SurfaceImaging

GuidetoDeliveringProductionFiles

PRODUCTIONMATERIALS

RecommendedLayoutPrograms

AdobeIllustratorCS6(orolderversion)

AdobePhotoshopCS6(orolderversion)

AdobeInDesignCS6(orolderversion)

AutoCAD2014(orolderversion)

Materials toInclude

Layoutfile

Vectorfiles,imagesandillustrations

Allfontsusedinlayoutfiles,imagesandillustrations— includingbothscreenandprinterfonts

Prototypeoroffprintofprojectintended forreviewingcolor,sizeandfinish

Orderformandacceptanceofprojectquote samples

FilePreparation

Name layout files in a logical, self-explanatory manner,withouttheuseofforeigncharacterssuch asaccents,slashes,symbols,etc.

Convertallcharactersandfontsusedinimages andillustrationstooutlineswheneverpossible

AvoidtheuseofanyTrueTypefonts

Buildallfilestoprecisedimensionsusingoneofour recommendedprograms

Alwaysprovideamarginandbleedofatleast5mm (0.19685")foreachpanel

Ensure that all line weights in layout files and linked illustrationsareconsistent,andaminimumof0.5mm (0.019685" or1.417 pt)

AllAutoCADfilecomponentsmustbelinkedto thicknessandcolorspecified

Ensure that all measurements of height and widthareinmillimeters(customerisresponsible forthespecifiedmeasurements)

ColorUsage

UseconsistentPantone(solidcoated)orRAL namesinallfiles;whenothercolorsareused, sendacolorchiptomatch

Namecolorslogicallybasedonusage

(e.g.,“PMSGreenC”ratherthan“grassgreen”)

KeepCMYKseparationsandPantonecolorsseparate

Removeanyunusedcolorsfromallfiles

Reviewcolorseparationsinlayoutfile—anyelement notinthecolorseparationswillnotprint

Images

Ensurethattheminimumresolutionforgrayscale, duotoneandCMYKimagesis150DPIat100%

SaveallIllustratorandFreeHandfilesinPDF and EPSformats

SaveallPhotoshopfilesinPDF,EPSorTIFFformats

ConstructclippingpathsaspathsandNOTas aseparatecolorchannel

DonotincludeanyICCprofilesinimages

Donotincludeanyoutputsettingsinimages

AllimagesusedinartworkshouldbeinCMYK orRGBcolorbreakdown

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RasterImages

Raster images are made up of a grid of tiny dots calledpixels.Eachpixelhasitsownindividualcolor thatmakesupwhatyouseeonyourscreen,photos, scans,etc.,andtheimagedecreasesinqualitywhen scaledlargerthanitsoriginalsize.

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