Compatibility List
Equipment - Mac and IBM compatible workstations with color calibrated monitors, high-resolution scanners, and high-end color printers.
Supported Media - CD-ROM, DVD-ROM
Software - up to and including:
- Adobe Illustrator CS2
- Adobe Photoshop CS2
- Adobe InDesign CS3
- Quark Xpress 6.5
- CorelDRAW 12
- Macromedia Freehand MX
- .ZIP, .SIT, .SITx (file compressions)
File Formats - Preferred vector* formats: .AI, .EPS, .CDR, .WMF, .CGM. Preferred bitmap formats: .EPS, .TIF, or Photoshop’s native extension. Other formats are accepted but these are the best.
Color Capabilities - Process (4 color printing or CMYK), spot colors (ex.- Pantone or PMS colors), custom color runs (duotones, process plus spots or multicolor spot jobs), and color matching - send us a sample.
Print our Electronic Art Checklist and use it as a guide
when submitting artwork.
Call printcbf at 800-243-9701 or contact us for more information about our graphic design services.
*What is a Vector Image?
Unlike JPEGs, GIFs, and BMP images, vector graphics are not made up of a grid of pixels. Instead, vector graphics are comprised of paths, which are defined by a start and end point, along with other points, curves, and angles along the way. A path can be a line, a square, a triangle, or a curvy shape. These paths can be used to create simple drawings or complex diagrams. Paths are even used to define the characters of specific type styles.
Because vector-based images are not made up of a specific number of dots, they can be scaled to a larger size and not lose any image quality. If you re-size a “raster graphic”, it will look blocky, or "pixelated." When you re-size a vector graphic, the edges of each object within the graphic stay smooth and clean. This makes vector graphics ideal for logos, which can be small enough to appear on a business card, but can also be scaled to fill a billboard. Common types of vector graphics include Adobe Illustrator, Macromedia Freehand, Corel Draw and many types of EPS files.
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