We support these popular Mac and IBM graphic arts programs:

• QuarkXPress
• Pagemaker
• Freehand
• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe Photoshop
• Adobe Acrobat Distiller
• Microsoft Publisher
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Excel
• Corel Draw
• Illustrator 9.00
• Filemaker Pro 4.0

In addition, we accept all of the following file formats:

• TIFF
• EPS
• PSD
• PDF
• JPEG
  

Bleeds:
Anything you want to print to the edge of the paper must be set up to bleed. All printed products require an 1/8 inch bleed. If you do not furnish a bleed, we will do our best to trim your product, however, WE CANNOT BE RESPONSIBLE for the outcome.

Fonts:
Include all screen and printer fonts used in your file (don't forget fonts used in placed graphics).

CMYK vs RGB:
If your file is in RGB we cannot be responsible for the color conversion to CMYK. Most of the time all of your bright colors will go brown, your results will MUCH better if you furnish your files CMYK.

Resolution:
Files should be at least 300 DPI.

Proofs:
If requested, a PDF emailed proof will be furnished. We also have hard copy proofs that can be sent. There is an additional charge for these proofs. Our hard copy proofs are 90% color accurate to the final printed product. Under NO circumstances can we match, (or even come close), to a furnished color laser proof.

*Considerations for scans, file size, and resolution
When preparing your scans, remember that a higher scan resolution does not always result in better print quality. Excessive scan sizes result in huge files that extend print times with little improvement in print quality. Exceeding the suggested PPI could result in a file too large to output or additional megabyte charges.

Vector-based graphics are suitable for type and logos, even when they are scaled to larger sizes. However, when you increase the size, any included raster images must have a proper resolution for the final dimensional print size. Because the number of pixels in an image is fixed, increasing the size of a raster image decreases its resolution, and decreasing its size increases its resolution.