Artwork and problems in graphic data

 

How to prepare artwork for processing in GZ media?

GZ Media offers an own service of a prepress studio and a printing house to all customers.
For processing of your order we would  appreciate to get your printing data (artwork) prepared precisely according to our technical conditions to ensure the best result of printing.
As the artwork will correspond to polygraphy standards, it is an important step to print data smoothly and to get a sucessfully result of your final product.
Our team is ready to answer all your questions and support you from the  begining to get  the best result as  possible.

We offer following service free of charge:

• We can check your supplied artworks incl positioning into our template   within 48 hours after your order is complete and released into  production. In case of more complicated product (e.g. multi pages booklet, more components) we might need longer time.
• We can supply your data electronically before printing to check texts and a good position of the artwork.
• We can match colours according your supplied digital proof prepared  by FOGRA standard, a colour matching is done always before a print finish application.
• We can supply printed sheets or components which are available during a production proces but a mass production is not stoped.

Charge services (prices are available on request):

• We can check your artwork before you send us completed documents related to your order to be sure that data are prepared correctly. This is available only in case of an existing product.
• We are ready to make minor corrections of your artwork.
• We can prepare a printed mock-up to check that a design fits to a template precisely.
• We can provide a digital proof prepared according the FOGRA 51 and 47 standards
• You can attend a printing process to check and approve a printing quality.*
• We can provide you first printed sheets (wet proofs) from the mass production and stop a printing process till your approval of a printing quality.*

*services may not be provided due a current printing capacity

We follow these standards:

• a printing according ISO 12647-2:2004
• a colour matching according FOGRA 51 for coated materials
• a colour matching according FOGRA 47 for uncoated materials
• a certification of digital proofs according the GMG standard
• PDF according PDF-X/1a standard

Problems with your graphic data

Our team of graphic designers make a prepress check of your supplied data. They use modern softwares and other equipments for checking of artworks. In case of any differences or troubles with your data, they will provide you all needed and detailed informations as much as possible to give you a possibility to understand a problem and correct data. Please, read all these information carefully and in case you will need detailed explanations, use following supporting material. In case that provided information are not sufficient, don’t hesitate to contact your GZ Account Manager handling your order.

The most frequent problems with artwork

1. Missing or insufficient bleed
2. Low resolution
3. Artwork contains OPI
4. Images are in RGB or Lab colour space
5. Missing crop marks or placed template
6. Incorrect dimension
7. Missing or damaged fonts
8. Incorrectly set up overprints
9. Artwork contains ICC profiles
10. Artwork contains DeviceN
11. Total ing coverage is more than 320%
12. Retouch is needed
13. Artwork contains transparency
14. Artwork is offcentred
15. Incorrect BAR code
16. Missing or wrong page numbering
17. Text correction is needed
18. Text is rastered
19. Artwork contains guide lines in CMYK which can not be taken off
20. Missing images (for open formats Indesign, Quark, Corel etc.)
21. Missing pantone refference number
22. Customer print proof is different from artwork
23. Unclear shape of product
24. Document can not be opened (Damaged file)
25. Nonconforming with CDSA conditions
26. Artwork is not PDF or PS file
27. Texts is too close to crop marks / to outer edge
28. Artwork is supplied in higher programme upgrade than we can use in GZ
29. Unsuitable raster for screen print
30. Document colour scheme is different from purchase order
31. Number of pages is different from purchase order
32. Artwork is for different product than was ordered
33. Document contain negative or colour registered text smaller than 5 pixels
34. Crop marks are wrongly placed
35. Cover artwork is not set up
36. Cover artwork setting is not clear
37. Missing artwork
38. Exported PDF
39. Incorrect/insufficient artwork for embossing, hot foil stamping, spot varnish, etc.

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