Web Services
Posted by FilePrint on July 7, 2008 in FilePrint.org News
FilePrint is pleased to announce that our new Web Service has been launched. This is a solution designed to allow developers to print enable document managment solutions. The system will allow a third party to ’silently’ login and/or register, then upload one or more PDFs. For more details go to:
http://www.fileprint.org/netportal_ws/fileprint/
Paper Sizes
Posted by FilePrint on June 4, 2008 in Online Printing, Tips
Our users regularly ask what the correct sizes are for the various documents - so here is a complete list:
A Series
A0 841 × 1189
A1 594 × 841
A2 420 × 594
A3 297 × 420
A4 210 × 297
A5 148 × 210
A6 105 × 148
A7 74 × 105
A8 52 × 74
A9 37 × 52
A10 26 × 37
Coloured Paper
Posted by FilePrint on May 21, 2008 in Online Printing, Tips
Users often ask if FilePrint can print onto coloured papers. The answer to this is No, however, the solution can print any colour you like. So, if you wanted to produce a wedding invitation on cream or ivory paper, upload artwork which has an off white packground and you will get the result [...]
Our VAT policy
Posted by FilePrint on May 9, 2008 in Online Printing
Most print is generally exempt from VAT. Customers who pay via credit card are therefore not charged VAT.
Customers who have a credit account ARE charged VAT on all items.
Customers who pay via credit card will not receive a VAT invoice, customers with a credit account will always be invoiced and this will include VAT [...]
Does Digital Print produce good colour?
Posted by FilePrint on May 2, 2008 in Tips
Generally, there is now very little difference between digital print and lithographic print. There will always be passionate discussions about ‘quality’ but most people will struggle to see a difference. The vast majority of print solutions, digital and litho, use a four colour print process (CMYK - Cyan Magenta Yellow Black), also referred to as [...]
Colour - RGB or CMYK?
Posted by FilePrint on May 2, 2008 in Online Printing
First, a little explanation of the issues around colour.
Most digital devices: monitors, cameras, etc; dispaly images in RGB, or Red , Green, Blue. So a monitor has lots of small clusters of Red, Green, Blue dots and makes all the colours from them.
Most print however is made up of CMYK, Cyan (Blue), Magenta (Red), Yellow and [...]
Bleed - Do I need it?
Posted by FilePrint on May 2, 2008 in Online Printing
First an explanation of what Bleed is.
If we print 100 copies of an A4 document with colour going all the way to the edge, we will get a pile of paper which needs cutting down to A4. There is often a slight movement of the image on the paper, so if the top copy isused as [...]
I can’t find double sided print options!
Posted by FilePrint on May 2, 2008 in Tips
The solution prints what you upload - this is a very important aspect of the software. The solution offers setup options, like double sided, based on what you have upload. If you are not offered double sided printing then you have probably uploaded a single page document.
To fix this upload the whole of the document you [...]
Do you have a “minimum order” for prints?
Posted by FilePrint on May 1, 2008 in Tips
Yes - ONE! Our print on demand solution is fully automated, which means we can cost effectively print single documents.
#10 - Get an Instant Quote
Posted by FilePrint on April 28, 2008 in Online Printing
Before you frustrated spending a lot to time getting quotes from other printers - get an instant quote from us. It’s so easy to do, go to Print Prices , chose your document size and quantity - hit Get Quote and you’ll get an instant price per document.
You can then use that price when getting [...]