ALL AMERICAN COMPATIBILITY GUIDE
At All American Printing we use Computer-to-Plate Technology (CTP) and imagesetting
for output of our desktop files. We are also connected directly to a Canon Laser
Copier which offers full color laser prints and a Canon high speed,
digital Black and white copier.
The following is a list of compatible software to use with our imagesetting/
Laser copying
technology:
| Macintosh |
PC |
| |
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| Quark Xpress 5 |
Quark Xpress 5 |
| PageMaker 7 |
PageMaker 7 |
| Illustrator 10 |
Illustrator 10 |
| Freehand 9 |
Photoshop 7 |
| Photoshop 7 |
Adobe InDesign 2 |
| Adobe InDesign 2 |
Adobe Acrobat 5 |
| Adobe Acrobat 5 |
Corel Draw 9 |
| Corel Draw 8 |
Microsoft Office XP* (Word XP, Powerpoint XP, Publisher XP) |
Media accepted:
- 3.5” floppy; zip 100 and 250; CD-ROM, DVD-R and DVD-RAM, files via
e-mail and ftp
GUIDELINES FOR SAVING FILES FOR OUTPUT
Requirements:
- Before we can output, we must have a current hard copy of what the finished
piece will look like.We will not proceed without a hard copy for reference.
- All fonts and all linked graphics must accompany files.Without fonts or
linked graphics, we cannot correctly output your files.
- Make sure documents which bleed have an 1/8th inch bleed all around.
Scanning:
- All full color digital scans should be in CMYK format, not RGB.
- Scanned images should be saved in .tif (Tagged Image File) format.
- Lineart images should be at least 1200 dpi when scanned in lineart mode.
- All halftone images should be at least 300 dpi at the final output size.
Quark Xpress, PageMaker and InDesign:
- Please use the same name for all spot colors. ex: Pantone 286 uncoated
and Pantone 286 coated are recognized as two different spot colors
and will separate on different plates.
Illustrator and Freehand:
- It is recommended that you save the Illustrator or Freehand image as an
EPS and place in either Quark Xpress or Pagemaker.
- It is recommended to convert all fonts to paths to insure compatibility.
(Convert to paths is undoable, so save a copy)
Downloading Files Onto Disk:
- Always include all screen and printer fonts. (Don’t forget fonts you
used in your EPS/Linked graphic files)
- For collecting all your files for output, you should use:
- For Quark Xpress the ‘Collect for Output’ Command.
- For Pagemaker choose the ‘Copy: All linked files’ from your
save as command.
- PageMaker 6.5 and 7 also uses the save for service provider command
under the plug-ins menu.The plug in will automatically pre-flight your
file and give you a troubleshooting report for missing links or fonts.
- For indesign use the Package command
- For Microsoft Publisher use the Pack and Go command
*The Microsoft Office Programs are not traditional publishing programs and
do not support many of the features needed
for setup and output. For example, color separations, ganged-up (multiple-up)
printing, step & repeat, orientation, etc.
Incorrectly submitted files
We will notify you via fax of any problems
we encounter with your files, with a concise
report of the problems and solutions to correct
the problems. Once you are notified your
job will be on hold until the problem can be corrected.
This may effect your deadline. Problem
files can be corrected in-house or resubmitted.
We will gladly correct your files at the
standard desktop charge.