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What our prepress team actually checks.
Every file goes through this 8-point review before it touches the press. Most problems are fixable; we email you with options before charging.
Is the bleed at least 0.125″ on all four sides? Are critical elements safely inside the trim line?
Foil elements on a separate layer named "Foil" as a spot color? All strokes ≥0.5pt? Any hairlines that would chip?
We check for printed ink under foil areas — they don't bond well and lift over time.
All type outlined? Live fonts get substituted at output — we catch this before press.
CMYK or Pantone for printed elements. RGB files get converted; we flag color shift risks.
Embedded photos / textures need 300 DPI at final size. Low-res gets flagged with a preview.
Foil + ink layers need tight alignment. We test-plate the first 5 pieces before running the full job.
Foil behaves differently on cotton vs cardstock vs pearlescent. We confirm your tone + paper combo is press-tested.
How to set up the foil layer.
Single biggest reason files get bounced. Foil-stamped elements need their own layer named "Foil", set as a spot color — not as a CMYK fill or gradient.
In Illustrator: open Window → Layers, create a new layer at the top called Foil. Move every element that should be foil-stamped onto this layer. Select all of them, open the Swatches panel, and create a new spot color named Foil — set to 100% magenta as a visible placeholder (we replace it with real foil at output).
Underneath: your printed text on its own layer, then your background art at the bottom. Don't merge them — we need each layer separate to align the press.
In InDesign: same concept — make a color swatch named Foil, set Color Type to Spot, and apply it to the elements that should be foiled. Send us the packaged file (PDF/X-4 export is ideal).