Large Format & Lenticular Printing

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Preferred File Resolution

Inca prints: 100 dpi at final size

Epson prints: 300 dpi at final size

Acceptable File Formats

Quark Express

Adobe InDesign (preferred format)

Pagemaker

Adobe Illustrator

EPS

Adobe Photoshop

TIF

BMP

PDF*

PCX

JPG

PPM

DCS2

PCD

GIF

PostScript Level 3

PNG

MrSID

TGA

*Composite PDF (complete PDF with images and fonts embedded). Additional PDF requirements:

File must be correct page size

Use PostScript Type 1 fonts if possible (avoid any True Type fonts)

Do not use electronic font modification (i.e. bold, italic, shadowed, etc.)

Scan images in correct resolution (take scaling into account)

Crop all images in an image editor

Do not use hairlines

Do not build frames using four lines - draw them using the frame tool

Delete blank pages and any unnecessary elements

Define any page bleeds

Acceptable Media

CD-ROM

DVD

USB Jump Drive

FTP Site* (Click here to upload your files now)

*Please notify Digital Lagoon after your files have been successfully uploaded.

Acceptable File/Disk Prep Checklist

1. Include all images, files and PostScript screen and printer fonts (include original and EPS files for Freehand files).
2. Adobe Photoshop files in EPS or TIF, binary, single-file format.
3. HiRes images must be saved in CMYK, bitmap grayscale or RGB (not indexed color).
4. Custom colors and PMS colors must be specified in application color palettes.
5. Delete any unused/unwanted colors.
6. Do not use "hairline" rules, use .25 pt.
7. Bleed any necessary pages with customary 1/8" bleeds.
8. Enclose a 100% black & white laser hard copy of each document (both sides when appropriate).
9. Enclose a copy of the disk directory.