Supplying Your Files
We can run your file from most programs. For jobs that are
run to film for the offset press accepted file formats for PC
are:
- CorelDraw [.CDR]
- Photoshop files [.PSD or .TIF]
- Adobe Illustrator [.AI or .EPS]
- Adobe InDesign [.indd]
- Adobe Portable Document Format [.PDF].
- Quark Express
For MAC:
- Quark Express 4.1
- Adobe Illustrator 9
- Adobe Portable Document Format
For jobs that will be dealt with in our digital department we
accept all of the above, but prefer PDF files. We can also run
digital prints from the basic PC programs like Microsoft
Publisher, Word & Works [please note that these programs
are extremely basic and will not produce film separations.
Any work which is created in them for the offset press will
need to be cut & pasted into Coreldraw, which is charged for
at the hourly rate].
Digitally we can print directly from your file to our mono laser
dot printer, our Xerox colour laser printer [up to oversize A3]
or our quality colour poster printer [610mm wide x up to
2.3meters long!].
Artwork Check List
It’s a good idea to provide &/or check the following items
when supplying an electronic file:
- Are you supplying all fonts used in your job OR are all fonts converted to
outlines/curves
- Have you supplied a hard copy print out of your file [so we can ensure
that it opens correctly]
- Have you supplied all linked objects & images for your files [usually from
Illustrator & InDesign]
- Is your full colour process job in CMYK? Check that all
of your black text 100% K, not full colour black.
- Does your spot colour job separate correctly?
- Have you allowed for the industry standard 3mm ‘no
go’ area and 2mm bleed?
- Is your page size correct?
- Are your folds in the correct
position for your fold type?
- Do you want your disk returned - is it labelled clearly?
WARNING: Things can change from system to system -
and they do! Keep an eye out for the unexpected & proof
your job thoroughly, any errors or omissions not noted at the
time of final proofing will be your responsibility.
FEES: A basic file/imposition fee will be charged on most
supplied jobs. Any changes, corrections, or re-supplied files
will be charged for at the hourly rate.
