Tips to improve your print job and keep the cost down.

The NPC prepress staff looks forward to working with you to achieve the highest quality job quickly and smoothly. As always, we will work with you to make just about any file print the way you like; however, any intervention time will be an additional charge.

OPTIMIZING YOUR FILES FOR PRINTING

  •  It is best to build pages/documents in page layout programs such as Adobe InDesign, placing the art files in those program files.
  •  Provide a hard copy (laser print) of the final file if possible.
  •  Send all the fonts used. If applicable, send screen and printer fonts. We can use TrueType & Open type fonts on the PC. Adobe open fonts are used cross platform, but some fonts can not be embedded, even in PDF’s.
  •  Do not use “styles” for fonts in the application. If the font does not have a bold or italic version, it will not print that way on our system.
  •  Vector-based files can have the type converted to outlines to eliminate fonts, but will also eliminate our ability to edit text.
  •  Include all imported images and links with the files sent to NPC, even if the files have been embedded.
  •  All color documents and/or imported color files should be CMYK or PMS spot color (not RGB, as the change from RGB to CMYK can shift colors and we would like you to see that color change before you send the files to NPC). CMYK images should not be used in a spot color job.
  •  Do not use WMF files. They must be converted to Illustrator or Photoshop files first.
  •  Delete unused colors from the color palette in your application.
  •  Scans and non-vector based art should be 350 DPI resolution at the placed size.
  •  Remove all unused text or graphics from the pasteboard outside the document image area.
  •  Keep text and objects not to be trimmed no closer than 3/16” from the actual trim.
  •  Items that print to the trim (bleed) should extend 1/8” past the trim.
  •  Do not “float” your document on an oversized page.
  •  When more than one fold is used, such as in a trifold brochure, the panel sizes will reduce as the folds accumulate.
  •  Do not use MS Word or MS Office programs for color printing.

Please call if you have any concerns about this information or would like help in working with your file. You may call your NPC sales representative or call the prepress department directly (Matt Marshall, Vince Lombardi, or Jesse Nobles). We will be happy to assist you.

Matt Marshall, Director of Prepress
mattm@newmanprint.com

Vince Lombardi, Prepress Technician
vincel@newmanprint.com

Jesse Nobles, Prepress Technician
jnobles@newmanprint.com

We must always remember that no matter how many thousands of copies we produce on any printing job...our customer, and their customers, will look at the only one they have in their hands. Louis M. Newman, Jr.