Printing | Customer Service | Prepress | Pressroom | Prepress Specs | General Specs

Disk Types: (Mac or PC)
• Iomega Zip* • CD Rom* • FTP site

Native Applications:
• Quark XPress* (M/P) • Adobe Illustrator (M) • Adobe Photoshop (M/P)
• Adobe Pagemaker* (M/P)

File Types:
• EPS* (Encapsulated postscript) • JPEG** (joint photographers electronic group)
• TIFF* (tagged image format file) • PDF** (portable document format)
• Postscript***

Fonts:
• Postscript* (Each font contains two parts, a screen and printer font. If both are not present, the font will not work.)
• Truetype (This font has only one part, but does not always print the same on every printer.)

* Preferred Formats
** Requires conversion in EPS format available to PE at this time
*** Customer needs to have printer settings provided by P-E in order to generate this file correctly. This format is recommended only for customers that are highly skilled in postscript output.

 

• Artwork will be accepted in the formats listed above.

• Press Enterprise recommends that art provided is no larger than 10-15% of size art is placed on page.

• Artwork that is rotated should also be done in the art program it is created. Art that is placed and rotated in any program can cause output problems that may lead to increased production time that can directly affect printing schedules.

• All pages that make up a job should be contained in one document.
• Link all graphics and photo to the job.
• All colors should be converted to CMYK and marked for process separation,
Unless they are to be run as a separate spot color.
• Build your document the same size as the trim dimensions. Do not exceed the image size dimensions given by the Customer Service Representative.
• If your job includes pages that bleed, the bleed must exceed your document size by at least 1/4" on three sides; top, bottom, and side opposite the fold. Do not bleed on the fold side of the document.
• Special requirements for PDFs with bleeds; please review PDF instructions.

• All continuous tone photos should be scanned to size at 150 dpi.
• Black and white photos should be in Grayscale mode.
• Color photos should be set in CMYK mode. *Be sure Photoshop preference are correct before converting from RGB.
(Color photos left in RGB mode will reproduce in black and white or will be automatically converted by the system to CMYK using generic settings. To correct this will create additional cost to your job).
• Save photos as Tiff or EPS files.
(If you save as an EPS file in Photoshop, encoding should be set to binary or ASCII, not JPEG)

TIFF - (Tagged Image Format File) - This is the safest way to save a photo for
reproduction in a document. This Format is widely accepted by most desktop publishing programs.

EPS - (Encapsulated Postscript File) - This format is used when added functions are not available in the document application. For example: a path around an object to create a silhouette. This format is also widely accepted by most programs.

*Please reference: Checks and Procedures for Process Color.

All fonts must be included with your job. This ensures that your text will flow correctly. Fonts can come in two types, Truetype and Postscript. When sending fonts please make sure that all parts to the fonts are included.

TRUETYPE - These fonts consist of one part which is used on the screen as well as
being able to download to the printer. Keep in mind, Truetype fonts do not always print the same on every printer.

POSTSCRIPT - These fonts consist of two parts. One part is a screen font, the other a printer font. Be sure to include both parts of the font when sending your disk.

We can accept both Truetype and Postscript fonts used in the same document, however please provide only one version of a font with the same name. For example ,if you are using Times provide either the Postscript Version or the Truetype version (which ever you are using in your document) not both.

It is not recommended that graphics be embedded into the documents. This creates large document files which are often difficult to print and may add additional cost to your job. Linking files is the safest way to include graphics.

All jobs must be accompanied by updated laser proofs. If your job is running in color, please provide a composite proof along with color separations.

Your Customer Service Representative has provided you with an Electronic PrePress Form (EPP) that you should fill out completely. This will provide us the additional information necessary to process your project timely and accurately. If you have not received or have misplaced your Electronic PrePress Form please contact you Customer Service Representative for a copy.

Never send Press Enterprise the only copy of your job, graphics, photos, fonts, etc. Electronic media can be unstable when being transferred to different computers. The Press Enterprise is not responsible for any lost or corrupt data.

Following is a list of items to include if you prepare a job to print from disk.

• A copy of the original document.
• All photos and graphics used in the document.
• All fonts used in the document.

There are several ways to collect this information:

• Flightcheck
Press Enterprise uses Flightcheck to check and copy all documents for output. It will collect a copy of the original document, all photos, graphics fonts.

• QuarkXPress
Quark will allow you to collect a copy of your original document, all photos and graphics. Unless using Quark 5, it does not collect fonts. lt will also generate a report file that will list information, including fonts, used in your document.

Under the File Menu
Collect for Output
Select a destination folder or create a new one

• Pagemaker
Pagemaker works in a similar fashion to Quark. It will collect a copy of your original document and all photos and graphics. It will not collect fonts.

Under the File Menu
Save As
Save for Remote Printing
Select a destination folder

Adobe Photoshop
1. Set up Photoshop preferences to the specs listed below. These preferences should be set up before any photo is changed from RGB to CMYK. Changes will only take place on photos when you convert from RGB to CMYK.

Under File/Preferences:

Printing Inks should be set like the example below:

Under File/Preferences:

Separation Set-Up should be set at the following:

2. Now that your preferences are set, make sure that the photo has the proper resolution for our presses. This is done using the IMAGE SIZE option. (Image/Image Size). You need 1.5 times the line screen ruling as long as the picture is not going to be enlarged more than 110%. (Refer to your Commercial Printing Division Additional Charges sheet for images that will be enlarged more that 110%.)

When changing resolution be sure that File Size is NOT checked. If it is this will reduce the size (width and height) of your photo.

Sample resolutions:	85 line newsprint	Photo at size	resolution=127 pixels/inch
		Photo not at size	resolution=170 pixels/inch
	100 line newsprint	Photo at size	resolution=150 pixels/inch
		Photo not at size	resolution=200 pixels/inch

3. Last, check to make sure that the picture is in CMYK Mode. If we output a picture in RGB, all that you will get is a black negative (no cyan, magenta or yellow). This will lead to extra time and/or added cost to your job for conversion of photo to CMYK.

Note: The above examples were set in Adobe Photoshop 4.0. If you are working in a different version and have any questions, contact your Customer Service Representative.

In order to send your files to our FTP server, you will need two things:

- An Internet connection
- An FTP client.

If you do not have an FTP client, you may download "Freeware" versions off Internet sites like www.download.com or www.cnet.com.

When sending your files, enter the info given to you by your Commercial Printing Represnetaitve. The server is "Case Sinsitive", whic means if you have caps lock on you will get an invalid username/password error. Also send your files in "binary" mode. PC files transferred any other way will not be usable by our prepress department. It is also a good idea to "stuff" or "zip" your files into a compressed archive format. This iwll make the files smaller and protect them from showing up unrecognizable. Also, be sure that "pasc" or passive mode is turned off.

If you are using a Macintosh with system software 8.0 or later, you do not need an FTP client. You can access our server from the "Chooser" by using "AppleShare". Click on "AppleShare" and in the lower right- hand corner you will see a box that says "server ip address". Enter the address below into the box and you will be asked for a username and password. Use the ones provided by your CSR Representative. You should then see your folder. Select it and it will mount on your desktop like an external volume. Just copy your files into the volume.

If you are new to the process, please try is ASAP...

Use the information below to access our FTP server. Please do not give out thi infor to unauthorized personnel.

(Information is case sensitive!)

HOSTNAME: 209.173.10.17

Username:
Password:            This info supplied by CSR when needed
Directory:

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Press Enterprise Web Services
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