Before you upload your design for printing, please read the following instructions to ensure file is correct.

Acceptable File Formats
We support a variety of file formats for uploaded designs.
Adobe Acrobat Document (*.pdf) (recommended)
Adobe Illustrator/Freehand Artwork (*.eps)
Adobe Photoshop Image (*.tif)
JPEG Image (*.jpg,*.jpeg)
PostScript File (*.ps)


Software Templates
If you are creating your own document, download the template that matches your software to ensure your file is the correct format:

Adobe Photoshop - Business Cards / A4 / A5 / Compslips / A4 tri-fold / A4 folded A5
Adobe Illustrator - Business Cards / A4 / A5 / Compslips / A4 tri-fold / A4 folded A5
Adobe InDesign - Business Cards / A4 / A5 / Compslips / A4 tri-fold / A4 folded A5
Macromedia FreeHand - Business Cards / A4 / A5 / Compslips / A4 tri-fold / A4 folded A5
QuarkXPress - Business Cards / A4 / A5 / Compslips / A4 tri-fold / A4 folded A5

If you are creating a PDF document in Acrobat Distiller, please use our Distiller settings.
Adobe Acrobat Distiller (recommended)  Download Settings

Document Size
Filenames should be kept short, maximum of 14 characters, and should contain no 'special' characters (i.e. /!$:&•*\)

Business Cards
Full Bleed Size: 91mm x 61mm
Document Trim Size: 85mm x 55mm

A4 Leaflets/Letterheads
Full Bleed Size: 216mm x 303mm
Document Trim Size: 210mm x 297mm
Tri-Folded panel size: front 100mm - back 100mm - inside 97mm

A5 Leaflets
Full Bleed Size: 154mm x 216mm
Document Trim Size: 148mm x 210mm

Compliment Slips
Full Bleed Size: 216mm x 105mm
Document Trim Size: 210mm x 99mm
 

What is?

CMYK / RGB
CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black) are the colors used in the printing process, whereas RGB (Red, Green and Blue) are the colours used by screen displays such as your monitor. Please note that JPEG files are almost always in RGB.
Your document should be created in CMYK mode so that the colors that you see on the screen match the final printed product. If you create your document in RGB, the colors in your printed product may vary slightly. Many of the bright values produced by your monitor cannot be reproduced in print. If your files are submitted using any other colour standard, such as RGB or Pantone, they will be converted to CMYK. Conversion from one colour standard to another may cause colours to vary. If you want a Pantone colour to be matched we suggest you use 'Pantone Solid to Process' swatch when creating the artwork to enable us to match the colour as close as possible.

Bleed / Trim Size
When to create your document at the full bleed size
If you are working in an illustration program (such as Adobe Illustrator or Freehand) or a photo editing program (such as Adobe Photoshop), we recommend that you create your document at the full bleed size. This will prevent any white edges from showing at the borders after the final product is trimmed.
When to create your document at the trim size
If you are working in a layout program (such as QuarkXPress or Adobe InDesign) we recommend that you create your document at the trim size and include the specified amount of bleed for your product (3mm). When you export your document as a PDF for upload, make sure to include the bleed in your output settings so that the final upload PDF document is at the full bleed size.

Bleed
The very edges of the document are called the bleed area. To prevent an unwanted white border from showing at the edge of your document, be sure to extend any background colours or design elements all the way to the edge.

Trim Marks
Trim lines are the finished size of the document. The document is cut close to the trim line, but because of the mechanical tolerances involved in printing, the actual cut can happen anywhere between the bleeds and the safe margin. This is why it is important to keep your text and important images within the safe margin.

Safe Area / Safe Margins
The safe margins are borders that are definitely inside the place where the cut will take place. Please remember to keep all important information, like names, addresses, phone numbers or logos within the safe margin (at least 3-5mm from the edge) to ensure that they aren’t cut off when your document is trimmed. When using a border in your artwork, it is essential that your design has at least 5mm of white space from your border to the cut line to maintain a symmetric appearance.

Resolution
Resolution refers to the number of dots per inch (dpi), or the amount of detail the image has. Most documents prepared for upload should be 300 dpi at 100% of the final print size. Higher resolution means a longer upload time. Do not try to change from a low resolution to a higher one by increasing the DPI in your imaging program, you will need to create the file at the correct resolution initially. Images found on the web are typically at a resolution of 72-dpi, this resolution is much too low for quality printing. In addition, most images on the web are protected by copyright laws. For these reasons, we do not recommend using images from the web. A low resolution image may look OK on your screen but will not print well. 


Fonts
Text can be converted to curves (paths) in some graphics programs. This will fix upload errors that result when fonts are not embedded in your file. Please ensure when creating eps's, pdf's etc that you embed the fonts.

Why does my browser crash when I upload a file?
Some of our customers can experience problems such as their browser crashing or freezing when trying to upload a file. This is usually due to anti-virus software interfering with the upload. Try temporarily disabling all your anti virus software and then uploading the file again. Make sure you remember to turn it back on after you have successfully uploaded!


Copyright Notice
The use of copyrighted materials without the express written consent of the author, artist, photographer, or other copyright holder is strictly prohibited. By uploading an image, you verify that you have the right to use and reproduce the image. Print Project is not in anyway liable or responsible for any inappropriate uses of material of any kind.