How To Create Print Ready Documents And Images
To ensure your file is "print ready" check that your artwork meets the following requirements.
FILE FORMAT The preferred format for accepting artwork is as a high resolution PDF.
RESOLUTION - Files, including any images, need to be at least 300 dpi to print clearly, otherwise images may appear bit mapped, fuzzy, distorted or pixilated. Most images found on the internet are 72 dpi and are generally not suitable for professional printing.
COLOURS - Files must be set up as CMYK for colours to print accurately. Files that are sent to us using RGB, Pantone, or spot colours will be automatically converted to CMYK which may cause some changes to your colours.
FONTS - If the printers dont have the font you have used, it may be automatically substituted for an alternative font. To avoid this happening, embed or outline all the fonts used in your document before sending us the final artwork.
CROPMARKS - The PDF file always needs crop marks included to show where to trim your artwork once printed.
BLEED - Please include A MINIMUM OF 3mm BLEED on each side of your artwork.
A bleed is an area of your image that is outside the final cut of your printed piece. It is used to extend an image, colour or line beyond the artwork edge, which enables us to guillotine the finished product without leaving a white line. For example, if you want your business card background to be entirely blue, you must bleed the blue colour past the edge of the final size of your business card. This prevents a white line down one or more edges of your print, caused by very slight variations in guillotining and trimming which can be 1mm.
TEXT - We advise that any text should be at least 5mm away from the edge of the finished size.
PAGINATION - The PDF files of your document should be provided as one single file setup in page order (cover, inside cover, page 1, 2, 3, etc ending with the back cover) which our imposition software will automatically step up, paginate and auto-creep as necessary.
For documents longer than 2 pages the page number including cover should always be a multiple of 4.
If you have any queries, or of course printing requirements please visit Digital Printing
FILE FORMAT The preferred format for accepting artwork is as a high resolution PDF.
RESOLUTION - Files, including any images, need to be at least 300 dpi to print clearly, otherwise images may appear bit mapped, fuzzy, distorted or pixilated. Most images found on the internet are 72 dpi and are generally not suitable for professional printing.
COLOURS - Files must be set up as CMYK for colours to print accurately. Files that are sent to us using RGB, Pantone, or spot colours will be automatically converted to CMYK which may cause some changes to your colours.
FONTS - If the printers dont have the font you have used, it may be automatically substituted for an alternative font. To avoid this happening, embed or outline all the fonts used in your document before sending us the final artwork.
CROPMARKS - The PDF file always needs crop marks included to show where to trim your artwork once printed.
BLEED - Please include A MINIMUM OF 3mm BLEED on each side of your artwork.
A bleed is an area of your image that is outside the final cut of your printed piece. It is used to extend an image, colour or line beyond the artwork edge, which enables us to guillotine the finished product without leaving a white line. For example, if you want your business card background to be entirely blue, you must bleed the blue colour past the edge of the final size of your business card. This prevents a white line down one or more edges of your print, caused by very slight variations in guillotining and trimming which can be 1mm.
TEXT - We advise that any text should be at least 5mm away from the edge of the finished size.
PAGINATION - The PDF files of your document should be provided as one single file setup in page order (cover, inside cover, page 1, 2, 3, etc ending with the back cover) which our imposition software will automatically step up, paginate and auto-creep as necessary.
For documents longer than 2 pages the page number including cover should always be a multiple of 4.
If you have any queries, or of course printing requirements please visit Digital Printing
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