Graphics
All graphics used should be submitted in a PostScript format (TIFF, EPS file). TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) and EPS (Encapsulated PostScript) are the two most suitable formats for high-resolution imaging. Halftones (photographs) that will be printing black only should be supplied in grayscale color-space and have a resolution of 300 DPI with a 5% highlight and a 95% shadow, while line art should be scanned at no less than 600 DPI as these projects will be produced at 133 line screen. All 4-color art should be supplied in the CMYK color-space at 300 DPI as all 4-color work will be produced at 150 line screen. All cropping, scaling and rotating of the images should be done outside the page-assembly application prior to placement in the final document. In other words, alterations should be made in graphics applications such as PhotoShop or at the scanner itself. Art in the PICT, Paint, or Windows Metafile formats should be converted to .TIFF or .EPS prior to use in a final document.
If you wish to have BMI scan and place your artwork, you should leave a
"rule box" on your document to indicate precisely where the document
is to be inserted. Plainly identify, within the box, the subject that is to be
inserted. Also indicate if the rule box is to print in the final document. Rule
boxes and rules that are to print should be created using no less than a .5
point rule line.
When you are creating PDF files for output, be sure to include all
graphics in the PDF files. If you are submitting application files, be
sure to send the files for all linked and embedded graphics as well.
One book we recommend for graphic arts production is Pocket
Pal by International Paper. This staple text offers a compact education on printing and the related processes by relaying valuable
information on the history and conventional processes of the printing industry as well as the recent technological developments within the industry and the areas related to this transition. |
