Pre-press and production support
Bad files cost press time and reprints. Our pre-press team checks, fixes and prepares artwork so every file that reaches production is print-ready.
Sound familiar?
- !Customer files arrive with no bleed, low resolution or the wrong colors
- !Proof approvals stall and jobs miss their slot on the press
- !Reprints eat the margin on jobs that looked profitable
What you get with pre-press and production support.
Choose the parts you need. Each one is documented, trained and quality-checked before it goes live.
Preflight checks
Bleed, safe area, resolution, color mode, spot colors, transparency, fonts and page count checked on every file.
File fixes and rebuilds
Common problems fixed in-house, from adding bleed to vectorizing logos, with anything risky raised with the customer first.
Proofs and approvals
Clear digital proofs, sent with your wording, chased until approved and recorded against the job.
Templates and die-lines
Product templates and die-lines for packaging and labels, set up once and reused on every order.
Imposition and gang runs
Sheets laid out for your presses and stock sizes, including gang runs that save paper and press time.
Variable data and file prep
Mail-merge, numbering and personalized jobs prepared and checked before they reach the press.
From first touch to finished, step by step.
- 1File received
From upload, email or shared drive.
- 2Preflighted
Checked against the product spec.
- 3Fixed or queried
Simple fixes made, real issues raised.
- 4Proofed
Proof sent and approval chased.
- 5Released
Print-ready file sent to production.
- Daily file-status board
- Weekly list of recurring file problems and causes
- Monthly reprint and correction review
- File turnaround time
- Proof approval time
- Files needing customer changes
- Reprints caused by file issues
- Product specs and templates
- Your proof wording and approval rules
- Press, stock and finishing details for imposition
- Access to file storage and proofing tools
Get more from pre-press and production support.
Full deliverables checklist
- Preflight checks: bleed, resolution, color mode, fonts
- Artwork fixes and file preparation
- Digital proofs and customer proof approvals
- Imposition and gang-run layouts
- Template and die-line setup
- Variable data preparation
- Color and spot-color checks
- File archiving and naming
What to expect
Questions about pre-press and production support
Adobe Creative Cloud and Acrobat Pro with preflight tools as standard, plus any templates or workflows you already have.
Yes. We set up imposition, die-lines and variable data, and escalate anything unusual to your production team.
We check color modes, spot colors and profiles against your settings and flag color-critical jobs for your team’s final sign-off.
Tell us your goals. We’ll build the team to reach them.
A 30-minute call, then a phased proposal built around your goals within 3 business days.