!IMPORTANT!  As a general rule, we require 3mm bleed and crop marks included in ALL artwork and provided to us as a PRESS PDF file.

Our specific and largest sheet sizes are as follows;

Kodak NexPress Photo 3300 [Digital Press] :: 5 colour Digital Press has a sheet size of 660mm x 350mm (6PP A4) with an image area of 640mm x 320mm.

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

Intec heavy duty digital printer [Specialty stock Printer] :: Maximum stock weight of 512gsm. Maximum sheet size of 330mm x 1,200mm.

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

Océ Colorwave [Large Format Printer] :: Maximum sheet size 1,000mm width by any length.

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

Sending Files Electronically

• You can send your files via email or upload here.
• Please keep total email size under 10MB.

Sample Proofs

• We always prefer the client, wherever possible, to supply us with a colour or B&W sample/proof print so that we can check it against the file that we receive.
• If possible, please supply a mocked up copy of the file with notes stating the pagination.

 Fonts

• Postscript, True Type or Open Type fonts are recommended.
• If your file contains vector art, please convert the fonts within the vector art to outlines before saving.
• Always embed fonts when creating a PDF.
• Do not subset fonts.

Images

• Images to be CMYK only.
• Images should have a resolution of 300dpi at 100% size.
• Images should be scaled, rotated, colour managed in the images native programme.
• Line art should be 600dpi.
• Transparencies must be flattened.
• All non-bleed images should be kept at least 3mm from the trim (edge of page).

Imposition

• Do not set up your document with facing pages.
• Please supply files as single, subsequent pages only (not spreads).
• Each single page must have 3mm bleed on all four sides.
• Trapping should be turned off.

 Databases for Variable Printing

• Provide your database in a programme such as Microsoft Excel, CSV, TXT.
• For more information, please call one of our staff.
• If you require a particular font, you will need to provide us with the truetype font.

Colour

• Do not create custom names for spot colours (i.e. Dark Blue, Bright Orange etc).
• Use the correct Pantone name (i.e. Pantone 300 CV).
• Always use a CMYK formula for solid black areas. Using a percentage of all the CMYK colours in your black creates a rich black (i.e. C 30, M 30, Y 30, K 100).
• When reversing white text out of black, make your black less rich (i.e. C 20, M 20, Y 20, K 100)
• For a smooth appearance on solid colours, tints and/or blends, apply noise or texture from a programme such as Photoshop. (Adding noise or texture allows an improvement in colour reproduction and avoids any sort of banding).
• Tints should not be less than 10%.
• Consider breaking up large areas of solid colour with imagery or text.
• We strongly recommend that if you have any specific colour requirements, such as matching colours to a logo or other sample, you supply us with details or a sample copy.

 Supplying Your File in Another Format

• In the event that you cannot provide your file in PDF format, we will only accept InDesign or Illustrator - ask our Prepress Team for more information.
• If you do submit your file in another format, please collect for output all linked files, fonts, images, logos, including embedded images.