PRINT PRODUCTION / FILE PREPARATION
A file can look finished on screen and still need work before production. We prepare print-ready files to your printer's specifications, checking bleed, color setup, fonts and image resolution. Our packaging prepress service also places supplied artwork on approved dielines, with preflight checks and a defined handover for your printer.
Prepress packages from $190 USD
01 / Your printer's specifications
02 / Supplied artwork and approved dielines
03 / Checks and unresolved issues documented
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Basic checks and fixes one print file and includes a preflight report. Standard prepares packaging on supplied dielines for up to three SKUs. Premium covers up to eight SKUs and adds barcode artwork checks, spot-color review and a digital proof report. We need the printer's specifications before final export.
BASIC
One print file checked and fixed
$190 USD
2 days · 1 revision round
For packaging on a dieline
STANDARD
Packaging artwork for up to 3 SKUs
$390 USD
4 days · 1 revision round
PREMIUM
Up to 8 SKUs, barcodes, spot colors and proof report
$690 USD
6 days · 2 revision rounds
Allow 2, 4 or 6 days once artwork, fonts, images, approved dielines and print specifications are complete. Basic and Standard include one correction round; Premium includes two. Physical proofing and the printer's production schedule are outside these delivery times.
More than eight SKUs, a complex multipage document or packaging without an approved dieline? Send the files and specifications for a scope review before ordering.01 / PREPARE THE PRODUCTION HANDOVER
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We use the supplied dimensions, bleed and output requirements, so the file is prepared for the printer you have chosen.
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Packaging checks consider cut and fold lines, safe areas and the printer's requirements for handling technical layers.
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Missing fonts, unsuitable image resolution or unresolved production details are flagged so you can supply replacements or ask the printer before approval.
A supplied document that needs checking and correction before it goes to the printer.
Boxes, labels or bags using supplied artwork and approved dielines, counted by distinct SKU.
Up to eight variants needing consistent checks, barcode artwork placement and spot-color review in Premium.
Provide artwork, linked assets, licensed fonts and the printer's technical requirements and approved dielines.
We identify correctable file issues and flag anything that requires new source material or a printer decision.
We apply the agreed corrections, fit packaging to the supplied dielines and prepare the package's production PDFs.
You check content and approve the files with your printer. We deliver the PDFs and the package's report within the included correction rounds.
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Corrected output to the supplied printer specifications for the single file or included packaging SKUs.
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A preflight report in Basic and a record of checked items and unresolved source issues for the packaging files.
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A documented review including supplied barcode artwork, spot colors and the points requiring client or printer approval. No physical proof is included.
We prepare files from supplied artwork and specifications. New branding, structural packaging design, printing, physical proofs and ongoing production management are excluded. Barcode checks concern the supplied artwork; they are not registration or certified verification of printed codes. We do not guarantee color on a material we have not proofed. The pictured brands and packs are fictional examples.
Before you order
Basic is $190 USD for one checked and corrected print file with a preflight report. Standard is $390 for packaging up to three SKUs. Premium is $690 for up to eight with barcode and spot-color checks and a digital proof report.
A distinct product or artwork variant counts as one SKU. A different size, flavor or language version with its own artwork counts separately. Send the variant list before ordering if the range is complicated.
Basic, Standard and Premium take 2, 4 and 6 days once the complete artwork and production requirements are accepted. Printer feedback and physical production have their own schedule.
Editable artwork, linked images, licensed fonts and the printer's requirements. Packaging also needs an approved dieline. If you only have a PDF, send it first so we can confirm which corrections are possible.
We can check resolution and placement, but cannot restore detail that is not present in the source. We flag unsuitable images and ask for a better original or an agreed alternative.
No. We prepare to supplied specifications and check the barcode artwork in Premium. Color approval and physical barcode performance need the printer's production process and appropriate proof or verification; these are not included.
No. The printer or packaging supplier provides the approved dieline. We prepare the artwork on it. Structural design, physical proofs, printing and shipping are outside the packages.