How to prepare files for printing
how to prepare files for printing,without undermining the limit of patience of the printer …
After the great engineer, consider the space, target, psychological effects, positioning, after having complied with all the guidelines of the brand book, and corporate image, your creature can be printed and you need to know how to prepare files for printing , as they must have a resolution, how to be compatible with other operating systems … so there’s another job to do. This article to shed light on the peculiarities that have a file in order to go to press.
Those of you (especially at the beginning of your career) has never found it difficult with the commissioning of the press raise your hand … just … well done … this article will refresher … others can download the .pdf guide to have a good basis of size and resolution of the file, plus we’ll try to describe what must be done to avoid the risk of being left with molded products of poor quality …
How to prepare files for printing: Size and Resolution!
In principle why a file, once printed does not do justice to what we have built, for the 90% of the time it is due to an oversight on the part of those who have worked, you are not considered the resolution! So remember well: actual size and minimum resolution of 300 dpi, in some cases, especially for printing photos are sufficient 150 dpi … but best to stick to the first value if you are not familiar, or risk having to result a product not faithful.
How to prepare files for printing: Margins!
Not to point out an inch of decentralization that can have the printer rollers (especially digital), you should leave at least 5 mm margin between the texts (or images that you do not want to cut) and gross real product finished. Centralizing the messages is essential for a result ordered, both for visual effect is very possible for any flaws and print.
How to prepare files for printing: abundances!
Precisely to overcome the above problem and minimize the possible phase shift that can also have in the cutting process, it must exceed with the size of the file at least one millimeter per side, then two millimeters on the final format: we will have a file of 5 , 7×8,7 to be sent to the press for a product that has become 5,5×8,5; 21,2×29,9 instead 21×29.7 and so on … We do, however, a necessary consideration: every typesetter / printer / company for prints has its settings on the machines, our advice may be fine in principle; but if you want to have everything under control you should consult the agency to which you speak, will be happy to find himself not too small files and they will tell abundances they need.
How to prepare files for printing: Cromie and color profiles!
As for the colors if we are dealing with a vector file is good to clean colors from any mixtures, calibrated well cleaning the colors to not have then printing unwanted colors, if it is provided a tow pantones used, otherwise used for the most possible first CMYK color percentages so weighted, ah! unnecessary to write the file to print must be in full color (CMYK), the profile trichrome (RGB) will be reserved for all previews video and virtual materials.
How to prepare files for printing: Vectors for compatibility!
For any operating system and the program is easier to interpret information in an image vectors (lines and calculations) rather than an image of pixels, then vectorized more objects that you can file, even the lyrics, so you can avoid sending font attachment with the file compatibility, as also the text becomes image.
How to prepare files for printing: pdf.
In principle the .pdf extension is the best supported by almost all graphics programs and layouts for printing. Better an older version, for compatibility with older systems. Again we can recommend to ask the printer if you have any favorites in this regard.
Hopefully this article will be of help, let us know! Below you can find the downloadable pdf files to create
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the files are pdf editable with Adobe Illustrator