ALL JOBS SUPPLIED on disk will be output as is, unless adjustments
(type corrections, resizing, etc.) are requested by customer in advance.
Adjustments are charged at the rate of $75 per hour, half hour minimum.
Please note that PC disks and files, and jobs not meeting our requirements
or using our templates, take longer for us to check and are therefore
assessed a minimum half hour art charge.
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DESIGN OUTPUT CHECKLIST
Disk Supplied
Crystal Clear Disc & Tape accepts the following Macintosh-compatible
material:
• 3.5" floppy disks
• Imation SuperDisk
• Iomega ZIP (100 MB and 250 MB) or 1 GB Jaz cartridges
• CD-R
Our supported design programs (for Mac and PC) are:
• QuarkXPress (through version 5)
• Illustrator (through version 10)
• FreeHand (through version 10)
• PageMaker (through version 7)
We accept Photoshop files for your scans/images, but
advise that you do not prepare your entire layout in Photoshop as the
resolution ideal for photographs can cause your text to appear somewhat
jagged. It also limits our ability to make corrections and/or edit your
document if an error is found.
Please note: while CorelDRAW is not currently one of
our supported programs, we can often work with CorelDRAW files if exported
as Illustrator documents. Please contact our Art Department if you need
assistance with CorelDRAW files.
Along with your files, please provide:
• Directory of files on disk, indicating which are to be output.
• A hard copy (printout) of all pieces for our reference.
• Any special instructions necessary, i.e. corrections required,
folding mock-up, etc.
General Requirements
• Use Crystal Clear Disc & Tape templates.
• All sides of the document (excluding CD Label art) must have 1/8”
bleed.
• Keep all type within 1/8" safety/live area.
• Define all colors as CMYK (excluding CD Label
art). If you base the colors of your design by PANTONE (or other spot)
colors,
please make sure to convert the colors into Process Separation (excluding
CD Label art).
• Check that documents are correct size, with
crop and fold marks.
Supplied Scans
• Use correct file format: All picture files should be saved as
either TIFF or EPS. No GIF, JPEG, or
BMP formats.
• Save as CMYK, grayscale, or bitmap color mode. No RGB, index color,
etc.
• Make sure resolution at size is okay. 300 dpi
(dots per inch) for color/grayscale; 1200 dpi for bitmap.
• There should
be no extra channels, layers, or paths unless necessary.
Linked Files
• Provide all high resolution scans/images and
logo (EPS) files that are placed in your layout.
• Make sure
all linked files are editable.
• Include any fonts used in your
EPS files.
• Include any scans used in your placed EPS files. For example,
you placed a scan into a FreeHand file, saved that FreeHand file as an
EPS, and then placed that EPS into Quark.
Font Information
• Copy of all TrueType and PostScript
fonts (plain, bold, italic, etc.) used within the document. PostScript
fonts have a printer file and a screen font file. TrueType fonts have
only one file. At this time we cannot accept Mac OS X “.dfont”
files.
On-Disc Print (CD label art)
• Use the Pantone Solid Coated
Formula Guide (PMS coated colors) only, unless specifically designing
a CMYK (5 color) disc.
• CD label art must be correct size,
with no bleed. Include stacking ring and center hole knock-out.
•
Recommended minimum type size is 6 point. Minimum reverse type size is
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