• PDFs should be saved and supplied as PDFX1A
  • Trims/crop/register marks should be set to appear at document trim size.
  • All images and text should be embedded in the PDF, and not linked through OPI
  • All images should be saved as CMYK, and not RGB.
  • Spot Pantone colours should be supplied as a 5th colour within the artwork.
  • Cutter/Perf/Fold guides should be supplied as a 5th colour not to print.
  • All image resolution should be a recommended 300dpi. Line art should be 1200dpi.
    Any transparencies should be flattened.
  • All pages require 3mm bleed on all sides. Perfect binding will require an additional 10mm on
    the spine.
  • If not bleeding off – all live matter (text & images) should be 5mm inside of trim.
    If ICC profiles are to be used, outout intent should be FOGRA 39L
  • Solid black areas should be set as ‘Rich Black’ (Rich Black = 40% Cyan underlay + 100%
    Black) unless part of a CMYK image.
  • Fine lettering, lines, text should be set as single colour only. If two or more colours are used
    then a minimum 9pt is recommended.
  • Fine type and detail can also be problematic when reversing or ‘knocking-out’ out of solid
    background colours, no less than 10pt is recommended and serif fonts should be avoided
    unless suitably sized.
  • Pages should be centred (horizontally and vertically) within the document with a common
    point of origin.
  • Pages should be supplied individually as single pages – not as designer spreads.
    File names must be consistent, contain a name