Digital Printing

Submitting materials to a printer on disk or via electronic transmission can save time, or waste it. To prevent delays in getting your print job started, make sure you are furnishing the printer with "clean" files that don't need extra work. Here are the top ten digital file problems:

• Fonts missing
• Trapping incorrect
• Color incorrectly specified
• Scans in RGB rather then CMYK mode
• Page settings not set properly
• Graphics not linked
• Bleeds inadequate
• No laser proof
• Graphics missing
• Resolution too low/high

Graphic Capabilities/Requirements

Applications:

• Adobe Illustrator 9.0
• Adobe Photoshop 4.0
• Corel Draw 8.0
• Pagemaker 6.5
• Quark Express 4.1

Media:

• 3.5" Diskettes
• Zip Disks
• CDs

Compression:

• Stuffit 4.5

Additional Info:

Send all fonts and attached files that are included in the artwork. Convert fonts to curves, paths or outlines when possible.