Fort Nassau Graphics
Printing Specifications & Requirements
 
MEDIA TYPES & SENDING FILES:
3-1/2" FLOPPY, 100, 250MB ZIP, CD, DVD, 2 GB JAZZ
Emailed files should be no larger than 5 MB; larger files can be placed on our FTP site:
Server Address:
User Name:
Password:
ftp://ftp.fortnassaugraphics.com
anonymous
no password
PLATFORM
MAC or PC
PAGE MAKEUP & ILLUSTRATION PROGRAMS:
  • QuarkXpress 6
  • Pagemaker 7
  • Photoshop CS
  • Illustrator CS
  • Acrobat PDF
  • MS Excel (1 color only)
  • MS Word
  • MS Publisher
  • InDesign CS
  • FreeHand
  • CorelDraw
 
All documents should include a minimum of 1/8" bleed.
Rules (lines) should be not less than .3pt
PDFs:
•Must be Press Ready (images 300 dpi & lineart 800 or higher) all fonts should be embedded or converted to outline type
4 COLOR (ENRICHED) BLACKS:
•Any black areas larger than .5" X .5" should be made 4 color (40% cyan, 30% magenta, 30% yellow, 100% black)
FONTS:
• Please submit ALL fonts (both screen and printer fonts) used in the document on disk
GRAPHICS:
• Any art placed on a document should be saved in either TIFF or EPS format.
Please avoid JPEG, PICT, CT, etc.
• When saving in EPS format Please avoid saving with JPEG encoding
Flatten all placed Photoshop files
• 4-color art should be saved in CMYK format only. Please no RGB, Indexed Color, etc.
• Black & White art should be saved as Grayscale and line art should be saved as BITMAPPED.
ALL SUPPORTING ART SHOULD BE INCLUDED ON THE DISK
• Even art placed inside another program such as Adobe Illustrator.
• Photos should be 300 DPI Please note: (scaling up photos lowers resolution!!)
• Line art/vector images should be at least 800 DPI
PROOFS & COMPOSITIONS:
• Please provide a complete hard copy proof including all text and artwork.
Please notate all color information including any spot colors if applicable. Providing a color proof (laser or other suitable replication) will ensure a more accurate reproduction.
VARNISHES OR AQUEOUS COATING:
PLEASE SPECIFY SPOT OR OVERALL
Thank you for your cooperation, any questions please contact Rich or Jason in Pre Press.
Phone: 856-853-2800 ext. 314 (Rich) or ext. 313 (Jason)
Email: rheil@fortnassaugraphics.com or jarakelian@fortnassaugraphics.com
© Fort Nassau Graphics 2006

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