[Media Guidelines]
[MAC software] [PC
software] [Pre-Flight Form]
Digital Media Accepted:
| Floppy
3.5"
SuperDisk
Zip 100 meg
Zip 250 meg
Jaz 1 gig
Jaz 2 gig
CD Rom
DVD
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Macintosh
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Windows
PC |
| Quark
Xpress 6.0
Pagemaker 6.5
InDesign 1.5.2
Illustrator CS
Photoshop 7.0
Freehand 9.0
Acrobat 5.0 |
Quark
Xpress 5.0
Pagemaker 7
Illustrator 10.0
Photoshop 7
InDesign CS
Corel Draw 10.0
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Software Supported:
If your program is not listed above, please call
us for assistance. Most programs will allow the user to "save
as" or "export" in a format that will allow us to
open and edit your files.
1. All Jobs need a Pre-Flight EZ
Form. All pertinent information must be filled out,
(company name, contact name, address, our job #, file names, formats,
trim size and special instructions.
2. FONTS should be
provided, both screen and printer fonts, regardless if they have
been supplied in the past. The font "Times" from two years
ago is not exactly the same font bought today, because the font
companies "improve and modify" their products every year.
Avoid truetype and multiple master fonts as these can give unpredictable
results that slow production.
3. IMAGES need to
be saved in CMYK or grayscale mode as a tiff, eps, or CT format.
Any other formats provided will require chargeable conversion time
and slow production schedules. RGB jpeg images will need to be converted
to CMYK tiff format. Do not use LZW compression on photoshop images.
4. IMAGE RESOLUTION should
be set at 300 dpi for photographs and 1200 dpi for line art.
5. FPO or for position only images
should be clearly marked in the electronic file or hand
written on the hardcopy.
6. Provide complete up-to-date hardcopy
of your job. Please mark on your proof the reduction percent
if any. Also provide separate colorbreak hardcopy. If color hardcopy
is provided, indicate if we are to match color on press. There will
be extra chargeable time to match as close as possible to customer
inkjet prints. Most customer's prints are not calibrated to any
industry standard and are out of color range/gamut.
7. If
special effects are needed, provide a printed sample if your idea
cannot be described proficiently.
8. General
layout guidelines :
- Any item to bleed past final trim needs to be set for
1/8"
- Do not enlarge or reduce images more than 20% within a
layout program
- Keep any type or critical image 1/4" from final trim.
- Convert type to paths in Illustrator, Freehand or Corel.
- Avoid embedding images within programs such as Illustrator
and Pagemaker. Images should be placed as a link so we can
easily color correct images if needed.
- All catalog pages need to be set up as an individual page
per document or printer spreads.
- Export Corel files as abobe illustrator files.
- Create duotones using Photoshop 3.0 or 4.0. Do not colorize
tiffs to create duotones within a layout application such
as Quark Xpress or Pagemaker.
- When naming your electronic files, keep the names under
14 characters using only letters and numbers never using
special symbols as: =+*&%$#@?!
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Before a Project is started think, plan, call
us. We can save you time and money with a two minute phone call
or a quick E-mail.
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