What does the visual check do?

Every page is rendered to an image before and after bleed is added, and the two are compared, so any shift is visible before the file goes to print.

How long did it take?

The working files show the scripts written, the print file exported and every page checked within a single evening.

B15In production

A print pipeline that checks its own pages

Oral-care brand

For an oral-care brand, we prepared a 54 slide catalogue for print: bleed added programmatically, then every page rendered to an image and compared against the original. A layout that shifted during preparation is caught on screen, before it reaches the printer. The pipeline was built and run in one evening.

Reading documents

SpeedBuilt and run in one evening

slides processed: 54
visual check: every page compared
export: print ready PDF

How it works

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Added bleed to all 54 slides programmatically
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Exported a print ready PDF
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Rendered every page to an image and compared it against the...

The gate

Every page is rendered and compared before export. A layout shift found on screen costs minutes, while the same shift found on a printed run costs the run.

The challenge

Adding bleed, the extra margin a printer trims away, to a large slide deck shifts layouts silently. The error usually surfaces on the printed proof, when fixing it costs time and paper.

Why it mattered

A print run of a brand catalogue is expensive and slow to redo. Finding a shifted layout after printing means paying for the run twice and missing the date it was needed for.

What we built

Added bleed to all 54 slides programmatically.
Exported a print ready PDF.
Rendered every page to an image and compared it against the original.

The result

A print ready catalogue PDF with bleed on every page.
A visual check of all 54 pages against the original before anything went to print.
A repeatable pipeline for the next edition.

Built for trust

Every page is rendered and compared before export. A layout shift found on screen costs minutes, while the same shift found on a printed run costs the run.

Automation at work

A check runs on every print edition: each page is rendered to an image and compared against the original before the file goes to the printer, so a shifted layout is caught on screen. People review the comparison and approve the export.

What it produces

a print ready PDF with bleed on every page
a rendered image of every page
before and after comparisons for all 54 slides

How it works, day to day

The deck goes in, bleed is added across every slide, and each page is rendered before and after for comparison. A person reviews the comparison, then the print file is exported.

Where it saves time, and gets better with use

A shift found on screen costs minutes; the same shift on a printed run costs the run.
The next edition runs through the same pipeline, so every catalogue starts with the same check.

The technology

Adds print bleed automatically
Renders every page to check it
Catches shifts before printing

Technical notes

Programmatic bleed application across the deck
Per page rasterisation and visual comparison against the pre-bleed baseline

Questions we get asked

What does the visual check do?: Every page is rendered to an image before and after bleed is added, and the two are compared, so any shift is visible before the file goes to print.
How long did it take?: The working files show the scripts written, the print file exported and every page checked within a single evening.