Print Preflight & Mill-Ready Export
One-click preflight for a finished design: DPI, repeat edges, out-of-gamut colour and bleed. Exports a print-ready RGB or CMYK file plus a report.
Credit Usage
Options & Settings
| Setting | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Colour Mode | Buttons | Export colour space. RGB for digital and most mills; CMYK for offset and some rotary workflows. RGBCMYK |
| Print Size | Presets | Physical output size used to compute effective DPI. cmin |
| Bleed | Slider | Mirrored bleed added around the design, in millimetres. 035 |
When to Use
- Final QC before sending artwork to a mill or printer
- Checking a design hits 300 DPI at the intended print size
- Exporting a CMYK TIFF with embedded DPI for production
- Confirming a repeat still tiles cleanly before a bulk run
Pro Tips
Run preflight before every handoff — it catches low DPI and broken repeats early
Add 3–5 mm bleed for cut-and-sew so trimming never exposes the substrate
Use CMYK export only when your mill explicitly asks for it; RGB is safer otherwise
Green seam scores mean the repeat tiles; red means re-check the edges
What to Expect
Best Results
- Finished, final-size designs
- Seamless repeats needing an edge check
- Files headed to a mill or printer
Limited Results
- Rough drafts still being edited
- Photographic art for CMYK (out-of-gamut estimate is a heuristic)
- Designs without a known target print size
Real-World Examples
Mill Handoff
A 4000×4000 px floral was preflighted at 35×35 cm — 290 DPI, seamless, in-gamut — then exported as a CMYK TIFF with 5 mm mirrored bleed.
Catching Low DPI
A client PNG flagged 180 DPI at the requested 50 cm width; the report prompted an upscale before print instead of a blurry run.
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