Artwork Frequently Asked Questions

TOP 10 PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED WITH DIGITAL FILES:

  10. Line art (logos) saved in 300 dpi grayscale format, rather than 1200 dpi bitmap format.
    9. Objects are overprinting that should not be (double check all white areas and make sure they are not overprinting).
    8. Photo’s don’t fill out picture windows (i.e. a tiny gap is left between photo and border).
    7. Four color process blue prints purple even if it looks blue on screen. Make sure there is a large gap between the Cyan and Magenta (a solid blue should be 100% Cyan and 70% Magenta).
    6. Files not set-up to size. (9x12 folder set-up on 8.5x11 document).
    5. Digital Files do NOT match the customer's supplied Lasers or PDF’s.
    4. Not enough graphic/scan or images to meet bleed requirements. (.125 inch)(9 pt)
    3. Low resolution graphics supplied instead of high resolution files.
    2. Missing images - hi-res images not provided or embedded.
    1. Missing FONTS.

How to check separations in Acrobat 8.
Open the PDF in Acrobat 8. Go to the Advance menu and click to activate menu. Go down to Print Production and then over to Output Preview. This will open a preview panel. Make sure simulation Profile is set to U.S. Sheetfed Coated v2. At this point you can toggle on and off your separations to make sure the PDF is correct before sending to Folder Express.

How to check overprinting in Acrobat 8.
Open the PDF in Acrobat 8. Go to the Advance menu and click to activate menu. Go down to Print Production and then over to Overprint Preview. A check mark will indicate if it is on or not. If something is overprinting that is not supposed to, go back into the original document; fix and try again.

How to check separations in Acrobat 7.
Open the PDF in Acrobat 7. Go to the Advance menu and click to activate menu. Go down to Output Preview. This will open a preview panel. Make sure simulation Profile is set to U.S. Sheetfed Coated v2. At this point you can toggle on and off your separations to make sure the PDF is correct before sending to Folder Express.

How to check overprinting in Acrobat 7.
Open the PDF in Acrobat 7. Go to the Advance menu and click to activate menu. Go down to Overprint Preview. A check mark will indicate if it is on or not. If something is overprinting that is not supposed to, go back into the original document; fix and try again.