Disc Pro Graphics Printing

Pre Press Guide

It’s time to send your files to be printed, and you have a deadline. Disc Pro Graphics wants you to be completely satisfied with your Prints. We have created this thorough guide for making sure your files are ready for printing and easily given the attention they deserve. These Pre-Press instructions will be able to ensure you that your printing files are ready for the presses.

Prepress checklist

Document size

Starting with the end in mind is how to begin the pre-press journey.

Correct trim and document sizes are vital to achieving your end result as seamless as possible

Bleed Size

Artwork appearing at the edge of your page needs to extend past the trim.

C,M,Y,K

RBG is great for your computer screen but by converting your document to CMYK you will get a better representation of your design.

Black

Print design allows us more than one way to make a black image. Here are practices to utilize the best of both worlds.

IMAGE DPI

Clearly printed images are crucial to getting the most of your design. We’ll discuss DPI and other crucial settings for clear images.

SPOT COLORS & pANTONES

Accurate color is very important to design. Know when to use CMYK, and when to leave pantones and other spot colors alone.

FOLDS

DESIGNING FOLDING DOCUMENTS CAN BE TRICKY WE HAVE SOME AMAZING TEMPLATES FOR BOTH OFFSET AND DIGITAL PRINTED FOLDED DOCUMENTS READY TO BE PRINTED.

Book Designing

EXPORT YOUR BOOK IN PAGES OR READER SPREADS. HERE ARE SOME BEST PRACTICES FOR PREPAPRING PRINT READY FILES FOR BOOKS.

Margins

Understanding when to use margins. wide vs narrow margins. saddle-stitch vs perfect bound book binding.  

READY TO PRINT DOCUMENTS

PRINT READY DOCUMENTS ARE CRUCIAL TO COMMUNICATING WHAT YOU EXPECT FROM YOUR JOB. PRINT READY FILES EXPORTED FROM YOUR DOCUMENTS MAKE IT CLEAR WHAT YOU EXPECT.

EXPORTING PRESETS

EVERYONE HAS DIFFERENT DOCUMENT PRESETS. MAKE SURE YOURS ARE READY FOR DISC PRO GRAPHICS. SAVING THE CORRECT PRESETS CAN SAVE US BOTH TIME.

SENDING US YOUR FILE

GETTING YOUR FILES TO US VIA OUR VERY OWN FILE TRANSFER IS EASY, EVEN EMAIL