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Exporting Your Documents
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Below are instructions for exporting your documents with a few of the most widely used programs. When exporting your files
be sure to keep in mind what file types we accept for print.
Acceptable Formats
To expedite the pre-press process of your order, we only accept the file formats listed below:
Photoshop *.PSD (flattened) *.JPEG, *.JPG, *.TIFF, *.TIF (for 5th color files)
If your file type was not listed above, you can use the instructions below to export your file to an acceptable file format.
Exporting from Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Photoshop is a fantastic photo manipulation program. When you create files in Adobe Photoshop, be sure that the
resolution of your project is high so image quality is not sacrified. Then general rule is to start your Photoshop projects
with a resolution of at least 300 dpi/ppi [600 dpi/ppi is even better!].
Note: When you start a new Photoshop project, do not make the mistake of starting the project with a low dpi and then
try to correct your resolution by increasing the dpi of the image. This will cause the images in your project to appear
soft or blurred (even pixelized). When done in Photoshop, save your file as a TIFF/TIF or a JPEG file (quality setting of
10).
Exporting from Adobe Illustrator
This is the preferred vector based program as it is very easy to export a file from Adobe Illustrator that is compatible
with Adobe Photoshop. To export, go to the File menu, then Export... and select "Photoshop 5" from the
list of file formats. Next, check the box labeled "Anti-alias" and uncheck the box labeled "Write Layers".
Now choose where to save your file and
click "Save". That's it! You've exported a high res file from Illustrator that requires no fonts or support files.
Exporting from Quark Xpress
Make sure you don't use hairlines (very thin lines) in your document. All lines must be a minimum of 1 point in width to be
printed.
No picture boxes with a fill of none, unless it is Vector Art or EPS with clipping paths being used in that box.
When using the colorlist menu in Quark to fill a large box or area with "BLACK", the film will only produce that black color
with the BLACK plate. To achieve a rich or deep BLACK, make a new color in your list called "process black" with these
values:
CYAN:40%
MAGENTA:40%
YELLOW:20%
BLACK:100%
This only applies to large fill areas. NEVER use rich black for small type or lines. This could cause blurring in those
areas.
Exporting from Quark Xpress - Option A
- In the "File" menu, select "Export Page as EPS".
Click "Yes" in the "Download fonts with this EPS file" box that appears.
In the resulting dialog box, choose a location for the file, and make sure the settings are as follows:
- Scale: 100%
Format: Color
Data: Binary
OPI: Include Images
Spread: Checked
- Click "Save"
- If a box appears that says "Some disk files for pictures in this document are missing or have been modified.", click
"List
Pictures"
- Select any files in the list that are marked "missing" or "modified" and click update.
When there are no more files in the list, click "Save as EPS". Click OK in any resulting dialog boxes.
Your file is now saved as an EPS format.
- Next, open the EPS file you just created in Photoshop. Click OK in the "Rasterize Generic EPS Format" window.
- In the "File" menu, click "Save a copy..."
Save the file as a .JPG file with the following settings:
- Quality: Highest setting
Format: Baseline ("Standard")
- Congratulations, you have successfully exported a file from Quark XPress!!
Exporting from Quark Xpress - Option B
- You will need Adobe Acrobat Distiller and a PostScript Printer Driver to use this method.
In the "Edit" menu, select "Preferences", then "PDF Export..."
In the "PDF Export Preferences" box that results, click on the "Job Options" tab and be sure the settings are as follows:
- Override Distiller's Job options: Checked
Embed all fonts: Checked
Subset fonts below: Unchecked
ASCII Format: Unchecked
Compress text and line art: Unchecked
Color Images:
Compression: None
Resolution: Keep Resolution
Grayscale Images:
Compression: None
Resolution: Keep Resolution
Monochrome Images:
Compression: None
Resolution: Keep Resolution
- Click the "Output" tab and be sure the settings are as follows:
- Printer Description: Select "Acrobat Distiller" from the list
Separations: Unchecked
Use OPI: Checked, select "Include images" from list
Registration: Off
Bleed: Page Items Only
- Click OK to export the PDF file
- Next, open the PDF file you just created in Photoshop. If it is a multi-page document, select a page in the next window
and
click OK.
- In the "File" menu, click "Save a copy..."
Save the file as a .JPG file with the following settings:
- Quality: Highest setting
Format: Baseline ("Standard")
- Congratulations, you have successfully exported a file from Quark XPress!!
Exporting from Corel Draw
This is a good vector based program. It is very easy to export a file from Corel that is compatible with Photoshop. Simply
go to the File menu, then to Export...
From this menu, select "TIFF" from the list of file formats. Next, make sure the image resolution is set at 300 on the list
of choices. Now choose where to save your file and click "Save". That's it! You've exported a high res file from Corel Draw
that requires no fonts or support files.
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