- 1. Production
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To send your artwork or to contact us about your artwork:
- Edmonds UK Limited
23 Mitchell Street,
Leith,
Edinburgh EH6 7BD,
Scotland, UK
- tel: +44 (0)131 467 8333
- fax: +44 (0)131 555 2660
- email: estimate@edmonds.co.uk
- 2. Graphic Packages Supported
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- Mac
or PC.
- Quark Express
- Adobe Photoshop (240dpi +)
- Freehand
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Acrobat (300dpi)
- Press ready PDF
- Contact for others
Vector-based programs (Illustrator, Freehand) produce crisper edges
on text and shapes than pixel-based programs like Photoshop and therefore
make for a clearer print. Please create separate folders for Documants,
Images and Fonts.
- 3. Hard Copy
- You should include a hard copy colour proof of your document.
- Colour - laser proofs are preferred, but if providing a
- Black and White - proof, a marked-up hard copy of your
document will assist in accurately producing your job.
- 4. Document Size
- Work within a proportion of the finished artwork size:
- 100% @ 120dpi
- 50% @ 240dpi
- 25% @ 300dpi
The minimum image size should be at least 25% of the actual physical
output at 300dpi with no compression. Images should be originated or
scanned at this size and not enlarged afterwards.
Bleed: 5-10mm for all large format print.
- 5. Pantone/Special Colours & Blend Effects
- PMS,
RGB or any other colours should be converted to CMYK with
process separation checked before submitting for output.
Duo tones must be converted to process colours for output.
Vignettes/blends have a tendency to band in all electronic output
devices. Best results are achieved in vignettes with a tone value change
of not less than 50%.
- 6. Fonts
- All fonts should be included with the file.
- Quark Express - you may use collect for output
- Freehand - embed the fonts. It is essential that
you clearly identify all font types used in your document.
Please create separate folders for Documants, Images, and Fonts, and
can we have a .eps copy of the file as well.
- 7. Scanning
- Any scanned
images should be scanned as high resolution scans and saved as CMYK
in TIFF or EPS format non compressed, and imported into your file Ð
to get the best results. Full colour and halftone images must be scanned
at a minimum of 120ppi (240dpi) to full scale actual size i.e finished
artwork size.
We accept original art, transparencies, 35mm slides,
prints or negatives for high end scanning and placement.
- 8. Supplying the file
- Always supply any additional files imported or linked files with the
supplied document. Each print file should be clearly named.
You can supply the file on any of the following media to the address
at top of page:
- CD/DVD Rom
- Zip Disc
- Optical Drive
- Broadband email - for files of 25mb or less
- FTP - for files up to 100mb - contact us for details
