In case the place of production of your order item is Unitedprint: Yes.
Please note:
The automated forwarding of file check information mails to your customers is currently inactive (until June 2016). Please be prepared to forward such information manually to your customers.
There are two file check options for your customers to choose from: A free file check and a premium file check.
Free file check:
Free check of your data for a general printing usability. You will receive our file check feedback within 6 hours after the receipt of your data. Please note that your print data will not be checked for quality.
For example, your data will not be checked for:
– Resolution
– Trimming
– Objects in trim area
– Transparencies
– Bitmap-fonts
– Folding measures
– Color mode
However, if errors – restricting the printing – are found, we offer you three possibilities:
a) Re-delivery of corrected data
b) Approval for printing; this means you will have your artwork printed without further amendments (subject to type of error)
c) Change of order
Premium File check:
This service offers you a personal and comprehensive check of the quality of your print data as well as a file check with time-guarantee.
Your print data is checked based on the following criteria:
– Data matches your order (page format, number of pages, colour space, special colours)
– General useability (minimum size, file type, password, corrupt data, export errors, objects outside the printing area, RGB)
– Line thickness (min. 0.25 mm)
– Colour mode (CMYK, special colours excepted)
– Colour channel layout
– Page orientation/layout
– Overprinted elements
– (Embedded) text
– Printable comments
– Layers
– Data quality
– Bleed (2 mm)
– Setup (individual pages; magazine covers as double pages)
– Resolution (min. 300 dpi; A1 and A0: 150 dpi)
– Folding methods
– Displacement
– Transparency
– Objects in the bleed 1.5 mm from the cutting edge
– Printing area correct
– Stamping requirements
If errors – affecting the print result in a negative way – are found, we offer you four possibilities:
a) Re-delivery of corrected data
b) Processing of your data by our team (subject to type of error)
c) Approval for printing; this means you will have your artwork printed without further amendments (subject to type of error)
d) Change of order