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production process and quick turnaround times depend on getting
print quality, correctly prepared files from you. Failure to
follow these
guidelines will result in delays of printing and shipping of
your printed materials while we contact you to correct any
problems. Failure
to follow these guidelines could also produce incorrectly printed
pieces, resulting in extra charges to reprint your materials. |
Minimum Standards for Print Ready Files
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- All
color and grayscale images must be 300
dpi at the final size used, All bitmap
images must be 1200 dpi at the final size
used.
- All
files must be saved using CMYK for color
images. (grayscale may be used for black
and white). RGB, Indexed color, or Spot
color images are not acceptable. These
images must be converted to CMYK.
- What
you see on screen and ink jet proofs is
not necessarily what you will get on your
final printed piece.
- Acceptable
image file formats are: tiff, eps, and
Hi-Res JPEG.
- Preferred
formats to receive print ready jobs in
are: tiff, eps, and pdf**. (Hi-res jpg
format is also acceptable.) This is an
MUST for CorelDraw and Publisher users,
as well as other unsupported software.
- Acceptable
native application files are: QuarkXPress,
InDesign, PageMaker, Illustrator, FreeHand,
Photoshop.
- If
sending native files, do not forget the
fonts and images you used to create your
files.
- If
an image or graphic is meant to print to
the edge of your document, don't forget
to include bleeds in your file.
- If
you are using a drawing program, such as
Illustrator or Freehand, convert all your
text to paths or outlines.
- Create
solid black areas using a "Rich Black," consisting
of 30% Cyan, 30% Yellow, 30% Magenta and
100% Black, rather than black only.
- Please
use unique file names to clearly identify
your files such as front or back.
- If
both sides are to print the
same, please make sure to
let us know so your job isn't
delayed while we look for
a second file.
- Remove
all unused elements from the pasteboard
area of your documents.
- Please ensure your folds are correct on your
document, and that all copy is at least 1/8” away
from all folds, perfs, and cuts.
- Files not conforming to these standards may not
pass our Quality Control checkpoint and will be returned
to you for repair and re-submission. This will delay
your print job.
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