Repro & Proofing
At DMM our customers can expect the most comprehensive range of in-house print services, fuelled by an on-going programme of investment in all areas of our business.
Technologies such as digital printing and computer-to-plate, have not only brought about improved performance and quality, but also increased value and cost savings to all our customers. Correct file preparation is essential to the printing process, DMM in-house repro studio uses the latest Adobe Creative Suite software.
We offer digital proofing (RIPed PDFs for file integrity) and soft proofing services, and our colour management system is designed to accurately link our proofing and press operations.
Guide to supplying artwork
Supplying Native Files: When supplying native files e.g. Adobe Illustrator, please ensure all elements, document, images and fonts are in one folder and please compress to .zip files or similar before sending.
Supplying PDF Artwork: We prefer all artwork to be supplied as high-resolution PDF format.
Correct Preparation of PDF Files: When creating a PDF in Acrobat Distiller, there are job options which must be set for commercial printing. Please ensure you choose high resolution. Compression settings for colour and greyscale should be downsampled to 300dpi with "auto compression" set on high. Bitmapped (monochrome: i.e. line art) images should be set at 600dpi. Font embedding should be set to "embed all fonts."
CMYK not RGB Please!: Please ensure that all embedded images are CMYK files.
Bleed and Crop Marks: All artwork must have 3mm bleed if you require the image to bleed off the edge of the paper. Please ensure that artwork is supplied at the correct finished size required.
Fonts: Include all fonts you have used in the file. Whilst we have an extensive font collection, there is no guarantee the version you have used matches ours. This can create problems with line lengths and spacing of the type.