Get the printer's written template
Confirm finished width and height, required bleed, safe area, PDF standard, color expectations and whether crop marks are wanted.
Flyer and roll-up PDF guide
Preparing flyer or roll-up banner PDFs for print?
Treat each format as its own production file. Confirm the printer's finished size and bleed first, then verify fonts, images, page geometry and instructions before handoff.
Verify before handoff
- Printer specification
- Finished size and bleed
- Fonts and image quality
- One file per approved format
- Clear quantities and filenames
Two formats, two specifications
Do not scale one approved file and assume it is production-ready.
A flyer is read at arm's length. A roll-up banner is much larger and viewed farther away. Their finished dimensions, bleed, safe areas and image requirements normally differ.
Inspect the exported PDF
Use Collatavo's free browser checker for page dimensions, page count, bleed-related geometry and font information. The file stays on your device.
Check what software cannot decide
Review image quality at final size, color suitability, transparency, content near trim and every printer-specific rule. The checker cannot certify printer acceptance.
Return to the source when artwork changes
If a file needs new bleed, resized artwork, text changes, vectorization, retouching or color correction, update the source artwork or use a designer before production preparation.
Clean printer handoff
Make the approved files unambiguous.
Production teams should be able to identify the format, quantity and final file without guessing.
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Name by format
Use distinct, stable filenames for the approved flyer and roll-up files.
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Keep one final version
Remove drafts from the handoff package so the printer receives only approved PDFs.
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State quantities
List the required quantity for each format, location or recipient in one controlled sheet.
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Restate specifications
Include finished size, stock, sides and the receiving printer's instructions.
Know the commercial boundary
One-size preparation may fit $79. Mixed formats need review.
Collatavo starts with final, approved PDFs and checks the complete project before payment.
Published $79 package
- Up to 10 locations or recipients
- Up to 10 final, single-page source PDFs
- Up to 250 assembled output pages and 100 MB
- One finished size, one stock and single-sided output
- One quantity sheet and one proof/approval cycle
- Production-ready PDFs, reconciliation and a digital manifest
Separate quote or another provider
- Flyer and roll-up files together when they use different finished sizes
- Design, copywriting, source-file editing or vectorization
- Adding bleed, rebuilding artwork or changing layout
- Retouching, image repair or color correction
- Physical printing, installation or shipping
- Guaranteed acceptance by a specific printer
Use the intake for either path. Qualifying $79 projects and separate-quote requests are saved for manual review before payment while online checkout is held. Most qualifying projects take one to three business days after file acceptance, depending on workload; the completion date is confirmed after payment and file review.
Check the file. Then check the scope.