No surprises on paper
Prepress is everything that happens between your design and the printing press. We check that your file has the right size, enough bleed, the right colours and embedded fonts.
That way you avoid white edges, cut-off text or colours that come out differently from your screen.
What do we do?
Preflight check
A technical check of your PDF before it is printed.
Bleed and crop marks
So your print is cut cleanly, without white edges.
Overprint and die lines
For special finishes and packaging that is folded or die-cut.
What we check
Size
Right dimensions
Trim size plus 3 mm bleed all round.
Colour
CMYK
Colours in CMYK, so they come out as expected. See file preparation.
Text
Fonts
Embedded or outlined, and not too close to the trim edge.
Examples and uses
- Printing with us
- Files for another printer
- Designers
- Packaging
- Books and brochures
- Large format
How it works
- Send your files. Through the form, by email or on a USB stick at the shop.
- Check. We check size, bleed, colours, resolution and fonts.
- Fix and proof. We solve any problems and show you the result before anything is printed.
- To press. Your file goes print-ready to production, with us or with your own printer.