Prepress and file cleanup service for print shops
RGB. 72 dpi. No bleed. Missing fonts. Type sitting two millimetres from the trim. You see every one of these every week, and each one is either an hour of your evening or a reprint. Send the file to us instead. File cleanup and prepress fixes usually come back the same day.
Every file we send back has been through this
- Correct bleed and safe margins for the finished size
- CMYK conversion, with spot colours specified where they matter
- 300 dpi minimum, upscaled properly or rebuilt
- Type outlined, or fonts packaged
- Dielines, cut paths and fold marks on their own layers
- Total ink coverage checked against your stock
- Packaged, named sensibly, and delivered as a print-ready PDF plus source
The files we fix most
Logos that only exist as a screenshot. Flyers built in Word or Canva at screen resolution. Photos that look bright on a phone and print muddy. Artwork with no bleed that has to be extended convincingly. AI-generated images that need cleaning up before they can be printed big. If a customer can bring it in, we can make it printable, or tell you honestly when it needs to be redrawn.
Catch it before it costs you a reprint
A reprint costs you stock, press time and the customer’s patience. A prepress check costs you nothing extra on the plan. Send anything you’re unsure about before it goes to the press, and we’ll send it back fixed or with a note on exactly what’s wrong.
Recent customer file cleanup & prepress work
$599 a month. Everything included.
Customer file cleanup & prepress is part of the same plan as everything else you print. No per-job quotes, no minimum term. Six $95 design jobs cover the month.
- Unlimited design requests, one active at a time
- Unlimited revisions
- 24-hour average turnaround
- A dedicated designer, by name
- White-label on everything
- Full ownership and source files
Questions
- How fast is file cleanup?
- File cleanup and prepress fixes usually come back the same day, faster than a full design job.
- Can you convert a low-resolution logo to vector?
- Yes. We redraw it as a clean vector rather than auto-tracing, so it holds up from a business card to a banner.
- Do you check files we’ve already prepared?
- Yes. Send any file before it goes to press and we’ll run it through the same checklist and fix or flag anything that would cause a problem.
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One flat monthly fee. Print-ready files in 24 hours, under your name. Pause or cancel anytime.
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