File Preparation

In-Depth Topics Menu

Because consistently "flawless" file preparation takes a considerable amount of knowledge and experience, we have created this area of our site to share some valuable insights and file preparation recommendations on just about every relevant aspect of digital print production art. This In-Depth Topics Menu will help you navigate through this fairly large area of our site. Click on the "Select" links to go to the individual article pages. If you don't find the information you are looking for, please feel free to contact our digital prepress experts.

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[ Select ]	The "Flawless File Preparation" Checklist

[ Select ]	General Design Considerations for the Production Artist

[ Select ]	What You Need to Know About Fonts

[ Select ]	How to Collect Fonts for Output

[ Select ]	Understanding Image File Formats: Vector vs Raster

[ Select ]	About Raster Images: EPS vs TIFF

[ Select ]	Understanding Halftones

[ Select ]	About Image Resolution

[ Select ]	Scanning Tips for the Production Artist

[ Select ]	What is PostScript?

[ Select ]	Generating Reliable PostScript Files

[ Select ]	What is a PDF?

[ Select ]	How To Create "Press-Ready" PDF Files

[ Select ]	Understanding Color Space, Process Builds and Special Ink Usage

[ Select ]	About CMYK + Spot Color PhotoShop™ Files

[ Select ]	About FPOs and Image Compression

[ Select ]	About Using Hi-Res "Live" Images

[ Select ]	Opaque Vinyl/Plastic Project File Preparation



[ Select ]	Clear Vinyl/Plastic Project File Preparation

[ Select ]	Metallic/Hologram Foil Board Project File Preparation

[ Select ]	Foil/Emboss Die Art Preparation

[ Select ]	Diecutting Dieline File Preparation

Resources Links

[ Select ]	Printing Terms Glossary

[ Select ]	The Envelope Guide

[ Select ]	The Printing Papers Guide

[ Select ]	Idea Bank

[ Select ]	Standards & Conversions

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