Please send us only printable single pages in PDF/X4 standard. We need covers with spine, fold-out pages and leaflets as mounting surface „in strips“, i.e. in PDF page. Cover and contents can be transmitted as separate files.

We prefer transmission via We-Transfer or via our encrypted FTP servers. For smaller data volumes (less than 50 MB) we also accept e-mail attechments.

We always check all supplied print data and correct errors where possible to guarantee a correct representation. You will then receive a view PDF to check the result and release your job for printing.

For the best possible print quality at a suitable file size, we recommend an image resolution of 300 dpi. Vector files are ideal for graphics with particularly fine lines and very complex graphics benefit from an increased resolution of 600 dpi.

To avoid problems, all fonts used should be embedded in the PDF document or converted into paths. Please keep in mind that black writing is only used in one color.

We recommend the use of the following color profiles:

for coated papers: ISOcoated_v2_300.icc
for uncoated papers: PSOUncoatedISO12647(ECI).icc
You can download the profiles under “DOWNLOAD“.
Please avoid the delivery of RGB data, as unwanted color deviations may occur due to the automated conversion to CMYK.

We only need the cutting marks for our production and ask you to do without color control strips and page information when exporting. In the case of shortened pages or complex types of folds, it is advisable to create additional marks in the document as long as they are outside the bleed.

To avoid white streaks on the cut edges, your document should should be trimmed with 3 mm bleed on the outer edges.

If finishing is to be made after printing, please create these as special colors with a unique name in the PDF. Please make sure that this is overprinted and that the color underneath is not to cut out.

The line width used for positive lines should not be less than 0.1 mm if possible. For negative lines (e.g. white on black) a value of 0.2 mm applies.

The thickness of a brochure depends on various factors such as paper and number of pages. To ensure that the spine line is centered in the finished product and that the image and color ends fit well, it is important to create the correct spine width in the data in advance and to make it clear with fold marks. Please have our consultants determine the correct spine thickness – either mathematically or by creating a blind sample. In the case of a hardcover production they will also provide you with the exact measurements for a book cover.

If an image or other graphic elements overflow from the inside cover (U2 & U3) onto the subsequent content page 1, a piece of the image may disappear in the binding due to gluing surfaces (side gluing when cover is joined to the content block). This must either be taken into account by an appropriate design or important image elements must be moved 6 mm out of the spine in this area (U2 & content p. 1 or last content page and U 3). Please contact our prepress department if you have any questions regarding realization.