substrate.
17 . The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the printing of the ultraviolet-sensitive finishing mark prints the ultraviolet-sensitive finishing mark on top of the image.
18 . The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the printing of the image and the printing of the ultraviolet-sensitive finishing mark are performed by liquid electrophotographic printing.
19 . A print comprising:
a substrate;
an image printed on the substrate; and
an ultraviolet-sensitive finishing mark printed on the substrate in a print area that is defined by a boundary of the image, wherein the ultraviolet-sensitive finishing mark printed on the substrate is useable by a finisher device to apply a finishing operation on the substrate in response to detection of the printed ultraviolet-sensitive finishing mark
wherein the ultraviolet-sensitive finishing mark is visible under ultraviolet light.
20 . The print of claim 19 , wherein the ultraviolet-sensitive finishing mark is selected from among a cut mark, a fold mark, or a finishing instruction.