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1Print artwork guidelines for optimal results

Print Ready Fold Types

Image Text and Trims

All non bleed images and text should be kept at least 3mm from the trim to ensure trim tolerances are maintained.

Blacks

Solid black areas should be made up of 20% Cyan and 100% Black to give a strong deep colour.

Booklet Creep

Page creep will occur on booklet jobs. To help with finishing all page numbers, non bleed images and text should be kept at least 10mm from the trims. We advise you to allocate a 5mm bleed on all booklet jobs.

Folding

We recommend that you include the scoring option on all folder jobs to minimize cracking. Fold panels for A4-DL should be set from left to right 98-99-100 (outside) and 100-99-98 (inside).

Supplied PSD artwork always remains the responsibility of the customer. 1Print will not accept responsibility for errors due to out of specification files.

Supplied Artwork Specifications 1Print will only accept the following formats as final artwork. Artwork which does not adhere to these specifications will incur artwork charges. Adobe Acrobat (PDF) version 9 or below (PDF) Adobe Photoshop version CS5 or below (PSD or TIFF) Adobe Illustrator version CS5 or below (AI, EPS, PDF) Adobe InDesign version CS5 or below (INDD) Quark Express version 8 or below (QXD)	Standard Product Sizes
	Business Card	- 90 x 55mm
	A6	- 148 x 105mm
	DL	- 210 x 99mm
	2DL	- 210 x 198mm
	A5	- 210 x 148mm
	A4	- 210 x 297mm
	4DL	- 396 x 210mm
	A3	- 420 x 297mm
	6ppA4	- 628 x 297mm
	A2	- 594 x 420mm
	A1	- 840 x 594mm

1Print accepts files in PC or MAC format.
All images must be saved in CMYK at 500dpi.
Make sure all colours are nominated correctly as PMS or CMYK and are relevant to the job you are submitting. OVERPRINTS MUST BE TURNED OFF
All artwork must include a minimum of 2mm bleed and crop marks.
Where possible, please convert your text to outlines or curves.
Please supply us with all relevant files, including linked items for output (e.g. fonts and graphics).

Pre Press Guidelines

PDF File Supply

The best way to send in your PDF files is via our new web quoting and uploading system.

Please check email confirmation of job details to ensure taht your job has been by 1Print. The confirmation email will confirm: price, product information and a job reference number.

Templates

Acrobat Distiller settings and InDesign templates for standard products are available from our Prepress department.

PDF Compliance

Please use PDF Version 1.4
Ensure all files are flattened (flattening options turned on).
Supply multiple page PDF with 1 up artwork on each page.
Use CMYK not RGB. OVERPRINTS MUST BE TURNED OFF
Supply with crop marks and 2mm minimum bleed.
Ensure artwork is centered in document.
Text and non-bleed images should be kept 3mm from trims.

Font Usage

All fonts must be embedded, or you can outline fonts before creating a PDF to avoid issues.

Graphic/Images elements checklist

Bitmaps images supplied at 300dpi
CMYK images supplied (no RGB, LAB, PMS colours)
Combined colour ink density should not exceed 300%
No ICC colour profiles will be used

Flight Check

We strongly recommend a flight checking application is used to check the integrity of the PDF prior to sending to 1Print.

Storage of Files

PDFs will remain on our system for 1 week following printing. !Print does not undertake archiving and retrieval of cutomer data.