Upload Your Digital Files For Printing
To ensure that OGL are able to produce the highest quality prints from your digital files, the highest possible quality file must be provided to print. The guidelines below outline certain criteria that should be adhered to in order to produce the best possible file. Please follow these guidelines when preparing your digital files ready to be printed.
- File naming: You may use your own file naming system. Please make sure all files are clearly labelled. Multiple files submitted for different sized prints should be labelled with the appropriate size, e.g.. File1A4.tif
- Image resolution: We request that submitted images have a resolution of 300 pixels per inch with the image at the actual height and width settings that will be used in print. If you would like your file printed at a larger size than the resolution will allow we can upscale submitted files but we require the largest file you have in order to maintain quality.
- Image colour depth: If you have the image at 16 bits per channel, please submit that; otherwise 8 bits per channel will be fine.
- Embedded ICC profile: If you have edited your file in an RGB or CMYK colour space please make sure that the colour space profile is embedded when saving your files. Do not embed a printer profile. Eg. If you have edited your file in Adobe RGB (1998) colour space then this colour space profile should be embedded (Tagged) with the file.
- Sharpening: Please do not apply any digital sharpening or use the Un-sharp Mask filter within your digital editing software. We will apply the correct amount of sharpening to suit the printing media used.
- File format: Please deliver the image files to us in TIFF (.tif or .tiff) format. TIFF files will ensure the highest quality prints are produced. You can supply PDF (.pdf) or JPEG (.jpg) format files if they are of sufficient quality. Vector files (.ai) can be submitted for illustrations.
To upload files and use our secure checkout facility please click the green button below.