Please note print pricing is applicable only to "Press Ready" files, prepared as outlined below, or as may be alternately specified for certain product lines. Any job submitted which requires artwork, or does not meet the required specifications may be subject for re-quotation. Please click here for additional Terms and Conditions.
If providing your own artwork, please ensure it meets the following specifications:
Get Printed! will supply artwork from the following applications
- Adobe Acrobat
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe InDesign
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe PageMaker
- Quark XPress
- Macromedia Freehand
We recommend all artwork to be supplied as PDF.
Bleed
Please ensure bleed is allowed where required. 2mm for offset printing, 3mm for digital printing and 5mm for large format.
Borders
Please do not use borders that are designed to create an even margin around the document. A trimming tolerance of +/- 1mm must be allowed for. e.g. If you design a border 2mm from the edge all around a document the end result may be 1mm on one side and 3mm on the opposite side creating an unbalanced look.
Colours
Unless we have quoted specifically for PMS colours, ensure colours are CMYK. PMS and RGB colours are automatically converted and will generally produce undesirable results. Only use PMS colours if they are intended to be printed as such. This service is available at additional cost.
Colour Matching
This is not offered as part of our standard service. The majority of orders are ganged together to achieve “economies of scale” and printed using industry standard density settings which may still produce a variation in colour, between print runs, due to atmospheric conditions and varying stock properties.
Note * Colour critical requirements should be discussed with us prior to placing generic orders as there are alternative solutions.
Document Size
Your document size must be the page size plus bleed.
Get Printed page sizes
If your artwork varies from The Digital Print Factory's standard print size for an item, sizing must be specified in the file name (width x height). I.e. Business Cards for a company named Macs that are 90mm x 45mm may have a filename Macs_BC_90x45.pdf. Non-standard sized items will incur an additional $20 fee for set up and non-standard trimming.
Centred artwork
Ensure your artwork is centred on each page of the PDF. If your artwork is off-centre, it will impossition and trim incorrectly. Be sure not to include file info at the bottom of the page.
Images
Images should be CMYK at 300dpi for the intended final size of the image.
Ink Cover
Please be aware of the “Total Ink Cover” you intend using in your design. The heavier the cover the longer it will take to produce your job as this will affect trimming, folding and packing by potential scuffing. We recommend no more than 300% coverage out of a possible 400%. (i.e. CMYK @ 100% each). You may wish to consider a sealing coat if you have concerns. We do recommend this for matt stocks.
Margins
To ensure a pleasing result we recommend not placing critical objects closer than 5mm from any trim line. Non critical images and colour may be placed to bleed beyond this and the trim line.
Multiple pages
Create multiple page documents as a single .pdf file. e.g.
Double sided business cards: page 1 = front, page 2 = back
No. Up
Always supply artwork 1 up.
Rich Black
To ensure a nice rich black use the following values Black 100%, Cyan 50%, Magenta 10%, Yellow 10%.
Text
Please convert text to outlines, curves or paths. Do not use rich black for text. Use 100% black only.
Trimming
To ensure a pleasing result we recommend not placing critical objects closer than 5mm from any trim line. Non critical images and colour may be placed to bleed beyond this and the trim line.
Watermarks
Watermarks or images used for similar purposes, should not be set at less than 8% total ink coverage.
