Some of the most common problems with digital files that we see include:

• Artwork doesn’t fit die template
• Missing fonts, missing printer fonts
• TIFF and EPS files wrong or missing
• RGB images instead of CMYK
• Incorrect resolution
• Bleeds not set
• Stylized type with no supporting printer fonts
• Spot colors set to separate as process
• Duplicate spot colors
• Use of compressed images (Visual JPEG artifacts in image)
• Hairline assigned to lines or borders

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