ARTWORK CHECKLIST

1. Colours- Nominate all colours as CMYK and specify any PANTONE/PMS colours required.
2. Size-  Ensure the artwork is supplied at 100% scale, Actual size of the jobs (width x depth)
3. Images/Photos- Ensure all images are a minimum 300dpi
4. Bleed – Allow 3mm bleed or  5mm bleed for folders
   Add 3 mm bleed to outside of document if image area extends outside the trim area. (Allow 5mm for booklets)
   Make sure that important information is kept 3mm inside the printed area. (5mm for booklets)
5. 1-up on a single page
6. Marks- No trim marks on the artwork.
7. Convert your text to paths, curves or outlines or embed in PDF
8. If you are mailing job to us, please include a printed hard copy.

SENDING YOUR FILES

Supply files that are press ready via:

1. Mailing or delivering a CD or USB with a proof
2. Uploading large files to our FTB site (contact us for further information)
3. Emailing or uploading from our website through our login/register area
4. We accept PDF files (our preference) but also EPS, Tiff and Jpeg files. All fonts are required to be converted to curves or outlines.

PROOFS

Clients can request Epson Digital (90% color accurate) proofs. Prices for proofs are as follows –

The proofs are single sided printed on Kodak 190gsm Satin stock and are not considered 100% color accurate to print stock and printing presses. They do however give a very close reproduction of your print job.

ARTWORK STANDARD SIZES

• Business cards: 90mm x 54mm
• A6: 148mm x 105mm
• A5: 148mm x 210mm
• A4: 210mm x 297mm
• A3: 297mm x 420mm
• A2: 420mm x 594mm
• DL: 99mm x 210mm

FILE FORMATS

We accept Adobe InDesign, and Quark Xpress and Print ready PDF's. We prefer and recommend that files are sent as PDF files using our recommendations.

Files not provided as PDF or in other formats (i.e. Word and publisher) might require our pre press operators to complete additional work which will incur additional nominal charges.

CREATING A PDF

We require all files to be sent as PDF files. Send in single page PDFs. Make sure you number each page in order.

Supply in CMYK making sure all bitmap images are saved at 300dpi,and converting all images to CMYK (No RGB or LAB images) before sending them to us.

RESOLUTION

Resolution is the number of pixels in a image. The higher the resolution the better the image. Suggested resolution is 300dpi.

Note if you enlarge an image (more than 100%) you lower its resolution and conversely if you reduce a image you increase its resolution.

INK COVERAGE

Pryor Printing recommended ink coverage is 300% for coated stocks and 250% for uncoated stocks.

This means that when you add your CMYK colors together they should not exceed 300% and 250%. Drying is made achievable by following these guidelines.

COLOR VARIATION

 

GOT A QUESTION? LET US KNOW

If there are any questions you may still have regarding setting up and sending your files please feel free to contact our pre-press department on 03 5721 6577.