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Microsoft Publisher
- Output: Publisher PUB., Embed All Fonts.
DO NOT PACK FILES!!! |
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QuarkXpress - Output:
Quark QXD, Collect For Output. |
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Adobe Photoshop
- Output: Photoshop TIF |
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Adobe Illustrator -
Output: Illustrator EPS, All Type To Outline. |
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Macromedia Freehand
- Output: Freehand EPS, All Type To Outline. |
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Adobe InDesign -
Output: Acrobat PDF, All Type To Outline. |
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Microsoft PowerPoint
- Output: PowerPoint PPT. |
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Adobe Pagemaker
- Output: Illustrator EPS, All Type To Outline.
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Macromedia Fireworks
- Output: Fireworks TIF |
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Adobe Distiller
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Output: Acrobat PDF |
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CorelDraw - Output:
CorelDraw EPS, All Type To Curves. |
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Digitally prepared files can either streamline the production
of a job, or be a real headache. If a file is good to
go, the job can bypass scanning, layout and approval
steps and be directly scheduled for printing. However,
if digital files are prepared incorrectly, fixes and
resubmissions can be expensive, time-consuming and frustrating.
The success and ease of printing a digital job relies
entirely on the file meeting our production requirements.
Please review the requirements
below, even if you are knowledgeable in preparing digital
files for other Printers.
We accept both Mac and PC files.
All files must meet these requirements and be 100% complete.
These requirements are for both disk and FTP submissions.
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The Most Common Problems
(which lead to delays and/or additional charges)
1. Failure to include all Fonts with your disk.
Though we maintain a large library of fonts, there are
over 20,000 different fonts out there and we can't possibly
have them all. Even if we happen to have a font with the
same name as the ones you use, its possible that they
were designed by different companies, and are not identical.
Any differences can cause type to reflow, lines to get
cut off, hyphenation to change, etc. If you supply files
using fonts which we do not have, your job will be delayed
until you can supply us a copy of the font(s), or you
authorize us to substitute a similar font that we do have.
2. Failure to Properly Layout how your Piece Folds.
It is sometimes obvious how a piece should be folded and/or
backed up. However, quite frequently it is not. Please
make sure that your piece is properly layed out. Once
your piece is printed its too late to adjust it for folding.
We can't always check to see if you have layed out your
files properly.
3. Missing Scans or Image Files
Most desktop publishing systems only store a preview image
in the files they create, and must retrieve the original
graphic files prior to printing. We frequently receive
Quark and Pagemaker files without the linked graphic files,
and must delay the job while we wait for these graphic
files to be sent.
4. Unusable Scans.
Most of the problematic scans we receive have been scanned
at too low resolution. (Please see the discussion of scan
resolution in the Scanning and color correction guide.)
We also receive files with images scanned at many times
higher resolution than required. These oversampled scans
waste diskspace, and greatly increase output time without
any corresponding increase in output quality.
5. Failure to make your files bleed when required.
In most desk top publishing programs, making an image
bleed is as easy as placing all images such that they
extend 1/8 inch beyond the border of the page. Though
it is easy to set your files to bleed while you are creating
your piece, it is time consuming to alter your design
once it gets to us.
6. Failure to use the CMYK color system.
Some spot/PMS colors are not accurately represented in
CMYK. Notably, metallic colors, some oranges and some
greens are not well represented by CMYK. If your files
use these spot colors, it will be necessary to contact
you to determine if you wish to change your design, or
run our closest, albeit not accurate, CMYK match. We recommend
using the Pantone Process or Trumatch color systems for
color selection.
7. Use of RGB rather CMYK scans.
We receive a large number of RGB scans. Some applications
packages automatically output these scans as CMYK while
other packages simply print the RGB scans as black and
white. The applications packages that do the conversion
don't do a good job of maintaining colors and large, unacceptable
color shifts often are the result. All color correction
should be done with CMYK scans and all scans should be
converted to CMYK prior to submission for process color
printing.
Overs & Unders - Industry standards are
10% over or Under on each job. Keep in mind printing is
not an exact science and even though we start each job
with 10% extra stock there is still waste. BargainPrinting.com
has a much better average of 5% over or under.
If you need exactly a certain amount please make sure
to order extras.
Toll-free telephone support
1-877-624-8110 ...
If you have any questions or concerns about a proposed
file format you want to send, please CALL US FIRST at
212-244-7504 (New York area) or Toll Free 1-877-624-8110,
Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm E.S.T. and we'll be pleased to
help you.
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Live Chat, Toll free number, and rapid email response. We’re here for you!!!
1-877-624-8110
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