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DIMENSIONAL
REQUIREMENTS To download
the most current templates. CLICK HERE
See Spec layout template for printing area dimensions ------------------->
FILM
(If you are supplying film)
- Film POSITIVE, RIGHT READING, EMULSION SIDE UP.
- Color separated (one film per color with specified ink PMS
color clearly marked on each piece of film). Film size must be 8" x 8" minimum.
- Artwork should exhibit sharp resolution and should be free
from scratches.
- Recommended line screen is 85 LPI.
LINE WIDTH, TYPE
SIZE & TRAPPING
- Minimum line width is 1 Pt.
- Minimum letter size is 4 Pt. bold. Serif typefaces should be
6 pt. minimum.
- Minimum line width in knockout form is 1 Pt.
- Minimum letter size in knockout form is 6 Pt. bold.
- Choke/Spread of 0.5 pt. to be applied whenever
conditions permit.
REGISTRATION
- Customer supplied film positives require centerline
registration marks less than .l mm (.25 pt.): a pair on the horizontal axis and a pair on
the vertical axis - each mark to be 3.5" o/c.
INK COLORS
- Ink colors, coated only (CV), from the Pantone Matching
System Book are available (uncoated colors are not available).
- Colors printed on discs may vary from paper printing colors.
Please allow for (+ or -) 1/2 shade deviation tolerances.
- Colors may not reproduce accurately when they are
overprinted.
If printing inside; the 46mm DIA, color may vary due to mirror band and/or clear inner
hub
SCREEN TINTS
- Dot density of screen tints and vignettes should be limited
between 15% and 85% and should utilize and elliptical dot at 85 lines per
inch with a screen angle of 45 degrees.
- Printing of graduated tone or vignettes may encounter
banding (changing of densities in distinct steps instead of gradually) throughout the
image. Banding can be avoided by limiting the total range to a 30% spectrum, (I.e. from
60% to 80% tonal values).
- Optimum reproduction of artwork requires that color
separations compensate for the dot gain/loss inherent in the screen printing process. See
table of dot gain/loss listed below.
Film dot % 6 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 95 97
Printed dot % 0 6 15 25 35 45 55 72 82 92 96 100
FOUR COLOR
PROCESS PRINTING
- A white flood coat will be used on four color process jobs,
unless otherwise specified.
- A match print, color-key, or an equivalent color proof must
be provided with color separated films, or electronic art, for each four color process
job.
- Screen angles for process work are Y=0, C=15, M= 75, K= 135.
- Dot shape should be elliptical (hard dot required).
- Indicate on film, order of printing (1 of 4, 2 of 4, etc.).
- In-house generation of color separations from customer
supplied artwork provided in electronic format, is the preferred method for process color
screen-printing.
ELECTRONIC
ARTWORK SPECIFICATIONS (If not supplying Film)
- Line art should be scanned at 1200 dpi minimum. Continuous
tone black/white and color images intended for halftone reproduction should be scanned at
300 to 600 dpi resolution (consider scaling effects). Gray Component Replacement (GCR):
80% recommended.
- Use Adobe Postscript fonts only. Include all printer and
screen fonts used in all applications with your files. In applications, use the actual
stylized typeface if it is available, avoiding the use of style attributes such as bold,
bold italic, outline and shadow.
- Electronic files should be produced using the Macintosh
platform, PC files are acceptable also. Adobe PhotoShop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe
PageMaker, QuarkXPress, or MacroMedia Freehand are acceptable.
***Acceptable media for computer generated artwork is 1.44
MB floppy diskette , Zip Disk, CD-R.
- Specify colors in the file. If spot colors are being used,
graphics must represent the specified spot color. If process colors are used, graphics
must represent CMYK values.
- Hard Copy laser prints (color separated and composite) are
required for all electronic artwork
Master files
can be submitted in following formats:
Upload to our FTP site. Contact us for info.
Iomega Zip or Jazz drives
CD-ROM
CD-R
Floppy diskette
E-mail
If your file contains Internet website
links, we suggest these files be submitted on a CD-R. The links should be checked from the
CD-R prior to submitting the data.
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