Preparing the Perfect file for Print

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Hints and Tips to setting up files for printing

It is to both our advantages to have files supplied in a print-ready fashion.
The best tip we can give you is to talk to us before you embark on setting up your job, because we probably don’t do things the way you would on your A4 desktop printer.

Here is a summary of the problems we commonly encounter:

• File not PDF.

• File wrong size.

• Resolution not sufficient for print size.

• Graphics, images or fonts not included with file.

• Bleed not allowed for. (This is a persistent issue difficult to resolve if you don’t get it right).

A good example of artwork with bleed

Here’s one we prepared earlier. The full image will print, then be trimmed off at the black trim lines, plus/minus 1-2mm, which is why the bleed is there.

We prefer not to print on A4 if we can help it because we get much better speed and economy by printing to larger sheets and cutting them down. If you are aiming for similar economy the best suggestion is to send us your file just 1-up and we’ll set up as many as we can fit to a sheet. This is all done electronically so the set-up is precise and painless.

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