Print preflight, as an API
Send AssetLint an image and get an instant pass/fail on whether it's print-ready — resolution, colour space, ink coverage, ICC profile — with a plain-English reason for every check. No more files that only fail once they're on the press.
Each one is a reprint, a delay, or an awkward call with the client — and each is invisible until it's expensive.
Looked fine on screen; prints soft and pixelated at the real output size.
Colours shift on the press because the file was never converted for print.
The press can't reproduce colour predictably without the intended profile embedded.
Total ink over the stock's limit — smudging, set-off, and drying problems.
Artwork stops at the trim line; trimming leaves white slivers on the edge.
Type reflows or substitutes on the RIP because the fonts didn't travel with the file.
Drop an image and the live engine returns a verdict — not just "fail", but why. (Checked at 6×4 in, 300 DPI target.)
Thresholds follow standard print specs — 300 DPI, ~300% total ink coverage (SWOP / GRACoL / Fogra territory) — and are configurable to your press and stock.
The image checks above are live today. PDF-level preflight — the things that need page geometry and embedded resources — is rolling out to early-access users next:
Printing PDFs and want these? Mention it when you request access — beta slots go to real print files first.
Tell us where to send it and what you print, so we build the checks against your real files.
Running preflight across many jobs or clients? Get the API in your pipeline.