{"id":69,"date":"2022-01-12T21:19:42","date_gmt":"2022-01-12T21:19:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanprinting.com\/?page_id=69"},"modified":"2023-12-11T18:42:00","modified_gmt":"2023-12-11T18:42:00","slug":"prepare-files","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/americanprinting.com\/prepare-files\/","title":{"rendered":"Prepare Files"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"69\" class=\"elementor elementor-69\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f1e395 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"4f1e395\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-69301dd\" data-id=\"69301dd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-99b1534 elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"99b1534\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a016eed\" data-id=\"a016eed\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8306da elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-heading\" data-id=\"e8306da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div class=\"ekit-heading elementskit-section-title-wraper text_left   ekit_heading_tablet-   ekit_heading_mobile-\"><h1 class=\"ekit-heading--title elementskit-section-title \">Prepare Files<\/h1><div class=\"ekit_heading_separetor_wraper ekit_heading_elementskit-border-divider\"><div class=\"elementskit-border-divider\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc50ffe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bc50ffe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 20-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Our team at American Printing works hard to make your life easier, and in doing so we&#8217;ve put together this guide to help you prepare your files for\u00a0 trouble-free processing. Please review the following and if you have any questions just let know.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2edae6f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2edae6f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-be3f5e5\" data-id=\"be3f5e5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4f9d24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-heading\" data-id=\"e4f9d24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div class=\"ekit-heading elementskit-section-title-wraper text_left   ekit_heading_tablet-   ekit_heading_mobile-\"><h3 class=\"ekit-heading--title elementskit-section-title  ekit-heading__title-has-border start\">Layout files, graphics, and fonts<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-752fb7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"752fb7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If your artwork goes all the way to the edge of the page, you need to make sure you include 1\/8 inch \u201cbleed\u201d in your artwork on all 4 sides.<\/p><p>If you are sending us application (i.e, non-PDF) files, make sure you include ALL font files, including fonts that are used in linked graphics. For extra insurance against font errors, you can convert fonts to paths (outlines). This will not affect the type quality but will eliminate our ability to make any late changes.<\/p><p>If you are sending us PDF files, please combine both pages of a two-sided document into one file. In Acrobat, go to \u201cDocument &gt; Insert Pages\u201d or just drag the second page from the desktop to the \u201cPages\u201d tab.<\/p><p>Set up large areas of black coverage with the following values: 60 cyan, 40 magenta, 40 yellow, 100 black. Small black text (under 18 pt) and rules (under 6 point) should be left 100% black only.<\/p><p>If your design requires perforations or folds, please indicate them in the bleed area of your artwork with a small tick mark (NOTE: You can also download templates that contain these marks from the product pages of most folding products).<\/p><p>Convert all spot colors to process colors (mixes of cyan, magenta, yellow and black) unless your job requires Pantone\u2122 inks, in which case please make sure you indicate that at time of order.<\/p><p>Convert all RGB colors to process colors. Our system does this automatically, but it\u2019s a good idea to do it yourself as it can affect expectations and color accuracy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-06a53f9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"06a53f9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-31523b1\" data-id=\"31523b1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-453352e elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-heading\" data-id=\"453352e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div class=\"ekit-heading elementskit-section-title-wraper text_left   ekit_heading_tablet-   ekit_heading_mobile-\"><h3 class=\"ekit-heading--title elementskit-section-title  ekit-heading__title-has-border start\">Images<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49ccb57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49ccb57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Images should be in the cmyk colorspace. In Photoshop, look under \u201cImage &gt; Mode\u201d to confirm. Grayscale is also acceptable.<\/p><p>Images should be at least 300 dpi in resolution. Look under \u201cImage &gt; Image Size\u201d to confirm, and make sure the image isn\u2019t enlarged more than 125% in your layout application. Lower resolutions will result in poor output quality.<\/p><p>If you are saving images as JPEGs, make sure they are set to the highest quality compression level.<\/p><p>If you are saving files as EPS, make sure that preview is set to TIFF, 8-bits \/pixel, and Encoding is set to Binary.<\/p><p>If you are building your entire layout in Photoshop, make sure the image size is set up to include 1\/8\u2033 \u201cbleed\u201d all the way around.<\/p><p>If you are typesetting in Photoshop, save as a Photoshop PDF version 6 or higher from the layered file, or provide the layered Photoshop file and all fonts used.<\/p><p>Set up large areas of black coverage with the following values: 60 cyan, 40 magenta, 40 yellow, 100 black.<\/p><p>If you are creating gradients in Photoshop and are seeing banding on screen, please know that it will probably look even worse when printed. Try to avoid using subtle gradients, especially with light screens. If you do build gradients in Photoshop, it\u2019s a good idea to use the \u201cNoise\u201d filter to break them up a little bit. Make sure you apply the noise only to the channels that hold color. 1% Gaussian is usually sufficient.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e13dbd3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e13dbd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-14e0e37\" data-id=\"14e0e37\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9afcd2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9afcd2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>MORE:<\/strong><\/p><p>Marketing and Event Collateral<\/p><p>Packaging<\/p><p>Large Format Printing<\/p><p>Graphic Design<\/p><p>Die Cutting<\/p><p>Round Cornering<\/p><p>Embossing<\/p><p>Foil Stamping<\/p><p>Scoring and Perforating<\/p><p>Folding<\/p><p>Packaging<\/p><p>Assembly<\/p><p>Laminating<\/p><p>Drilling<\/p><p>Padding<\/p><p>Numbering<\/p><p>Pick-up and Delivery<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59297da elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"59297da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/americanprinting.com\/upload-files\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-right\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Upload Files<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-610eff4 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"610eff4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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Please review the following and if you have any questions just let know. 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