If you have any questions concerning your artwork please contact our art department – (951) 296-0300
>> Download a PDF version of our print specs.

Submit Artwork as a PDF File

The simpliest and most effective way to submit artwork is to create a high resolution PDF file. Our new Nexus PDF Workflow will ensure that your files will be ripped and output correctly. For artwork that was created in InDesign, we have written a PDF preset that you can download and save on your own computer.

>> Download the InDesign PDF Preset and instructions

PDF Settings for Saving Artwork

When saving your artwork to a PDF file, please include the following settings:

• Include all pages
• High resoulution - 300 dpi
• Include an 1/8" bleed
• Cropmarks
• Set compatibility to Acrobat 5.0 (PDF 1.4)
• If 4-color - convert all spot inks to CMYK

Other Artwork Submissions

ELECTRONIC TRANSFER
• E-mail attachments smaller than 5MB (compressed)
• FTP server - Please submit email and PDF file to confirm.

DISKS
• CD-ROM
• DVD-ROM
• iomega zip 100 & 250
• 3.5” Floppy Disks
Please provide a list of contents and hard copy color printout along with disk.

APPLICATIONS (MACINTOSH)
• QuarkXpress (6.0 and below)
• Adobe InDesign (CS3 and below)
• Adobe Illustrator (CS3 and below)
• Adobe PhotoShop
• Adobe PageMaker (7.0)

APPLICATIONS (PC)
• Adobe InDesign (CS3 and below)
• Adobe Illustrator (CS3 and below)
• Adobe PhotoShop
• Adobe PageMaker (7.0)
• CorelDraw 10 (save as .ai file)
• CorelPaint 10 (save as .eps file)
• MSWord (text files only)
• MSExcel (text files only)
NO PUBLISHER FILES WILL BE EXCEPTED!

If your application does not appear on either list, call our office with the name and version of your software to verify that we will be able to process your artwork.

FONTS
• Postscript
• TrueType
If possible, please outlines all fonts or include all fonts on disk or file transfer.

PHOTOS
• PhotoShop high-resolution (SEE BELOW)
• TIFF
• EPS

PHOTO RESOLUTION
• 300 - 400 dpi (less than 300 dpi is not recommended for printing as the image may appear pixilated)

BLEEDS
Allow 1/8” on all sides for bleed.

COLOR
• CMYK (RGB is not acceptable for printing. We can convert your RGB images to CMYK for an additional fee)
• Grayscale
• Duotone & Monotone
• Pantone

ARTWORK HARD COPY
A print-out, on either Laser or Color Laser printer is required with all submitted artwork. Please submit a PDF file if submitting file electronically.