Supplying Artwork

 

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Supported software

At Coburg Printworks we support most industry standard programs such as:

  • CorelDraw
  • QuarkXpress
  • Indesign
  • PageMaker
  • Illustrator
  • Photoshop
  • Freehand
  • as well as PDF's created to our specifications

Supported media

We can read different forms of media, such as:

  • Zip disks (100Mb/250Mb)
  • CD-Rom
  • Floppy disks
  • DVD's
  • Memory cards/flash drives

We will also accept emailable files (up to 2Mb)

Supplying logos and images

Avoid using logos and images sourced from web pages as these will lead to poor results.

Best results are achieved if logos are sourced from original designers and images from professional photographers.

Recommended

  1. Files should ideally be constructed in a page layout program such as Corel Draw, QuarkXpress, or InDesign.
  2. Include all image files used.
  3. List/supply fonts used.
  4. Provide colour or black and white laser prints.
  5. Supply all mock-ups on CD-Rom or Zip disk.

Using a page layout program

For QuarkXpress, colour picture box backgrounds should be white when importing images (except for .eps).

Use Black as a colour instead of Registration (unless you want every colour printed).

Do not impose pages, we have the software to do so.

Do not draw in crop marks when the application can generate them for you, and keep the document page setup at the size of the final print.

Keep the resolution of images at optimum size. i.e. Approximately 300ppi when at 100% and crop unused areas of the image to keep file size manageable.

Do not apply trapping to the layout document or to vector images (e.g. Illustrator) unless you supply separation printouts indicating where the trap has been applied.

If you are on a PC platform, ensure that file names are no longer than 36 characters.

Avoid using "Hairline" to specify line weight, it is better to use an exact value. e.g. 0.3pt.

Ensure that at least a 5mm bleed is applied where required.

Avoid using function keys as hotkeys for style sheets etc... (more than likely they are used by the program.)