Fonts: Some fonts are restricted from being embedded in the PDF file by the fonts license. InDesign will warn you if the font cannot be embedded due to licensing restrictions. If this happens, please either choose another font, or submit the font with the job.
Image Resolution:The correct resolution for most of what we print is 225-300 dpi at final size. We will flag images that are below 200 dpi.
Image Color:Please make sure that your images are CMYK, or Grayscale. Although we can convert RGB
Number of pages:While we can accept single page PDF files, we prefer that you try to use as few files as possible. Please save your entire job into 1 PDF. For any correction pages, single page PDF files are acceptable.
images in our RIP, it is considered best practice to convert them before creating your PDF.
Hard Copy: After creating your PDF files you want to generate a final hard copy to send along. The purpose of this hard copy is to be sure that nothing unexpected happened while creating your PDF files.
Acrobat Preflight:If you have Acrobat 7 Professional you. Please preflight the finished PDF file to nsure that nothing has gone wrong in the creation of your PDF. The major things to look for are, Resolution, Color Space, Font Embedding, Trim, Bleed, and Margin. The preflight utility can be set up to check for Resolution, Color Space, and Font Embedding.
The color palette:Remove all unused colors from the palette and be sure that all colors are converted to process.
Rich Blacks: Our Rich Black build is 60 Cyan 40 Magenta 30 Yellow 100 Black. Please use this build for large black areas. Do NOT use this build for the body text of your job.
Registration Color:NEVER use the color “Registration” that is in the Swatches palette. This is 100% of all colors and will not output correctly.
Auto Color:Files and page elements that have been imported from Microsoft Word, and PageMaker can sometimes use the color “Auto”. This color, behaves like “Registration” color and will not output correctly.
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