print flyer question
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- laboboy
hi ive never done print before and i have to do a 8x3in flyer with a .125 bleed. so should i just do the flyer in 8x3 den when im done just add .125 negative space around the image or do the flyer as 8.125x3.125
- BonSeff0
if you are doing your main image area in photoshop, set your image size with the bleed included. .
- labrat_010
yea, tha whole purpose of a bleed is for your image to actually bleed off the line where it will get cut.
- laboboy0
so umm yea i should create a 8.125x3.125 document and make my graphic. so does the .125 get cut off? i dont know what a bleed is =(
- jking760
the bleed is area to make sure that WHEN it's cut, the final cut print NEVER shows any white space, only printed matter. So, you have your .125" bleed that will be unused. Usually, you'll include crop marks or cut marks. the document size generally doesn't matter, they'll cut or fold it where ever you tell them to.
- mayo0
yes, the bleed gets cut off. when you fill out a purchase order, specify the size of the final piece. i usually always put the actual size of the file and note that there is a .125 inch bleed just to be safe.
- quamb0
bleed is so when they chop the large card of all the flyers into individual flyers, there isn't white space or what not if a cut is a tad off.
ie. if you had to print one on your home printer, then it would be alot easier to cut it up with a bleed, rather then trying to get a perfect cut along the printed edge...
normally bleed is 3mm (sorry, metric system over here)
- mayo0
and as jking76 said, make sure have crop marks
- quamb0
you guys are too quick
- autonoma0
By the way, chances are that what they mean by '.125 bleed' is that there needs to be an extra .125 inches bleed on ALL sides, so you'll actually make your image 8.25 x 3.25. Know what I mean?
- mayo0
oooh. good call autonoma. didn't think to mention that. you rock!
- laboboy0
ooo i understand now. who needs school when youve got newstoday. thanks guys.
- autonoma0
Just happy I can help!