File Guidelines

Our file guidelines and recommendations for preparing your files for print, including color settings, b&w halftones, foil stamping, and more.

• What are your file guidelines?
• What should my gutter margin be?
• Adobe InDesign vs. PhotoShop?
• Why do you recommend RGB for my color artwork?
• Can I use a PNG or SVG file?
• What do you recommend for a rich black?
• Which Color Conversion Profile (FOGRA39, Fogra29, SWOP, etc.) do you use for a one-color job?
• How do I order?
• What color profile should I use?
• My photos are 16-bit, should I reduce them?
• How do you number pages in a book?
• What are bleeds? When and why are bleeds required?
• Will you print a low res image?
• How do I set up a gatefold in my interior file?
• Do you provide a template for the cover or interior?
• Is there a data limit?
• Can I put type on my spine?
• Can you explain how the 1/8" bleed works in InDesign for the gutter margin?
• How do I add bleeds to my file? How do I export a single-paged PDF file for the interior (instead of spreads)?
• Getting a warning when you export your files to PDF that the color settings don't match the Bookmobile preset setting?