Print Data Check & Proof – Professional Security for Your Print Project

In professional printing, precision matters.

To ensure that your print product can be produced without technical issues, we check every uploaded file before production as part of our print data check.

You decide how thoroughly your print data should be reviewed:

Free Basic Data Check (standard with every order)
Professional Data Check by our print data experts
Proof by e-mail

The more complex a print product is, the more important a detailed print data review becomes. Especially for brochures, folded flyers, POS materials, packaging, or three-dimensional print products, the Professional Data Check is recommended in many cases – for maximum precision and technically accurate production.

Free Basic Data Check – automatically included with every order

The free Basic Data Check is included by default with every product in the shop and does not need to be selected separately.

Each uploaded print file is automatically checked against essential technical criteria to ensure basic printability and maximum print quality.

What is checked?

Correct file format (PDF, JPG, EPS, TIFF)
Embedded fonts
Corrupted or password-protected files
Undefined or incorrectly defined spot colors
Technical printability of the file
Automatic conversion to the CMYK color space (except for products printed with defined spot colors)

The Basic Data Check ensures that your print data is technically suitable for production and can be forwarded to the next production step.

What happens in case of errors?

If technical issues are detected, you will receive an e-mail with a clear description of the affected points. The order will be placed on hold until you upload corrected print data or provide explicit print approval.

If the print data is technically correct, it will be forwarded directly to production, unless a Proof has been ordered.

Professional Data Check – manual detailed review of your print data

The paid Professional Data Check includes all services of the Basic Data Check, plus the following manual reviews carried out by our print data experts.

It is particularly suitable for more complex print projects, multi-page products, folded flyers, POS materials, packaging, or print products with finishing and structural elements.

Additional checks at a glance

Review of potential color shifts during conversion of print data to the CMYK color space
Control of tolerance areas: sufficient distance between design elements and the product edge, fold line, creasing and perforations
Verification of overprint settings
Control of bleed and trim box
Verification of correctly defined cut paths
Review of fold types and fold positions for folded flyers, as well as correctly defined perforation lines
Verification of page order for multi-page products
Clean bleed across double-page layouts
Verification of perforation marks when perforation is selected
Control of font sizes and font styles
Verification that image resolution is sufficient for printing

Procedure in case of deviations

If inconsistencies are detected during the Professional Data Check, you will receive a notification by e-mail with a clear description of the affected points.

The order will be placed on hold until you upload corrected print data or provide print approval.

When selecting the Professional Data Check, you will always receive a Proof by e-mail.

Production will only begin after your written approval.

Proof – visual approval before production

The Proof is a binding preview of your print data in the ordered format. You will receive a production preview by e-mail and confirm print approval in writing.

Production will only begin after this approval has been granted.

When is a Proof recommended?

For internal approval processes
For important marketing campaigns
For new or revised layouts
For larger print runs or budgets
When multiple decision-makers are involved

Important note

The Proof serves as a visual check before production begins. It does not replace a manual technical review of the print data.If you require both a detailed print data review and binding approval, selecting the Professional Data Check in addition is recommended.

Which option fits your project?

Basic Data Check (automatically included)

For standard products with technically compliant print data and a clearly defined layout.

Professional Data Check

For complex print products such as folded flyers, brochures, POS materials, packaging, finishing options, or multi-page projects.

Proof

For projects with internal approval processes or when binding visual confirmation is required before production begins.

Liability & Responsibility

Despite careful print data review, responsibility for the content and legal aspects of the print data remains with the client.

We assume no liability for:

Spelling or content errors
Design, layout, or creative decisions
Legal or trademark-related aspects
Incomplete or incorrect content

By granting print approval, you confirm that the print data has been reviewed for content and approved for production. If you have any questions regarding your print data or the appropriate review option, our team will be happy to assist you personally.

Contact us – we will advise you competently and straightforwardly.