File set up
The Basics
Max paper size: 11" x 17"
Max printable area: 10.5" x 16.5"
Zine/book sizing:
- Most cost effective: 5" x 8" or smaller
- Largest saddle stitched book: 8" x 10"
- Largest perfect or wire-o bound book: 10" x 16"
In order to take your project to print, we need a 300-600 PPI PDF with your spot colors channel separated.
We will also accept grayscale separations for each ink color, please be sure to title each separation with the corresponding ink color name you wish to print with.
Please DO NOT:
- Include crop marks
- Flatten your PDFs
- Tile your artwork up for print
Please DO:
- Include an extra 1/8" (.125") of image or background color that extends past the trim area if your artwork extends to the edges of the trim edge (full bleed)
- Provide book pages in reading order
- Only choose inks from our list of available ink colors on this page
File set-up video tutorial
This tutorial is a comprehensive guide to setting up any files created in Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign into the spot channel separated PDF format we require to take your project to print.
If you do not have access to the Adobe suite, please feel free to send us files set up as grayscale separations or email us and we will be happy to find a solution that will work for your project!
We can also separate and set up your files for you. Please email us with your files and we will provide an estimate. We charge $55 per hour for file set up and will provide you with a digital proof of your artwork before starting the run.
Step-by-step file set up by application
| How to export your PDF for print |
Procreate
Many of our clients use Procreate for their artwork and we are happy to help get your Procreate files print ready.
Simply export your Procreate file as a .PSD file for us.
Important: Please be sure to consolidate and organize your layers so that you have one individual layer for each ink color you plan to print with.
Generally we do not charge a file set up fee for well organized files.
Files with unorganized layers, multiple colors on one layer, or flattened artwork may require an additional file set up fee. We are happy to take a look and provide an estimate for the time it will take us to get your file ready for print.