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Submit a Graphics File for Printing

We produce banners, posters, and murals
from digital files supplied by the customer on disk or CD.

The price schedules on our site are based on printing
from computer-prepared graphics that are ready to print.
We offer complete consulting and design services at $75.00 hr.
Please include a paper proof (hard copy) so we can know
what colors you are expecting to see.

STANDARD vs ECONOMY Specifications -- Murals, Banners, Posters
Files for STANDARD printing may be in any of the formats described below. Files for ECONOMY printing must be submitted in TIFF format. We offer high resolution full color printing from customer-supplied digital file. While we can't guarantee exact color matches in every case, we make every effort to ensure that the final result is as close as possible using digital editing and color testing against customer supplied proof and/or specs.
Many customers send their files on a CD or DVD. Others prefer to upload to our ftp site. We can accept files up to 75 mb on the ftp site. Call to get URL, username and password. Larger files should be sent on CD or DVD. File must be ready to print. Design and editing is $75 per hour. Files for STANDARD printing may be in any of the formats described below. Files for ECONOMY printing must be submitted in TIFF format.

Mac Applications


Our production computers are Macintosh. IBM compatible information is found below.
ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR 9 (not 10)
PLEASE DO NOT EMBED RASTER IMAGES in Illustrator layouts. Embedded images cannot be color adjusted, or brightened. Also, gradients and blends over a distance greater than about 12 inches tend to band in large format printing. The way to avoid this is to rasterize the gradient, which means that Illustrator is not the best program for creating large-format layouts that have gradients; that type of design is better done in Photoshop. AVOID LINKING RASTER IMAGES. Please note any linked raster images.

ADOBE PHOTOSHOP
Photoshop allows you to make your image actual size, even for a mural. So you should work in full size with a resolution of 150 pixels per inch. Color space should be RGB. We can work with a flattened TIFF or a PSD file with layers. Large files should be sent on CD or DVD. For files up to 60 mb call for FTP info. If your text is not flattened or rasterized, be sure to send the font (Macintosh format only).

QUARK EXPRESS 4 (not 5)
Colors print best from Illustrator RGB files. If you are designing in Quark, please do not use Quark to create color blocks or colorize images. Text color is OK. Our rip does not do well with background or image colors created in Quark. It is best to create the colors in Illustrator or Photoshop and place them in picture boxes in Quark. If you must or have already created colors in Quark, we can work with them by rasterizing the whole layout. It's just not the best way to go.



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IBM Applications

Our production computers are Macintosh. We cannot print graphics created in IBM or Windows programs. We can, however, work with IBM TIFF images or EPS files, supplied on an IBM Formatted Zip or CD.

EPS files:
Since we print from a Macintosh, we cannot work with Windows applications such as Pagemaker, Quark Express, Corel Draw, or Power Point. We can open and work with Photoshop files and Adobe Illustrator files saved as Illustrator EPS.

In Photoshop it is best to send files on a CD -- not flattened -- still in layers, so that we can color correct indiviual elements.

Text (on a Windows platform) should be rasterized since we cannot process IBM fonts. Rasterize the text at 120 or 150 ppi at final size.