Pre-Press Info

Accepted File Formats:

• Quark Xpress
• InDesign
• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe Photoshop
• Acrobat PDF
• Please contact us if you would like to use any applications not listed above.

Colour Usage:

• Convert all spot colors to process if printing 4c process.
• Be sure to specify if your job is using spot colors, and list those colors.
• Watch for mismatched Pantone inks - ie: Pantone 185 CV and Pantone 185 CVC will not always appear on the same plate.
• Rich black should not exceed 100k/30c/30m/30y.

Font Usage:

• Remember to supply both printer AND screen fonts.
• Type 1 (Postscript) fonts are recommended.
• Multiple Master fonts may cause problems and are not recommended.
• Do not supply us fonts that are not used for your job, extra fonts may cause conflicts.
• Do NOT use the Stylize menu in your layout program to make a font bold or italic, instead, use the bold or italic version of the font.

Acrobat (PDF) Files:

• Adobe Acrobat files are acceptable, but there are a few considerations to make:
• Do not downsample images.
• All images and colors must be converted to CMYK for proper output.
• Subset all fonts.
• If the layout requires bleed, increase the page size, and extend the bleed to at least .125” past the trim.
• Do not send files with extra crop marks, etc. • Offset registration marks by 12pt.

Image Considerations:

• Preferred image formats: TIFF, EPS.
• All images must be provided in CMYK, not RGB or JPEG colour mode.
• Specify if duotones are used.
• Do not use LZW compression on TIFF files.
• DCS files are not recommended.
• Resolution required: 350dpi for a 175lpi print *recommended