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Supported Media:
We can accept your digitized artwork on the following types of media:
- 3.5" DS/HD diskette
- CD-ROM
- Iomega ZIP cartridge, 100MB
- E-mail attachments
PREFERRED formats (Vector Files):
One of the main advantages of vector images is that they are resolution-independent.
They can be resized — even drastically — with no loss of image quality. The
software simply plots the new coordinates of all the elements in the image
and redraws them. Vector graphics are also easily edited — changing fills,
line weights, text, etc. is relatively simple.
Most illustration programs have their own proprietary
file format but will also allow you to export or "save as" a generic EPS format
that can be read and interpreted by other illustration software. If you're
using a program other than CorelDraw, Freehand, or Illustrator, please save
your art in EPS format prior to submitting it to us.
- All text must be converted to curves, paths,
or outlines
- CorelDraw 9. If you are using a newer version,please
save your files back to earlier version.
Accepted formats (Raster Files):
Raster files (.tif, .bmp., .jpg, .gif, .psd, .pcx, etc.) are good for
very complex artwork and photographs, but the disadvantage is that they are
not scaleable. If you start with a small file, when you make it larger to
print, you lose resolution and the resulting image will not be particularly
sharp. Raster images are made up of a series of small squares known as pixels.
The number of pixels in a raster image is fixed. If an image is 200 pixels
wide by 200 pixels long, it will always be 200 pixels wide and 200 pixels
long. If you increase the size of your image, the squares just get bigger
and the spaces between them are filled with "white space" or background. This
has the effect of making the image appear broken-up or jagged, and is especially
noticeable on curves and angles. The end result is either a very pixellated
image, or an art charge for us to clean up your image or convert it to vectors.
Whenever possible, it's best to start with an image as close as possible
in size to the actual output.
Formats we CANNOT use: We do
not accept and cannot use files created in word processing, page layout, or
presentation programs. This includes Word files, Word Perfect, PowerPoint,
PrintShop, Quark, and Pagemaker, among others. We produce products that are
sometimes very large and these programs are not suited to that application.
Occasionally we are able to extract embedded images out of these files, but
it's a hit and miss proposition.
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