If you do require a full bleed, this requires extra planning jump to the section: Printing Saddle Stitch Booklets with Crops and Bleeds (also known as the more thought-out way). If you don’t require a full bleed, jump to the section: Printing Saddle Stitch Booklets (the Easy Way).
There are two ways to submit files for printing saddle-stitch booklets. If your book is not in multiples of four, the RIP software will add a blank page to the end of your document, causing your book to print incorrectly. This means that your book should have a number of 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 40, etc. Books with more pages will become bulky once folded and will not lie flat.Ī saddle-stitched booklet needs to have pages in multiples of four. Ideally, this process is most effective with booklets of 64 pages or less. The more pages you have, the thicker the book will be. The Imaging Center can print saddle-stitch booklets that are 100 pages or less. Folded sheets are nested by the printer, one inside the other, and stapled through the fold line. Please label the file test-strip.Ī saddle-stitched bind is among the cheapest and most common methods of bookbinding. Test strips should be no larger than 2” tall by the width of the document and contain areas of the file that offer the best representation of color and contrast. Students can print the same test strip for free on two different types of media. Test strips are FREE!! (within reason of course!). Complaints will only be considered if a test strip was printed and approved by the customer. Once a test strip has been approved, the file can be submitted for processing. Remember to save your test strip file in the same exact way as your final image (.jpg test strip for a. Once you are satisfied and “approve” your print, you may then submit the final order for the full-sized image. Test strips can take up to 1 business day. If you would like to do a test strip, please select the “Please print a test strip” option on the web form. Test strips should be checked for color accuracy, contrast, and resolution. A test strip or hard proof is the most accurate kind of proof since it is an actual print made using the same materials that will be used to make the final print. Test strips are highly recommended because they allow you to see exactly what the final print will look like. The Imaging Center offers a FREE test strip package for our inkjet printers.
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