Printing Specifications

The following guidelines help ensure the that final output if your project

• High resolution images in either EPS or TIFF format should be in CMYK or Pantone colors. 900 dpi or above for 150-175 line screen will produce sharper images. DO NOT res images up from a lower dpi as it will not produce a better result.
• JPEG CMYK files need to be of maximum quality. Note: converted RGB JPEG files may not accurately represent how they will turn out when output for printing.
• Use Postscript fonts instead of TrueType fonts and include both matching screen and printer fonts.
• Scale your documents to their final size. Everything is printed at 100% unless you notify us otherwise.
• Submit a laser copy and a dummy plus any special instructions or comments.

File Formats

• High Resolution PDF with embedded fonts
• Postscript file with fonts embedded
• If submitting in native file format (e.g. .EPS, .PSD, etc.), please include all supporting images and fonts. Compress all the files into a .ZIP or .SIT file before uploading to our FTP server. All clients must call us at 718-706-7600 to obtain an FTP username and password.

Supported Software

Kodak Prinergy Connect are our main work flow, supporting current PDF standards, our latest software which help ensure that your files are set up properly for our presses:

• Adobe Creative Suite
• Pit Stop 6 & 7
• Quark 6.52 & 7 & 8
• Microsoft Office Suite

Fonts

Please include ALL screen and printer fonts used in your files. (Don't forget fonts used in placed graphics.

Supported Media

DVD-R, CD-R, Iomega 2GB Jazz Drive, Iomega ZIP 100, ZIP250, 3.5" 1.44MB floppy, Syquest EZ-135

File Compression

All files should be compressed using Macintosh compatible Zip format, Stuffit or PKZip. This reduces the transfer time and enables multiple files to be sent within one compressed file.

Electronic Transmission

All clients wishing to send their projects electronically can upload their files to our FTP server. While we utilize email for small corrections and font updates, we do not accept full project files via email unless they are less than 5MB. There are several reasons for this, however, the main reasons are that transmission is too slow and unreliable and many times attachments are unreadable.

When transferring files via FTP always send us an email to notify us that you've completed the transfer. When emailing corrections, please include a message that clearly tells us who the file is from.

[View our FTP instructions]

Equipment List

• 3-2400 Mhz Dell 2900 Dual Processor Win2000 Servers
• 4 900Mhz Dual Processor Apogee NT Servers
• Dual 1.8 Ghz Macintosh G5 server
• 4 Dual 2.0 Ghz Macintosh G5 workstations
• GMG Color Proofer Rip
• 2.2 Ghz Xeon Mac workstation
• 2 - HP procurve gigabits switch 2824
• Fuji Film C550 Lanovia high resolution flatbed scanner
• 2-HP Procurve Gigabit 2824 Switch
• Seagate AIT tape backup drive
• Kodak Prinerrgy 4 PDF Work Flow
• HP 1050 blue line color proof
• 2 Epson 9800 Digital Contract Proof