What is the difference between Process and Pantone
colors?
Process color is a common shortened form of the term
"four-color printing process." Process color (and similar terms) refers
both to a method of reproducing colored images on printing presses and
to the specific ink colors used. Other ways of referring to this
printing process include "four color," "CMYK," "full process" and "full
color."
The four-color printing process is based on mixing pigments of the four
following colors in order to make other colors: cyan, magenta, and
yellow, plus black (abbreviated as "K" for "key"). Using black ink
provides shadow detail and reduces the amount of the primary colors
needed to print dark hues.
Full-color printing relies on qualities of color mixing and human color
perception. It is the dominant method of printing that is capable of
reproducing a full range of color, required for reproducing color
photographs in newspapers, books and magazines.
My image is less than 300 dpi resolution, can it still
be printed?
Your image can still be printed at less than 300dpi,
however the print quality will be sacrificed significantly. We recommend
at least 300dpi to obtain the best print quality.
What kind of files do you accept?
We welcome any of your personally created artwork. In
order to process your job more quickly, please adhere to the guidelines
below:
Logos or Special artwork should be provided in the
following:
* Formats: TIFF, JPEG or EPS (Illustrator)
* The Resolution of the file must be a minimum of 300 dpi.
Documents must include:
*All Pictures / Images used in document
*All Fonts used in document
Acceptable File Formats:
*Quark 6.0
*Adobe Illustrator CS1
*Adobe InDesign CS1
*Adobe PhotoShop
*Adobe PDF CS1
*Microsoft Office (Word, Publisher, PowerPoint and Excel)
*Logos or Clip Art placed in Microsoft Office documents need to be
bundled with the document
(sent to us) as well as the fonts used.
Acceptable File Size & Transfer Process:
*You may provide your files on CD or USB Key.
* You may e-mail your file to us. The size limit for files e-mailed is
10mb.
What does the term "Bleed" mean?
The term bleed is used for all objects overlapping the
border of your document. If any element on your layout makes contact
with the document border, your project will be run on an oversized sheet
to accommodate the bleed. The trick is to place the element so that it
goes over the border where the document will be cut after printing.
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