Ongoing Mimaki File Preparation

I run a sign shop equipped with two Mimaki wide-format printers, a Mimaki plotter, CorelDRAW and RasterLink6+. While I work on sharpening my own pre-press skills, I need a dependable partner who can turn my artwork into fully print-ready files, complete with any required contour-cut paths, on a consistent, quick-turn basis.

Here’s the sort of work you’ll be handling for me:
• Banners & posters
• Vehicle wraps & decals
• Stickers & labels
• General signage

Typical tasks will include sizing layouts to spec, adding bleeds, setting the correct color profiles (CMYK/Spot), nesting or ganging jobs for material efficiency, and building clean cut layers that my Mimaki plotter can read immediately. Files must open flawlessly in CorelDRAW and flow straight through RasterLink6+ without extra tweaking on my end.

Acceptance criteria for every file:
1. Correct finished size plus required bleed and safe margin.
2. Fonts converted to curves and all links embedded.
3. Spot-color cut line on its own named layer (“CutContour”) with zero-width stroke.
4. Color mode and resolution optimized for high-quality outdoor vinyl output.
5. Final delivery in an agreed format (usually .cdr and high-res PDF) ready to RIP.

Turnaround is typically 24–48 hours; rush jobs pop up now and then. If our first few files go smoothly, I’ll have a steady stream of projects for you.